Rpc Inc (RES) SEC Filing 10-K Annual Report for the fiscal year ending Friday, December 31, 2021

Exhibit 99

RPC, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results

ATLANTA, January 26, 2022 - RPC, Inc. (NYSE: RES) today announced its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. RPC provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services and equipment primarily to independent and major oilfield companies engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States and in selected international markets.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2021, RPC generated revenues of $268.3 million, an increase of 80.5 percent compared to $148.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to higher customer activity levels resulting in higher utilization of our existing equipment and pricing improvements. Operating profit for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $20.1 million compared to an operating loss of $21.6 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year. Adjusted operating loss for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $11.3 million.¹ Net income for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $12.3 million, or $0.06 diluted earnings per share, compared to a net loss of $10.2 million, or $0.05 loss per share in the fourth quarter of the prior year. The adjusted net loss in the fourth quarter of 2020 was $6.8 million, or $0.03 adjusted loss per share.² Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the fourth quarter of 2021 was $39.4 million, compared to negative $2.5 million in the same period of the prior year.³ Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $7.8 million.³

Cost of revenues during the fourth quarter of 2021 was $200.6 million, or 74.8 percent of revenues, compared to $117.9 million, or 79.3 percent of revenues during the fourth quarter of 2020. Cost of revenues increased primarily due to increases in expenses consistent with higher activity levels, such as materials and supplies expenses, maintenance and repairs expenses, employment costs and fuel costs. In addition, these costs increased due to higher market prices for materials and supplies, fuel and other raw materials. Cost of revenues as a percentage of revenues decreased due to the leverage of higher revenues over direct employment costs and improved pricing for RPC’s services.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $32.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 from $26.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to increases in employment related costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased from 17.5 percent of revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020 to 12.0 percent of revenues in the fourth quarter of 2021 due to leverage of higher revenues over costs that are relatively fixed during the short term.

Depreciation and amortization was $18.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to $18.0 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year.

¹ Adjusted operating loss is a financial measure which does not conform to GAAP. Additional disclosure regarding this non-GAAP financial measure and its reconciliation to operating loss, the nearest GAAP financial measure, is disclosed in Appendix A to this press release.

² Adjusted net loss and adjusted loss per share are financial measures which do not conform to GAAP. Additional disclosure regarding these non-GAAP financial measures and their reconciliation to net loss and loss per share, the nearest GAAP financial measures, are disclosed in Appendix A to this press release.

³ Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDA are financial measures which do not conform to GAAP. Additional disclosure regarding these non-GAAP financial measures and their reconciliation to net income or net loss, the nearest GAAP financial measures, are disclosed in Appendix C to this press release.