UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
 (Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 20222023
or 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the transition period from            to           .
 
Commission File Number 1-13455
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware74-2148293
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  
24955 Interstate 45 North 
The Woodlands,
Texas77380
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(281) 367-1983
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

_______________________________________________________________________
Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common StockTTINew York Stock Exchange
Preferred Share Purchase RightN/ANew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   No
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   No

 As of July 29, 2022,28, 2023, there were 128,255,427129,556,619 shares outstanding of the Company’s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share.



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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION




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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
Revenues:Revenues:  Revenues:  
Product salesProduct sales$70,301$62,583$140,356 $107,615 Product sales$96,217$70,301$161,752 $140,356 
ServicesServices70,41539,743130,397 72,035 Services79,24670,415159,920 130,397 
Total revenuesTotal revenues140,716102,326270,753 179,650 Total revenues175,463140,716321,672 270,753 
Cost of revenues:Cost of revenues:  Cost of revenues:  
Cost of product salesCost of product sales48,34142,47794,345 74,460 Cost of product sales55,87348,34198,268 94,345 
Cost of servicesCost of services54,25834,731101,942 63,362 Cost of services61,20154,258122,872 101,942 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretionDepreciation, amortization, and accretion7,7488,23615,427 17,187 Depreciation, amortization, and accretion8,4577,74817,127 15,427 
Impairments and other chargesImpairments and other charges2,2624492,262 449 Impairments and other charges7772,262777 2,262 
Insurance recoveriesInsurance recoveries(3,750)(110)Insurance recoveries(2,850)(3,750)
Total cost of revenuesTotal cost of revenues112,60985,893210,226 155,348 Total cost of revenues126,308112,609236,194 210,226 
Gross profitGross profit28,10716,43360,527 24,302 Gross profit49,15528,10785,478 60,527 
Exploration and appraisal costs6342,564 — 
Exploration and pre-development costsExploration and pre-development costs2,3416343,061 2,564 
General and administrative expenseGeneral and administrative expense23,62017,35144,263 37,363 General and administrative expense26,22523,62049,416 44,263 
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net3,6103,8866,934 8,290 Interest expense, net5,9443,61011,036 6,934 
Other (income) expense, net(1,037)466(3,448)(4,306)
Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations1,280(5,270)10,214 (17,045)
(Benefit) provision for income taxes(479)1,384721 1,552 
Income (loss) before discontinued operations1,759(6,654)9,493 (18,597)
Discontinued operations:
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes(34)(126)(49)120,864 
Net income (loss)1,725(6,780)9,444 102,267 
Less: loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests(1)
202721 (306)
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders$1,745$(6,753)$9,465 $101,961 
Basic net income (loss) per common share: 
Income (loss) from continuing operations$0.01$(0.05)$0.07 $(0.15)
Other income, netOther income, net(6,435)(1,037)(6,649)(3,448)
Income before taxes and discontinued operationsIncome before taxes and discontinued operations21,0801,28028,614 10,214 
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes2,875(479)4,364 721 
Income before discontinued operationsIncome before discontinued operations18,2051,75924,250 9,493 
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxesLoss from discontinued operations, net of taxes(8)(34)(20)(49)
Net incomeNet income18,1971,72524,230 9,444 
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interestsLoss attributable to noncontrolling interests182025 21 
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholdersNet income attributable to TETRA stockholders$18,215$1,745$24,255 $9,465 
Basic net income per common share:Basic net income per common share: 
Income from continuing operationsIncome from continuing operations$0.14$0.01$0.19 $0.07 
Income from discontinued operationsIncome from discontinued operations— 0.96 Income from discontinued operations— — 
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders$0.01$(0.05)$0.07 $0.81 
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholdersNet income attributable to TETRA stockholders$0.14$0.01$0.19 $0.07 
Weighted average basic shares outstandingWeighted average basic shares outstanding127,992126,583127,627 126,365 Weighted average basic shares outstanding129,460127,992129,201 127,627 
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:  
Income (loss) from continuing operations$0.01$(0.05)$0.07 $(0.15)
Diluted net income per common share:Diluted net income per common share:  
Income from continuing operationsIncome from continuing operations$0.14$0.01$0.19 $0.07 
Income from discontinued operationsIncome from discontinued operations— 0.96 Income from discontinued operations— — 
Net income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders$0.01$(0.05)$0.07 $0.81 
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholdersNet income attributable to TETRA stockholders$0.14$0.01$0.19 $0.07 
Weighted average diluted shares outstandingWeighted average diluted shares outstanding130,099126,583129,654 126,365 Weighted average diluted shares outstanding129,925130,099129,953 129,654 
(1)     (Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests includes zero for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and zero and $(333) income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, related to discontinued operations.


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TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022202120222021
Net income (loss)$1,725 $(6,780)$9,444 $102,267 
Foreign currency translation adjustment from continuing operations, net of taxes of $0 in 2022 and 2021(3,414)2,157 (3,222)(622)
Comprehensive income (loss)(1,689)(4,623)6,222 101,645 
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests20 27 21 (306)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders$(1,669)$(4,596)$6,243 $101,339 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2023202220232022
Net income$18,197 $1,725 $24,230 $9,444 
Foreign currency translation adjustment from continuing operations, net of taxes of $0 in 2023 and 20221,045 (3,414)2,466 (3,222)
Unrealized gain on investment in CarbonFree207 — 328 — 
Comprehensive income (loss)19,449 (1,689)27,024 6,222 
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests18 20 25 21 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to TETRA stockholders$19,467 $(1,669)$27,049 $6,243 


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TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands)
 
June 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
(Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
ASSETSASSETS  ASSETS  
Current assets:Current assets:  Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$36,332$31,551Cash and cash equivalents$27,675$13,592
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $541 in 2022 and
$289 in 2021
104,06291,202
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,177 in 2023 and
$538 in 2022
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $1,177 in 2023 and
$538 in 2022
130,386129,631
InventoriesInventories62,60469,098Inventories81,83372,113
Prepaid expenses and other current assetsPrepaid expenses and other current assets20,69818,539Prepaid expenses and other current assets21,05823,112
Total current assetsTotal current assets223,696210,390Total current assets260,952238,448
Property, plant, and equipment:Property, plant, and equipment:  Property, plant, and equipment:  
Land and buildingLand and building24,42026,380Land and building23,48825,723
Machinery and equipmentMachinery and equipment342,274345,454Machinery and equipment320,977318,693
Automobiles and trucksAutomobiles and trucks14,07916,174Automobiles and trucks10,79611,832
Chemical plantsChemical plants59,40261,565Chemical plants64,74363,528
Construction in progressConstruction in progress12,7765,349Construction in progress4,5887,660
Total property, plant, and equipmentTotal property, plant, and equipment452,951454,922Total property, plant, and equipment424,592427,436
Less accumulated depreciationLess accumulated depreciation(358,233)(365,946)Less accumulated depreciation(315,098)(325,856)
Net property, plant, and equipmentNet property, plant, and equipment94,71888,976Net property, plant, and equipment109,494101,580
Other assets:Other assets:  Other assets:  
Patents, trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $45,022 in 2022 and $44,323 in 202134,75236,958
Patents, trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $49,447 in 2023 and $46,996 in 2022Patents, trademarks and other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $49,447 in 2023 and $46,996 in 202231,10232,955
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets35,12736,973Operating lease right-of-use assets36,96433,818
InvestmentsInvestments14,16711,233Investments16,71814,286
Other assetsOther assets14,15413,736Other assets14,76213,279
Total other assetsTotal other assets98,20098,900Total other assets99,54694,338
Total assetsTotal assets$416,614$398,266Total assets$469,992$434,366
 

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TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)
 
June 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
(Unaudited)  (Unaudited) 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITYLIABILITIES AND EQUITY  LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  
Current liabilities:Current liabilities:  Current liabilities:  
Trade accounts payableTrade accounts payable$44,999$37,943Trade accounts payable$53,673$49,121
Current portion of long-term debtCurrent portion of long-term debt11Current portion of long-term debt1,9003
Compensation and employee benefitsCompensation and employee benefits23,48520,811Compensation and employee benefits23,11730,958
Operating lease liabilities, current portionOperating lease liabilities, current portion8,2558,108Operating lease liabilities, current portion8,4617,795
Accrued taxesAccrued taxes7,2957,085Accrued taxes10,8989,913
Accrued liabilities and otherAccrued liabilities and other24,15521,810Accrued liabilities and other27,36825,557
Current liabilities associated with discontinued operationsCurrent liabilities associated with discontinued operations1,3671,385Current liabilities associated with discontinued operations414920
Total current liabilitiesTotal current liabilities109,56797,142Total current liabilities125,831124,267
Long-term debt, netLong-term debt, net153,191151,936Long-term debt, net156,007156,455
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities29,16031,429Operating lease liabilities31,13628,108
Asset retirement obligationsAsset retirement obligations13,24412,984Asset retirement obligations13,98313,671
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes1,4321,669Deferred income taxes2,0002,038
Other liabilitiesOther liabilities4,4844,543Other liabilities3,9783,430
Total long-term liabilitiesTotal long-term liabilities201,511202,561Total long-term liabilities207,104203,702
Commitments and contingencies
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)  
Equity:Equity:  Equity:  
TETRA stockholders’ equity:TETRA stockholders’ equity:  TETRA stockholders’ equity:  
Common stock, par value 0.01 per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; 131,394,102 shares issued at June 30, 2022 and 130,075,838 shares issued at December 31, 20211,3141,301
Common stock, par value 0.01 per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 132,695,294 shares issued at June 30, 2023 and 131,800,975 shares issued at December 31, 2022Common stock, par value 0.01 per share; 250,000,000 shares authorized at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; 132,695,294 shares issued at June 30, 2023 and 131,800,975 shares issued at December 31, 20221,3271,318
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital476,381475,624Additional paid-in capital481,448477,820
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,138,675 shares held at June 30, 2022, and at December 31, 2021(19,957)(19,957)
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,138,675 shares held at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022Treasury stock, at cost; 3,138,675 shares held at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022(19,957)(19,957)
Accumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated other comprehensive loss(50,154)(46,932)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(46,269)(49,063)
Retained deficitRetained deficit(300,867)(310,332)Retained deficit(278,238)(302,493)
Total TETRA stockholders’ equityTotal TETRA stockholders’ equity106,71799,704Total TETRA stockholders’ equity138,311107,625
Noncontrolling interestsNoncontrolling interests(1,181)(1,141)Noncontrolling interests(1,254)(1,228)
Total equityTotal equity105,53698,563Total equity137,057106,397
Total liabilities and equityTotal liabilities and equity$416,614$398,266Total liabilities and equity$469,992$434,366
 

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TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Common Stock
Par Value
Additional Paid-In
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Retained
Deficit
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Equity
Currency
Translation
Balance at December 31, 2021$1,301 $475,624 $(19,957)$(46,932)$(310,332)$(1,141)$98,563 
Net income for first quarter 2022— — — — 7,720 (1)7,719 
Translation adjustment,
net of taxes of $0
— — — 192 — — 192 
Comprehensive income7,911 
Equity compensation expense— 1,104 — — — — 1,104 
Other(673)— — — (10)(676)
Balance at March 31, 2022$1,308 $476,055 $(19,957)$(46,740)$(302,612)$(1,152)$106,902 
Net income for second quarter 2022— — — — 1,745 (20)1,725 
Translation adjustment,
net of taxes of $0
— — — (3,414)— — (3,414)
Comprehensive loss(1,689)
Equity compensation expense— 1,159 — — — — 1,159 
Other(833)— — — (9)(836)
Balance at June 30, 2022$1,314 $476,381 $(19,957)$(50,154)$(300,867)$(1,181)$105,536 
Common Stock
Par Value
Additional Paid-In
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Retained
Deficit
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Equity
Currency
Translation
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investment
Balance at December 31, 2022$1,318 $477,820 $(19,957)$(48,991)$(72)$(302,493)$(1,228)$106,397 
Net income (loss) for first quarter 2023— — — — — 6,040 (7)6,033 
Translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0— — — 1,421 — — — 1,421 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 121 — — 121 
Comprehensive income7,575 
Equity-based compensation(1)
— 3,514 — — — — — 3,514 
Other(1,341)— — — — (1,333)
Balance at March 31, 2023$1,325 $479,993 $(19,957)$(47,570)$49 $(296,453)$(1,234)$116,153 
Net income (loss) for second quarter 2023— — — — — 18,215 (18)18,197 
Translation adjustment,
net of taxes of $0
— — — 1,045 — — — 1,045 
Other comprehensive income— — — — 207 — — 207 
Comprehensive income19,449 
Equity-based compensation— 1,507 — — — — — 1,507 
Other(52)— — — — (2)(52)
Balance at June 30, 2023$1,327 $481,448 $(19,957)$(46,525)$256 $(278,238)$(1,254)$137,057 

(1)
    Equity-based compensation for the three months ended March 31, 2023 includes $2.3 million for a portion of short-term incentive compensation that was settled through grants of restricted stock units rather than cash.

Common Stock
Par Value
Additional Paid-In
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Loss
Retained
Deficit
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Equity
Currency
Translation
Balance at December 31, 2020$1,289 $472,134 $(19,484)$(49,914)$(413,665)$80,702 $71,062 
Net income for first quarter 2021— — — — 108,714 333 109,047 
Translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0— — — (2,779)— — (2,779)
Comprehensive income106,268 
Deconsolidation of CSI Compressco— — — 7,168 — (82,775)(75,607)
Equity award activity— — — — — 
Treasury stock activity, net— — (449)— — — (449)
Equity compensation expense— 962 — — — 580 1,542 
Other— (574)— — — 219 (355)
Balance at March 31, 2021$1,295 $472,522 $(19,933)$(45,525)$(304,951)$(941)$102,467 
Net loss for second quarter 2021— — — — (6,753)(27)(6,780)
Translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0— — — 2,157 — — 2,157 
Comprehensive loss(4,623)
Dividend— — — — — (119)(119)
Equity award activity— — — — — 
Treasury stock activity, net— — (6)— — — (6)
Equity compensation expense— 1,592 — — — — 1,592 
Other— (242)— — — (14)(256)
Balance at June 30, 2021$1,297 $473,872 $(19,939)$(43,368)$(311,704)$(1,101)$99,057 
Common Stock
Par Value
Additional Paid-In
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Accumulated Other 
Comprehensive Loss
Retained
Deficit
Noncontrolling
Interest
Total
Equity
Currency
Translation
Balance at December 31, 2021$1,301 $475,624 $(19,957)$(46,932)$(310,332)$(1,141)$98,563 
Net income (loss) for first quarter 2022— — — — 7,720 (1)7,719 
Translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0— — — 192 — — 192 
Comprehensive income7,911 
Equity compensation expense— 1,104 — — — — 1,104 
Other(673)— — — (10)(676)
Balance at March 31, 2022$1,308 $476,055 $(19,957)$(46,740)$(302,612)$(1,152)$106,902 
Net income (loss) for second quarter 2022— — — — 1,745 (20)1,725 
Translation adjustment, net of taxes of $0— — — (3,414)— — (3,414)
Comprehensive income (loss)(1,689)
Equity compensation expense— 1,159 — — — — 1,159 
Other(833)— — — (9)(836)
Balance at June 30, 2022$1,314 $476,381 $(19,957)$(50,154)$(300,867)$(1,181)$105,536 


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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands, Unaudited)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
20222021 20232022
Operating activities:Operating activities:  Operating activities:  
Net incomeNet income$9,444 $102,267 Net income$24,230 $9,444 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization, and accretionDepreciation, amortization, and accretion15,427 17,215 Depreciation, amortization, and accretion17,127 15,427 
Gain on GP Sale— (120,574)
Impairment and other chargesImpairment and other charges2,262 449 Impairment and other charges777 2,262 
Gain on investmentsGain on investments(390)(5,613)Gain on investments(403)(390)
Equity-based compensation expenseEquity-based compensation expense2,263 2,554 Equity-based compensation expense2,768 2,263 
Provision for doubtful accounts244 216 
Provision for credit lossesProvision for credit losses720 244 
Amortization and expense of financing costsAmortization and expense of financing costs1,573 1,429 Amortization and expense of financing costs1,781 1,573 
Insurance recoveries associated with damaged equipmentInsurance recoveries associated with damaged equipment(3,750)(110)Insurance recoveries associated with damaged equipment(2,850)(3,750)
Warrants fair value adjustment— 3,021 
Gain on sale of assetsGain on sale of assets(719)(275)Gain on sale of assets(281)(719)
Other non-cash charges(313)(176)
Other non-cash creditsOther non-cash credits(737)(313)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Changes in operating assets and liabilities:  Changes in operating assets and liabilities:  
Accounts receivableAccounts receivable(14,581)(15,694)Accounts receivable(514)(14,581)
InventoriesInventories4,519 5,456 Inventories(8,549)4,519 
Prepaid expenses and other current assetsPrepaid expenses and other current assets(2,282)(2,442)Prepaid expenses and other current assets2,242 (2,282)
Trade accounts payable and accrued expensesTrade accounts payable and accrued expenses11,185 21,295 Trade accounts payable and accrued expenses443 11,185 
OtherOther(1,079)(1,411)Other603 (1,079)
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities23,803 7,607 Net cash provided by operating activities37,357 23,803 
Investing activities:Investing activities:  Investing activities:  
Purchases of property, plant, and equipment, netPurchases of property, plant, and equipment, net(20,412)(12,489)Purchases of property, plant, and equipment, net(23,274)(20,412)
Proceeds from GP Sale, net of cash divested— 18 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipmentProceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment1,194 754 Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment497 1,194 
Proceeds from insurance recoveries associated with damaged equipmentProceeds from insurance recoveries associated with damaged equipment3,750 110 Proceeds from insurance recoveries associated with damaged equipment2,850 3,750 
Purchase of investmentPurchase of investment(250)— 
Other investing activitiesOther investing activities(451)1,156 Other investing activities(1,827)(451)
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(15,919)(10,451)Net cash used in investing activities(22,004)(15,919)
Financing activities:Financing activities:  Financing activities:  
Proceeds from long-term debt1,667 — 
Principal payments on long-term debt(3,267)(29,320)
Proceeds from credit agreements and long-term debtProceeds from credit agreements and long-term debt97,169 1,667 
Principal payments on credit agreements and long-term debtPrincipal payments on credit agreements and long-term debt(98,237)(3,267)
Payments on financing lease obligationsPayments on financing lease obligations(1,174)— Payments on financing lease obligations(689)(1,174)
Debt issuance costs and other financing activities— (455)
Net cash used in financing activitiesNet cash used in financing activities(2,774)(29,775)Net cash used in financing activities(1,757)(2,774)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cashEffect of exchange rate changes on cash(329)(896)Effect of exchange rate changes on cash487 (329)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents4,781 (33,515)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period31,551 83,894 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
associated with discontinued operations
— 16,577 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
associated with continuing operations
31,551 67,317 
Increase in cash and cash equivalentsIncrease in cash and cash equivalents14,083 4,781 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
associated with continuing operations
$36,332 $50,379 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periodCash and cash equivalents at beginning of period13,592 31,551 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of periodCash and cash equivalents at end of period$27,675 $36,332 


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TETRA Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization

We are an industrialenergy services and oil and gas products and servicessolutions company operating on six continents, focused on bromine-basedcalcium chloride, completion fluids calcium chloride,and associated products and services, comprehensive water management solutions, frac flowback, and production well testing services.and offshore rig cooling. We were incorporated in Delaware in 1981 and are composed of 2two segments – Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services Division. Unless the context requires otherwise, when we refer to “we,” “us,” and “our,” we are describing TETRA Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Presentation

Our unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our wholly owned or controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The information furnished reflects all normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. Operating results for the period ended June 30, 20222023 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.2023.

We have reflected the operations of our former Compression Division and Offshore Division as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 2 - “Discontinued Operations” for further information. Unless otherwise noted, amounts and disclosures throughout these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements relate solely to continuing operations and exclude all discontinued operations.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X for interim financial statements required to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20212022 and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 28, 202227, 2023 (the “20212022 Annual Report”).

Tax Benefits Preservation Plan

On February 28, 2023, the Board of Directors adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan (the “Tax Plan”) designed to protect the availability of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes (collectively, the “Tax Attributes”), which may be utilized in certain circumstances to reduce the Company’s future income tax obligations. The Tax Plan is intended to reduce the likelihood that any changes in the Company’s investor base would limit the Company’s future use of its Tax Attributes as a result of the Company experiencing an “ownership change” under Section 382 (“Section 382”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If a corporation experiences an “ownership change,” any NOLs, losses or deductions attributable to a “net unrealized built-in loss” and other Tax Attributes could be substantially limited, and timing of the usage of such Tax Attributes could be substantially delayed. A corporation generally will experience an ownership change if one or more stockholders (or group of stockholders) who are each deemed to own at least 5% of the corporation’s stock increase their ownership by more than 50 percentage points over their lowest ownership percentage within a testing period (generally, a rolling three-year period).

In adopting the Tax Plan, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of one Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock purchase right (the “Rights”) for each outstanding share of Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Tax Plan. Initially, each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Preferred Stock”) at a price of $20.00 per one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock (the “Purchase Price”), subject to adjustment. The Rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group that acquires 4.99% or more of the Common Stock (or to a person or group that already owns 4.99% or more of the Company’s Common Stock if
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such person or group acquires additional shares representing 2% of the Company’s then outstanding shares of Common Stock) without prior approval from the Board of Directors.

The Rights will expire at the earliest of: (i) the close of business on February 28, 2026 (the “Final Expiration Date”); (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed pursuant to the Tax Plan, (iii) the time at which the Rights are exchanged pursuant to the Tax Plan; (iv) the closing of any merger or other acquisition transaction involving the Company pursuant to an agreement as described in the penultimate paragraph of Section 1.3 of the Tax Plan; (v) the close of business on the effective date of the repeal of Section 382 of the Code if the Board determines that the Tax Plan is no longer necessary or desirable for the preservation of the Tax Attributes; or (vi) the close of business on the first day of a taxable year of the Company following a Board determination that no Tax Attributes may be carried forward or otherwise utilized.

The Tax Plan adopted by the Board of Directors is similar to plans adopted by other publicly held companies with significant NOLs or other substantial tax benefits and is not designed to prevent any action that the Board of Directors determines to be in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders. At the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders held on May 24, 2023, the Company’s stockholders ratified the adoption of the Tax Plan.

The Rights are in all respects subject to and governed by the provisions of the Tax Plan. The foregoing summary provides only a general description of the Tax Plan and does not purport to be complete. The Tax Plan, which specifies the terms of the Rights and includes as Exhibit A the Form of Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company and as Exhibit B the Form of Right Certificate, is attached to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 1, 2023, as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary should be read together with the entire Tax Plan and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Tax Plan.

Mineral Resources Arrangement

We have rights to the brine underlying our approximately 40,000 gross acres of brine leases in the Smackover Formation in Southwest Arkansas, including rights to the bromine and lithium contained in the brine. We recognized approximately $2.3 million and $3.1 million of expense during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.6 million and $2.6 million of expense during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022, respectively, for exploration and pre-development costs representing expenditures incurred to evaluate potential future development of our lithium and bromine properties in Arkansas.

In June 2023, we entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Saltwerx LLC (“Saltwerx”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company, relating to a newly-proposed brine unit in the Smackover Formation in Southwest Arkansas and potential bromine and lithium production from brine produced from the unit. The binding provisions of the MOU provide, among other things, that (i) we will file an amended brine unit application (“the Application”) covering approximately 6,138 acres, which expands the size of the unit area and also combines brine acreage that was previously leased by each of TETRA and Saltwerx (“the Brine Unit”), with the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission (“AOGC”) and (ii) Saltwerx will provide a letter to us in support of the Application. The MOU also contains provisions effective after, and contingent on, the approval of the Brine Unit by the AOGC, including provisions relating to: (i) initial brine ownership percentages within the Brine Unit, including the bromine and lithium contained in the brine, (ii) the transfer of certain leased acres outside the proposed Brine Unit from the Company to Saltwerx, (iii) Saltwerx reimbursing the Company for certain expenses incurred by the Company to date regarding the development of leased acreage to be included in the Brine Unit, and (iv) an allocation of certain future costs for the drilling of a brine production test well and other development operations, including FEED studies for bromine and lithium production facilities. We recognized approximately $4.7 million of income during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023 for income from collaborative arrangement representing the portion of exploration and pre-development costs that are reimbursable by Saltwerx and is included in other income, net in our consolidated statements of operations.
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Significant Accounting Policies

Our significant accounting policies are described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 20212022 included in our 20212022 Annual Report. There have been no significant changes in our accounting policies or the application thereof during the second quarter of 2022.2023.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclose contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, and impairments during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material.

Reclassifications

Certain previously reported financial information has been reclassified to conform to the current year's presentation. The impact of reclassifications was not significant to the prior year's overall presentation.

Foreign Currency Translation

We have designated the Euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar, the Brazilian real, and the Mexican peso as the functional currencies for our operations in Finland and Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, Brazil,
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and certain of our operations in Mexico, respectively. The United States dollar is the designated functional currency for all of our other non-U.S. operations. The cumulative translation effects of translating the applicable accounts from the functional currencies into the United States dollar at current exchange rates are included as a separate component of equity. Foreign currency exchange (gains) and lossesgains are included in other (income) expense, net and totaled $(0.8) millionlosses of $67,000 and $(1.6)$0.2 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022,2023, respectively, and $(0.2)gains of $0.8 million and $(1.0)$1.6 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021,2022, respectively.

Fair Value Measurements

We utilize fair value measurements to account for certain items and account balances within our consolidated financial statements. Fair value measurements are utilized on a recurring basis in the determination of the carrying values of certain investments. See Note 8 - “Fair Value Measurements” for further discussion. Fair value measurements are also utilized on a nonrecurring basis in certain circumstances, including the impairment of long-lived assets (a Level 3 fair value measurement).

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Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information from continuing and discontinued operations is as follows:

Six Months Ended
June 30,
20222021
(in thousands)
Supplemental cash flow information(1):
 
Interest paid$8,056 $7,577 
Income taxes paid1,470 853 
Decrease in accrued capital expenditures1,712 1,434 
(1) Prior-year information includes the activity for CSI Compressco for January only.
Six Months Ended
June 30,
20232022
(in thousands)
Interest paid$9,412 $8,056 
Income taxes paid$2,012 $1,470 
June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Accrued capital expenditures$3,142 $4,901 

New Accounting Pronouncements

Standards not yet adopted during 2023

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.”Instruments”. ASU 2016-13 amends the impairment model to utilize an expected loss methodology in place of the currently usedpreviously-used incurred loss methodology, which will result in the more timely recognition of losses on financial instruments not accounted for at fair value through net income. The provisions require credit impairments to be measured over the contractual life of an asset and developed with consideration for past events, current conditions, and forecasts of future economic information. Credit impairment will be accounted for as an allowance for credit losses deducted from the amortized cost basis at each reporting date. We are continuing to work through our implementation plan which includes evaluating the impact on our allowance for doubtful accounts methodology, identifying new reporting requirements, and implementing changes to business processes, systems, and controls to support adoption of the standard. Upon adoption, the allowance for doubtful accounts is expected to increase with an offsetting adjustment to retained earnings. Updates at each reporting date after initial adoption will be recorded through selling, general, and administrative expense. On January 1, 2023, we adopted ASU 2016-13 will become effective for us in the first quarter2016-13. The adoption of fiscal 2023. We continue to assess the potential effects of these changes tothis standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”, which provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by the discontinuation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or by another reference rate expected to be discontinued. Entities may elect to applyIn December 2022, the amendments for contract modifications made on or before December 31, 2022.FASB issued ASU 2022-06, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848.” During 2021,the three months ended June 30, 2023, our asset-based credit agreement and term credit agreement were amended to allow replacement ofreplace LIBOR and Eurodollar rates with another benchmark rate, such as the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) in. There were no significant costs associated with the event that LIBOR cannot be determined or doesamendments and the amendments did not fairly reflect the cost to our lenders of funding our loans. If LIBOR is not available, we cannot predict what alternative index would be negotiated with our lenders. We will assess thehave a significant impact of adopting ASU 2020-04 on our consolidated financial statements if or when our contracts are modified to eliminate references to LIBOR.
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NOTE 2 – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

On January 29, 2021, we entered into the Purchase and Sale Agreement with Spartan Energy Partners, LP (“Spartan”) pursuant to which we sold the general partner of CSI Compressco, including the incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”) in CSI Compressco LP, (“CSI Compressco”), and approximately 23.1% of the outstanding limited partner interests in CSI Compressco, in exchange for the combination of $13.9 million in cash and $3.1 million in contingent consideration in the form of cash and/or CSI Compressco common units if CSI Compressco achieves certain financial targets on or before December 31, 2022. Throughout this Quarterly Report, we refer to this transaction as the “GP Sale.”Following the closing of the transaction, we retained an interest in CSI Compressco representing approximately 3.7% of the outstanding common units as of June 30, 2022. As a result of these transactions, we no longer consolidate CSI Compressco as of January 29, 2021. We recognized a primarily non-cash accounting gain of $120.6 million during the three-month period ended March 31, 2021 related to the GP Sale. The gain is included in income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes in our consolidated statement of operations. We provided back-office support to CSI Compressco under a Transition Services Agreement that ended during the three-month period ended March 31, 2022. During the three months ended June 30, 2022, we sold equipment to CSI Compressco for approximately $0.3 million. Our interest in CSI Compressco and the general partner represented substantially all of our Compression Division.

In addition, on March 1, 2018, we closed a series of related transactions that resulted in the disposition of our Offshore Division, consisting of our Offshore Services and Maritech segments. Our former Compression and Offshore Divisions areDivision is reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Our consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations report discontinued operations separate from continuing operations. Our consolidated statements of comprehensive income, statements of equity and statements of cash flows combine continuing and discontinued operations. Our prior-year consolidated statement ofloss from discontinued operations statement of comprehensive income, statement of equity and statement of cash flows include CSI Compressco activity for January 1 through January 29 in 2021. Our consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periodthree and six months ended June 30, 2021 included $3.0 million,2023 consist of capital expenditures related togeneral and administrative expense associated with ongoing litigation for our former Compression division.Offshore Division. A summary of additional financial information related to our discontinued operations is as follows:

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Reconciliation of the Line Items Constituting Pretax Loss from Discontinued Operations to the After-Tax Loss from Discontinued Operations
(in thousands, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Offshore ServicesMaritechTotal
Major classes of line items constituting loss from discontinued operations
Cost of revenues$54 $— $54 
General and administrative expense— $
Other expense, net— (28)(28)
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations(62)28 (34)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders$(34)

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021
CompressionOffshore ServicesTotal
Major classes of line items constituting loss from discontinued operations
General and administrative expense— 
Other (income) expense, net121 — 121 
Pretax loss from discontinued operations(121)(5)(126)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders$(126)

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June 30, 2022
Offshore ServicesMaritechTotal
Major classes of line items constituting income from discontinued operations
Cost of revenues$54 $— $54 
General and administrative expense— 
Other income, net— (28)(28)
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations(62)28 (34)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders$(34)

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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Offshore ServicesMaritechTotal
Major classes of line items constituting income from discontinued operations
Cost of revenues55 — 55 
General and administrative expense22 — 22 
Other expense, net— (28)(28)
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations(77)28 (49)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders$(49)

Six Months Ended
June 30, 2021
CompressionOffshore ServicesTotal
Major classes of line items constituting loss from discontinued operations
Revenue$18,968 $— $18,968 
Cost of revenues11,474 28 11,502 
General and administrative expense2,795 — 2,795 
Interest expense, net4,336 — 4,336 
Other expense, net15 — 15 
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations348 (28)320 
Pretax gain on disposal of discontinued operations120,574 
Total pretax income from discontinued operations120,894 
Income tax provision30 
Total income from discontinued operations120,864 
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest(333)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders$120,531 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2022
Offshore ServicesMaritechTotal
Major classes of line items constituting income from discontinued operations
Cost of revenues$55 $— $55 
General and administrative expense22 — 22 
Other income, net— (28)(28)
Pretax income (loss) from discontinued operations(77)28 (49)
Loss from discontinued operations attributable to TETRA stockholders$(49)

Reconciliation of Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities of the Discontinued Operations to Amounts Presented Separately in the Statement of Financial Position
(in thousands)
June 30, 2022June 30, 2023
Offshore ServicesMaritechTotalOffshore ServicesMaritechTotal
(unaudited)(unaudited)
Carrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included as part of discontinued operationsCarrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included as part of discontinued operationsCarrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included as part of discontinued operations
Trade payablesTrade payables$1,272 $— $1,272 Trade payables$319 $— $319 
Accrued liabilities and otherAccrued liabilities and other— 95 95 Accrued liabilities and other— 95 95 
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operationsTotal liabilities associated with discontinued operations$1,272 $95 $1,367 Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations$319 $95 $414 

December 31, 2021
Offshore ServicesMaritechTotal
Carrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included as part of discontinued operations
Trade payables$1,157 $— $1,157 
Accrued liabilities and other— 228 228 
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations$1,157 $228 $1,385 
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Offshore ServicesMaritechTotal
Carrying amounts of major classes of liabilities included as part of discontinued operations
Trade payables$319 $— $319 
Accrued liabilities and other506 95 601 
Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations$825 $95 $920 

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NOTE 3 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Our contract asset balances, primarily associated with contractual invoicing milestones and/or customer documentation requirements, were $32.2$36.7 million and $20.5$33.1 million as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively. Contract assets, along with billed trade accounts receivable, are included in trade accounts receivable in our consolidated balance sheets.

Unearned income includes amounts in which the Company was contractually allowed to invoice prior to satisfying the associated performance obligations. We are also party to agreements in whichwhereby Standard Lithium Ltd.
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(NYSE: SLI) (“Standard Lithium”) has the right to explore for, and an option to acquire the rights to produce and extract lithium in our Arkansas leases as well asand other potential resources in the Mojave region of California. The Company receives cash and stock of Standard Lithium under the terms of the arrangements. The cash and stock component of consideration received is initially recorded as unearned income based on the quoted market price at the time the stock is received, then recognized in income over the contract term. Unearned income balances were $7.9$5.1 million and $3.2$3.7 million as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively, and vary based on the timing of (i) invoicing, and(ii) performance obligations being met and the timing of(iii) the receipt of stock and sharescash from Standard Lithium. Unearned income is included in accrued liabilities and other in our consolidated balance sheets. We recognized approximately $0.8 million and $0.5 million of income duringDuring the six-month periods ended June 30, 20222023 and June 30, 2021,2022, contract costs were not significant.

We recognized approximately $1.4 million and $0.9 million of revenue during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.2 million and $0.5 million of revenue during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022, respectively, deferred in unearned income as of the beginning of the period. We also recognized approximately $0.8 million and $1.4 million of income during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $0.9 million and $1.5 million of income during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022, respectively, related to the Standard Lithium arrangements. These amounts arearrangements deferred in unearned income as of the beginning of the period and included in other income, net in our consolidated statements of operations. Other revenue recognized during the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and the three-month period ended June 30, 2021 deferred as of the beginning of the period was not significant. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2021, we recognized approximately $1.4 million of revenue deferred as of the preceding year end. During the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2022 and June 30, 2021, contract costs were not significant.

We disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers into Product Sales and Services within each segment, as noted in our 2two reportable segments in Note 10 - “Industry Segments.” In addition, we disaggregate revenue from contracts with customers by geography based on the following table below.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
20222021202220212023202220232022
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Completion Fluids & ProductsCompletion Fluids & ProductsCompletion Fluids & Products
United StatesUnited States$34,344 $25,229 $73,188 $49,824 United States$45,859 $34,344 $78,682 $73,188 
InternationalInternational40,454 39,378 74,804 61,304 International52,363 40,454 88,582 74,804 
74,798 64,607 147,992 111,128 98,222 74,798 167,264 147,992 
Water & Flowback ServicesWater & Flowback ServicesWater & Flowback Services
United StatesUnited States61,654 35,463 114,417 64,395 United States68,231 61,654 136,569 114,417 
InternationalInternational4,264 2,256 8,344 4,127 International9,010 4,264 17,839 8,344 
65,918 37,719 122,761 68,522 77,241 65,918 154,408 122,761 
Total RevenueTotal RevenueTotal Revenue
United StatesUnited States95,998 60,692 187,605 114,219 United States114,090 95,998 215,251 187,605 
InternationalInternational44,718 41,634 83,148 65,431 International61,373 44,718 106,421 83,148 
$140,716 $102,326 $270,753 $179,650 $175,463 $140,716 $321,672 $270,753 
NOTE 4 – INVENTORIES

Components of inventories as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 are as follows:
June 30, 2022December 31, 2021 June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Finished goodsFinished goods$52,924 $59,925 Finished goods$68,141 $60,481 
Raw materialsRaw materials2,872 2,827 Raw materials5,287 3,734 
Parts and suppliesParts and supplies5,048 4,713 Parts and supplies6,477 6,432 
Work in progressWork in progress1,760 1,633 Work in progress1,928 1,466 
Total inventoriesTotal inventories$62,604 $69,098 Total inventories$81,833 $72,113 

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NOTE 5 – INVESTMENTS

Our investments as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consist of the following:
June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
(in thousands)
Investment in CSI Compressco$6,599 $6,967 
Investment in CarbonFree6,269 6,139 
Investment in Standard Lithium3,600 1,180 
Other investment250 — 
Total Investments$16,718 $14,286 
Following the closingJanuary 2021 sale of the GP Sale,general partner of CSI Compressco LP (“CSI Compressco”), we continue to own approximately 3.7% of the outstanding CSI Compressco common units (NASDAQ: CCLP) as of June 30, 2022. 2023.

We have an intellectual property joint development agreement in place with CarbonFree to evaluate potential new technologies. CarbonFree is a carbon capture company with patented technologies that capture CO2 and mineralize emissions to make commercial, carbon-negative chemicals. In December 2021, we invested $5.0 million in a convertible note issued by CarbonFree. Our exposure to potential losses by CarbonFree are limited to our investments and capitalized and accrued interest associated with the CarbonFree convertible note.

In addition, we are party to agreements in whichwhereby Standard Lithium has the right to explore for, and an option to acquire the rights to produce and extract, lithium in our Arkansas leases as well asand other additional potential resources in the Mojave region of California. The Company receives cash and stock of Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) under the terms of the arrangements. The cash and stock component of consideration received is initially recorded as unearned income based on the quoted market price at the time the stock is received, then recognized in income over the contract term.

See Note 8 - “Fair Value Measurements” for further information.
In May 2021, we signed a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with CarbonFree, a carbon capture company with patented technologies that capture CO2 and mineralize emissions to make commercial, carbon-negative chemicals. Although the MOU expired in May 2022 at the end of its twelve-month term, we have an intellectual property joint development agreement in place with CarbonFree to evaluate potential new technologies. In December 2021, we invested $5.0 million in a convertible note issued by CarbonFree. Our exposure to potential losses by CarbonFree is limited to our investment in the convertible note and associated accrued interest.
Our investments as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, consist of the following:
June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
(in thousands)
Investment in CSI Compressco$6,862 $6,233 
Investment in CarbonFree5,609 5,000 
Investment in Standard Lithium$1,696 $— 
Total Investments$14,167 $11,233 
NOTE 6 – LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER BORROWINGS

Consolidated long-term debt as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022 consists of the following:
Scheduled MaturityJune 30, 2022December 31, 2021 Scheduled MaturityJune 30, 2023December 31, 2022
 (in thousands)  (in thousands)
Term Credit Agreement(1)
Term Credit Agreement(1)
September 10, 2025$156,007 $154,570 
Asset-Based Credit Agreement(2)
Asset-Based Credit Agreement(2)
May 31, 2025— 1,885 
Argentina Credit AgreementArgentina Credit AgreementOctober 19, 20231,900 — 
Swedish Credit FacilitySwedish Credit FacilityDecember 31, 2022$11 $— Swedish Credit FacilityDecember 31, 2023— 
Asset-based credit agreement(1)
May 31, 2025— 67 
Term credit agreement(2)
September 10, 2025153,191 151,869 
Total debtTotal debt 153,202 151,936 Total debt 157,907 156,458 
Less current portionLess current portion (11)— Less current portion (1,900)(3)
Total long-term debtTotal long-term debt $153,191 $151,936 Total long-term debt $156,007 $156,455 
(1) Net of unamortized discount of $2.8 million and $3.4 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and net of unamortized deferred financing costs of $4.2 million and $5.1 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
(2) Net of unamortized deferred financing costs of zero and $1.5$1.1 million as of December 31, 2022. Deferred financing costs of $0.9 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Deferred financing costs of $1.3 million as of June 30, 2022,2023, were classified as other long-term assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as there was no outstanding balance on our asset-based credit agreement.
(2)
Term Credit Agreement

    Net of unamortized discount of $4.0 million and $4.5 million asAs of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and2023, we had $156.0 million outstanding, net of unamortized discounts and unamortized deferred financing costs of $5.9 million and $6.7 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Swedishunder our term credit agreement (“Term Credit Facility

In January 2022, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility for seasonal working capital needs of subsidiaries in Sweden (“Swedish Credit Facility”Agreement”). AsThe Term Credit Agreement requires us to offer to prepay up to 50% of June 30, 2022, we had less than US$0.1 million outstanding and availabilityExcess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) from the most recent full fiscal year within five business days of approximately US$4.9 million under the Swedish Credit Facility. During each year, all outstanding loans under the Swedish Credit Facility must be repaid for at least 30 consecutive days. Borrowings bear interest at a rate of 2.95% per annum. The Swedish Credit Facility expires on December 31, 2022 and the Company intends to renew it annually.filing our Annual Report. If our Leverage Ratio (as defined in
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Finlandthe Term Credit AgreementAgreement) at year-end is less than 2.00 to 1.00, the prepayment requirement is decreased to 25%. If our Leverage Ratio at year-end is less than 1.50 to 1.00, then no prepayment is required.

The Company also entered intoTerm Credit Agreement was amended in June 2023 to remove references to LIBOR and Eurodollar rates. Borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement bear interest at a new agreement guaranteed by certain accounts receivable and inventory in Finland (“Finland Credit Agreement”).rate per annum equal to, at the option of TETRA, either (i) SOFR (subject to a 1% floor) plus a margin of 6.25% per annum or (ii) a base rate plus a margin of 5.25% per annum. As of June 30, 2022, there were US$1.4 million2023, the interest rate per annum on borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement is 11.40%. In addition to paying interest on the outstanding principal under the Term Credit Agreement, TETRA is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of lettersthe unutilized commitments at the rate of credit outstanding against1.0% per annum, paid quarterly in arrears based on utilization of the Finlandcommitments under the Term Credit Agreement.

    All obligations under the Term Credit Agreement and the guarantees of those obligations are secured, subject to certain exceptions, by a security interest for the benefit of the Term Lenders on substantially all of the personal property of TETRA and certain of its subsidiaries, the equity interests in certain domestic subsidiaries, and a maximum of 65% of the equity interests in certain foreign subsidiaries.

ABL Credit Agreement

As of June 30, 2022,2023, our asset-based credit agreement (“ABL Credit Agreement’Agreement”) provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $80.0 million, with a $20.0 million accordion. The credit facility is subject to a borrowing base determined monthly by reference to the value of inventory and accounts receivable, and includes a sublimit of $20.0 million for letters of credit, a swingline loan sublimit of $11.5 million, and a $15.0 million sub-facility subject to a borrowing base consisting of certain trade receivables and inventory in the United Kingdom.

As of June 30, 2022,2023, we had zerono balance outstanding and $6.0$11.5 million in letters of credit and guarantees under our ABL Credit Agreement, respectively.Agreement. Subject to compliance with the covenants, borrowing base, and other provisions of the ABL Credit Agreement that may limit borrowings, we had availability of $61.8$66.6 million under this agreement.

TermThe ABL Credit Agreement was amended in May 2023 to remove references to LIBOR. Borrowings under the ABL Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of TETRA, either (i) SOFR plus 0.10%, (ii) a base rate plus a margin based on a fixed charge coverage ratio, (iii) the Daily Simple Risk Free Rate plus 0.10%, or (iv) with respect to borrowings denominated in Sterling, the Daily Simple Risk Free Rate for Sterling plus 0.0326%. The base rate is determined by reference to the highest of (a) the prime rate of interest as announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) plus 0.5% per annum and (c) SOFR (adjusted to reflect any required bank reserves) for a one-month period on such day plus 1.0% per annum. In addition to paying interest on the outstanding principal under the ABL Credit Agreement, TETRA is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized commitments at an applicable rate ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% per annum, paid monthly in arrears based on utilization of the commitments under the ABL Credit Agreement. TETRA is also required to pay a customary letter of credit fee equal to the applicable margin on LIBOR-based loans and fronting fees.

     All obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement and the guarantees of those obligations are secured, subject to certain exceptions, by a security interest for the benefit of the ABL Lenders on substantially all of the personal property of TETRA and certain subsidiaries of TETRA, the equity interests in certain domestic subsidiaries, and a maximum of 65% of the equity interests in certain foreign subsidiaries.

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Argentina Credit Agreement

In January 2023, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility for certain working capital and capital expenditure needs for its subsidiary in Argentina (“Argentina Credit Facility”). As of June 30, 20222023, we had $153.2$1.9 million outstanding netand availability of unamortized discounts$0.1 million under the Argentina Credit Agreement. Borrowings bear interest at a rate of 2.50% per annum. The Argentina Credit Facility expires on October 19, 2023 and unamortized deferred financing costsis backed by a letter of credit under our termABL Credit Agreement.

Swedish Credit Facility

In January 2022, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreementfacility for seasonal working capital needs of subsidiaries in Sweden (“TermSwedish Credit Agreement”Facility”). The Term Credit Agreement requires us to offer to prepay a percentage of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) within five business days of filing our Annual Report. As of June 30, 2023, we had no balance outstanding and availability of approximately $4.6 million under the Swedish Credit Facility. During each year, all outstanding loans under the Swedish Credit Facility must be repaid for at least 30 consecutive days. Borrowings bear interest at a rate of 2.95% per annum. The Swedish Credit Facility expires on December 31, 2023 and the Company intends to renew it annually.

Finland Credit Agreement

In January 2022, the interest rate per annum on borrowings underCompany also entered into an agreement guaranteed by certain accounts receivable and inventory in Finland (“Finland Credit Agreement”). As of June 30, 2023, there were $1.5 million of letters of credit outstanding against the TermFinland Credit Agreement. The Finland Credit Agreement is 7.92%. For additional informationexpires on our Term Credit agreement, see our January 31, 2024 and the Company intends to renew it annually.

2021 Annual Report.
Covenants

Our credit agreements contain certain affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the ability to pay dividends or other restricted payments. As of June 30, 2022,2023, we are in compliance with all covenants under the credit agreements.
NOTE 7 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

We are named defendants in several lawsuits and respondents in certain governmental proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of lawsuits or other proceedings against us cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not consider it reasonably possible that a loss resulting from such lawsuits or other proceedings in excess of any amounts accrued has been incurred that is expected to have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

We have a Bromine Requirements Sales Agreement (“Sales Agreement”) to purchase a certain volume of elemental bromine from LANXESS Corporation (formerly Chemtura Corporation) (“LANXESS”), included in Product Purchase Obligations below. LANXESS notified us of a proposed non-ordinary course increase to the price of bromine. After lengthy discussions, we and LANXESS were unable to reach an agreement regarding the validity of the proposed price increase; therefore, we filed for arbitration in May 2022 seeking declaratory relief, among other relief, declaring that the proposed price increase is invalid. In September 2022, LANXESS filed a counterclaim with the American Arbitration Association seeking declaratory relief, among other relief. On May 25, 2023, TETRA entered into the Third Amendment to Bromine Requirements Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) with LANXESS. The Amendment has an effective date of April 1, 2023 and was entered into in connection with the entry into a settlement agreement in the Company’s arbitration with LANXESS. The Amendment provides for, among other things, revised volume requirements and related terms. On June 14, 2023, in light of the settlement agreement, and in response to the parties’ stipulated motion to dismiss, the arbitration panel issued an Order of Dismissal, which dismissed all claims in the arbitration with prejudice.

There have been no other material developments in our legal proceedings during the quarter ended June 30, 2022.2023. For aadditional discussion of our legal proceedings, please see our 20212022 Annual Report.

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Product Purchase Obligations

In the normal course of our Completion Fluids & Products Division operations, we enter into supply agreements with certain manufacturers of various raw materials and finished products. Some of these agreements have terms and conditions that specify a minimum or maximum level of purchases over the term of the agreement. Other agreements require us to purchase the entire output of the raw material or finished product produced by the manufacturer. Our purchase obligations under these agreements apply only with regard to raw materials and finished products that meet specifications set forth in the agreements. We recognize a liability for the purchase of such products at the time we receive them. As of June 30, 2022,2023, the aggregate amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the purchase obligation pursuant to our Completion Fluids & Products Division’s supply agreements was approximately $104.6$63.6 million, including $3.0$5.2 million for the remainder of 2022, an average of $15.72023, $21.4 million per year from 2023 toin 2024, $19.3 million in 2025, $13.0 million in 2026, and $40.2$4.7 million thereafter, extending through 2029.in 2027.
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NOTE 8 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
Financial Instruments

Investments

We retained an interest in CSI Compressco (NASDAQ: CCLP) representing approximately 3.7% of CSI Compressco’s outstanding common units as of June 30, 2022.

2023. In December 2021, we invested in a $5.0 million convertible note issued by CarbonFree. In addition, we receive cash and stock of Standard Lithium under the terms of our arrangements as noted in Note 5 - “Investments.”

Our investmentinvestments in CarbonFree isCSI Compressco and Standard Lithium are recorded in investments on our consolidated balance sheets based on an internal valuation with assistance from a third-party valuation specialist (a Level 3the quoted market stock price (Level 1 fair value measurement)measurements). The valuation is impacted by key assumptions, including the assumed probability and timing of potential debt or equity offerings.

We are party to agreements in which Standard Lithium has the right to explore, produce and extract lithium in our Arkansas leases as well as additional potential resources in the Mojave region of California. The Company receives cash and stock of Standard Lithium (NYSE:SLI) under the terms of the arrangements. The cash and stock component of consideration received from Standard Lithium is initially recorded as unearned income based on the quoted market price at the time the stock is received, then recognized in income over the contract term.

Our investments in CSI Compressco and Standard Lithium are recorded based on the quoted market stock price in active markets (a Level 1 fair value measurement). Changes in the value of stock are recorded in other income (expense)(income) expense, net in our consolidated statements of operations.

RecurringOur investment in convertible notes issued by CarbonFree is recorded in our consolidated financial statements based on an internal valuation with assistance from a third-party valuation specialist (Level 3 fair value measurement). The valuation is impacted by key assumptions, including the assumed probability and nonrecurringtiming of potential debt or equity offerings. The convertible note includes an option to convert the note into equity interests issued by CarbonFree. The change in the fair value of the embedded option is included in other (income) expense, net in our consolidated statements of operations. The change in the fair value of the convertible note, excluding the embedded option, is included in other comprehensive income (loss) in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income. The change in our investment in CarbonFree for the six-month period ended June 30, 2023 is as follows:

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
(in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period$6,139 
Change in fair value of embedded option(198)
Change in fair value of convertible note, excluding embedded option328 
Balance at end of period$6,269 

Recurring fair value measurements by valuation hierarchy as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022 are as follows:
 Fair Value Measurements Using  Fair Value Measurements Using
Total as ofQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or LiabilitiesSignificant Other Observable InputsSignificant Unobservable InputsTotal as ofQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or LiabilitiesSignificant Other Observable InputsSignificant Unobservable Inputs
DescriptionDescriptionJune 30, 2022(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)DescriptionJune 30, 2023(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Investment in CSI CompresscoInvestment in CSI Compressco$6,862 $6,862 $— $— Investment in CSI Compressco$6,599 $6,599 $— $— 
Investment in CarbonFreeInvestment in CarbonFree5,609 — — 5,609 Investment in CarbonFree6,269 — — 6,269 
Investment in Standard LithiumInvestment in Standard Lithium1,696 1,696 — — Investment in Standard Lithium3,600 3,600 — — 
Other investmentOther investment250 — — 250 
InvestmentsInvestments$14,167 Investments$16,718 
   Fair Value Measurements Using
Total as ofQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or LiabilitiesSignificant Other Observable InputsSignificant Unobservable Inputs
DescriptionDecember 31, 2021(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Investment in CSI Compressco$6,233 $6,233 $— $— 
Investment in CarbonFree$5,000 $— — $5,000 
Investments$11,233 
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   Fair Value Measurements Using
Total as ofQuoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or LiabilitiesSignificant Other Observable InputsSignificant Unobservable Inputs
DescriptionDecember 31, 2022(Level 1)(Level 2)(Level 3)
(in thousands)
Investment in CSI Compressco$6,967 $6,967 $— $— 
Investment in CarbonFree6,139 — — 6,139 
Investment in Standard Lithium1,180 1,180 — — 
Investments$14,286 

Impairments

During the second quarter of 2022, our Completion Fluids & Products and Water & Flowback Services Divisions each recorded certain inventory and long-lived tangible asset impairments. Our Water & Flowback Services Division recorded impairments, including $1.3 million of equipment, $0.2 million of inventory, and $0.5 million for land and buildings. The Completion Fluids & Products Division also2023, we recorded a $0.2$0.8 million impairment related to obsolete inventory. The inventory and equipment were written down to zero or scrap value.of our corporate office lease. The fair value of land and buildings of $0.4 million wasvalues were estimated based on recent sales pricethe discounted cash flows from our lease and sublease agreements, including the rent rate per square acre or square foot of comparable properties (a Level 3 fair value measurement) in accordance with the fair value hierarchy.

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The fair values of cash, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, short-term borrowings and long-term debt pursuant to TETRA’sour Term Credit Agreement, ABL Credit Agreement, SwedishArgentina Credit Agreement, and TermSwedish Credit Agreement approximate their carrying amounts. See Note 6 - “Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings” for further discussion.
NOTE 9 – NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE

The following is a reconciliation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding with the number of shares used in the computations of net income (loss) per common and common equivalent share:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2022202120222021
 (in thousands)
Number of weighted average common shares outstanding127,992 126,583 127,627 126,365 
Assumed exercise of equity awards and warrants2,107 — 2,027 — 
Average diluted shares outstanding130,099 126,583 129,654 126,365 

The average diluted shares outstanding excludes the impact of certain outstanding equity awards and warrants of 2,013,000 and 1,740,000 shares for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2021, respectively, as the inclusion of these shares would have been anti-dilutive due to the net loss from continuing operations recorded during these periods.
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 2023202220232022
 (in thousands)
Number of weighted average common shares outstanding129,460 127,992 129,201 127,627 
Assumed vesting of equity awards465 2,107 752 2,027 
Average diluted shares outstanding129,925 130,099 129,953 129,654 
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NOTE 10 – INDUSTRY SEGMENTS

We manage our operations through 2two segments: Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services Division.

Summarized financial information concerning the business segments is as follows:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022202120222021 2023202220232022
(in thousands) (in thousands)
Revenues from external customersRevenues from external customers    Revenues from external customers    
Product salesProduct sales  Product sales  
Completion Fluids & Products DivisionCompletion Fluids & Products Division$70,227 $62,565 $140,115 $107,583 Completion Fluids & Products Division$94,368 $70,227 $159,883 $140,115 
Water & Flowback Services DivisionWater & Flowback Services Division74 18 241 32 Water & Flowback Services Division1,849 74 1,869 241 
ConsolidatedConsolidated$70,301 $62,583 $140,356 $107,615 Consolidated$96,217 $70,301 $161,752 $140,356 
ServicesServices  Services  
Completion Fluids & Products DivisionCompletion Fluids & Products Division$4,571 $2,042 $7,877 $3,545 Completion Fluids & Products Division$3,854 $4,571 $7,381 $7,877 
Water & Flowback Services DivisionWater & Flowback Services Division65,844 37,701 122,520 68,490 Water & Flowback Services Division75,392 65,844 152,539 122,520 
ConsolidatedConsolidated$70,415 $39,743 $130,397 $72,035 Consolidated$79,246 $70,415 $159,920 $130,397 
Total revenuesTotal revenues  Total revenues  
Completion Fluids & Products DivisionCompletion Fluids & Products Division$74,798 $64,607 $147,992 $111,128 Completion Fluids & Products Division$98,222 $74,798 $167,264 $147,992 
Water & Flowback Services DivisionWater & Flowback Services Division65,918 37,719 122,761 68,522 Water & Flowback Services Division77,241 65,918 154,408 122,761 
ConsolidatedConsolidated$140,716 $102,326 $270,753 $179,650 Consolidated$175,463 $140,716 $321,672 $270,753 
Income (loss) before taxesIncome (loss) before taxes  Income (loss) before taxes  
Completion Fluids & Products DivisionCompletion Fluids & Products Division$15,261 $16,427 $34,553 $25,438 Completion Fluids & Products Division$31,956 $15,261 $50,398 $34,553 
Water & Flowback Services DivisionWater & Flowback Services Division1,644 (4,978)4,326 (10,458)Water & Flowback Services Division8,014 1,644 14,394 4,326 
Interdivision eliminations
Interdivision EliminationsInterdivision Eliminations— — 
Corporate Overhead(1)
Corporate Overhead(1)
(15,628)(16,722)(28,671)(32,031)
Corporate Overhead(1)
(18,890)(15,628)(36,178)(28,671)
ConsolidatedConsolidated$1,280 $(5,270)$10,214 $(17,045)Consolidated$21,080 $1,280 $28,614 $10,214 
(1) Amounts reflected include the following general corporate expenses:
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022202120222021 2023202220232022
(in thousands) (in thousands)
General and administrative expenseGeneral and administrative expense$11,542 $9,543 $21,888 $22,564 General and administrative expense$12,594 $11,542 $23,654 $21,888 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization172 248 363 418 Depreciation and amortization92 172 202 363 
Impairments and other chargesImpairments and other charges777 — 777 — 
Interest expenseInterest expense3,894 4,044 7,541 9,107 Interest expense5,813 3,894 11,273 7,541 
Warrants fair value adjustment (income) expense— 2,698 — 3,021 
Other general corporate income, net20 189 (1,121)(3,079)
Other general corporate (income) expense, netOther general corporate (income) expense, net(386)20 272 (1,121)
TotalTotal$15,628 $16,722 $28,671 $32,031 Total$18,890 $15,628 $36,178 $28,671 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report. In addition, the following discussion and analysis should also should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 28, 27, 2023 (“2022 (“2021 Annual Report”). This discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties.
Business Overview

We are an industrialenergy services and oil and gas products and servicessolutions company operating on six continents, focused on bromine-basedcalcium chloride, completion fluids calcium chloride,and associated products and services, comprehensive water management solutions, frac flowback, and production well testing services.and offshore rig cooling. Calcium chloride is used in the oil and gas industry, and also has broad industrial applications to the agricultural, road, food and beverage and lithium production markets. We are composed of two segments – Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services Division.

Customer activity levels continued to trend upward as sustained high oil prices increased to an average of approximately $109 per barrel for the second quarter of 2022, and natural gas prices averaged $7.50 per million Btu. As a result, second quarterSecond-quarter consolidated revenue of $270.8$175.5 million is very comparable toreflects the pre-pandemic period, but with significantly fewer operating frac crewshighest quarterly revenue in the United States.Company’s history, excluding discontinued operations. Our strong second-quarter results reflect our employees delivering operational and financial excellence in our core businesses while simultaneously advancing our key strategic initiatives.

Completion Fluids & Products Division revenues were slightly higherincreased 42% sequentially, withresulting in a new segment record high driven by growth in international markets and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the seasonal increasepeak for our Northern Europe industrial chemicals business partially offset by lower Gulf of Mexico and international fluid sales as the first quarterbusiness. Our strong offshore results have benefited from sales pulling forward fromour recent investments to expand fluids capacity in the second quarter. However with much higher oil prices continuing to drive demand, revenues were significantly higher compared to the prior year quarter, primarily due to higher completions activity inNorth Sea, Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico and international markets. While drilling and completion activity has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, we have continued to successfully leverage opportunities to expand integrated services to completion fluids customers, resulting in Completion Fluids & Products revenues reaching near pre-pandemic levels. Our Completion Fluids & Products Division also continued to ship TETRA's high purity zinc bromine solution, TETRA PureFlow® to Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. ("Eos") (NASDAQ: EOSE) under our recent strategic partnership. Our sales to Eos increased materially during the second quarter compared to the first quarter of 2022 as Eos expands its production capacity to meet its growing backlog and to service its increasing number of identified opportunities

We have not historically directly purchased any significant volumes of raw materials from Russia nor from Ukraine. Additionally, we have not historically sold any significant volumes of product to Russia or to Ukraine. However, one of our raw material providers sourced one of their raw materials from Russia or Ukraine. Because of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, toward the end of the first quarter, our primary European supplier of certain raw materials advised us of supply constraints with one of their suppliers of a key raw material used in their manufacturing process. This raw material is a widely used, global commodity but the disruption to the current supply chain has caused some impact on their production which in turn has caused a reduction in delivered volumes of certain raw materials to our plant in Finland where we manufacture calcium chloride, which has decreased our calcium chloride production volumes and had some impact on second quarter margins. Our supplier has sourced their material from an alternative location and resumed supplying reduced volumes to us. We are also continuing to work with secondary and tertiary raw material providers on options to address the situation and mitigate the financial impact and we are told from our primary provider that they expect improved deliveries and a more normalized supply chain as they progress through the second half of the year. The exact financial impact remains difficult to quantify at this time and is dependent on our ability to find alternative sources of certain raw materials from suppliers not directly or indirectly impacted by the conflict or the ability of our primary supplier to source alternative raw material sources.Mexico.

Our Water & Flowback Services revenues improved overremained stable compared to the first quarter of 2023 and significantlyimproved compared to the second quarter of 2021 due to a combination of continued increasesprior year, driven primarily by the first two early production facilities in customer activity levels and continued price recovery, particularlyLatin America that became operational in the United States onshore land business. The second quarter revenue for our United States land business was the highest since the third quarter of 2019, despite significantly lower drilling2022 and fracking activity compared to prior years. We continue to addthe third early production facility which became operational in May 2023. The early production facilities are longer-term, high-margin projects with stable and predictable cash flows. Our growing fleet of TETRA SandStormTM (“SandStorm”) units to United States onshore marketsadvanced cyclone technology separators also remains at rates approaching pre-pandemic pricing. We continue to see strong utilization for our SandStorm technology and continue to invest additional capital for new units as activity remains strong. During the quarter, we secured a patent on this unique sand filtration technology. Our focus on produced water treatment and recycling continues to generate results with four new recycling projects added during the second quarter. Revenue growth
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was a result of the continued increase in the number of integrated projects and customers, high utilization of SandStorm unitswith continued market penetration and market share gains with private oil and gas operators.positive pricing progression.

We are committed to pursuing low-carbon energy initiatives that leverage our fluids and aqueous chemistry core competencies, our significant bromine and lithium assets and technologies, and our leading calcium chloride production capabilities. DuringIn June 2023, we entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Saltwerx LLC (“Saltwerx”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a Fortune 500 company, relating to a newly-proposed brine unit in the first quarter of 2022, we completed the drilling of ourSmackover Formation in Southwest Arkansas exploration well and during the second quarter of 2022, we secured samples for multiple Smackover formation brine zones. Ongoingpotential bromine and lithium fluid analysisproduction from these samples is being usedbrine produced from the unit. The binding provisions of the MOU provide, among other things, that: (i) we will file an amended brine unit application (the “Application”) covering approximately 6,138 acres, which expands the size of the unit area and also combines brine acreage that was previously leased by each of TETRA and Saltwerx (the “Brine Unit”), with the Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission (“AOGC”) and (ii) Saltwerx will provide a letter to progress a resource report for bothus in support of the bromine and lithium inApplication. We are evaluating results from the second exploratory well on our approximately 31,100 net acre brine leasesacreage in Arkansas. The resource report is expectedWe expect to be completed inreceive the well results during the third quarter with the intent to improve the accuracy of 2022. Weour lithium and bromine resource estimates. Additional steps are also inrequired before making a decision to develop the process of completing an engagement agreement with an engineering firmbromine assets, and include further studies to begin work on a Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) to determineanalyze the economics of developing 3,600 net acres under which we hold exclusive brine rights to meet the demand for bromine-based fluids for both a growing oil and gas marketresource as well as completion of a rapidly growing energy storage market. In addition to the bromine, we plan to ultimately extract lithium from the same brine feed, which we expect will greatly benefit the financial returns for the project.

Substantially all of our former Compression Division’s operations were conducted through our partially-owned CSI Compressco subsidiary. On January 29, 2021, we closed the sale of the general partner of CSI Compressco, which included the sale of the incentive distribution rights (“IDRs”) in CSI Compressco and approximately 23.1% of the outstanding limited partner interests in CSI Compressco, referred to as the “GP Sale.” We recorded a book gain of $120.6 million during 2021 in connection with the GP Sale. This gain, most of which was non-cash, was a function of CSI Compressco having a negative carrying value within our consolidated balance sheet due to our share of cumulative losses and distributions. We have reflected the operations of our former Compression Division as discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 2 – “Discontinued Operations” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.pre-feasibility and/or feasibility study.
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Results of Operations

The following information should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the associated Notes contained elsewhere in this report. In November 2020, the SEC issued a final rule to modernize and simplify Management’s Discussion and Analysis and certain financial disclosure requirements in SEC Regulation S-K. As permitted by this final rule, theThe analysis herein reflects the optional approach to discuss results of operations on a sequential-quarter basis, which we believe will provideprovides information that is most useful in assessing our quarterly results of operations going forward.operations.

Three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared with three months ended March 31, 2022.2023.

Consolidated Comparisons
Three Months EndedPeriod to Period ChangeThree Months EndedPeriod to Period Change
June 30,March 31,$ Change% Change June 30,March 31,$ Change% Change
2022202220232023
(in thousands, except percentages) (in thousands, except percentages)
RevenuesRevenues$140,716 $130,037 $10,679 8.2 %Revenues$175,463 $146,209 $29,254 20.0 %
Gross profitGross profit28,107 32,420 (4,313)(13.3)%Gross profit49,155 36,323 12,832 35.3 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenueGross profit as a percentage of revenue20.0 %24.9 %  Gross profit as a percentage of revenue28.0 %24.8 %  
Exploration and appraisal costs634 1,930 (1,296)(67.2)%
Exploration and pre-development costsExploration and pre-development costs2,341 720 1,621 225.1 %
General and administrative expenseGeneral and administrative expense23,620 20,643 2,977 14.4 %General and administrative expense26,225 23,191 3,034 13.1 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenueGeneral and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue16.8 %15.9 %  General and administrative expense as a
percentage of revenue
14.9 %15.9 %  
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net3,610 3,324 286 8.6 %Interest expense, net5,944 5,092 852 16.7 %
Other income, netOther income, net(1,037)(2,411)1,374 (57.0)%Other income, net(6,435)(214)6,221 
NM(1)
Income before taxes and discontinued operationsIncome before taxes and discontinued operations1,280 8,934 (7,654)(85.7)%Income before taxes and discontinued operations21,080 7,534 13,546 179.8 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenueIncome before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue0.9 %6.9 %  Income before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue12.0 %5.2 %  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes(479)1,200 (1,679)
NM(1)
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes2,875 1,489 1,386 93.1 %
Income before discontinued operationsIncome before discontinued operations1,759 7,734 (5,975)(77.3)%Income before discontinued operations18,205 6,045 12,160 201.2 %
Discontinued operations:Discontinued operations:Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxesLoss from discontinued operations, net of taxes(34)(15)(19)126.7 %Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes(8)(12)(4)(33.3)%
Net incomeNet income1,725 7,719 (5,994)(77.7)%Net income18,197 6,033 12,164 201.6 %
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interestsLoss attributable to noncontrolling interests20 19 NMLoss attributable to noncontrolling interests18 11 157.1 %
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholdersNet income attributable to TETRA stockholders$1,745 $7,720 $(5,975)(77.4)%Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders$18,215 $6,040 $12,175 201.6 %
(1) Percent change is not meaningful

Consolidated revenuesincreased inbetween thecurrent quarterand previous quarters primarily due to an increase in overall activity for both the Completion Fluids & Products division lead by increased pricing and Water & Flowback Services division, as sustained high commodity prices continued for both crude oil and natural gas.volume sales in the Northern European industrial chemicals market. See Divisional Comparisons section below for a more detailed discussion of the change in our revenues.

Consolidated gross profit as a percentage of revenue decreasedincreased primarily due to the $3.8 million insurance settlement received in March 2022our Completion Fluids & Products division benefiting from prior damage to our Lake Charles facility,increased overall activity levels and $2.3 million of impairments recognized in the current quarter.margins. See Divisional Comparisons section below for additional discussion.

Consolidated exploration and appraisalpre-development costs decreased as theincreased primarily due to drilling ofcosts associated with our second exploratory brine well in Arkansas was completed during the first quarter of 2022 and sample analysis continued during the second quarter.Arkansas.

Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased compared to the prior year, primarily due to $2.3a $2.7 million ofincrease in wage and benefit-related expenses driven by divisional headcount additions as operational activity levels increased, salary and employee expenses. Higher salary expenses were mainly due to increasedas well as higher short and long-term variable incentive costs drivenexpense. General and administrative expenses also increased $0.8 million due to a higher provision for credit losses, partially offset by strong year-to-date financial and stock price performance, as well as divisional headcount additions to support increased activity levels.a $0.6 million decrease in legal expenses.

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Consolidated other income, net, decreasedincreased in the current quarter, compared to the prior quarter primarily due to the $4.7 million cumulative credit for exploration and pre-development costs reimbursable from Saltwerx, a $0.7 million increase in unrealized gain due to the change in the unit price of the CSI Compressco common units we retained,own, a $0.3 million increase in unrealized gain from a $1.1 million gain in the prior quarter to a $0.5 million loss in the current period, and a $0.8 million unrealized loss from our investment in Standard Lithium shares received in April 2022. These decreases are partially offset by2022 and 2023
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and a $0.6 million unrealized gain on our investment in CarbonFree recognized during the second quarter, as well as a $0.3$0.4 million increase in gains on asset sales.unrealized gain from the change in fair value of the CarbonFree convertible note embedded option.

Consolidated benefitprovision for income tax was $0.5$2.9 million during the current quarter, compared to a $1.2$1.5 million expenseprovision during the prior quarter. Our consolidated effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 was negative 37.4%13.6% due to income generated during the quarter, partially offset by the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards in the United States and certain other non-U.S. jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance had been established. We establish a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Included in our deferred tax assets are net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits that are available to offset future income tax liabilities in the United States and certain other non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Divisional Comparisons

Completion Fluids & Products Division
Three Months EndedPeriod to Period Change
 June 30,March 31,$ Change% Change
20232023
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$98,222 $69,042 $29,180 42.3 %
Gross profit37,133 25,010 12,123 48.5 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue37.8 %36.2 % 
Exploration and pre-development costs2,341 720 1,621 225.1 %
General and administrative expense8,551 7,173 1,378 19.2 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue8.7 %10.4 %  
Interest expense (income), net104 (395)499 126.3 %
Other income, net(5,819)(930)4,889 525.7 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations$31,956 $18,442 $13,514 73.3 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue32.5 %26.7 %  

Revenues for our Completion Fluids & Products Division increased primarily due to increased pricing and volumes for industrial chemical sales, including higher sales volume from the seasonal uplift in Northern Europe, as well as an increase in offshore activity levels.

Gross profit for our Completion Fluids & Products Division increased compared to the prior quarter period primarily due to the pricing and sales volume impact mentioned above. Our industrial calcium chloride business reflects the seasonal peak in Europe, high production volumes, and supply chain benefits that changesyielded higher margins. Our profitability in future periods will continue to be affected by the mix of our products and services, market demand for our products and services, drilling and completions activity, supply chain challenges and inflationary pressures.

Completion Fluids & Products Division exploration and pre-development costs associated with our potential Southwest Arkansas bromine development project increased $1.6 million due to a second exploratory well drilled during the current quarter, as well as ongoing engineering and design work. General and administrative expense for the division increased $1.4 million to support higher activity levels. Interest expense (income), net increased $0.5 million due to lower interest income on deposit accounts in Brazil and Europe. Other income, net increased primarily due to the $4.7 million cumulative credit for exploration and pre-development costs from Saltwerx, a $0.4 million unrealized gain from the change in fair value of the CarbonFree convertible note embedded option and a $0.3 million increase in unrealized gain from our investment in Standard Lithium shares, partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in foreign exchange losses.



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Water & Flowback Services Division
Three Months EndedPeriod to Period Change
June 30,March 31,$ Change% Change
 20232023
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$77,241 $77,167 $74 0.1 %
Gross profit12,893 11,422 1,471 12.9 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue16.7 %14.8 %  
General and administrative expense5,080 4,959 121 2.4 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue6.6 %6.4 %  
Interest expense, net27 27 — — %
Other (income) expense, net(228)58 286 493.1 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations$8,014 $6,378 $1,636 25.7 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue10.4 %8.3 %  

Revenues for our Water & Flowback Services Division in the full-year forecast hadcurrent quarter remained comparable to the prior quarter as higher revenues from our early production facilities in Latin America were offset by lower customer activity in the North America onshore business.

Gross profit for our Water & Flowback Services Division increased compared to the prior quarter due to a revenue shift toward higher margin service offerings, including the early production facilities in Latin America. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue increased reflecting the continued margin expansion efforts driven by investments in technology, integration, digitalization and the benefit of our early production facilities in Argentina. While we have seen some signs of softness in certain land segments in the United States, pricing has remained relatively stable for our differentiated products and service offerings.

The Water & Flowback Services Division income before taxes and discontinued operations increased primarily due to an improvement in the gross profit described above, as well as a $0.3 million increase in foreign exchange gains.

Corporate Overhead
Three Months EndedPeriod to Period Change
June 30,March 31,$ Change% Change
 20232023
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Depreciation and amortization$93 $109 $(16)(14.7)%
Impairments and other charges777 — 777 100.0 %
General and administrative expense12,595 11,059 1,536 13.9 %
Interest expense, net5,813 5,460 353 6.5 %
Other (income) expense, net(388)658 1,046 159.0 %
Loss before taxes and discontinued operations$(18,890)$(17,286)$(1,604)9.3 %

Corporate overhead loss before taxes and discontinued operations increased primarily due to a $1.6 million increase in wages and benefits related expenses driven by higher short and long-term incentive expenses, a $0.8 million impairment associated with our corporate office lease, and a $0.4 million increase in interest expense due to an increase in the interest rate on our interim reportingTerm Credit Agreement. These expenses are partially offset by an increase in other (income) expense, net primarily due to a $0.7 million increase in unrealized gains related to unit price changes of our investment in CSI Compressco, and a $0.3 million increase in foreign exchange gains.
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Six months ended June 30, 2023 compared with six months ended June 30, 2022.
Consolidated Comparisons
Six Months Ended
June 30,Period to Period Change
 20232022$ Change% Change
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$321,672 $270,753 $50,919 18.8 %
Gross profit85,478 60,527 24,951 41.2 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue26.6 %22.4 %  
Exploration and pre-development costs3,061 2,564 497 19.4 %
General and administrative expense49,416 44,263 5,153 11.6 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue15.4 %16.3 %  
Interest expense, net11,036 6,934 4,102 59.2 %
Other income, net(6,649)(3,448)3,201 92.8 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations28,614 10,214 18,400 180.1 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue8.9 %3.8 %  
Provision for income taxes4,364 721 3,643 505.3 %
Income before discontinued operations24,250 9,493 14,757 155.5 %
Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes(20)(49)(29)(59.2)%
Net income24,230 9,444 14,786 156.6 %
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests25 21 19.0 %
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders$24,255 $9,465 $14,790 156.3 %

Consolidated revenues increased in the current year primarily due to improving industry conditions compared to the prior year for both our Completion Fluids & Products and Water & Flowback Services divisions, as well as the first two early production facilities in Argentina that commenced operations in the third quarter of 2022 and a third early production facility that became operational in the second quarter of 2023. See Divisional Comparisons section below for a more detailed discussion of the change in our revenues.

Consolidated gross profit increased in the current year primarily due to the increase in revenue, partially offset by an increase in costs associated with the higher Water & Flowback Services division activity levels described above. Profit margins for both divisions also improved due to stronger market conditions and a shift to higher-margin projects.

Consolidated exploration and pre-development costs increased $0.5 million compared to the prior year primarily due to drilling costs associated with our second exploratory brine well in Arkansas

Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased compared to the prior year, primarily due to $4.6 million of increased wage and benefit-related expenses driven by divisional headcount additions as operational activity levels increased, as well as higher short and long-term incentive expense. General and administrative expenses also increased $0.5 million due to a higher provision for credit loss allowances on trade accounts receivable.

Consolidated interest expense, net, increased in the current year primarily due to an increase in the interest rate on our Term Credit Agreement and higher borrowings under Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes.our ABL Credit Agreement.

Consolidated other income, net, increased in the current year, compared to the prior year primarily due to a $4.7 million cumulative credit for exploration and pre-development costs reimbursable from Saltwerx, offset by a $1.9 million increase in foreign exchange losses.

Consolidated provision for income taxes was $4.4 million during the current year, compared to $0.7 million during the prior year. Our consolidated effective tax rate for the current year was 15.3%, compared to 7.1% during the prior year. The increase in our tax provision and effective tax rate compared to the prior year was primarily due
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to increased income generated in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions for which a net operating loss carryforward is not available for offset. We establish a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Included in our deferred tax assets are net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits that are available to offset future income tax liabilities in the United States as well as in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Divisional Comparisons

Completion Fluids & Products Division
Three Months EndedPeriod to Period ChangeSix Months Ended
June 30,March 31,$ Change% ChangeJune 30,Period to Period Change
20222022 20232022$ Change% Change
(in thousands, except percentages) (in thousands, except percentages)
RevenuesRevenues$74,798 $73,194 $1,604 2.2 %Revenues$167,264 $147,992 $19,272 13.0 %
Gross profitGross profit22,062 26,147 (4,085)(15.6)%Gross profit62,142 48,209 13,933 28.9 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenueGross profit as a percentage of revenue29.5 %35.7 % Gross profit as a percentage of revenue37.2 %32.6 %  
Exploration and appraisal costs635 1,930 (1,295)(67.1)%
Exploration and pre-development costsExploration and pre-development costs3,061 2,564 497 19.4 %
General and administrative expenseGeneral and administrative expense6,184 6,059 125 2.1 %General and administrative expense15,723 12,243 3,480 28.4 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenueGeneral and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue8.3 %8.3 %  General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue9.4 %8.3 %  
Interest income, netInterest income, net(283)(323)40 (12.4)%Interest income, net(291)(606)(315)(52.0)%
Other (income) expense, net265 (811)1,076 (132.7)%
Income before taxes$15,261 $19,292 $(4,031)(20.9)%
Income before taxes as a percentage of revenue20.4 %26.4 %  
Other income, netOther income, net(6,749)(545)6,204 
NM(1)
Income before taxes and discontinued operationsIncome before taxes and discontinued operations$50,398 $34,553 $15,845 45.9 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenueIncome before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue30.1 %23.3 %  
(1) Percent change is not meaningful

Revenues for our Completion Fluids & Products Division increased slightlycompared to the prior year primarily due to higher European industrial chemical sales volumes, as the seasonal upliftwell as favorable pricing and customer mix. The division also benefited from our Northern European chemicals business was partially offset by lowerrecent capacity expansions following investments in Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico and international fluid sales as the first quarter benefited from sales pulled forward from the second quarter.United Kingdom.

Gross profit for our Completion Fluids & Products Division decreasedincreased compared to the prior quarter periodyear due to increase in revenues. Gross profit as a $3.8 million insurance settlement received in March 2022 from damage topercentage of revenue for our Lake Charles facility. Completion Fluids & Products Divisiondivision increased primarily due to favorable pricing improvements. Our profitability in future periods will continue to be affected by the mix of itsour products and services, market demand for our products and services, drilling and completions activity, supply chain challenges and inflationary pressures.

Pretax income for our Completion Fluids & Products Division decreased primarily due to the $4.1 million lower gross profit described above, a $1.1 million increase in foreign exchange lossesIncome before taxes and a $0.8 million unrealized loss from our investment in Standard Lithium shares received in April 2022. These decreases were partially offset by a $1.3 million decrease in costs associated with the conclusion of our exploratory brine well drilled during the first quarter of 2022 as well as $0.6 million unrealized gain on our investment in CarbonFree recognized during the second quarter.

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Water & Flowback Services Division
Three Months EndedPeriod to Period Change
June 30,March 31,$ Change% Change
 20222022
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$65,918 $56,843 $9,075 16.0 %
Gross profit6,214 6,462 (248)(3.8)%
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue9.4 %11.4 %  
General and administrative expense5,894 4,238 1,656 39.1 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue8.9 %7.5 %  
Interest income, net(2)— (2)NM
Other income, net(1,322)(458)(864)188.6 %
Income before taxes$1,644 $2,682 $(1,038)(38.7)%
Income before taxes as a percentage of revenue2.5 %4.7 %  
Revenues for our Water & Flowback Services Division increased for both water management and production testing in the current quarter compared to the prior quarter, primarily due to the continued higher overall customer activity in the North America onshore business. The higher customer activity can be attributed to sustained high commodity prices.

Gross profit for our Water & Flowback Services Division decreased compared to the prior quarter due to impairment expenses for obsolete assets and inventory. Excluding the impairment, gross profit is consistent with increased activity level with similar pricing fall through. We expect the third-quarter Adjusted EBITDA margins to further improve reflecting continued better pricing for our United States onshore land business, stronger activity levels and the commencement of operations of two early production facilities in Argentina.

The Water & Flowback Services Division pretax income decreased due to a decrease in gross profit and an increase in general and administrative expense. General and administrative expense increased due to higher compensation and benefits from higher salaries, additional headcount as well as a $0.5 million increase professional services from contract labor. Income for our Water & Flowback Services Division also increased due to a $0.2 million increase in gains on sales of assets and $0.7 million increase in foreign exchange gains.

Corporate Overhead
Three Months EndedPeriod to Period Change
June 30,March 31,$ Change% Change
 20222022
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Depreciation and amortization$171 $191 $(20)(10.5)%
General and administrative expense11,542 10,346 1,196 11.6 %
Interest expense, net3,895 3,647 248 6.8 %
Other (income) expense, net20 (1,141)1,161 (101.8)%
Loss before taxes$(15,628)$(13,043)$(2,585)19.8 %

Corporate overhead pretax loss increased due to a $1.2 million increase in general and administrative expense and a $1.2 million decrease in other (income) expense, net. General and administrative expense increased compared to the prior quarter primarily due to higher salary costs associated with the impact of higher stock price on certain long-term incentive awards and the impact of current year financial performance on accrued short-term incentives. Other (income) expense, net decreased compared to the prior quarter, from a $1.1 million gain in the prior quarter to a $0.5 million loss in the current period, due to the change in the unit price of the CSI Compressco common units we retained. These changes were partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in foreign exchange gains.



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Six months ended June 30, 2022 compared with six months ended June 30, 2021.
Consolidated Comparisons
Six months ended
June 30,Period to Period Change
 20222021$ Change% Change
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$270,753 $179,650 $91,103 50.7 %
Gross profit60,527 24,302 36,225 149.1 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue22.4 %13.5 %  
Exploration and appraisal costs2,564 — 2,564 100.0 %
General and administrative expense44,263 37,363 6,900 18.5 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue16.3 %20.8 %  
Interest expense, net6,934 8,290 (1,356)(16.4)%
Other income, net(3,448)(4,306)858 (19.9)%
Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations10,214 (17,045)27,259 159.9 %
Income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue3.8 %(9.5)%  
(Benefit) provision for income taxes721 1,552 (831)(53.5)%
Income (loss) before discontinued operations9,493 (18,597)28,090 151.0 %
Discontinued operations:
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes(49)120,864 (120,913)(100.0)%
Net income9,444 102,267 (92,823)(90.8)%
Loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests21 (306)327 (106.9)%
Net income attributable to TETRA stockholders$9,465 $101,961 $(92,496)(90.7)%

Consolidated revenues increased in the current year primarily due to improving industry conditions compared to the prior year for both the Completion Fluids & Products division and the Water Management & Flowback division. See Divisional Comparisons section below for a more detailed discussion of the change in our revenues.

Consolidated gross profit increased in the current year primarily due to the increase in revenue, partially offset by an increase in costs associated with the higher activity levels described above. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue also increased, primarily due to the significant improvement in profitability for our Water and Flowback Services Division, as well as a $3.8 million insurance settlement received in March 2022 associated with damage to our Lake Charles facility in 2020.

Consolidated exploration and appraisal costs were $2.6 million during the current year due to the exploration and sample analysis costs associated with our exploratory brine well in Arkansas.

Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased compared to the prior year, primarily due to $7.6 million of increased wage and benefit related expenses driven by reinstatement of full salaries and 401K match as well as higher short and long-term incentive expenses, and divisional headcount additions as operational activity levels increased. Higher wage and benefit related expenses were partially offset by a $1.5 million decrease in professional fees primarily due to the GP Sale in the first quarter of the prior year.

Consolidated interest expense, net, decreased in the current year primarily due to $50.5 million of repayments of our term credit facility during 2021.

Consolidated other income, net, decreased in the current year, compared to the prior year primarily due to a $5.2 million net decrease in unrealized gains on investments in CSI Compressco, Standard Lithium and CarbonFree, partially offset by a $3.0 million warrants fair value adjustment recognized in the prior year, a $0.6 million increase in foreign exchange gains, and a $0.3 million increase in gains on sales of assets.
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Consolidated provision for income taxes was $0.7 million during the current year, compared to $1.6 million during the prior year. Our consolidated effective tax rate for the current year of 7.1% was primarily due to income generated during the current year, partially offset by the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards in the United States as well as in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions for which a valuation allowance had been established. We establish a valuation allowance to reduce the deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Included in our deferred tax assets are net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits that are available to offset future income tax liabilities in the United States as well as in certain non-U.S. jurisdictions.

Consolidated loss from discontinued operations net of taxes, for the prior year includes a $120.6 million primarily non-cash accounting gain from the deconsolidation of CSI Compressco. This gain is net of a $0.01 million tax provision after taking into consideration utilization of net operating loss and credit carryforwards.

Consolidated loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests included $0.3 million income from the prior year associated with CSI Compressco’s results for the month of January, prior to the GP Sale.

Divisional Comparisons
Completion Fluids & Products Division
Six months ended
June 30,Period to Period Change
 20222021$ Change% Change
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$147,992 $111,128 $36,864 33.2 %
Gross profit48,209 30,194 18,015 59.7 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue32.6 %27.2 %  
Exploration and appraisal costs2,564 — 2,564 100.0 %
General and administrative expense12,243 8,904 3,339 37.5 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue8.3 %8.0 %  
Interest income, net(606)(300)(306)102.0 %
Other income, net(545)(3,848)3,303 (85.8)%
Income before taxes$34,553 $25,438 $9,115 35.8 %
Income before taxes as a percentage of revenue23.3 %22.9 %  
Revenues for our Completion Fluids & Products Division increased compared to the prior year primarily due to increased International and Gulf of Mexico completion fluids product sales as a result of increased activity following the significant improvement in commodity prices and leveraging opportunities to expand services to completion fluids customers.

Gross profit for our Completion Fluids & Products Division increased compared to the prior year due to more revenues from higher-margin completion fluids services and products, as well as a $3.8 million insurance settlement received in March 2022 from damage to our Lake Charles facility in 2020.

Pretax income for our Completion Fluids & Products Division increased compared to the prior year driven by higher gross profit and the $4.7 million cumulative credit for exploration and pre-development costs reimbursable from Saltwerx, partially offset by $2.6 million of costs associated with the exploratory brine well drilled during the current year and a $3.3$3.5 million increase in general and administrative costs due to reinstatement of full salarieshigher compensation and 401K matchshort-term incentive expense due to increased activity levels, increased provision for credit loss allowances on trade accounts receivable and higher research and development expenses, as well as higher short and long-term incentive expenses, and divisional headcount additions to support higher activity levels. In addition, other income, net decreased duea $0.5 million increase in costs associated with the exploratory brine project compared to the $3.5 million decrease in income from our Standard Lithium shares, most of which were sold during the fourth quarter of 2021, Other income, net also includes a $0.6 million unrealized gain on our investment in CarbonFree recognized during the second quarter.prior period.

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Water & Flowback Services Division
Six months ended
June 30,Period to Period Change
 20222021$ Change% Change
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$122,761 $68,522 $54,239 79.2 %
Gross profit (loss)12,676 (5,479)18,155 NM
Gross profit (loss) as a percentage of revenue10.3 %(8.0)%  
General and administrative expense10,132 5,895 4,237 71.9 %
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue8.3 %8.6 %  
Interest income, net(1)(518)517 (99.8)%
Other income, net(1,781)(398)(1,383)347.5 %
Income (loss) before taxes$4,326 $(10,458)$14,784 NM
Income (loss) before taxes as a percentage of revenue3.5 %(15.3)%  
Six Months Ended
June 30,Period to Period Change
 20232022$ Change% Change
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues$154,408 $122,761 $31,647 25.8 %
Gross profit24,315 12,676 11,639 91.8 %
Gross profit as a percentage of revenue15.7 %10.3 %  
General and administrative expense10,039 10,132 (93)(0.9)%
General and administrative expense as a percentage of revenue6.5 %8.3 %  
Interest expense (income), net54 (1)55 
NM(1)
Other income, net(172)(1,781)(1,609)(90.3)%
Income before taxes and discontinued operations$14,394 $4,326 $10,068 232.7 %
Income before taxes and discontinued operations as a percentage of revenue9.3 %3.5 %  
(1) Percent change is not meaningful

Revenues for our Water & Flowback Services Division increased significantly for both water management and production testing due to much overall higher customer drilling and completion activity. Customer activity levels have continued to improve, primarily in our North America land business as commodity pricesbusiness. Revenues have not only recovered but remained high for both crude oilalso increased in Latin America due to two early production facilities that began operations in the third quarter of 2022 and natural gas compared toa third early production facility that came on line in the prior year period.second quarter of 2023.

Gross profit for our Water & Flowback Services Division improved substantially from a loss in the prior year to double-digit profit in the current year primarily due to higher revenues resulting from the increased activity levels described above and pricing improvements as activity levels improved.improved and continuous efforts to increase margins through streamlining operations and automation.

Pretax incomeIncome before taxes and discontinued operations for our Water & Flowback Services Division increased in the current year primarily due to an improvement in the gross profit described above, andpartially offset by a $0.9 million increasedecrease in foreign exchange gains, offset by anand a $0.5 million decrease in gains on asset sales.

Corporate Overhead
Six Months Ended
June 30,Period to Period Change
 20232022$ Change% Change
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Depreciation and amortization$202 $363 $(161)(44.4)%
Impairments and other charges777 — 777 100.0 %
General and administrative expense23,654 21,888 1,766 8.1 %
Interest expense, net11,273 7,541 3,732 49.5 %
Other (income) expense, net272 (1,121)1,393 124.3 %
Loss before taxes and discontinued operations$(36,178)$(28,671)$(7,507)26.2 %

Corporate overhead loss before taxes and discontinued operations increased due to a $1.8 million increase in general and administrative expense, primarily due a $3.2 million increase in salary and employee expense due to reinstatement of full salaries and 401K match as well as higher short and long-term incentive expenses, and divisional headcount additions to support higher activity levels; a $0.6 million increase in general expenses primarily due to increased rent to support higher activity; and a $0.4$3.7 million increase in professional services also supporting higher activity.

Corporate Overhead
Six months ended
June 30,Period to Period Change
 20222021$ Change% Change
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Depreciation and amortization363 418 (55)(13.2)%
General and administrative expense$21,888 $22,564 $(676)(3.0)%
Interest expense, net7,541 9,107 (1,566)(17.2)%
Other income, net(1,121)(58)(1,063)NM
Loss before taxes$(28,671)$(32,031)$3,360 (10.5)%

Corporate overhead pretax loss decreased due to a $1.6 million decrease in interest expense, net due to lower debt levels,an increase in the interest rate on our Term Credit Agreement and higher borrowings under our ABL Credit Agreement, as well as a $1.1$1.4 million increasedecrease in other income, net.(income) expense, net and a $0.8 million impairment of our corporate office lease. Corporate general and administrative expenses increased compared to the prior year, primarily due to increased wage and benefit-related expenses driven by higher short and long-term incentive expenses. Other income,(income) expense, net increaseddecreased primarily due to a $3.0 million warrants fair value adjustment recognized in the prior year and a $0.6 million increase in foreign exchange gains, partially offset by a $2.4$1.0 million decrease in incomeunrealized gains related to unit price changes of our investment in CSI Compressco.Compressco, and a $1.0 million decrease in foreign exchange gains, partially offset by a $0.6 million increase in income from investments.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use U.S. GAAP financial measures such as revenues, gross profit, income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations, and net cash provided by operating activities, as well as certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, as performance measures for our business.

Adjusted EBITDA. We view Adjusted EBITDA as one of our primary management tools, and we trackiton a monthly basis, both in dollars and as a percentage of revenues(typically compared to the prior month,prior yearperiod,and to budget). We define Adjusted EBITDA as earningsnet income (loss) before interest, taxes depreciation, amortization,and discontinued operations, excluding impairments, exploration and appraisalpre-development costs, certain special, non-recurring or other charges (or credits), interest, depreciation and amortization, income from collaborative arrangement and certain non-cash items such as equity-based compensation expense. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations. Exploration and pre-development costs represent expenditures incurred to evaluate potential future development of TETRA’s lithium and bromine properties in Arkansas. Such costs include exploratory drilling and associated engineering studies. Income from collaborative arrangement represents the portion of exploration and pre-development costs that are reimbursable by our strategic partner. Exploration and pre-development costs and certain otherthe associated income from collaborative arrangement are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA because they do not relate to the Company’s current business operations. Adjustments to long-term incentives represent cumulative adjustments to valuation of long-term cash incentive compensation awards that are related to prior years. These costs are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA because they do not relate to the current year and are considered to be outside of normal operations. Long-term incentives are earned over a three-year period and the costs are recorded over the three-year period they are earned. The amounts accrued or incurred are based on a cumulative of the three-year period. Equity-based compensation expense represents compensation that has been or will be paid in equity and is excluded from Adjusted EBITDA because it is a non-cash charges and non-recurring adjustments.item.

Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as a supplemental financial measure by our management to:
evaluate theto assess financial performance, without regard to charges or credits that are considered by management to be outside of our assetsits normal operations and without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;basis, and
determine our to assess the Company’s ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures.
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The following tabletables reconcilesreconcile net income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
June 30, 2022June 30, 2023
Completion Fluids & ProductsWater & Flowback ServicesCorporate SG&AOther and EliminationsTotalCompletion Fluids & ProductsWater & Flowback ServicesCorporate SG&AOther and EliminationsTotal
(in thousands, except percentages)(in thousands, except percentages)
RevenueRevenue$74,798 $65,918 $ $ $140,716 Revenue$98,222 $77,241 $ $ $175,463 
Net income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operationsNet income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations15,261 1,644 (11,542)(4,083)1,280 Net income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations31,956 8,014 (12,595)(6,295)21,080 
Impairments220 2,042 — — 2,262 
Exploration and appraisal costs634 — — — 634 
Insurance recoveriesInsurance recoveries(5)— — — (5)
Impairments and other chargesImpairments and other charges— — 777 — 777 
Exploration and pre-development costsExploration and pre-development costs2,341 — — — 2,341 
Adjustment to long-term incentivesAdjustment to long-term incentives— — 1,450 — 1,450 Adjustment to long-term incentives— — 322 — 322 
Former CEO stock appreciation right expenseFormer CEO stock appreciation right expense— — 329 — 329 
Transactions and other expensesTransactions and other expenses— 556 — — 556 Transactions and other expenses— — 57 — 57 
Income from collaborative arrangementIncome from collaborative arrangement(4,749)— — — (4,749)
Adjusted income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations$16,115 $4,242 $(10,092)$(4,083)$6,182 
Interest expense, net(283)(2)— 3,895 3,610 
Depreciation and amortization1,873 5,705 — 168 7,746 
Equity compensation expense— — 1,159 — 1,159 
Interest (income) expense, netInterest (income) expense, net104 27 — 5,813 5,944 
Depreciation, amortization and accretionDepreciation, amortization and accretion2,193 6,172 — 93 8,458 
Equity-based compensation expenseEquity-based compensation expense— — 1,492 — 1,492 
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA$17,705 $9,945 $(8,933)$(20)$18,697 Adjusted EBITDA$31,840 $14,213 $(9,618)$(389)$36,046 
Adjusted EBITDA as % of revenueAdjusted EBITDA as % of revenue23.7 %15.1 %13.3 %Adjusted EBITDA as % of revenue32.4 %18.4 %20.5 %
Three Months EndedThree Months Ended
March 31, 2022March 31, 2023
Completion Fluids & ProductsWater & Flowback ServicesCorporate SG&AOther and EliminationsTotalCompletion Fluids & ProductsWater & Flowback ServicesCorporate SG&AOther and EliminationsTotal
(in thousands, except percentages)(in thousands, except percentages)
RevenueRevenue$73,194 $56,843 $ $ $130,037 Revenue$69,042 $77,167 $ $ $146,209 
Net income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operationsNet income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations19,292 2,682 (10,346)(2,694)8,934 Net income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations18,442 6,378 (11,059)(6,227)7,534 
Insurance settlement(3,750)— — — (3,750)
Exploration and appraisal costs1,930 — — — 1,930 
Insurance recoveriesInsurance recoveries(2,850)— — — (2,850)
Exploration and pre-development costsExploration and pre-development costs720 — — — 720 
Adjustment to long-term incentivesAdjustment to long-term incentives— — 784 — 784 Adjustment to long-term incentives— — 353 — 353 
Interest (income) expense, netInterest (income) expense, net(395)27 — 5,460 5,092 
Depreciation, amortization and accretionDepreciation, amortization and accretion2,052 6,509 — 109 8,670 
Equity-based compensation expenseEquity-based compensation expense17 — 1,276 — 1,293 
Transaction, restructuring and other expensesTransaction, restructuring and other expenses— — 82 — 82 
Former CEO stock appreciation right expenseFormer CEO stock appreciation right expense— — 472 — 472 Former CEO stock appreciation right expense— — (307)— (307)
Adjusted income (loss) before taxes and discontinued operations$17,472 $2,682 $(9,090)$(2,694)$8,370 
Interest expense, net(323)— — 3,647 3,324 
Depreciation and amortization1,948 5,543 — 188 7,679 
Equity compensation expense— — 1,104 — 1,104 
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA$19,097 $8,225 $(7,986)$1,141 $20,477 Adjusted EBITDA$17,986 $12,914 $(9,655)$(658)$20,587 
Adjusted EBITDA as % of revenueAdjusted EBITDA as % of revenue26.1 %14.5 %15.7 %Adjusted EBITDA as % of revenue26.1 %16.7 %14.1 %
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Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not in accordance with U.S. GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to net income, operating income, cash provided by operating activities, or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This measure may not be comparable to similarly titled financial metrics of other companies, as other companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner as we do. Management compensates for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool by reviewing the comparable U.S. GAAP measures, understanding the differences between the measures, and incorporating this knowledge into management’s decision-making processes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that our capital structure allows us to meet our financial obligations despite current uncertain operating conditions and financial markets.obligations. Our liquidity at the end of the second quarter was $103.0$99.0 million. Liquidity is defined as unrestricted cash plus availability under the ABL Credit Agreement, SwedishArgentina Credit Facility and FinlandSwedish Credit Agreement.Facility. Information about the terms and covenants of our debt agreements can be found in our 2021 Annual Report and in Note 6 - Long Term Debt and Other Borrowings.

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Our consolidated sources and uses of cash which include cash activity from our former Compression Division for January 2021 prior to the closing of the GP sale, are as follows:
Six Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
2022202120232022
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Operating activitiesOperating activities$23,803 $7,607 Operating activities$37,357 $23,803 
Investing activitiesInvesting activities(15,919)(10,451)Investing activities(22,004)(15,919)
Financing activitiesFinancing activities(2,774)(29,775)Financing activities(1,757)(2,774)

Operating Activities

Consolidated cash flows provided by operating activities increased compared to the first six months of 20212022 primarily due to an increase in cash profit partially offset by the effect ofand working capital movements and $0.9 million of prior-year cash flows provided by operating activities generated by CSI Compressco in January prior to closing of the GP Sale.changes.

Investing Activities

Total cash capital expenditures during the first six months of 20222023 were $20.4$23.3 million, which reflects front-loading our expected full yearincreased expenditures to accommodate industry-wide activity recoveries.recoveries as well as traditional front-loading of expected annual expenditures. Our Water & Flowback Services Division spent $15.9$16.6 million on capital expenditures, primarily to deploy additional SandStorm units to meet increased demands and to maintain, automate and upgrade its water management and flowback equipment fleet. Water and Flowback Services Division capital expenditures also included expenditures related to construction of the third early production facilitiesfacility in Argentina, including approximately $2.0 million of costs that were reimbursed by customers.Argentina. Our Completion Fluids & Products Division spent $4.4$6.5 million on capital expenditures.expenditures, primarily investing in additional capacity to support higher projected activity levels in the United States, Latin America and Europe.

Investing activities during the first six months of 2023 and 2022 included a$2.9 million and $3.8 million, respectively, of proceeds for insurance settlement received in March 2022settlements from damage to our Lake Charles facility in 2020.

Historically, a significant majority of our planned capital expenditures have been related to identified opportunities to grow and expand our existing businesses. We are also focused on enhancing shareholder value by capitalizing on our key mineral assets, brine mineral extraction expertise, and deep chemistry competency to expand our offerings into the low carbon energy markets. However, we continue to review all capital expenditure plans carefully in an effort to conserve cash. We currently have no long-term capital expenditure commitments. If the forecasted demand for our products and services increases or decreases, the amount of planned expenditures on growth and expansion may be adjusted.

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Lithium and Bromine Exploration TargetsInferred Resources

We have rights to the brine underlying our approximately 31,100 net40,000 gross acres of brine leases in the Smackover Formation in Southwest Arkansas, including rights to the bromine and lithium contained in the brine. With respect to approximately 27,50035,000 acres of that total acreage, we had previously entered into an agreement grantinggranted Standard Lithium an option to acquire the lithium rights. The agreements governing this option contemplate a 2.5% royalty that Standard Lithium would pay us based on gross lithium revenues. Additional information on these exploration targetsinferred resources is described in Part I, “Item 2. Properties” in our 20212022 Annual Report.

During early 2023, we completed an initial economic assessment for a bromine extraction plant. We expect an initial economic assessment to follow in late 2023 for a lithium extraction plant, subject to the progress of early engineering. In August 2021,June 2023, we announcedentered into the completionMOU with Saltwerx, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of a preliminary technical assessment by an independent geological consulting firmFortune 500 company, relating to assess lithiuma newly-proposed brine unit in the Smackover Formation in Southwest Arkansas and bromine exploration targets in our approximately 31,100 net acres. During the first six months 2022, we incurred $2.6 million to complete the drilling of our Arkansas exploration well and obtain and analyze fluid samples for multiple Smackover formation brine zones. Ongoingpotential bromine and lithium fluid analysisproduction from these samples is being usedbrine produced from the unit. The binding provisions of the MOU provide, among other things, that (i) the Company will file the Application covering the Brine Unit with the AOGC and (ii) Saltwerx will provide a letter to progress a resource report for boththe Company in support of the Application. The MOU also contains provisions effective after, and contingent on, the approval of the Brine Unit by the AOGC, including provisions relating to: (i) initial brine ownership percentages within the Brine Unit, including the bromine and lithium contained in our approximately 31,100 net acrethe brine, leases in Arkansas. The resource report is expected(ii) the transfer of certain leased acres outside the proposed Brine Unit from us to Saltwerx, (iii) Saltwerx reimbursing us for certain expenses incurred by us to date regarding the development of leased acreage to be completedincluded in the thirdBrine Unit, and (vi) an allocation of certain future costs for the drilling of a brine production test well and other development operations, including FEED studies for bromine and lithium production facilities. During the second quarter of 2022. We have engaged an engineering2023, we also contracted a third-party firm to begin work onexecute a PEA to determinefront-end engineering and design study for a lithium production facility. Only upon completion of an indicated resources study, pre-feasibility and/or feasibility study and attainment of capital commitment from either a joint venture partner, governments grants or loans, or other cost-effective sources of capital that will not over-lever the economics of developing 3,600 net acres under which we hold exclusive brine rights to meet the demand for bromine-based fluids for both a growing oil and gas market as well as a rapidly growing energy storage market. InCompany, in addition to confirmation of a successful recapitalization of the bromine,long-duration zinc-bromide battery storage manufacturers, would we planproceed to ultimately extract lithium from the same brine feed which we expect will greatly benefit the financial returns for the project.a final investment decision.

Financing Activities

As a result of TETRA’s strong cash flow from operations in 2020 and the proceeds from the GP Sale, duringOur financing activities for the first six months of 2021, we repaid $29.32023 include $97.2 million on our term credit agreement. We repaid an additional $21.0of borrowings and $98.2 million on our term credit agreement during 2021 using proceeds fromof repayments under the sale of Standard Lithium sharesABL Credit Agreement, Argentina Credit Facility and cash flows from operations. Our financing activities for the fist six months of 2022 include $1.2Swedish Credit Facility, as well as $0.7 million of capital lease payments associated with equipment leased primarily for the early production facilities in Argentina. We may supplement our existing cash balances and cash flow from operating activities with short-term borrowings, long-term borrowings, issuances of equity and debt securities, and other sources of capital. We are aggressively managing our working capital and capital expenditure needs in order to maximize our liquidity in the current environment.
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Long-Term Debt

Term Credit Agreement.    The Term Credit Agreement is scheduled to mature on September 10, 2025. Our Term Credit Agreement requires us to offer to prepay a percentage of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) within five business days of filing our Annual Report. As of June 30, 2023, $163.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our Term Credit Agreement is outstanding.

Asset-Based Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2022,2023, our ABL Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of up to $80.0 million, with a $20.0 million accordion. The credit facility is subject to a borrowing base to be determined by reference to the value of inventory and accounts receivable, and includes a sublimit of $20.0 million for letters of credit, a swingline loan sublimit of $11.5 million, and a $15.0 million sub-facility subject to a borrowing base consisting of certain trade receivables and inventory in the United Kingdom. The amounts we may borrow under the ABL Credit Agreement are derived from our accounts receivable, certain accrued receivables and certain inventory. Changes in demand for our products and services have an impact on our eligible accounts receivable, accrued receivables and the value of our inventory, which could result in significant changes to our borrowing base and therefore our availability under our ABL Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2022,2023, we had zerono balance outstanding and$6.0 $11.5 million in letters of credit and guarantees against our ABL Credit Agreement and availability of $61.8$66.6 million, subject to compliance with the covenants, borrowing base, and other provisions of the ABL Credit Agreement.

Argentina Credit Facility. In January 2023, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility for certain working capital and capital expenditure needs for its subsidiary in Argentina (“Argentina Credit Facility”). As of June 30, 2023, we had $1.9 million outstanding and availability of approximately $0.1 million under the Argentina Credit Agreement. Borrowings bear interest at a rate of 2.50% per annum. The Argentina Credit Facility expires on October 19, 2023 and is backed by a letter of credit under our ABL Credit Agreement.

Swedish Credit Facility. In January 2022, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility for seasonal working capital needs of subsidiaries in Sweden. As of June 30, 2022,2023, we had less than $0.1 millionno balance outstanding and availability of approximately $4.9$4.6 million United States dollars under this agreement. During each year, all outstanding loans under the Swedish Credit Facility must be repaid for at least 30 consecutive days. Borrowings
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bear interest at a rate of 2.95% per annum. The Swedish Credit Facility expires on December 31, 20222023 and the Company intends to renew it annually.

Finland Credit Agreement. TheIn January 2022, the Company also entered into a new credit agreement guaranteed by certain accounts receivable and inventory in Finland (“Finland Credit Agreement”). As of June 30, 2022,2023, there were US$1.4$1.5 million of letters of credit outstanding against the Finland Credit Agreement.

Term The Finland Credit Agreement.    The Term Credit Agreement is scheduled expires on January 31, 2024 and the Company intends to mature on September 10, 2025. Our Term Credit Agreement requires us to offer to prepay a percentage of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) within five business days of filing our Annual Report. As of July 29, 2022, $163.1 million in aggregate principal amount of our Term Credit Agreement is outstanding.renew it annually.

Other Sources and Uses of Cash

In addition to the aforementioned credit facilities, and senior notes, we fund our short-term liquidity requirements from cash generated by our operations and from short-term vendor financing. In addition, as of June 30, 2022,2023, the market value of our investments in CSI Compressco and Standard Lithium were $6.9$6.6 million and $1.7$3.6 million, respectively, with no holding restrictions on our ability to monetize our interest. We also hold an investment in convertible notes issued by CarbonFree valued at $5.6 million as of June 30, 2022, excluding accrued interest.interests. In addition, we are party to agreements in which Standard Lithium has the right to explore for, and an option to acquire the right to produce and extract Lithiumlithium in our Arkansas leases as well as additional potential resources in the Mojave region of California. We received an additional 400,000 shares of Standard Lithium stock during the second quarter of 2022in April 2023 under the terms of this agreement. We also hold an investment in a convertible note issued by CarbonFree valued at $6.3 million as of June 30, 2023.

On May 5, 2022, we filed a universal shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the SEC. On May 17, 2022, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 was declared effective by the SEC. Pursuant to this registration statement, we have the ability to sell debt or equity securities in one or more public offerings up to an aggregate public offering price of $400 million. This shelf registration statement currently provides us additional flexibility with regards to potential financing that we may undertake when market conditions permit or our financial condition may require.

Should additional capital be required, the ability to raise such capital through the issuance of additional debt or equity securities may currently be limited. Instability or volatility in the capital markets at the times we need to
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access capital may affect the cost of capital and the ability to raise capital for an indeterminable length of time. If it is necessary to issue additional equity to fund our capital needs, additional dilution of our common stockholders will occur. We periodically evaluate engaging in strategic transactions and may consider divesting non-core assets where our evaluation suggests such transactions are in the best interest of our business. In challenging economic environments, we may experience increased delays and failures by customers to pay our invoices. If our customers delay paying or fail to pay us a significant amount of our outstanding receivables, it could have an adverse effect on our liquidity. An increase of unpaid aged receivables would also negatively affect our borrowing availability under the ABL Credit Agreement.

As of June 30, 2022,2023, we had no “off balance sheet arrangements” that may have a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

    There have been no material changes or developments in the evaluation of the accounting estimates and
the underlying assumptions or methodologies pertaining to our Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates disclosed
in our 20212022 Annual Report. In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we make assumptions, estimates, and judgments that affect the amounts reported. These judgments and estimates may change as new events occur, as new information is acquired, and as changes in our operating environments are encountered. Actual results are likely to differ from our current estimates, and those differences may be material.
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Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

For information regarding litigation, see - Note 7 - “Commitments and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and Part II, “Item 1. Legal Proceedings” in this report.

Long-Term Debt

For information on our credit agreements, see our 2021 Annual Report and Note 6 - “Long-Term Debt and Other Borrowings” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

Leases

We have operating leases for some of our transportation equipment, office space, warehouse space, operating locations, and machinery and equipment. We have finance leases for certain facility storage tanks and equipment rentals. Information about the terms and covenants of our lease agreements can be found in our 20212022 Annual Report.

Product and Asset Purchase Obligations

For information on product and asset purchase obligations, see - Note 7 - “Commitments and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cautionary Statement for Purposes of Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are identifiable by the use of the following words, the negative of such words, and other similar words: “anticipates”, “assumes”, “believes”, “budgets”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “goal”, “intends”, “may”, “might”, “plans”, “predicts”, “projects”, “schedules”, “seeks”, “should”, “targets”, “will”, and “would”.

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These forward-looking statements include statements concerning the exploration targetsinferred mineral resources of lithium and bromine, the potential extraction of lithium and bromine from the leased acreage, andthe development of the assets including construction of bromine extraction plants, the economic viability thereof, the demand for such resources, and the timing and cost of such activities,activities; the ability to obtain an indicated or measured resources report and an initial economic assessment, indicated or measured resources report, and/or pre-feasibility or feasibility studies regarding our lithium and bromine acreage; statements regarding the Company's beliefs, expectations, plans, goals, future events and performance,performance; and other statements that are not purely historical. With respect to the Company's disclosures of inferred mineral resources, including bromine and lithium carbonate equivalent concentrations, it is uncertain if further exploration will ever result in the estimation of a higher category of mineral resource or a mineral reserve. Inferred mineral resources are considered to have the lowest level of geological confidence of all mineral resources. Investors are cautioned that inferred mineral resources do not have demonstrated economic value. Inferred mineral resources have a high degree of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be economically or legally commercialized. A significant amount of exploration must be completed in order to determine whether an inferred mineral resource may be upgraded to a higher category. Therefore, investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of an inferred mineral resource exists, that it can be economically or legally commercialized, or that it will ever be upgraded to a higher category. With respect to the Company’s disclosures of the MOU with Saltwerx, it is uncertain about the ability of the parties to successfully negotiate one or more definitive agreements, the future relationship between the parties, the approval of the application and Brine Unit by the AOGC, and the ability to successfully and economically produce lithium and bromine from the Brine Unit.

Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made. However, caution should be takeninvestors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because suchstatements. Such statements speak only as of the date when made. We undertakeon which they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our historical experience and our present expectations, forecasts or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in Part II, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report and in our 20212022 Annual Report, and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the SEC.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Interest Rate Risk

The interest on our borrowings is subject to market risk exposure related to changes in applicable interest rates. Borrowings under our Swedish Credit Facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 2.95%. Borrowings under our ABL Credit Agreement bear interest at an agreed-upon percentage rate spread above LIBOR. Borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of TETRA, either (i) LIBORSOFR (subject to a 1% floor) plus a margin of 6.25% per annum or (ii) a base rate plus a margin of 5.25% per annum. Borrowings under our ABL Credit Agreement bear interest at an agreed-upon percentage rate spread above SOFR. Borrowings under our Argentina Credit Facility and Swedish Credit Facility bear interest at fixed rates of 2.50% and 2.95%, respectively. The following table sets forth as of June 30, 2022,2023, the principal amount due under our long-term debt obligations and their respective weighted average interest rates. As of June 30, 2023, we had no balance outstanding under our ABL Credit Agreement or Swedish Credit Facility. We are not a party to an interest rate swap contract or other derivative instrument designed to hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuation risk.
InterestJune 30, 2022
 Scheduled MaturityRate
  (in thousands)
Swedish Credit FacilityDecember 31, 20222.95%$11 
Asset-based credit agreementSeptember 10, 20234.75%— 
Term credit agreementSeptember 10, 20257.92%163,071 
TETRA total debt, including current portion $163,082 
InterestJune 30, 2023
 Scheduled MaturityRate
  (in thousands)
Term Credit AgreementSeptember 10, 202511.40%$163,072 
Argentina Credit FacilityOctober 19, 20232.50%1,900 
TETRA total debt, including current portion $164,972 

Exchange Rate Risk

We are exposed to fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the euro with regard to our euro-denominated operating activities. We also have currency exchange rate risk exposure related to revenues, expenses, operating receivables, and payables denominated in foreign currencies. We may enter into 30-dayshort-term foreign-currency forward derivative contracts as part of a program designed to mitigate the currency exchange rate risk exposure on selected transactions of certain foreign subsidiaries. Although contracts pursuant to this program will serve as an economic
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hedge of the cash flow of our currency exchange risk exposure, they are not expected to be formally designated as hedge contracts or qualify for hedge accounting treatment. Accordingly, any change in the fair value of these derivative instruments during a period will be included in the determination of earnings for that period. As of June 30, 2022,2023, we did not have any foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Based on this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2022,2023, the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

There were no changes in our internal controlcontrols over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2022,2023, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controlcontrols over financial reporting.

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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On May 31, 2022, TETRA filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) under a certain Bromine Requirements Sales Agreement between TETRA and LANXESS Corporation (formerly Chemtura Corporation, “LANXESS”) (the “Sales Agreement”).

Under the Sales Agreement, TETRA agreed to purchase a certain volume of elemental bromine. LANXESS notified TETRA of a proposed non-ordinary course increase to the price of bromine, which TETRA believes is not justified nor appropriate under the Sales Agreement.bromine. After lengthy discussions, TETRA and LANXESS were unable to reach an agreement regarding the validity of the proposed price increase; therefore, TETRA filed for arbitration seeking declaratory relief, among other relief, declaring that the proposed price increase is invalid. On September 19, 2022, LANXESS filed a counterclaim with the AAA seeking declaratory relief, among other relief.

On May 25, 2023, TETRA entered into the Third Amendment to Bromine Requirements Sales Agreement (the “Amendment”) with LANXESS. The Amendment has an effective date of April 1, 2023 and was entered into in connection with the entry into a settlement agreement in the Company’s arbitration is currently pending,with LANXESS. The Amendment provides for, among other things, revised volume requirements and no final hearing date has been set.TETRA is presently unablerelated terms. On June 14, 2023, in light of the settlement agreement, and in response to predict the duration, scope or resultparties’ stipulated motion to dismiss, the arbitration panel issued an Order of this proceeding.Dismissal, which dismissed all claims in the arbitration with prejudice.

For more information regarding litigation, see “Item 1. Legal Proceedings” in our 20212022 Annual Report and Note 7 - “Commitments and Contingencies” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As of the date of this filing, TETRA and its operations continue to be subject to the risk factors previously disclosed in the “Risk Factors” sections contained in our 20212022 Annual Report. In addition, we are subject to the following supplemental risk factor.

We may not be able to utilize all or a portion of our net operating loss carryforwards or other tax benefits to offset future taxable income for U.S. federal, state or foreign tax purposes, which could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. We have adopted a Tax Benefits Preservation Plan that is designed to protect our Tax Attributes.

As of December 31, 2022, we had United States federal, state, and foreign deferred tax assets associated with net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) equal to approximately $86.2 million, $11.1 million, and $7.8 million, respectively. In those countries and states in which NOLs are subject to an expiration period, our NOLs, if not utilized, will expire at various dates from 2023 through 2042.

We may be limited in the portion of our NOLs that we can use in the future to offset taxable income for United States, federal, state, and foreign income tax purposes. Utilization of these NOLs depends on many factors, including our future taxable income, which cannot be assured.

Under Section 382 (“Section 382”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), if a corporation experiences an “ownership change,” any NOLs, losses or deductions attributable to a “net unrealized built-in loss” and other tax attributes (“Tax Attributes”) could be substantially limited, and timing of the usage of such Tax Attributes could be substantially delayed. A corporation generally will experience an ownership change if one or more stockholders (or group of stockholders) who are each deemed to own at least 5% of the corporation’s stock increase their ownership by more than 50 percentage points over their lowest ownership percentage within a testing period (generally, a rolling three-year period). Utilization of our Tax Attributes may be subject to a significant annual limitation as a result of prior or future “ownership changes.” Determining the limitations under Section 382 is technical and highly complex, and no assurance can be given that upon further analysis our ability to take advantage of our NOLs or other Tax Attributes may be limited to a greater extent than we currently anticipate.
The Board of Directors has adopted the Tax Plan to protect the availability of the Company’s Tax Attributes. The Tax Plan is designed to reduce the likelihood that we experience an ownership change by deterring certain acquisitions of our common stock. There can be no assurances, however, that the deterrent mechanism will be effective, and,
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therefore, such acquisitions may still occur. In addition, the Tax Plan could adversely affect the marketability of our common stock by discouraging existing or potential investors from acquiring our common stock or additional shares of our common stock. If the Company is unable to use the Tax Attributes in years in which it has taxable income, the Company will pay significantly more in cash tax than if it were able to utilize the Tax Attributes, and those tax costs would negatively impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers.
PeriodTotal Number
of Shares Purchased
Average
Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)
April 1 – April 30, 2022— $— — $— 
May 1 – May 31, 2022— — — — 
June 1 – June 30, 2022— — — — 
Total— — $— 
(1)In January 2004, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $20 million of our common stock.On October 28, 2021, our Board of Directors terminated the repurchase program.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

None.
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Item 5. Other Information.

None.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
 
Exhibits:
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
4.1*+
4.2*+
4.3
4.4
10.1+
10.2*+#
31.1*
31.2*
32.1**
32.2**
10.1*+
10.2*+
10.3*+
101.SCH++XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL++XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF++XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB++XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE++XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104*Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL documents
*    Filed with this report.
**    Furnished with this report.
+Portions have been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(10)(iv), because the omitted information is both not material and is the type that the Company treats as private or confidential.
++    Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021;2022; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021;2022; (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021;2022; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the six-month periods ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 ; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021;2022; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the six months ended June 30, 2022.2023.

#    Certain schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any such omitted schedule to the SEC upon request.
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SIGNATURES

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

 
 
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
 
   
Date:August 2, 2022July 31, 2023By:/s/Brady M. Murphy
  Brady M. Murphy
  President and Chief Executive Officer
Principal Executive Officer
   
Date:August 2, 2022July 31, 2023By:/s/Elijio V. Serrano
  Elijio V. Serrano
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  Principal Financial Officer
   
Date:August 2, 2022July 31, 2023By:/s/Richard D. O’Brien
  Richard D. O’Brien
  Vice President – Finance and Global Controller
  Principal Accounting Officer

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