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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) February 19, 2020

 

NOW INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36325

 

46-4191184

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

7402 North Eldridge Parkway

Houston, Texas

 

77041

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 281-823-4700

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.01

 

DNOW

 

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  

 

 


Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 19, 2020, NOW Inc. issued a press release announcing earnings for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019 and conference call in connection therewith. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Current Report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is provided as part of the information furnished under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

         
 

99.1

   

NOW Inc. press release dated February 19, 2020 announcing the earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2019.

         
 

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SIGNATURES

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

Date: February 19, 2020

 

 

 

NOW INC.

             

 

 

 

/s/ Raymond W. Chang

 

 

 

Raymond W. Chang

Vice President & General Counsel

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO   

Earnings Conference Call

February 19, 2020

8:00 a.m. CST

1 (800) 446-1671 (North America)

1 (847) 413-3362 (Outside North America)

Webcast: ir.distributionnow.com

NOW Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Results

HOUSTON, TX, February 19, 2020 – NOW Inc. (NYSE: DNOW) announced results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2019.

Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights

 

   

Revenue was $639 million for the fourth quarter of 2019

 

   

Net loss was $139 million and non-GAAP net loss excluding other costs was $6 million for the fourth quarter of 2019

 

   

Diluted loss per share was $1.27 and non-GAAP diluted loss per share excluding other costs was $0.05 for the fourth quarter of 2019

 

   

Non-GAAP EBITDA excluding other costs for the fourth quarter of 2019 was $5 million

 

   

Net cash provided by operating activities was $74 million for the fourth quarter of 2019

 

   

Cash and cash equivalents was $183 million and long-term debt was zero at December 31, 2019

Refer to Supplemental Information in this release for GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations.

Dick Alario, Interim CEO of NOW Inc., noted, “The North American market slowdown and reduction in customer spending were steeper than expected as the year ended. In response to market conditions, through today, we consolidated, closed or sold 40 locations since the beginning of 2019, and we have reduced headcount by 600 since mid-2019. In addition, we are deploying initiatives to improve our operating performance and bolster our already enviable balance sheet.

We finished the year with zero debt and approximately $600 million in total liquidity. We also generated significant cash flow and improved our market position in 2019. Early in 2020, our team is focused on further improving our cost structure to deliver productivity that is better than historical results and investing in technology to drive measurable efficiencies in both our field operations and corporate support functions, while at the same time capturing profit-enhancing market share.”

Prior to the earnings conference call a presentation titled “NOW Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2019 Key Takeaways” will be available on the Company’s Investor Relations website.

About NOW Inc.

NOW Inc. is one of the largest distributors to energy and industrial markets on a worldwide basis, with a legacy of over 150 years. NOW Inc. operates primarily under the DistributionNOW and DNOW brands. Through its network of approximately 225 locations and 4,000 employees worldwide, NOW Inc. offers a comprehensive line of products and solutions for the upstream, midstream and downstream energy and industrial sectors. Our locations provide products and solutions to exploration and production companies, energy transportation companies, refineries, chemical companies, utilities, manufacturers and engineering and construction companies.

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 NOW Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which identify significant risk factors which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

Contact:

David Cherechinsky

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(281) 823-4722


NOW INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share data)

 

     December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
     (Unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 183     $ 116  

Receivables, net

     370       482  

Inventories, net

     465       602  

Assets held-for-sale

     34       —    

Prepaid and other current assets

     15       19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,067       1,219  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     120       106  

Deferred income taxes

     2       2  

Goodwill

     245       314  

Intangibles, net

     90       144  

Other assets

     67       10  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,591     $ 1,795  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 255     $ 329  

Accrued liabilities

     127       110  

Liabilities held-for-sale

     6       —    

Other current liabilities

     8       2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     396       441  

Long-term debt

     —         132  

Long-term operating lease liabilities

     34       —    

Deferred income taxes

     4       6  

Other long-term liabilities

     13       2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     447       581  

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock - par value $0.01; 20 million shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock - par value $0.01; 330 million shares authorized; 109,207,678 and 108,426,962 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively

     1       1  

Additional paid-in capital

     2,046       2,034  

Accumulated deficit

     (775     (678

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (128     (143
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,144       1,214  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 1,591     $ 1,795  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOW INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(In millions, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2019     2018     2019     2019     2018  

Revenue

   $ 639     $ 764     $ 751     $ 2,951     $ 3,127  

Operating expenses:

          

Cost of products

     514       607       601       2,365       2,497  

Warehousing, selling and administrative

     134       135       136       541       557  

Impairment charges

     128       —         —         128       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit (loss)

     (137     22       14       (83     73  

Other expense

     (2     (4     (2     (10     (15
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     (139     18       12       (93     58  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     —         2       2       4       6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (139   $ 16     $ 10     $ (97   $ 52  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share:

          

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

   $ (1.27   $ 0.14     $ 0.09     $ (0.89   $ 0.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

   $ (1.27   $ 0.14     $ 0.09     $ (0.89   $ 0.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, basic

     109       108       109       109       108  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding, diluted

     109       109       109       109       109  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOW INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

BUSINESS SEGMENTS (UNAUDITED)

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended      Year Ended  
     December 31,      September 30,      December 31,  
     2019      2018      2019      2019      2018  

Revenue:

              

United States

   $ 468      $ 579      $ 567      $ 2,240      $ 2,371  

Canada

     76        88        83        319        358  

International

     95        97        101        392        398  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenue

   $ 639      $ 764      $ 751      $ 2,951      $ 3,127  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOW INC.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (CONTINUED)

U.S. GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES (GAAP) TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS

NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NON-GAAP EBITDA EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2019     2018     2019     2019     2018  

GAAP net income (loss) (1)

   $ (139   $ 16     $ 10     $ (97   $ 52  

Interest, net

     —         2       1       4       8  

Income tax provision (benefit)

     —         2       2       4       6  

Depreciation and amortization

     11       10       10       41       41  

Other costs (2)

     133       1       1       135       2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA excluding other costs

   $ 5     $ 31     $ 24     $ 87     $ 109  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA % excluding other costs (3)

     0.8     4.1     3.2     2.9     3.5

NET INCOME (LOSS) TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME (LOSS) EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)

(In millions)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2019     2018     2019     2019     2018  

GAAP net income (loss) (1)

   $ (139   $ 16     $ 10     $ (97   $ 52  

Other costs, net of tax (4) (5)

     133       (5     (1     123       (13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) excluding other costs (5)

   $ (6   $ 11     $ 9     $ 26     $ 39  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE TO NON-GAAP DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE EXCLUDING OTHER COSTS RECONCILIATION (UNAUDITED)

 

     Three Months Ended     Year Ended  
     December 31,     September 30,     December 31,  
     2019     2018     2019     2019     2018  

GAAP diluted earnings (loss) per share (1)

   $ (1.27   $ 0.14     $ 0.09     $ (0.89   $ 0.47  

Other costs, net of tax (4)

     1.22       (0.03     (0.01     1.12       (0.11
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share excluding other costs (5)

   $ (0.05   $ 0.11     $ 0.08     $ 0.23     $ 0.36  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

In an effort to provide investors with additional information regarding our results as determined by GAAP, we disclose various non-GAAP financial measures in our quarterly earnings press releases and other public disclosures. The non-GAAP financial measures include: (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) excluding other costs, (ii) net income (loss) excluding other costs and (iii) diluted earnings (loss) per share excluding other costs. Each of these financial measures excludes the impact of certain other costs and therefore has not been calculated in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most comparable GAAP financial measure is included in the schedules herein.

(2)

Other costs for 2019 included a pre-tax impairment charge of $128 million associated with the impairment of goodwill, intangibles and held-for-sale assets, as well as $7 million in severance expenses and transaction costs which are included in operating loss.

(3)

EBITDA % excluding other costs is defined as EBITDA excluding other costs divided by Revenue.

(4)

Other costs, net of tax, for 2019 included a benefit of $12 million from changes in the valuation allowance recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets; as well as, $128 million related to the impairment of goodwill, intangibles, and held-for-sale assets and $7 million in severance expenses and transaction costs. The Company has excluded the impact of these items on its valuation allowance in computing net income (loss) excluding other costs for 2019.

(5)

Totals may not foot due to rounding.

 

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