“Through our ongoing cost optimization initiatives, during the second quarter we identified cost-cutting opportunities that we implemented inmid-July. Also, in the second quarter, we conducted an assessment to identify and prioritize additional opportunities to reduce costs and drive greater profitability in the coming months throughorder-to-cash efficiencies, including process enhancements to sales, supply chain and logistics.
“As we further collaborate with oil and gas operators to identify and define industry challenges, we are encouraged by the opportunities to partner with our clients to provide reservoir-centric chemistry solutions that drive greater capital effectiveness and return on investment. We are also pleased with the progress of our performance-driven pricing programs, which we have utilized on a limited basis, and expect to see the positive impact on revenue and profitability from these programs toward the end of this year.
“Finally, our Strategic Capital Committee continued to make important progress in the second quarter in its detailed review that began with a deep-dive into the business and later moved into an evaluation of the alternative possible uses for the significant amount of cash on our balance sheet as a result of the sale of Florida Chemical Company.”
Second Quarter 2019 Financial Results
For the three months ended June 30, 2019, Flotek reported revenue of $34.7 million versus $43.3 million for the first quarter and $39.5 million for the same period in 2018. As previously discussed, impacting sequential revenue was a continued volatile macro-environment for U.S. onshore drilling and completions activity, as well as the transition of personnel in the Company’s sales organization, the nearer-term impact related to the deferral of completion activity to the third quarter of 2019 by certain clients, and utilization of performance-driven pricing programs for a limited number of strategic clients.
Flotek reported a loss from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 of $13.0 million, or $0.22 loss per diluted share, compared to a loss of $15.4 million, or $0.26 loss per diluted share, for the first quarter, and a loss of $68.6 million, or $1.19 loss per diluted share, in the same period of 2018. Included in results for last year’s second quarter was $37.2 million inbefore-tax charges related to impairment of goodwill for certain assets.
Adjusted earnings from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was a loss of $12.3 million, or $0.21 loss per diluted share, versus a loss of $11.6 million, or $0.20 loss per diluted share, for the first quarter, and a loss of $36.2 million, or $0.63 loss per diluted share, in the same period of 2018. (See the Reconciliation ofNon-GAAP Items andNon-Cash Items Impacting Earnings at the conclusion of this release.)
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was a loss of $11.7 million compared to a loss of $12.1 million for the first quarter, and a loss of $49.9 million for the same period in 2018. (See the Reconciliation ofNon-GAAP Items andNon-Cash Items Impacting Earnings at the conclusion of this release.)
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2019 was a loss of $9.6 million versus a loss of $8.3 million for the first quarter and a loss of $6.0 million for the same period in 2018. Contributing to the increased loss from the first quarter were tighter operating margins partially offset by lower corporate general and administrative and research and innovation expenses. Management believes that adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors to better assess and understand operating performance and cash flows. (See the Reconciliation ofNon-GAAP Items andNon-Cash Items Impacting Earnings at the conclusion of this release.)
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of June 30, 2019, the Company had cash and equivalents of $97.5 million as compared to $96.8 million at March 31, 2019. At the end of the second quarter of 2019, Flotek also had no outstanding debt and $15.7 million in escrowed funds on the balance sheet, reflecting a revised estimate of post-closing working capital adjustments related to the Transaction. As of December 31, 2018, the Company had cash and equivalents of $3.0 million and debt of $49.7 million.