RPC INC - Quarter Report: 2007 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
Quarterly
report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007
Commission
File No. 1-8726
RPC,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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58-1550825
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number)
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2801
Buford Highway, Suite 520, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329
(Address
of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code -- (404)
321-2140
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 X No__
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
“accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large
Accelerated Filer___ Accelerated
Filer X Non-Accelerated
Filer___
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes__ No X
As
of
July 24, 2007, RPC, Inc. had 98,001,013 shares of common stock
outstanding.
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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2
RPC,
INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
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AS
OF JUNE 30, 2007 AND DECEMBER
31, 2006
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(In
thousands)
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|||||||
(Unaudited)
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June
30,
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December
31,
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|||||||
2007
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2006
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|||||||
(Note
1)
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ASSETS
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Cash
and cash
equivalents
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$ |
4,723
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$ |
2,729
|
||||
Accounts
receivable,
net
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165,092
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148,469
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||||||
Inventories
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25,030
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21,188
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||||||
Deferred
income
taxes
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4,876
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4,384
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||||||
Income
taxes
receivable
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7,248
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239
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||||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current
assets
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3,888
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5,245
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||||||
Total
current
assets
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210,857
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182,254
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||||||
Property,
plant and equipment,
net
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370,909
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262,797
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||||||
Goodwill
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24,093
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24,093
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||||||
Other
assets
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5,854
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5,163
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||||||
Total
assets
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$ |
611,713
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$ |
474,307
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||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable
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$ |
57,162
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$ |
50,568
|
||||
Accrued
payroll and related
expenses
|
13,147
|
13,289
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||||||
Accrued
insurance
expenses
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3,965
|
3,327
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||||||
Accrued
state, local and other
taxes
|
4,525
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3,314
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||||||
Income
taxes
payable
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922
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-
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||||||
Other
accrued
expenses
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641
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454
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||||||
Total
current
liabilities
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80,362
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70,952
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||||||
Accrued
insurance
expenses
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7,245
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6,892
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||||||
Notes
payable to
banks
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125,150
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35,600
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||||||
Long-term
pension
liabilities
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5,505
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9,185
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||||||
Deferred
income
taxes
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12,264
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12,073
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||||||
Other
long-term
liabilities
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1,907
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4,318
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||||||
Total
liabilities
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232,433
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139,020
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||||||
Common
stock
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9,800
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9,721
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||||||
Capital
in excess of par
value
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14,978
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13,595
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||||||
Retained
earnings
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359,820
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317,705
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||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive
loss
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(5,318 | ) | (5,734 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders'
equity
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379,280
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335,287
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Total
liabilities and
stockholders' equity
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$ |
611,713
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$ |
474,307
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The
accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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3
RPC,
INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
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FOR
THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED
JUNE 30, 2007 AND 2006
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(In
thousands except per share
data)
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(Unaudited)
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Three
months ended June
30,
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Six
months ended June
30,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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2006
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(Note
1)
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(Note
1)
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Revenues
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$ |
171,031
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$ |
146,065
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$ |
342,076
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$ |
282,089
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Cost
of services rendered and
goods sold
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88,191
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69,695
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175,712
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135,446
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||||||||||||
Selling,
general and
administrative expenses
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27,077
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22,392
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52,902
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43,475
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Depreciation
and
amortization
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18,695
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11,597
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33,958
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22,302
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Gain
on disposition of assets,
net
|
(1,637 | ) | (1,969 | ) | (3,186 | ) | (3,001 | ) | ||||||||
Operating
profit
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38,705
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44,350
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82,690
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83,867
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||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(368 | ) | (10 | ) | (1,122 | ) | (11 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
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14
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104
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32
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258
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||||||||||||
Other
income,
net
|
527
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119
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1,424
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380
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||||||||||||
Income
before income
taxes
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38,878
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44,563
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83,024
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84,494
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||||||||||||
Income
tax
provision
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15,063
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16,949
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31,164
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31,980
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||||||||||||
Net
income
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$ |
23,815
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$ |
27,614
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$ |
51,860
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$ |
52,514
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Earnings
per
share
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Basic
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$ |
0.25
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$ |
0.29
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$ |
0.54
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$ |
0.55
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||||||||
Diluted
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$ |
0.24
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$ |
0.28
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$ |
0.53
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$ |
0.53
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Dividends
per
share
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$ |
0.050
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$ |
0.033
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$ |
0.100
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$ |
0.066
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Average
shares
outstanding
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Basic
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96,350
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95,435
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96,037
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95,245
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Diluted
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98,448
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98,634
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98,391
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98,700
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The
accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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4
RPC,
INC. AND
SUBSIDIARIES
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FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
2007 and 2006
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(In
thousands)
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(Unaudited)
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Six
months ended June
30,
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2007
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2006
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(Note
1)
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OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
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Net
income
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$ |
51,860
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$ |
52,514
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|||||
Noncash
charges
(credits) to earnings:
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Depreciation,
amortization and other non-cash charges
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33,969
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22,302
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Stock-based
compensation expense
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1,572
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1,474
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Gain
on disposition of assets, net
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(3,186 | ) | (3,001 | ) | |||||
Deferred
income tax (benefit) provision
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(516 | ) |
251
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Excess
tax benefits for share-based payments
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(1,121 | ) | (1,287 | ) | |||||
Changes
in
current assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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(16,535 | ) | (24,697 | ) | |||||
Income
taxes receivable
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(7,009 | ) |
-
|
||||||
Inventories
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(3,793 | ) | (3,222 | ) | |||||
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
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2,065
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965
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|||||||
Accounts
payable
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(2,399 | ) |
235
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||||||
Income
taxes payable
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2,043
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1,219
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|||||||
Accrued
payroll and related expenses
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(142 | ) |
441
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||||||
Accrued
insurance expenses
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638
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(12 | ) | ||||||
Accrued
state, local and other taxes
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1,211
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(255 | ) | ||||||
Other
accrued expenses
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155
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212
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Changes
in working
capital
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(23,766 | ) | (25,114 | ) | ||||
Changes
in other
assets and liabilities:
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Long-term
pension liabilities
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(3,680 | ) | (1,568 | ) | |||||
Long-term
accrued insurance expenses
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353
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112
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Other
non-current assets
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(691 | ) | (750 | ) | |||||
Other
non-current liabilities
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(2,411 | ) | (946 | ) | |||||
Net
cash provided by operating
activities
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52,383
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43,987
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INVESTING
ACTIVITIES
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Capital
expenditures
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(134,047 | ) | (53,751 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from sale of
assets
|
3,962
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3,951
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|||||||
Net
cash used for investing
activities
|
(130,085 | ) | (49,800 | ) | |||||
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES
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|||||||||
Payment
of
dividends
|
(9,745 | ) | (6,414 | ) | |||||
Borrowings
from notes payable to
banks
|
291,750
|
7,046
|
|||||||
Repayments
of notes payable to
banks
|
(202,200 | ) | (5,010 | ) | |||||
Excess
tax benefits for
share-based payments
|
1,121
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1,287
|
|||||||
Cash
paid for common stock
purchased and retired
|
(1,730 | ) | (1,944 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
received upon exercise of
stock options
|
500
|
975
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by (used for)
financing activities
|
79,696
|
(4,060 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
and cash equivalents
|
1,994
|
(9,873 | ) | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at
beginning of period
|
2,729
|
12,809
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end
of period
|
$ |
4,723
|
$ |
2,936
|
The
accompanying notes are an
integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
|
5
1.
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GENERAL
|
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of RPC, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (“RPC” or the “Company”)
and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information
and
with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(all of which consisted of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary
for a
fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the six
month period ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the
results
that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.
The
balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited financial
statements at that date but does not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements.
For
further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and
footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2006.
Certain
prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the presentation
in
the
current year and in the Company’s annual report for Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006 as follows:
·
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Interest
income and interest expense have been reported gross rather than
net on
the consolidated statements of
operations.
|
·
|
A
portion of accrued bonuses have been reclassified on the consolidated
balance sheets from accrued payroll to other long-term liabilities
due to
a change in the plan affecting the timing of
payments.
|
·
|
Excess
tax benefits for share-based payments have been reclassified
in the
consolidated statements of cash flows from incomes taxes receivable
and
reflected as a separate component of net cash provided by operating
activities.
|
·
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Accrued
purchases of property, plant and equipment have been reflected
as a
non-cash item and therefore excluded from the consolidated statements
of
cash flows.
|
These
reclassifications had no effect on
previously reported net earnings or stockholders’ equity.
2.
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REVENUE
RECOGNITION
|
RPC’s
revenues are generated from product sales, equipment rentals and
services. Revenues from product sales, equipment rentals and services
are based on fixed or determinable priced purchase orders or contracts
with the
customer and do not include the right of return. The Company
recognizes revenue from product sales when title passes to the customer,
the
customer assumes risks and rewards of ownership, and collectibility is
reasonably assured. Equipment service revenues and related rental
revenues are recognized when the services are rendered and collectibility
is
reasonably assured. Rates for services and rentals are priced on a
per day, per unit of measure, per man hour or similar basis.
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RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
3.
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EARNINGS
PER SHARE
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Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (“SFAS”) No. 128, “Earnings Per
Share,” requires a basic earnings per share and diluted earnings per share
presentation. The two calculations differ as a result of the dilutive effect
of
stock options and time lapse restricted shares and performance restricted shares
included in diluted earnings per share, but excluded from basic earnings per
share. Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed by dividing net income
by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the respective
periods. A reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding is
as follows:
Three
months ended
June
30
|
Six
months ended
June
30
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(In
thousands except per share data amounts)
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2007
|
2006
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2007
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2006
|
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Net
income available for stockholders (numerator for basic and
diluted earnings per share):
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$
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23,815
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$
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27,614
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$
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51,860
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$
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52,514
|
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Shares
(denominator):
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Weighted-average
shares outstanding (denominator for basic earnings per
share)
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96,350
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95,435
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96,037
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95,245
|
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Effect
of dilutive securities:
|
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Employee
stock options and restricted stock
|
2,098
|
3,199
|
2,354
|
3,455
|
||||||
Adjusted
weighted average shares (denominator for diluted earnings per
share)
|
98,448
|
98,634
|
98,391
|
98,700
|
||||||
Earnings
per share:
|
||||||||||
Basic
|
$
|
0.25
|
$
|
0.29
|
$
|
0.54
|
$
|
0.55
|
||
Diluted
|
$
|
0.24
|
$
|
0.28
|
$
|
0.53
|
$
|
0.53
|
4.
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RECENT
ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
|
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value
Measurements.” SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles,
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is
effective for the Company on January 1, 2008 and is not expected to have a
significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115,” to
permit an entity to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain
other items at fair value. Most of the provisions in SFAS 159 are
elective; however the amendment to SFAS 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments
in Debt and Equity Securities,” applies to all entities with available-for-sale
and trading securities. The fair value option permits all entities to
choose to measure eligible items
at
fair value at specified election dates. The fair value option may be applied
on
an instrument-by-instrument basis, is irrevocable and is to be applied to entire
instruments and not portions thereof. The Company will adopt SFAS 159 in fiscal
year 2008. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of applying these
provisions.
7
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
In May 2007, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FIN 48-1 (“FSP 48-1”),
“Definition of Settlement in FASB Interpretation No. 48”. FSP 48-1
amended FIN 48 to provide guidance on how an enterprise should determine whether
a tax position is effectively settled for the purpose of recognizing previously
unrecognized tax benefits. FSP 48-1 required application upon the
initial adoption of FIN 48. The adoption of FSP 48-1 did not affect
the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In June 2007, the FASB ratified a consensus opinion reached by the Emerging Issues Task Force
(“EITF”) on EITF Issue 06-11, “Accounting for Income Tax Benefits of
Dividends on Share-Based Payment Awards.” The consensus ratified by
the FASB requires that a realized income tax benefit from dividend or dividend
equivalents that are charged to retained earnings and paid to employees for
equity classified nonvested equity shares, nonvested equity share units and
outstanding share options should be recognized as an increase in additional
paid-in-capital. Such amount recognized should be included in the
pool of excess tax benefits available to absorb potential future tax
deficiencies on share-based payment awards. This consensus ratified
by the FASB should be applied prospectively to the income tax benefits of
dividends on equity awards granted to employees that are declared in fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal
years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting
EITF Issue 06-11.
5.
|
COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
|
The components of comprehensive income are as follows:
Three
months ended
June
30,
|
Six
months ended
June
30,
|
||||||||
(In
thousands)
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Net
income as reported
|
$
|
23,815
|
$
|
27,614
|
$
|
51,860
|
$
|
52,514
|
|
Change
in unrealized gain (loss) on securities,
net
of taxes
|
172
|
(51)
|
388
|
(159)
|
|||||
Change
in foreign currency translation,
net
of taxes
|
21
|
-
|
28
|
-
|
|||||
Comprehensive
income
|
$
|
24,008
|
$
|
27,563
|
$
|
52,276
|
$
|
52,355
|
|
6. STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
|
The Company reserved 5,062,500 shares of common stock under the 2004 Plan which
expires ten years from the date of approval. This plan provides for
the issuance of various forms of stock incentives, including, among others,
incentive and non-qualified stock options and restricted
stock. As of June 30, 2007, there were approximately 3,422,100 shares
available for grants.
8
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Pre-tax stock-based employee compensation expense was $837,000 ($566,000 after
tax) for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and $1,572,000 ($1,071,000 after
tax) for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $773,000 ($546,000 after tax)
for the three months ended June 30, 2006 and $1,474,000 ($1,078,000 after tax)
for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
Stock
Options
Transactions
involving RPC’s stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2007 were as
follows:
Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value |
||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2007
|
2,471,846
|
$
|
3.10
|
4.4
years
|
|||
Granted
|
-
|
-
|
N/A
|
||||
Exercised
|
(513,205)
|
3.20
|
N/A
|
||||
Forfeited
|
(11,810)
|
2.81
|
N/A
|
||||
Expired
|
-
|
-
|
N/A
|
||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2007
|
1,946,831
|
$
|
3.10
|
3.8
years
|
$
|
27,139,000
|
|
Exercisable
at June 30, 2007
|
1,671,093
|
$
|
3.15
|
3.5
years
|
$
|
23,211,000
|
|
The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $7,197,000 during
the
six months ended June 30, 2007 and $4,540,000 during the six months ended June
30, 2006. There were no recognized excess tax benefits associated
with the exercise of stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2007
and
2006, since all of the stock options exercised were incentive stock options
which do not generate tax deductions for the Company.
Restricted
Stock
The following is a summary of the changes in non-vested restricted shares for
the six months ended June 30, 2007:
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Grant-Date Fair Value |
||||
Non-vested
shares at January 1, 2007
|
1,437,859
|
$
|
7.70
|
||
Granted
|
463,750
|
17.61
|
|||
Vested
|
(284,780)
|
4.67
|
|||
Forfeited
|
(30,998)
|
12.96
|
|||
Non-vested
shares at June 30, 2007
|
1,585,831
|
$
|
11.04
|
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
The total fair value of shares vested during the six months ended June 30,
2007
was $4,902,000 and during the six months ended June 30, 2006 was
$5,228,000. The tax benefits for compensation tax deductions in
excess of compensation expense were credited to capital in excess of par value
and are classified as financing cash flows in accordance with SFAS
123R.
Other
Information
As of June 30, 2007, total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested
restricted shares was $16,100,000 which is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of 3.8 years. As of June 30, 2007, total
unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options was $245,000
which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 0.6
years.
7.
BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION
RPC’s service lines have been aggregated into two reportable oil and gas
services segments, Technical Services and Support Services, because of the
similarities between the financial performance and approach to managing the
service lines within each of the segments, as well as the economic and business
conditions impacting their business activity levels. The other business segment
includes information concerning RPC’s business units that do not qualify for
separate segment reporting. Corporate includes selected administrative costs
incurred by the Company that are not allocated to business
units. Gains or losses on disposition of assets are reviewed by the
Company’s chief decision maker on a consolidated basis, and accordingly the
Company does not report gains or losses at the segment level.
Technical Services include RPC’s oil and gas service lines that utilize people
and equipment to perform value-added completion, production and maintenance
services directly to a customer’s well. These services include pressure pumping
services, snubbing, coiled tubing, nitrogen pumping, well control consulting
and
firefighting, down-hole tools, wireline, and fluid pumping. These
Technical Services are primarily used in the completion, production and
maintenance of oil and gas wells. The principal markets for this segment include
the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, the mid-continent, southwest
and Rocky Mountain regions, and international locations including primarily
Africa, Canada, China, Latin America and the Middle East. Customers include
major multi-national and independent oil and gas producers, and selected
nationally-owned oil companies.
Support Services include RPC’s oil and gas service lines that primarily provide
equipment for customer use or services to assist customer operations. The
equipment and services include drill pipe and related tools, pipe handling,
inspection and storage services and oilfield training services. The demand
for
these services tends to be influenced primarily by customer drilling-related
activity levels. The principal markets for this segment include the United
States, including the Gulf of Mexico and the mid-continent regions, and
international locations, including primarily Canada, Latin America, and the
Middle East. Customers include domestic operations
of major multi-national and independent oil and gas producers, and selected
nationally-owned oil companies.
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Inter-segment revenues are generally recorded in segment operating results
at
prices that management believes approximate prices for arm’s length transactions
and are not material to operating results.
Certain
information with
respect to RPC’s business segments is set forth in the following
tables:
Three
months ended June
30,
|
Six
months ended June
30,
|
|||||||||
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
(in
thousands)
|
||||||||||
Revenues:
|
||||||||||
Technical
Services
|
$
|
140,198
|
$
|
119,572
|
$
|
282,505
|
$
|
234,333
|
||
Support
Services
|
30,833
|
26,493
|
59,571
|
47,756
|
||||||
Total
revenues
|
$
|
171,031
|
$
|
146,065
|
$
|
342,076
|
$
|
282,089
|
||
Operating
profit
(loss):
|
||||||||||
Technical
Services
|
$
|
31,427
|
$
|
37,044
|
$
|
66,713
|
$
|
73,283
|
||
Support
Services
|
8,496
|
8,361
|
18,037
|
13,552
|
||||||
Corporate
|
(2,855)
|
(3,024)
|
(5,246)
|
(5,969)
|
||||||
Gain
on disposition of assets,
net
|
1,637
|
1,969
|
3,186
|
3,001
|
||||||
Total
operating
profit
|
$
|
38,705
|
$
|
44,350
|
$
|
82,690
|
$
|
83,867
|
||
Interest
expense
|
(368)
|
(10)
|
(1,122)
|
(11)
|
||||||
Interest
income
|
14
|
104
|
32
|
258
|
||||||
Other
income,
net
|
527
|
119
|
1,424
|
380
|
||||||
Income
before income
taxes
|
$
|
38,878
|
$
|
44,563
|
$
|
83,024
|
$
|
84,494
|
||
As a result of higher capital spending in 2007 due to our growth plan, total
assets have changed materially since the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006, therefore, the related segment data for the six months
ended
June 30, 2007 is disclosed below:
Six
months ended June 30, 2007
|
Technical
Services
|
Support
Services
|
Corporate
|
Total
|
|||||
(in
thousands)
|
|||||||||
Indentifiable
assets
|
$
|
427,936
|
$
|
144,943
|
$
|
38,834
|
$
|
611,713
|
|
Capital
expenditures
|
108,249
|
25,123
|
675
|
134,047
|
|||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
24,988
|
8,486
|
484
|
33,958
|
8. INVENTORIES
Inventories
of $25,030,000
at June 30, 2007 and $21,188,000 at December 31, 2006 consist of raw materials,
parts and supplies.
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9.
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
The
following represents
the net periodic benefit cost and related components of the Company’s multiple
employer Retirement Income Plan:
Three
months ended
June
30,
|
Six
months ended
June
30,
|
||||||||||
(in
thousands)
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||
Service
cost
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Interest
cost
|
449
|
426
|
879
|
852
|
|||||||
Expected
return on plan assets
|
(652)
|
(472)
|
(1,160)
|
(944)
|
|||||||
Amortization
of unrecognized net losses
|
236
|
250
|
430
|
500
|
|||||||
Net
periodic benefit cost
|
$
|
33
|
$
|
204
|
$
|
149
|
$
|
408
|
In
the first quarter of
2007, the Company contributed $4.8 million to the multiple employer pension
plan. The Company does not currently expect to make any additional
contributions to this plan during the remainder of 2007.
10. NOTES
PAYABLE TO BANKS
The Company currently has a revolving credit agreement (the "Revolving Credit
Agreement") with SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc, as Joint Lead Arranger and
Sole
Book Manager, Banc of America Securities LLC as Joint Lead Arranger, and a
syndicate of other lenders. The Revolving Credit Agreement includes a
full and unconditional guarantee by RPC's 100% owned domestic subsidiaries
whose
assets equal substantially all of the consolidated assets of RPC and its
subsidiaries. The subsidiaries of the Company that are not guarantors
are considered minor.
The Revolving Credit Agreement has a general term of five years and provides
for
an unsecured line of credit of up to $250 million, which includes a $50 million
letter of credit subfacility, and a $20 million swingline subfacility. Under
certain circumstances, the line of credit may be increased by an additional
amount of up to $50 million. The maturity date of all revolving loans under
the
Credit Agreement is September 8, 2011, although RPC may request two one-year
extensions of the maturity date at the first and second anniversaries of the
closing of the revolving credit agreement. The Company incurred loan
origination fees and other debt related costs associated with the line of credit
of approximately $469,000. These costs are being amortized over the
five year term of the loan, and the net amount is classified as non-current
other assets on the consolidated balance sheet.
Revolving loans under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at one of
the
following two rates, at RPC's election:
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
·
|
the
Base Rate, which is the greater of SunTrust Bank's "prime rate" for
the
day of the borrowing and a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the
Federal
Funds Rate plus .50%; or
|
The
Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary terms and conditions, including
certain financial covenants including covenants restricting RPC's ability to
incur liens, merge or consolidate with another entity. Further, the
Revolving Credit Agreement contains financial covenants restricting RPC's
ability to permit the ratio of RPC's consolidated debt to EBITDA to exceed
2.5
to 1, and to permit the ratio of RPC's consolidated EBIT to interest expense
to
exceed 2 to 1.
As
of
June 30, 2007, RPC has outstanding borrowings of $125.2 million under the
Revolving Credit Agreement. Interest
expense incurred on
the line of credit was $1,532,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2007
and $2,286,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2007. The weighted average
interest rate was 6.2% for the three months and 6.3% for six months ended June
30, 2007. As of June 30, 2007, the Company capitalized interest of
$1,169,000 related to facilities and equipment under
construction. Additionally there were letters of credit relating to
self-insurance programs and contract bids outstanding for $17.3
million.
11.
INCOME
TAXES
The
Company determines its periodic
income tax expense based upon the current period income and the annual estimated
tax rate for the Company adjusted for any change to prior period estimates.
The
estimated tax rate is revised, if necessary, as of the end of each successive
interim period during the fiscal year to the Company's current annual estimated
tax rate.
As
of
January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation
No.
48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”), which provides criteria for the
recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax
positions. The Company is subject to the provisions of FIN 48 and has
analyzed filing positions in federal, state and foreign filing jurisdictions
where it is required to file income tax returns, as well as all open years
in
those jurisdictions. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48, the
Company recognized an immaterial adjustment in the liability for unrecognized
income tax benefits. As of the adoption date, the Company had gross
tax affected unrecognized tax benefits of $922,000, of which $850,000, if
recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate. There have
been no material changes to these amounts during the six months ended June
30,
2007.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
The
Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. Federal income tax as well
as
income tax in multiple state and foreign jurisdictions. In many cases
our uncertain tax positions are related to tax years that remain open and
subject to examination by the relevant taxing authorities. For
Federal and state purposes, the Company’s 2003 through 2006 tax years remain
open to examination.
Baring
an
unforeseen event, the Company does not anticipate a material change in the
unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months.
The
Company’s policy is to record interest and penalties related to income tax
matters as income tax expense. Accrued interest and penalties
were immaterial as of June 30, 2007.
12.
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
The
Company had accounts payable for purchases of property, plant and equipment
of
approximately $25,098,000 as of June 30, 2007 and $13,935,000 as of June
30,
2006.
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RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Overview
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated
Financial Statements included elsewhere in this document. See also
“Forward-Looking Statements” on page 26.
RPC,
Inc.
(“RPC”) provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services primarily to
independent and major oilfield companies engaged in exploration, production
and
development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including
the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest and Rocky Mountain regions, and
selected international locations. The Company’s revenues and profits
are generated by providing equipment and services to customers who operate
oil
and gas properties and invest capital to drill new wells and enhance production
or perform maintenance on existing wells. We continuously monitor
factors that impact the level of current and expected customer activity levels,
such as the price of oil and natural gas, changes in pricing for our services
and equipment, and utilization of our equipment and personnel. Our
financial results are affected by geopolitical factors such as political
instability in the petroleum-producing regions of the world, overall economic
conditions and weather in the United States, the prices of oil and natural
gas,
and our customers’ drilling and production activities.
The
discussion of our key business and financial strategies set forth under the
Overview section in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006 is incorporated herein by reference. Since
year-end, the Company's operational strategies have not changed.
During
the second quarter of 2007, revenues increased 17.1 percent to $171.0 million
compared to the same period in the prior year. The growth in revenues
resulted from capacity additions made during the past year and high activity
levels in many of our service lines. International revenues for the
second quarter of 2007 increased due to higher customer activity levels in
Hungary, Turkmenistan and Egypt partially offset by declines in West
Africa. We continue to focus on developing international growth
opportunities; however, it is difficult to predict when contracts and projects
will be initiated and their ultimate duration.
Income
before income taxes was $38.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007
compared to $44.6 million in the prior year. The effective tax rate
for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was 38.7 percent compared to 38.0
percent in the prior year. Diluted earnings per share decreased to
$0.24 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $0.28 in the same
period prior year. Cash flows from operating activities were $52.4 million
for
the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $44.0 million for the same period
in the prior year, and cash and cash equivalents were $4.7 million at June
30,
2007, an increase of $2.0 million compared to December 31, 2006. The
Notes payable to banks were $125.2 million as of June 30, 2007 and $35.6 million
as of June 30, 2006.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
Cost of services rendered and goods sold as a percentage of revenues increased almost four percentage points in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006. This increase was due primarily to reduced pricing in our pressure pumping service line due to competitive pricing pressures, higher direct employment costs and materials and supplies expenses due to high demand for people and inputs to perform our services.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues increased
slightly in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the second quarter of
2006.
Consistent
with our strategy to grow our capacity and maintain our existing fleet of high
demand equipment, capital expenditures were $134.0 million during the first
six
months of 2007. Although we currently expect capital expenditures to be
approximately $250 million during 2007, the total amount of expenditures for
the
year will depend primarily on equipment maintenance requirements and the
ultimate delivery dates for equipment on order. We expect these
expenditures to be primarily directed toward our larger, core service lines
including primarily pressure pumping, but also hydraulic workover, coiled
tubing, nitrogen, and rental tools.
Outlook
Drilling
activity in the U.S. domestic oilfields, as measured by the rotary drilling
rig
count, has been stable or gradually increasing for several years, and the
overall domestic rig count during the six months ended June 30, 2007 was
approximately 11 percent higher than in the comparable period in 2006. The
average price of oil decreased by approximately eight percent and the average
price of natural gas increased by almost four percent during the six months
ended June 30, 2007 compared to the prior year. While the overall
drilling rig count has increased, drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico has
been weak, although there are signs that activity levels will increase as the
industry infrastructure repairs from the 2004 and 2005
hurricanes. The Company is monitoring recent volatility in oil and
natural gas prices for any signs of weakness in domestic customer activity
levels. Our response to the industry's potential uncertainty is to
maintain sufficient liquidity and a conservative capital
structure. Although we expanded our bank credit facility in 2006 to
finance our expansion, we will still maintain a conservative financial
structure. We expect revenues will be higher in 2007 compared to 2006; however,
we are experiencing pricing pressure for some of our services, higher interest
expense, higher depreciation expense resulting from increased capital
expenditures and increases in employment and other operating costs which makes
our operating profit levels uncertain. In the Company’s pressure pumping service
line, we have experienced downward pressure on the pricing for our services,
which we believe is based on the large amount of increased capacity that has
been placed in service, as well as a surplus of equipment in the U.S. domestic
market due to weakness in the Canadian domestic market.
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INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
The
high
activity levels in the domestic oilfield have increased demand for equipment
from the manufacturers of equipment and components used in the Company's
business. This increased demand has increased the lead times for
ordering and delivery of such equipment and components over the past several
years. As of the end of the second quarter of 2007, however, we
believe that much of this demand has been met, and that delivery lead times
for
some types of equipment will decrease. There are still a number of
types of equipment for which the Company is experiencing delayed delivery
times,
which hinders the Company’s ability to expand its capacity efficiently and could
negatively impact its future results.
Further
discussion of the Company’s outlook is set forth under the Outlook section in
the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2006 and is incorporated herein by reference. There have been no
significant changes in the Company’s outlook since the filing of the 10-K for
2006 except as discussed above.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Three
months ended
June
30,
|
Six
months ended
June
30,
|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
Consolidated
revenues [in thousands]
|
$
|
171,031
|
$
|
146,065
|
$
|
342,076
|
$
|
282,089
|
|
|
Revenues
by business segment [in thousands]:
|
||||||||||
Technical
|
$
|
140,198
|
$
|
119,572
|
$
|
282,506
|
$
|
234,333
|
|
|
Support
|
30,833
|
26,493
|
59,571
|
47,756
|
|
|||||
Consolidated
operating profit [in thousands]
|
$
|
38,705
|
$
|
44,350
|
$
|
82,690
|
$
|
83,867
|
|
|
Operating
profit (loss) by business segment [in thousands]:
|
||||||||||
Technical
|
$
|
31,427
|
$
|
37,044
|
$
|
66,713
|
$
|
73,283
|
|
|
Support
|
8,496
|
8,361
|
18,037
|
13,552
|
|
|||||
Corporate
|
$
|
(2,855)
|
$
|
(3,024)
|
$
|
(5,246)
|
$
|
(5,969)
|
|
|
Gain
on disposition of assets, net
|
$
|
1,637
|
$
|
1,969
|
$
|
3,186
|
$
|
3,001
|
|
|
Percentage
cost of services rendered & goods sold to
revenues
|
51.6%
|
47.7%
|
51.4%
|
48.0%
|
|
|||||
Percentage
selling, general & administrative expenses to revenues
|
15.8%
|
15.3%
|
15.5%
|
15.4%
|
|
|||||
Percentage
depreciation and amortization expense to revenues
|
10.9%
|
7.9%
|
9.9%
|
7.9%
|
|
|||||
Average
U.S. domestic rig count
|
1,757
|
1,635
|
1,746
|
1,578
|
|
|||||
Average
natural gas price (per thousand cubic feet (mcf))
|
$
|
7.44
|
$
|
6.45
|
$
|
7.31
|
$
|
7.05
|
|
|
Average
oil price (per barrel)
|
$
|
65.33
|
$
|
71.00
|
$
|
61.96
|
$
|
67.46
|
|
|
THREE
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
2006
Revenues. Revenues
for the three months ended June 30, 2007 increased 17.1 percent compared to
the
three months ended June 30, 2006. Domestic revenues increased 14.7
percent to $159.6 million during the second quarter of 2007 compared to the
same
period in the prior year. The increases in revenues are due primarily
to increased capacity driven by equipment purchased under our long-term growth
plan and stable customer activity levels. However, this increase in
revenues was negatively impacted by inclement weather in the Texas and Oklahoma
markets and pricing pressure as a result of increased competition primarily
within fracturing. Rainfall well above averages resulted in
customer deferrals of work due to difficulties accessing certain work
sites. International revenues increased from $7.0 million to $11.4
million compared to the prior year quarter. Revenue increases were
realized due to higher customer activity levels in Hungary, Turkmenistan and
Egypt which were partially offset by declines in West Africa. Our
international revenues are impacted by the timing of project initiation and
their ultimate duration and can be volatile in nature.
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AND SUBSIDIARIES
The
average price of natural gas increased approximately 15 percent and the average
price of oil decreased approximately eight percent during the second quarter
of
2007 as compared to the prior year. The average domestic rig count
during the quarter was over seven percent higher than the same period in
2006. This increase in drilling activity had a positive impact on our
financial results. We believe that our activity levels are affected
more by the price of natural gas than by the price of oil, because the majority
of U.S. domestic drilling activity relates to natural gas, and many of our
services are more appropriate for gas wells than oil wells.
The
Technical Services segment revenues for the quarter increased 17.2 percent
compared to the second quarter of last year. Revenues in this segment
increased due primarily to higher capacity through increased capital
expenditures and increased customer activity associated with the increased
drilling rig count. The Support Services segment revenues for the quarter
increased 16.4 percent compared to the second quarter of prior
year. This improvement was due to increased capacity driven by higher
capital expenditures in the rental tool service line, the largest within this
segment. Operating profit in the Technical Services segment declined,
despite the increase in revenues, due primarily to the negative margin impact
from competitive pricing pressure in fracturing and increased depreciation
expense with the additional equipment added to our fleet. Operating profit
in
the Support Services segment increased due to the increase in revenues despite
large increases in depreciation associated with capacity additions, especially
in rental tools.
Cost
of services rendered and goods sold. Cost of services rendered and goods
sold increased 26.5 percent due to the variable nature of many of these
expenses, including direct employment costs caused by competition for qualified
employees, materials and supplies expenses and increased expenses associated
with RPC’s growth plan. Cost of services rendered and goods sold, as a percent
of revenues, increased in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the second
quarter of 2006 due primarily to competitive pricing pressures in the pressure
pumping service line and some operational inefficiencies associated with
executing our growth plan.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2007 increased
20.9
percent to $27.1 million compared to $22.4 million for the three months ended
June 30, 2006. This increase was primarily due to higher compensation costs
consistent with higher activity levels and the implementation of our growth
plan. However, these costs as a percent of revenues increased
slightly during the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period
in the prior year.
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RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Depreciation
and amortization. Depreciation and amortization totaled $18.7
million for the three months ended June 30, 2007, a 61.2 percent increase,
compared to $11.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. This increase
in
depreciation and amortization resulted from a higher level of capital
expenditures during recent quarters within both Technical Services and Support
Services to increase capacity, expand facilities and to maintain our existing
fleet of equipment.
Gain
on disposition of assets, net. Gain on disposition of assets,
net was $1.6 million compared to $2.0 million in the comparable period in the
prior year. The gain on disposition of assets, net include gains or
losses related to various property and equipment dispositions or sales to
customers of lost or damaged rental equipment.
Other
income, net. Other income, net was $527 thousand for the three months ended
June 30, 2007 and $119 thousand for the same period in the prior
year. Other income, net primarily includes gains from settlements of
various legal and insurance claims.
Interest
expense and interest income. Interest expense was
$368 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $10 thousand
for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The increase in 2007 is due to
outstanding interest bearing advances on our revolving line of credit, net
of
interest capitalized on equipment and facilities under
construction. Interest income declined to $14 thousand for the three
months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $104 thousand for the same period of
the
prior year. The decrease in interest income was due to lower average
cash balances in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the prior
year.
Income
tax provision. Income tax provision was $15.1 million during the three
months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $16.9 million in 2006. This
decrease was due to the decrease in income before taxes partially offset by
a
slight increase in the effective tax rate to 38.7 percent for the three months
ended June 30, 2007 from 38.0 percent for the three months ended June 30,
2006.
SIX
MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2007 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,
2006
Revenues. Revenues
for the six months ended June 30, 2007 increased 21.3 percent compared to the
six months ended June 30, 2006. Domestic revenues increased 19.4
percent to $320.0 million during the first six months of 2007 compared to the
same period in the prior year. The increases in revenues are due
primarily to increased capacity driven by equipment purchased under our growth
plan and stable activity levels. International revenues increased
from $14.1 million to $22.1 million compared to the prior year
quarter. Revenue increases were realized due to higher customer
activity levels in Hungary, Turkmenistan, Cameroon and Egypt partially offset
by
declines in West Africa. Our international revenues are impacted by
the timing of project initiation and their ultimate duration and can be volatile
in nature.
The
average price of natural gas increased by approximately four percent and the
average price of oil decreased approximately eight percent during the six months
ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the prior year. The average
domestic rig count during the six months ended June 30, 2006 was 11 percent
higher than the same period in 2006. This increase in drilling
activity had a positive impact on our financial results. We believe
that our activity levels are affected more by the price of natural gas than
by
the price of oil, because the majority of U.S. domestic drilling activity
relates to natural gas, and many of our services are more appropriate for gas
wells than oil wells.
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RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
The
Technical Services segment revenues for the first six months of 2007 increased
20.6 percent compared to the comparable period of last year. Revenues
in this segment increased due primarily to higher capacity through increased
capital expenditures and increased customer activity resulting from increased
drilling rig count. The Support Services segment revenues for the first six
months of 2007 increased 24.7 percent compared to the comparable period of
prior
year. This improvement was due to increased capacity driven by higher
capital expenditures, increased utilization and improved pricing driven by
higher customer demand in the rental tool service line, the largest within
this
segment. Operating profit in the Technical Services segment declined,
despite the increase in revenues, due primarily to negative margin impact from
competitive pricing pressure in fracturing and increased depreciation expense
as
a result of additions of equipment to our fleet. Operating profit in the Support
Services segment increased due to the increase in revenues despite large
increases in depreciation associated with capacity additions, especially in
rental tools. As a percentage of revenues, operating profit also
increased due to improved pricing and operational leverage in the rental tool
service line, which has high fixed costs.
Cost
of services rendered and goods sold. Cost of services rendered and goods
sold increased 29.7 percent due to the variable nature of many of these
expenses, including compensation, equipment rental expense, maintenance and
repair expenses, materials and supplies expenses, increases in fuel costs and
increased expenses associated with RPC’s growth plan. Cost of
services rendered and goods sold, as a percent of revenues, increased in the
first six months of 2007 compared to the first six months of 2006 due primarily
to competitive pricing pressures in the pressure pumping service line and some
operational inefficiencies associated with executing our growth
plan.
Selling,
general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and
administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2007 increased 21.7
percent to $52.9 million compared to $43.5 million for the six months ended
June
30, 2006. This increase was primarily due to higher compensation costs
consistent with higher activity levels and the implementation of our growth
plan. However, these costs as a percent of revenues increased
slightly during the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period
in the prior year.
Depreciation
and amortization. Depreciation and amortization totaled $34.0
million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, a 52.3 percent increase,
compared to $22.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. This increase
in
depreciation and amortization resulted from a higher level of capital
expenditures during recent quarters within both Technical Services and Support
Services to increase capacity, expand facilities and to maintain our existing
fleet of equipment.
Gain
on disposition of assets, net. Gain on disposition of assets,
net was $3.2 million compared to $3.0 million in the comparable period in the
prior year. The gain on disposition of assets, net for the first six
months of 2007 and 2006 include gains or losses related to various property
and
equipment dispositions or sales to customers of lost or damaged rental
equipment.
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RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Other
income, net. Other income, net was $1.4 million for the six months ended
June 30, 2007 and $380 thousand for the same period in the prior
year. Other income, net primarily includes gains from settlements of
various legal and insurance claims.
Interest
expense and interest income. Interest expense was
$1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $11 thousand
for
the quarter ended June 30, 2006. The increase in 2007 is due to
outstanding interest bearing advances on our revolving line of credit, net
of
interest capitalized on equipment and facilities under construction. Interest
income declined to $32 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared
to $258 thousand for the same period of the prior year. The decrease
in interest income was due to lower average cash balances during the six months
ended June 30, 2007 compared to the prior year.
Income
tax provision. Income tax provision was $31.2 million during the six months
ended June 30, 2007, compared to $32.0 million in 2006. This slight
decline was due to the decrease in income before taxes and a small decrease
in
the effective tax rate to 37.5 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2007
from 37.8 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
21
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash
Flows
The
Company’s cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2007 were $4.7
million. The following table sets forth the historical cash flows for
the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006:
(In
thousands)
|
Six
months ended
June
30,
|
|||
2007
|
2006
|
|||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
52,383
|
$
|
43,987
|
Net
cash used for investing activities
|
130,085
|
49,800
|
||
Net
cash provided by (used for) financing activities
|
79,696
|
(4,060)
|
Cash
provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007
increased by $8.4 million compared to the comparable period in the prior year
primarily due to an increase in depreciation as a result of increased capital
expenditures partially offset by a $2.2 million higher cash contribution to
the
Company’s pension plan and increased bonus payments. The growth in
working capital for the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same
period of 2006 was lower by $1.3 million. Lower growth in accounts
receivable due to lower revenue growth was partially offset by increases in
income taxes receivable/ payable, net and decreases in accounts payable due
to
the timing of payments.
Cash
used
for investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007 increased by
$80.3 million, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006, as a result
of
higher capital expenditures to increase capacity and maintain our existing
equipment.
Cash
provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2007
increased by $83.8 million, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2006,
due
to an increase in net borrowings from notes payable to banks during the first
six months of 2007. This increase was partially offset by an increase
in dividends paid to common shareholders.
Financial
Condition and Liquidity
The
Company’s financial condition as of June 30, 2007, remains strong. We
believe the liquidity provided by our existing cash and cash equivalents, our
overall strong capitalization which includes a revolving credit facility and
cash expected to be generated from operations will provide sufficient capital
to
meet our requirements for at least the next twelve months. The
Company currently has a $250 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolving
Credit Agreement") maturing in 2011, subject to extension. The
Revolving Credit Agreement contains customary terms and conditions, including
certain financial covenants including covenants restricting RPC's ability to
incur liens or merge or consolidate with another entity. In addition
to our borrowings of $125.2 million at June 30, 2007, a total of $107.5 million
is available under our facility as of June 30, 2007. Approximately $17.3 million
of the credit facility supports outstanding letters of credit relating to
self-insurance programs or contract bids. Additional information
regarding our Revolving Credit Agreement is included in Note 10 to our
Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
22
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
The
Company’s decisions about the amount of cash to be used for investing and
financing purposes are influenced by its capital position, including access
to
borrowings under our credit facility, and the expected amount of cash to be
provided by operations. We believe our liquidity will continue to
provide the opportunity to grow our asset base and revenues during periods
with
positive business conditions and strong customer activity levels. In
addition, the Company's decisions about the amount of cash to be used for
investing and financing activities may also be influenced by the financial
covenants in our credit facility.
Cash
Requirements
The
Company currently expects that capital expenditures during 2007 will be
approximately $250 million, of which $134.0 million has been spent as of June
30, 2007. We expect these expenditures to be primarily directed
towards revenue-producing equipment in our larger, core service lines including
pressure pumping, snubbing, nitrogen, and rental tools. The actual amount of
2007 expenditures will depend primarily on equipment maintenance requirements,
expansion opportunities, and equipment delivery schedules.
The
Company’s Retirement Income Plan, a multiple employer trusteed defined benefit
pension plan, provides monthly benefits upon retirement at age 65 to eligible
employees. During the first quarter of 2007, the Company contributed
$4.8 million to the pension plan. The Company does not currently
expect to make any additional contributions to the pension plan for the
remainder of 2007.
The
Company’s Board of Directors announced a stock buyback program on March 9, 1998
authorizing the repurchase of 11,812,500 shares. The Company did not
repurchase any stock under the program during the six months ended June 30,
2007, but it may repurchase outstanding common shares periodically based on
market conditions and our capital allocation strategies and restrictions under
our credit facility. The stock buyback program does not have a
predetermined expiration date.
On
July
24, 2007, the Board of Directors approved a $0.05 per share cash dividend
payable September 10, 2007 to stockholders of record at the close of business
August 10, 2007. The Company expects to continue to pay cash
dividends to common stockholders, subject to the earnings and financial
condition of the Company and other relevant factors.
INFLATION
The
Company
purchases its equipment and materials from suppliers who provide competitive
prices. Due to the increases in activity in the domestic oilfield
over the past several years, the Company has experienced some upward wage
pressures in the labor markets from which it hires employees. In
addition, the costs of materials and supplies used to provide services to our
customers has increased as well, and we have not been able to pass all of these
price increases to our customers, due to increased competition. If
inflation in the general economy increases, the Company’s costs for equipment,
materials and labor could increase as well. Also the price of steel,
for both the commodity and for products manufactured with steel, has increased
dramatically due to increased worldwide demand. Although prices have
moderated, they remain high by historical standards. This factor has
affected the Company's operations by extending time for deliveries of new
equipment and receipt of price quotations that may only be valid for a limited
period of time. If this factor continues, it is possible that the
cost of the Company's new equipment will increase which would result in higher
capital expenditures and depreciation expense. RPC may not be able to recover
such increased costs through price increases to its customers, thereby reducing
the Company's future profits.
23
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
OFF
BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The
Company
does not have any material off balance sheet arrangements.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Marine
Products Corporation
Effective
February 28, 2001, the Company spun-off the business conducted through Chaparral
Boats, Inc, RPC’s former powerboat manufacturing segment. In
conjunction with the spin-off, RPC and Marine Products entered into various
agreements that define the companies’ relationship. A detailed
discussion of the various agreements in effect is contained in the Company’s
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2006. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, RPC charged Marine
Products for its allocable share of administrative costs incurred for services
rendered on behalf of Marine Products totaling $463,000 compared to $389,000
for
the comparable period in 2006.
Other
The
Company periodically purchases in the ordinary course of business products
or
services from suppliers who are owned by officers or significant shareholders
of, or affiliated with the directors of RPC. The total amounts paid to these
affiliated parties were approximately $589,000 for the six months ended June
30,
2007 and $407,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2006.
RPC
receives certain administrative services and rents office space from Rollins,
Inc. (a company of which Mr. R. Randall Rollins is also Chairman, and which
is
controlled by Mr. Rollins and his affiliates). The service agreements
between Rollins, Inc. and the Company provide for the provision of services
on a
cost reimbursement basis and are terminable on six months notice. The
services covered by these agreements include office space, selected
administration services for certain employee benefit programs, and other
administrative services. Charges to the Company (or to corporations which are
subsidiaries of the Company) for such services and rent aggregated approximately
$35,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $44,000 for the six months
ended June 30, 2006.
24
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
discussion of Critical Accounting Policies is incorporated herein by reference
from the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2006. There have been no significant changes in the critical
accounting policies since year-end.
IMPACT
OF RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
See
Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description
of recent accounting pronouncements, including the expected dates of adoption
and estimated effects on results of operations and financial
condition.
SEASONALITY
Oil
and
natural gas prices affect demand throughout the oil and natural gas industry,
including the demand for the Company’s products and services. The Company’s
business depends in large part on the conditions of the oil and gas industry,
and specifically on the capital expenditures of its customers related to the
exploration and production of oil and natural gas. There is a
positive correlation between these expenditures and customers’ demand for the
Company’s services. As such, when these expenditures fluctuate,
customers’ demand for the Company’s services fluctuates as
well. These fluctuations depend on the current and projected prices
of oil and natural gas and resulting drilling activity, and are not seasonal
to
any material degree.
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RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain
statements made in this report that are not historical facts are
“forward-looking statements” under Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements regarding
the effect of recent accounting pronouncements on the Company’s consolidated
financial statements, forecasted recognition of tax benefits, our ability to
acquire and delivery times for revenue-producing equipment to support long-term
growth, our business strategy, plans and objectives, including the development
of international growth opportunities, market risk exposure, adequacy of capital
resources and funds, opportunity for growth and expansion, the anticipated
relative impact of natural gas and oil prices on Company activity levels,
anticipated pension funding payments and capital expenditures, our expectations
for 2007 revenues and net income, expectations as to future stock repurchases
and payment of dividends, the impact of inflation on the Company’s financial
position and operating results, our beliefs and expectations regarding future
demand for our products and services, effect of litigation on our financial
position and results of operations, and other events and conditions that may
influence the oilfield services market and our performance in the
future. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking
statements.
The
words
“may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,”
“focus,” “plan,” and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking
statements. Such statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made
by our management in light of its experience and its perception of historical
trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors
it
believes to be appropriate. These statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of RPC to be materially different from
any
future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward
looking statements. Risk factors that could cause such future events
not to occur as expected include those described in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, its other SEC filings
and the following: the possibility of declines in the price of oil
and natural gas, which tend to result in a decrease in drilling activity and
therefore a decline in the demand for our services, the actions of the OPEC
cartel, the ultimate impact of current and potential political unrest and armed
conflict in the oil producing regions of the world, which could impact drilling
activity, adverse weather conditions in oil or gas producing regions, including
the Gulf of Mexico, competition in the oil and gas industry, the Company’s
ability to implement price increases, and risks of international
operations.
The
Company is subject to interest rate risk exposure through borrowings on its
$250
million credit facility. As of June 30, 2007, there are outstanding
interest-bearing advances of $125.2 million on our credit facility which bear
interest at a floating rate. A change in the interest rate of one
percent on the balance outstanding at June 30, 2007 would cause a change of
$1.3
million in total annual interest costs.
26
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
.
Evaluation
of disclosure controls and procedures - The Company maintains disclosure
controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required
to
be disclosed in its Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized
and
reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms,
and that such information is accumulated and communicated to its management,
including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
As
of the
end of the period covered by this report, June 30, 2007 (the “Evaluation Date”),
the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the
participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief
Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its
disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, the
Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable
assurance level as of the Evaluation Date.
Changes
in internal control over financial reporting – Management’s evaluation of
changes in internal control did not identify any changes in the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s
most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
27
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
RPC
is
involved in litigation from time to time in the ordinary course of its
business. RPC does not believe that the outcome of such litigation
will have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of
operations of RPC.
See
risk
factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006.
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
Shares
repurchased by the Company and affiliated purchases in the second quarter of
2007 are outlined below.
Period
|
|
Total
Number of
Shares
(or Units)
Purchased
|
|
|
|
|
Average
Price Paid
Per
Share (or
Unit)
|
|
|
Total
Number of
Shares
(or Units)
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly Announced
Plans or
Programs (3)
|
|
|
Maximum
Number (or Approximate Dollar Value)
of
Shares (or Units)
that
May
Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans
or
Programs
|
|
Month
#1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April 1,
2007 to April 30, 2007
|
|
43,345
|
|
(1)
|
|
$
|
17.62
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,066,965
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Month
#2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 1,
2007 to May 31, 2007
|
|
28,144
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
17.12
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,066,965
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Month
#3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
1, 2007 to June 30, 2007
|
|
1,408
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
16.31
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,066,965
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
72,897
|
|
|
|
$
|
17.40
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
4,066,965
|
|
|
(1)
|
Consists
of shares tendered to the Company in connection with option exercises
and
shares repurchased for taxes related to the release of restricted
shares.
|
|
(2)
|
Consists
of shares tendered to the Company in connection with option
exercises.
|
|
(3)
|
The
Company’s Board of Directors announced a stock buyback program in March
1998 authorizing the repurchase of 11,812,500 shares in the open
market.
During the second quarter of 2007, there were no purchases of shares
on the open market. Currently the program does not have a predetermined
expiration date.
|
28
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
None
The
Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on April 24,
2007. At the meeting, the stockholders re-elected three Class III
directors to the Board of Directors for the terms expiring in 2010.
The
following table sets forth the votes cast with respect to each of these
proposals:
Proposal
|
For
|
Withheld
|
Re-election
of Wilton Looney
|
92,813,856
|
1,029,770
|
Re-election
of Gary W. Rollins
|
89,986,914
|
3,856,712
|
Re-election
of James A. Lane, Jr.
|
90,055,403
|
3,788,223
|
Messrs.
R. Randall Rollins, Richard A. Hubbell, Linda H. Graham, Bill J. Dismuke, Henry
B. Tippie and James B. Williams were not up for re-election and have continued
as directors.
None
29
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Exhibit
Number
|
Description
|
|
3.1(a)
|
Restated
certificate of incorporation of RPC, Inc. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal
year ended December 31, 1999).
|
|
3.1(b)
|
Certificate
of amendment of the certificate of incorporation of RPC, Inc.
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(b) to Registrant’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2006).
|
|
3.2
|
Bylaws
of RPC, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to
the
Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 5,
2004).
|
|
4
|
Form
of Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
4 to the
Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 1998).
|
|
31.1
|
Section
302 certification for Chief Executive Officer.
|
|
31.2
|
Section
302 certification for Chief Financial Officer.
|
|
32.1
|
Section
906 certifications for Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer.
|
30
RPC,
INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
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.
RPC, INC. | |
Date: August 3, 2007 | /s/ Richard A. Hubbell |
Richard A. Hubbell | |
President
and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
|
Date: August 3, 2007 | /s/ Ben M. Palmer |
Ben M. Palmer | |
Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
|
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