NOV (NOV) 8-K National Oilwell Varco Announces Second Quarter 2009 Earnings and Backlog

EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS	Contact:  Clay Williams
	(713)346-7606

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO ANNOUNCES
SECOND QUARTER 2009 EARNINGS AND BACKLOG

HOUSTON, TX, July 28, 2009 —National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (NYSE: NOV) today reported that for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009 it earned net income of $220 million, or $0.53 per fully diluted share, on revenues of $3,010 million.

The results include a $147 million pre-tax charge ($0.23 per share after tax) related to impairment of an intangible asset, $56 million of pre-tax charges ($0.09 per share after tax) related to transaction and voluntary retirement costs, and $21 million ($0.05 per share after tax) related to additional tax charges on revaluation gains in Norway. Net income for the period excluding these charges was $376 million, or $0.90 per fully diluted share, compared to first quarter ended March 31, 2009 net income of $470 million, or $1.13 per fully diluted share. Earnings per share, excluding these charges, decreased 13 percent compared to the second quarter of 2008, when the Company earned $421 million or $1.04 per fully diluted share.

Operating profit for the quarter, excluding the $203 million of impairment, transaction and voluntary retirement costs, was $589 million or 19.6 percent of sales. In addition to reported results, the Company is also providing supplemental results, which include the combined financial results for the Company and Grant Prideco as if the April 21, 2008 acquisition occurred at the beginning of 2008. Revenues decreased 14 percent from the first quarter of 2009, and decreased 13 percent from the second quarter of 2008, on this adjusted combined basis. Operating profit flow-through, or the change in operating profit divided by the change in revenue, was down 28 percent from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2009, and was down 44 percent from the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2009, on an adjusted combined basis.

During the second quarter the Company added $616 million of orders to its capital equipment backlog, including a major drillship package order, and removed $108 million of discontinued orders on cancelled projects. Backlog for capital equipment orders for the Company’s Rig Technology segment was $8.7 billion at June 30, 2009 compared to $9.6 billion at March 31, 2009.

Pete Miller, Chairman, President and CEO of National Oilwell Varco, remarked, “Our strong book of business and solid balance sheet positions us well to navigate the current challenging marketplace, which witnessed further steep rig count declines and fierce pricing pressure during the second quarter, particularly in North America. We are using this time to streamline our business and invest for future growth, while continuing to execute on our customer’s requirements. We finished the first half of the year with $2.3 billion in cash holdings, despite making four acquisitions during the quarter for approximately $400 million in cash. Cash flow remains a strength for our Company. While the timing of a recovery remains uncertain, we plan to emerge stronger, faster, and more efficient when significant drilling activity inevitably resumes.”

Rig Technology

Second quarter revenues for the Rig Technology segment were $1,917 million, a decrease of 13 percent from the first quarter of 2009 and flat from the second quarter of 2008. Operating profit for this segment was $536 million, or 28.0 percent of sales, a record high margin for the segment. Operating profit flow-through from the first quarter of 2009 to the second quarter of 2009 was down 25 percent. Revenue out of backlog for the segment decreased 15 percent sequentially and rose 7 percent year-over-year, to $1,434 million for the second quarter of 2009. Non-backlog revenue, predominantly spare parts, repair, and services sales, declined 5 percent from the first quarter to the second quarter.

Petroleum Services & Supplies

Revenues for the second quarter of 2009 for the Petroleum Services & Supplies segment were $913 million, down 10 percent compared to first quarter 2009 results and down 27 percent from the second quarter of 2008, on an adjusted combined basis for the Grant Prideco merger. Softer results reflect second quarter 2009 worldwide rig count declines of 25 percent from the first quarter, and 36 percent declines from the second quarter of 2008, with the largest declines coming in North America. Operating profit was $96 million, or 10.5 percent of revenue, a decrease of 41 percent from the first quarter of 2009. Operating profit flow-through was down 67 percent sequentially and down 60 percent from the prior year, on an adjusted combined basis for the merger, due in part to sharply lower prices in many products and services.

Distribution Services

The Distribution Services segment generated second quarter revenues of $305 million, which were down 25 percent from the first quarter of 2009 and represented a 28 percent decrease from the second quarter of 2008. Second quarter operating profit was $10 million or 3.3 percent of sales. Operating profit flow-through from the second quarter of 2008 to the second quarter of 2009 was down 13 percent. Operating profit flow-through was down 15 percent from the first quarter of 2009 to the second quarter of 2009.

The Company has scheduled a conference call for July 28, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss second quarter results. The call will be broadcast through the Investor Relations link on National Oilwell Varco’s web site atwww.nov.com, and a replay will be available on the site for thirty days following the conference. Participants may also join the conference call by dialing 1-800-447-0521 within North America or 1-847-413-3238 outside of North America five to ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time, and ask for the “National Oilwell Varco Earnings Conference Call.”

National Oilwell Varco is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, the provision of oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry.

Statements made in this press release that are forward-looking in nature are intended to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and may involve risks and uncertainties. These statements may differ materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred to documents filed by National Oilwell Varco with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K, which identify significant risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

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NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except share data)

	June 30,		December 31,
	2009		2008
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,286	$	1,543
Receivables, net		2,603		3,136
Inventories, net		3,825		3,806
Costs in excess of billings		590		618
Deferred income taxes		215		271
Prepaid and other current assets		391		283
Total current assets		9,910		9,657
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,758		1,677
Deferred income taxes		195		126
Goodwill		5,466		5,225
Intangibles, net		4,134		4,300
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		387		421
Other assets		89		73
	$	21,939	$	21,479
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	760	$	852
Accrued liabilities		2,082		2,376
Billings in excess of costs		2,081		2,161
Current portion of long-term debt and short-term borrowings		8		4
Accrued income taxes		236		230
Total current liabilities		5,167		5,623
Long-term debt		873		870
Deferred income taxes		2,150		2,134
Other liabilities		144		128
Total liabilities		8,334		8,755
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock — par value $.01; 418,192,372 and 417,350,924 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008		4		4
Additional paid-in capital		8,027		7,989
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		—		(161	)
Retained earnings		5,486		4,796
Total National Oilwell Varco stockholders’ equity		13,517		12,628
Noncontrolling interests		88		96
Total stockholders’ equity		13,605		12,724
	$	21,939	$	21,479

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,						March 31,			June 30,
	2009			2008			2009			2009			2008
Revenue:
Rig technology	$	1,917		$	1,911		$	2,199		$	4,116		$	3,514
Petroleum services and supplies		913			1,124			1,014			1,927			1,954
Distribution services		305			425			408			713			791
Eliminations		(125	)		(135	)		(140	)		(265	)		(249	)
Total revenue		3,010			3,325			3,481			6,491			6,010
Gross profit		877			1,027			1,039			1,916			1,824
Gross profit %		29.1	%		30.9	%		29.8	%		29.5	%		30.3	%
Selling, general, and administrative		288			273			319			607			501
Intangible asset impairment		147			—			—			147			—
Transaction and voluntary retirement costs		56			63			—			56			63
Operating profit		386			691			720			1,106			1,260
Interest and financial costs		(13	)		(24	)		(13	)		(26	)		(34	)
Interest income		2			10			2			4			26
Equity income in unconsolidated affiliate		16			17			28			44			17
Other income (expense), net		(38	)		(14	)		(36	)		(74	)		(1	)
Income before income taxes		353			680			701			1,054			1,268
Provision for income taxes		131			255			228			359			443
Net income		222			425			473			695			825
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		2			4			3			5			6
Net income attributable to Company	$	220		$	421		$	470		$	690		$	819
Net income attributable to Company per share:
Basic	$	0.53		$	1.05		$	1.13		$	1.66		$	2.16
Diluted	$	0.53		$	1.04		$	1.13		$	1.65		$	2.15
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		416			402			416			416			379
Diluted		418			404			418			417			381

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.
OPERATING PROFIT — AS ADJUSTED SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE (Unaudited)
(In millions)

	Three Months Ended									Six Months Ended
	June 30,						March 31,			June 30,
	2009			2008			2009			2009			2008
Revenue:
Rig technology	$	1,917		$	1,911		$	2,199		$	4,116		$	3,514
Petroleum services and supplies		913			1,244			1,014			1,927			2,557
Distribution services		305			425			408			713			791
Eliminations		(125	)		(136	)		(140	)		(265	)		(249	)
Total Revenue	$	3,010		$	3,444		$	3,481		$	6,491		$	6,613
Operating profit:
Rig technology	$	536		$	506		$	606		$	1,142		$	912
Petroleum services and supplies		96			296			164			260			610
Distribution services		10			25			25			35			44
Unallocated expenses and eliminations		(53	)		(49	)		(75	)		(128	)		(121	)
Total operating profit (before intangible asset impairment and transaction and voluntary retirement costs)	$	589		$	778		$	720		$	1,309		$	1,445
Operating profit %:
Rig technology		28.0	%		26.5	%		27.6	%		27.7	%		26.0	%
Petroleum services and supplies		10.5	%		23.8	%		16.2	%		13.5	%		23.9	%
Distribution services		3.3	%		5.9	%		6.1	%		4.9	%		5.6	%
Other unallocated		—			—			—			—			—
Total operating profit (before intangible asset impairment and transaction and voluntary retirement costs)		19.6	%		22.6	%		20.7	%		20.2	%		21.9	%

Note (1): The unaudited as adjusted results for 2008 represent the combined estimated financial results for National Oilwell Varco, Inc. and Grant Prideco, Inc. as if the acquisition occurred at the beginning of the period. The results include the estimated effect of purchase accounting adjustments, but do not include intangible asset impairment charges, transaction charges, costs related to the Company’s 2009 voluntary retirement program, or any effect from costs savings that may result from the acquisition. The unaudited as adjusted financial statements are presented for informational purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or financial position that would have occurred had the transaction been consummated at the beginning of the period presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results.

NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, INC.
AS ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION EXCLUDING TRANSACTION COSTS
(Unaudited)
(In millions)

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,				March 31,		June 30,
	2009		2008		2009		2009		2008
Reconciliation of EBITDA (Note 1):
GAAP net income attributable to Company	$	220	$	421	$	470	$	690	$	819
Provision for income taxes		131		255		228		359		443
Interest expense		13		24		13		26		34
Depreciation and amortization		122		107		116		238		168
Intangible asset impairment		147		—		—		147		—
Transaction and voluntary retirement costs		56		63		—		56		63
EBITDA (Note 1)	$	689	$	870	$	827	$	1,516	$	1,527

Note 1: EBITDA means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, intangible asset impairment, transaction and voluntary retirement costs, and is a non-GAAP measurement. Management uses EBITDA because it believes it provides useful supplemental information regarding the Company’s on-going economic performance and, therefore, uses this financial measure internally to evaluate and manage the Company’s operations. The Company has chosen to provide this information to investors to enable them to perform more meaningful comparisons of operating results and as a means to emphasize the results of on-going operations.

CONTACT: National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
Clay Williams, (713) 346-7606
Clay.Williams@nov.com