UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020
OR
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File No. 001-38081
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware81-4891595
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
950 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, Colorado
80202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(303) 515-2800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the ActAct:
Title of each classTrading symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01LBRTNew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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 ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer ☐Non-accelerated Filer ☒filer ☐Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting 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. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): ☐ Yes ☒ No
As of October 25, 2019,April 24, 2020, the registrant hahad d 75,868,419 sha82,295,397res shares of Class A Common StocStock and k and 36,655,925 s30,638,960hares shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding.
Our Class A Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “LBRT.” There is no public market for our Class B Common Stock.


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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) and certain other communications made by us contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including statements about our growth, future operating results, estimates, beliefs, and expected performance. For this purpose, any statement that is not a statement of historical fact should be considered a forward-looking statement. We may use the words “expect,” “estimate,” “outlook,” “project,” “plan,” “position,” “may,” “believe,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should”“continue,” “potential,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements. We cannot assure you that our assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements. We undertake no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise and readers should not rely on the forward-looking statements as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of the filing of this Quarterly Report. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events.
Forward-looking statements may include statements about:
our business strategy;
our operating cash flows, the availability of capital, and our liquidity;
our future revenue, income, and operating performance;
our ability to sustain and improve our utilization, revenue, and margins;
our ability to maintain acceptable pricing for our services;
our future capital expenditures;
our ability to finance equipment, working capital, and capital expenditures;
competition and government regulations;
our ability to obtain permits and governmental approvals;
pending legal or environmental matters;
oil and natural gas prices;
acquisitions;
general economic conditions;
credit markets;
demand for services in our industry;
our ability to successfully develop our research and technology capabilities and implement technological developments and enhancements;
uncertainty regarding our future operating results;
return of capital to stockholders;
uncertainty relating to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations and personnel; and
plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions contained in this Quarterly Report that are not historical.
We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, decline in demand for our services, the cyclical nature and volatility of the oil and natural gas industry, a decline in, or substantial volatility of, crude oil and natural gas commodity prices, environmental risks, regulatory changes, the inability to comply with the financial and other covenants and metrics in our Credit Facilities (as defined herein), cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, and the other risks described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report, as well as in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182019 (the “Annual Report”) and contained in our other SEC filings.
All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Quarterly Report are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.
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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
LIBERTY OILFIELD SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
September 30, 2019December 31, 2018
Assets(unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$139,995  $103,312  
Accounts receivable—trade203,215  153,589  
Accounts and notes receivable—related party9,351  15,139  
Unbilled revenue33,778  79,233  
Inventories86,985  60,024  
Prepaid and other current assets23,015  49,924  
Total current assets496,339  461,221  
Property and equipment, net638,686  627,053  
Other assets33,848  28,227  
Note receivable—related party, less current portion11,115  —  
Finance lease right-of-use assets57,991  —  
Operating lease right-of-use assets57,251  —  
Total assets$1,295,230  $1,116,501  
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$91,019  $80,490  
Accrued liabilities:
Accrued vendor invoices54,053  67,771  
Operational accruals29,596  36,414  
Accrued salaries and benefits31,491  22,791  
Other accrued liabilities (including payables to related parties of $1,330 and $0, respectively)10,441  9,585  
Accrued liabilities—related party—  2,300  
Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount of $1,348 and $1,365, respectively401  385  
Current portion of finance lease liabilities20,366  —  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities16,613  —  
Total current liabilities253,980  219,736  
Long-term debt, net of discount of $2,817 and $3,826, respectively, less current portion105,837  106,139  
Deferred tax liability19,560  32,994  
Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements (including payables to related parties of $18,637 and $2,857, respectively)40,306  16,818  
Noncurrent portion of finance lease liabilities31,820  —  
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities40,262  —  
Total liabilities491,765  375,687  
Commitments & contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized and NaN issued and outstanding—  —  
Common Stock:
Class A, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized and 75,868,419 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 68,359,871 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018759  684  
Class B, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized and 36,655,925 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and 45,207,372 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018367  452  
Additional paid in capital368,502  312,659  
Retained earnings159,448  119,274  
Total stockholders’ equity529,076  433,069  
Noncontrolling interest274,389  307,745  
Total equity803,465  740,814  
Total liabilities and equity$1,295,230  $1,116,501  
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$56,531  $112,690  
Accounts receivable—trade, net of allowances for credit losses of $3,576 and $1,053, respectively281,855  204,413  
Accounts and notes receivable—related party1,390  9,629  
Unbilled revenue52,380  38,868  
Inventories87,616  88,547  
Prepaid and other current assets38,201  34,827  
Total current assets517,973  488,974  
Property and equipment, net642,871  651,703  
Other assets32,042  34,339  
Finance lease right-of-use assets52,683  55,337  
Operating lease right-of-use assets52,983  53,076  
Total assets$1,298,552  $1,283,429  
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$108,136  $117,613  
Accrued liabilities:
Accrued vendor invoices67,570  42,753  
Operational accruals20,437  26,753  
Accrued salaries and benefits32,102  28,805  
Accrued interest and other (including payables to related parties of $2,998 and $1,329, respectively)12,638  10,643  
Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount of $1,336 and $1,341, respectively414  409  
Current portion of finance lease liabilities25,036  23,646  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities16,935  15,873  
Total current liabilities283,268  266,495  
Long-term debt, net of discount of $2,153 and $2,485, respectively, less current portion105,625  105,731  
Deferred tax liability28,913  19,659  
Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements, including payables to related parties of $20,601 and $23,797, respectively42,586  48,481  
Noncurrent portion of finance lease liabilities21,025  24,884  
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities35,682  36,687  
Total liabilities517,099  501,937  
Commitments & contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized and NaN issued and outstanding—  —  
Common Stock:
Class A, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized and 81,920,347 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and 81,885,384 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019819  819  
Class B, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized and 30,638,960 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019307  307  
Additional paid in capital413,664  410,596  
Retained earnings140,581  143,105  
Total stockholders’ equity555,371  554,827  
Non-controlling interest226,082  226,665  
Total equity781,453  781,492  
Total liabilities and equity$1,298,552  $1,283,429  
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LIBERTY OILFIELD SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
201920182019201820202019
Revenue:Revenue:Revenue:
RevenueRevenue$507,948  $552,525  $1,574,101  $1,671,707  Revenue$472,344  $528,831  
Revenue—related partiesRevenue—related parties7,131  6,252  18,273  10,314  Revenue—related parties—  6,317  
Total revenueTotal revenue515,079  558,777  1,592,374  1,682,021  Total revenue472,344  535,148  
Operating costs and expenses:Operating costs and expenses:Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)421,007  418,867  1,276,750  1,251,163  Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below)392,716  429,299  
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative25,302  24,659  71,379  73,648  General and administrative28,613  22,088  
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization42,324  32,305  121,079  90,927  Depreciation and amortization44,831  38,387  
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(124) 701  1,242  1,266  (Gain) loss on disposal of assets(102) 1,223  
Total operating costs and expensesTotal operating costs and expenses488,509  476,532  1,470,450  1,417,004  Total operating costs and expenses466,058  490,997  
Operating incomeOperating income26,570  82,245  121,924  265,017  Operating income6,286  44,151  
Other expense:
Other (income) expense:Other (income) expense:
Interest incomeInterest income(263) (165) 
Interest income—related partyInterest income—related party(187) —  
Interest expenseInterest expense3,726  3,648  11,505  13,682  Interest expense4,058  4,347  
Total interest expenseTotal interest expense3,608  4,182  
Net income before income taxesNet income before income taxes22,844  78,597  110,419  251,335  Net income before income taxes2,678  39,969  
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense4,004  12,229  17,147  36,238  Income tax expense261  6,060  
Net incomeNet income18,840  66,368  93,272  215,097  Net income2,417  33,909  
Less: Net income attributable to Predecessor, prior to Corporate Reorganization—  —  —  8,705  
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests7,842  32,275  42,121  99,028  
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interestsLess: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests697  15,788  
Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholdersNet income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$10,998  $34,093  $51,151  $107,364  Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$1,720  $18,121  
Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders per common share:Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders per common share:Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders per common share:
BasicBasic$0.15  $0.50  $0.73  $1.56  Basic$0.02  $0.27  
DilutedDiluted$0.15  $0.49  $0.71  $1.53  Diluted$0.02  $0.26  
Weighted average common shares outstanding:Weighted average common shares outstanding:Weighted average common shares outstanding:
BasicBasic74,173  68,548  70,026  68,823  Basic81,651  67,427  
DilutedDiluted113,064  118,470  109,006  118,426  Diluted114,952  114,171  
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LIBERTY OILFIELD SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(Amounts in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Shares of Class A Common StockShares of Class B Common StockClass A Common Stock, Par ValueClass B Common Stock, Par ValueAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained Earnings
Total Stockholders equity
Noncontrolling InterestTotal Equity
Balance—December 31, 201868,360  45,207  $684  $452  $312,659  $119,274  $433,069  $307,745  $740,814  
Other distributions and advance payments to noncontrolling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (1,104) (1,104) 
Exchanges of Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock8,551  (8,551) 85  (85) 64,065  —  64,065  (64,065) —  
Offering Costs—  —  —  —  (1,001) —  (1,001) (498) (1,499) 
Effect of exchange on deferred tax asset, net of liability under tax receivable agreements—  —  —  —  4,466  —  4,466  —  4,466  
Deferred tax impact of ownership changes from exchanges and repurchases—  —  —  —  (7,148) —  (7,148) —  (7,148) 
$0.15/unit distributions to noncontrolling unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (6,215) (6,215) 
$0.15/share of Class A Common Stock dividend—  —  —  —  —  (10,978) (10,978) —  (10,978) 
Restricted stock and RSU forfeitures(8) —  —  —  (22)  (21) 22   
Share repurchases(1,303) —  (13) —  (13,017) —  (13,030) (4,068) (17,098) 
Stock based compensation expense—  —  —  —  8,802  —  8,802  1,191  9,993  
Vesting of restricted stock units268  —   —  (302) —  (299) (740) (1,039) 
Net income—  —  —  —  —  51,151  51,151  42,121  93,272  
Balance—September 30, 201975,868  36,656  $759  $367  $368,502  $159,448  $529,076  $274,389  $803,465  

Members Equity
Shares of Class A Common StockShares of Class B Common StockClass A Common Stock, Par ValueClass B Common Stock, Par ValueAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained Earnings
Total Stockholders equity
Noncontrolling InterestTotal Equity
Balance—December 31, 2017$392,766  —  —  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $392,766  
Return on redeemable common units(149) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  (149) 
Net income prior to Corporate Reorganization8,705  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  8,705  
Balance prior to Corporate Reorganization$401,322  —  —  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $—  $401,322  
Corporate Reorganization
Exchange of Liberty LLC Units for Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and extinguishment of Redeemable Common Units(401,322) 55,986  48,207  560  482  446,824  —  447,866  —  46,544  
Net deferred tax liability due to corporate reorganization—  —  —  —  —  (28,620) —  (28,620) —  (28,620) 
Initial Public Offering
Issuance of Class A Common Stock, net of underwriter discount and offering costs—  14,340  —  143  —  220,117  —  220,260  —  220,260  
Redemption of legacy ownership, net of underwriter discount—  (1,609) —  (16) —  (25,881) —  (25,897) —  (25,897) 
Issuance of Restricted Stock—  1,258  —  13  —  (13) —  —  —  —  
Liability due to tax receivable agreements—  —  —  —  —  (2,291) —  (2,291) —  (2,291) 
Initial allocation of noncontrolling interest of Liberty LLC effective on the date of the IPO—  —  —  —  —  (261,844) —  (261,844) 261,844  —  
Results Subsequent to Initial Public Offering
Other distributions and advance payments to noncontrolling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  (17,359) (17,359) 
Restricted stock forfeited—  (22) —  (1) —  —  —  (1) —  (1) 
Stock based compensation expense—  —  —  —  —  3,122  —  3,122  —  3,122  
$0.05/unit distributions to noncontrolling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  (2,410) (2,410) 
$0.05/share of Class A Common Stock dividend—  —  —  —  —  —  (3,544) (3,544) —  (3,544) 
Share repurchases—  (2,843) —  (28) —  (39,642) —  (39,670) (14,252) (53,922) 
Net income subsequent to the Corporate Reorganization and IPO—  —  —  —  —  —  107,364  107,364  99,028  206,392  
Balance—September 30, 2018$—  67,110  48,207  $671  $482  $311,772  $103,820  $416,745  $326,851  $743,596  
Shares of Class A Common StockShares of Class B Common StockClass A Common Stock, Par ValueClass B Common Stock, Par ValueAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained Earnings
Total Stockholders Equity
Non-controlling InterestTotal Equity
Balance—December 31, 201981,885  30,639  $819  $307  $410,596  $143,105  $554,827  $226,665  $781,492  
$0.05/share of Class A Common Stock dividend—  —  —  —  —  (4,244) (4,244) —  (4,244) 
$0.05/unit distributions to non-controlling unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (1,532) (1,532) 
Other distributions and advance payments to non-controlling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (804) (804) 
Stock based compensation expense—  —  —  —  3,001  —  3,001  1,123  4,124  
Vesting of restricted stock units35  —  —  —  67  —  67  (67) —  
Net income—  —  —  —  —  1,720  1,720  697  2,417  
Balance—March 31, 202081,920  30,639  $819  $307  $413,664  $140,581  $555,371  $226,082  $781,453  

Shares of Class A Common StockShares of Class B Common StockClass A Common Stock, Par ValueClass B Common Stock, Par ValueAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained Earnings
Total Stockholders Equity
Non-controlling InterestTotal Equity
Balance—December 31, 201868,360  45,207  $684  $452  $312,659  $119,274  $433,069  $307,745  $740,814  
Exchange of Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock1,637  (1,637) 16  (16) 11,413  —  11,413  (11,413) —  
Effect of exchange on deferred tax asset, net of liability under tax receivable agreements—  —  —  —  896  —  896  —  896  
$0.05/share of Class A Common Stock Dividend—  —  —  —  —  (3,519) (3,519) —  (3,519) 
$0.05/unit distributions to non-controlling unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (2,179) (2,179) 
Other distributions and advance payments to non-controlling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (222) (222) 
Share repurchases(1,303) —  (13) —  (13,017) —  (13,030) (4,068) (17,098) 
Stock based compensation expense—  —  —  —  2,880  —  2,880  —  2,880  
Vesting of restricted stock units50  —  —  —  136  —  136  (136) —  
Restricted Stock and RSU forfeitures—  —  —  —  —    —   
Net income—  —  —  —  —  18,121  18,121  15,788  33,909  
Balance—March 31, 201968,744  43,570  $687  $436  $314,967  $133,877  $449,967  $305,515  $755,482  
See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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LIBERTY OILFIELD SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars in thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
2019201820202019
Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:
Net incomeNet income$93,272  $215,097  Net income$2,417  $33,909  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization121,079  90,927  Depreciation and amortization44,831  38,387  
Loss on disposal of assets1,242  1,266  
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(102) 1,223  
Interest expense on finance lease liabilityInterest expense on finance lease liability2,015  —  Interest expense on finance lease liability—  651  
Amortization of debt issuance costsAmortization of debt issuance costs1,656  3,442  Amortization of debt issuance costs548  556  
Inventory write-downInventory write-down649  3,389  Inventory write-down674  —  
Non-cash lease expenseNon-cash lease expense3,061  —  Non-cash lease expense518  419  
Share based compensation expenseShare based compensation expense9,993  3,122  Share based compensation expense4,124  2,880  
Deferred income taxes9,194  15,246  
Gain on tax receivable agreementsGain on tax receivable agreements(37) —  
Provision for credit lossesProvision for credit losses2,523  —  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenueAccounts receivable and unbilled revenue(4,171) (66,834) Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue(93,477) (77,639) 
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue—related partyAccounts receivable and unbilled revenue—related party(5,326) (170) Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue—related party8,239  4,363  
InventoriesInventories(27,611) (3,701) Inventories257  (14,324) 
Other assetsOther assets14,479  (31,699) Other assets7,450  20,477  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued liabilities31,740  (6,458) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities22,789  44,683  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities—related partyAccounts payable and accrued liabilities—related party(1,000) —  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities—related party—  (1,000) 
Payment of operating lease liabilityPayment of operating lease liability(5,197) —  Payment of operating lease liability(523) (5,091) 
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities245,075  223,627  Net cash provided by operating activities231  49,494  
Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and construction in-progressPurchases of property and equipment and construction in-progress(158,235) (187,079) Purchases of property and equipment and construction in-progress(45,395) (66,333) 
Proceeds from sale of assetsProceeds from sale of assets541  3,138  Proceeds from sale of assets317  149  
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(157,694) (183,941) Net cash used in investing activities(45,078) (66,184) 
Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of underwriter discount—  230,174  
Redemption of Liberty LLC Units from legacy owners—  (25,897) 
Repayments of borrowings on term loanRepayments of borrowings on term loan(438) (438) 
Payments on finance lease and capital lease obligationsPayments on finance lease and capital lease obligations(2,470) (3,282) 
Class A Common Stock dividendsClass A Common Stock dividends(4,090) (3,415) 
Per unit distributions to non-controlling interest unitholdersPer unit distributions to non-controlling interest unitholders(1,532) (2,179) 
Other distributions and advance payments to non-controlling interest unitholdersOther distributions and advance payments to non-controlling interest unitholders(2,782) (222) 
Share repurchasesShare repurchases—  (18,398) 
Repayments of borrowings on term loan(1,313) (61,972) 
Repayments of borrowings on line-of-credit—  (30,000) 
Proceeds from Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC—  2,115  
Payments on finance lease obligations(10,504) —  
Class A Common Stock dividends(10,626) (3,450) 
Per unit distributions to noncontrolling interest unitholders(6,215) (2,410) 
Tax withholding on restricted stock unit vesting(1,039) —  
Share repurchases(18,398) (53,922) 
Payment of equity offering costs(1,499) (5,927) 
Payments of debt issuance costs—  (282) 
Other distributions and advance payments to noncontrolling interest unitholders(1,104) (17,359) 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(50,698) 31,070  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents36,683  70,756  
Net cash used in financing activitiesNet cash used in financing activities(11,312) (27,934) 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalentsNet decrease in cash and cash equivalents(56,159) (44,624) 
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of periodCash and cash equivalents—beginning of period103,312  16,321  Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period112,690  103,312  
Cash and cash equivalents—end of periodCash and cash equivalents—end of period$139,995  $87,077  Cash and cash equivalents—end of period$56,531  $58,688  
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxesCash paid for income taxes$1,042  $19,829  Cash paid for income taxes$—  $—  
Cash paid for interestCash paid for interest$9,640  $10,760  Cash paid for interest$2,927  $3,267  
Non-cash investing and financing activities:Non-cash investing and financing activities:Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilitiesCapital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities$12,870  $16,105  Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities$19,636  $30,478  
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Note 1—Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on December 21, 2016, to become a holding corporation for Liberty Oilfield Services New HoldCo LLC (“Liberty LLC”) and its subsidiaries upon completion of a corporate reorganization (the “Corporate Reorganization”) and planned initial public offering of the Company (“IPO”). The Company has no material assets other than its ownership of units in Liberty LLC (“Liberty LLC Units”). Please refer to the Company’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on February 27, 2020 (the “Annual Report”) for additional information on the Corporate Reorganization and IPO that were completed on January 17, 2018.
Prior to the Corporate Reorganization, Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC (“Liberty Holdings”) wholly owned Liberty Oilfield Services LLC (“LOS”) and LOS Acquisition CO I LLC (“ACQI” and, together with LOS, the “Predecessor”). Following the Corporate Reorganization, Liberty LLC wholly owns the Predecessor. Effective March 22, 2018, the assets of ACQI were contributed into LOS and ACQI was dissolved.
The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a multi-basin provider of hydraulic fracturing services and goods, with a focus on deploying the latest technologies in the technically demanding oil and gas reservoirs in which it operates, principally in North Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Texas.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all information or notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements and should be read together with the annual financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes present the condensed consolidated financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and the results of operations, cash flows, and equity of the Company as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and the financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and equity of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.2019. The interim data includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim period. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations expected for the entire fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.2020. Further, these estimates and other factors, including those outside the Company’s control, such as the impact of sustained lower commodity prices, could have a significant adverse impact to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
All intercompany amounts have been eliminated in the presentation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company. Comprehensive income is not reported due to the absence of items of other comprehensive income or loss during the periods presented. The condensed consolidated financial statements include financial data at historical cost as the contribution of assets is considered to be a reorganization of entities under common control. The condensed consolidated financial statements may not be indicative of the actual level of assets, liabilities, and costs that would have been incurred by the Predecessor if it had operated as an independent, publicly-traded company during the periods prior to the IPO or of the costs expected to be incurred in the future.
The condensed consolidated and combined financial statements for periods prior to January 17, 2018 reflect the historical results of the Predecessor. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the amounts of the Company and all majority owned subsidiaries where the Company has the ability to exercise control.
The Company’s operations are organized into a single reportable segment, which consists of hydraulic fracturing services.services and goods.
Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Leases
On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 842), as amended by other ASUs issued since February 2016 (“ASU 2016-02” or “ASC Topic 842”), using the modified retrospective transition method applied at the effective date of the standard. By electing this optional transition method, information prior to January 1, 2019 has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for the period (ASC Topic 840).
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The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, including the option to carry forward the historical lease classifications and assessment of initial direct costs, account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease, and to not include leases with an initial term of less than 12 months in the lease assets and liabilities.
The adoption of ASC Topic 842 resulted in the recognition of finance lease right-of-use assets, operating lease right-of-use assets, and lease liabilities for finance and operating leases. As of January 1, 2019, the adoption of the new standard resulted in the recognition of finance lease assets of $57.2 million, including $2.1 million and $2.0 million reclassified from prepaid and other current assets and other assets, respectively, and finance lease liabilities of $53.2 million. Additionally, the Company recorded operating lease assets of $64.0 million, including $1.9 million reclassified from prepaid and other current assets, and operating lease liabilities of $63.6 million, including $1.5 million reclassified from accrued interest and other liabilities as of January 1, 2019. There was no significant impact to the condensed consolidated statements of income, equity or cash flows. Refer to Note 5—Leases for additional disclosures required under ASC Topic 842.
For leases entered into after January 1, 2019, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and evaluates identified leases for operating or finance lease treatment. Operating or finance lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Lease terms may include options to renew, however, the Company typically cannot determine its intent to renew a lease with reasonable certainty at inception.
Revenue Recognition
In connection with the adoption of ASC Topic 842, the Company determined that certain of its service revenue contracts contain a lease component. The Company elected to adopt a practical expedient available to lessors, which allows the Company to combine the lease and non-lease components and account for the combined component in accordance with the accounting treatment for the predominant component. Therefore, the Company combines the lease and service component for certain of the Company’s service contracts and continues to account for the combined component under ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2016-13, “FinancialFinancial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments(“ASU 2016-13”), which is effective for fiscal years and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with a modified-retrospective approach to be used for implementation. ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. Specifically, this new guidance requires using a forward looking, expected loss model for trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, loans, and other instruments. This will replaceUnder ASU 2016-13, a Company recognizes, as an allowance, the currently used model and mayestimate of lifetime expected credit losses, which is to result in an earliermore timely recognition of allowancesuch losses.
On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 using the modified-retrospective approach, which allows for losses. a cumulative-effect adjustment to the consolidated condensed balance sheet as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. Periods prior to the adoption date that are presented for comparative purposes are not adjusted.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The Company planscontinuously evaluates customers based on risk characteristics, such as historical losses and current economic conditions. Due to adopt the standard effectivecyclical nature of the oil and gas industry, the Company often evaluates its customers’ estimated losses on a case-by-case basis. While there was no impact to the financial statements as a result of adoption of ASU 2016-13, as a result of deteriorating economic conditions for the oil and gas industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, during the first quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a provision for credit losses of $2.5 million, included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income, in accordance with the new standard. Refer to “Credit Risk” within Note 7—Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional disclosures required under ASU 2016-13.
Fair Value Measurement
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”), which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2018-13 on January 1, 2020. Although2020 and determined the Company is continuing to evaluate theadoption of this standard did not impact the adoption will have, the Company currently does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on itsCompany’s condensed consolidated financial statements. Refer to Note 7—Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for the disclosures required under ASU 2018-13.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Reference Rate Reform
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform, which provides temporary optional guidance to companies impacted by the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The guidance provides certain expedients and exceptions to applying GAAP in order to lessen the potential accounting burden when contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR as a benchmark rate are modified. This guidance is effective upon issuance and expires on December 31, 2022. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the LIBOR transition and this ASU on the Company’s financial statements.
Fleet Start-up Costs
The Company incurs start-up costs to commission a new fleet or district. These costs include hiring and training of personnel, and acquisition of consumable parts and tools. Start-up costs are expensed as incurred, and are reflected in general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of income. Start-up costs for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 were $1.3$0.0 million and $2.71.1 million,, respectively. The Company deployed 01 fleet in each quarter ended March 31, 2020 and 1 fleet during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Start-up costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 were $2.2 million and $8.8 million, respectively, related to 0 and 3 new fleets deployed during each respective period.2019. The total amount of start-up costs incurred for the commissioning of each new fleet depends primarily on the number and timing of hiring additional personnel to staff such fleets, and such costs may not be entirely incurred in the same period as the fleet is deployed.
The terms and conditions of the Credit Facilities, defined herein, between the Company and its lenders provides for the add-back of costs or expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition, deployment, and opening of any new hydraulic fracturing fleet or district in the computation of certain financial covenants (see Note 6—Debt).
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the presentation of the current period financial statements. These reclassifications had no effect on the previously reported net income.
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(Unaudited)
Note 3—Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
September 30,December 31,March 31,December 31,
($ in thousands)($ in thousands)20192018($ in thousands)20202019
ProppantsProppants$16,849  $22,038  Proppants$11,771  $14,013  
ChemicalsChemicals8,589  10,781  Chemicals7,900  10,076  
Maintenance partsMaintenance parts61,547  27,205  Maintenance parts67,945  64,458  
$86,985  $60,024  $87,616  $88,547  
As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the lower of cost or net realizable value analysis resulted in the Company recording a write-down to inventory carrying values of $0.6$0.7 million, included as a component in cost of services in the condensed consolidated statementsstatement of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020. The Company did not record any write-down to the inventory carrying value during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
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Note 4—Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following:
Estimated
useful lives
(in years)
September 30,December 31,Estimated
useful lives
(in years)
March 31,December 31,
($ in thousands)($ in thousands)20192018Estimated
useful lives
(in years)
20202019
LandLandN/A$5,400  $5,400  LandN/A$5,400  $5,400  
Field services equipmentField services equipment2-7949,419  778,423  Field services equipment2-7994,005  978,418  
VehiclesVehicles4-760,452  59,807  Vehicles4-760,080  60,290  
Buildings and facilitiesBuildings and facilities5-3028,900  27,795  Buildings and facilities5-3030,908  29,930  
Office equipment, furniture, and softwareOffice equipment, furniture, and software2-76,442  6,200  Office equipment, furniture, and software2-76,634  6,623  
1,050,613  877,625  1,097,027  1,080,661  
Less accumulated depreciation and amortizationLess accumulated depreciation and amortization(416,545) (307,277) Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(497,172) (455,687) 
634,068  570,348  599,855  624,974  
Construction in-progressConstruction in-progressN/A4,618  56,705  Construction in-progressN/A43,016  26,729  
$638,686  $627,053  $642,871  $651,703  
Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 was $39.341.7 million and $32.3$35.7 million, respectively. Depreciation expense for
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019first quarter of 2020, as a result of negative market indicators including the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased supply of low-priced oil, and 2018 was $112.4 millioncustomer cancellations, the Company concluded these triggering events could indicate possible impairment of property and $90.9 million, respectively.equipment. The Company performed a quantitative and qualitative impairment analysis and determined that no impairment had occurred as of March 31, 2020. Such analysis required management to make estimates and assumptions based on historical data and consideration of future market conditions. Given the uncertainty inherent in any projection, heightened by the possibility of unforeseen additional effects of COVID-19, actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions used, or conditions may change, which could result in impairment charges in the future.
Note 5—Leases
The Company has operating and finance leases primarily for vehicles, equipment, railcars, office space, and facilities. The terms and conditions for these leases vary by the type of underlying asset.
Certain leases include variable lease payments for items such as property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and other operating expenses associated with leased assets. Payments that vary based on an index or rate are included in the measurement of lease assets and liabilities at the rate as of the commencement date. All other variable lease payments are excluded from the measurement of lease assets and liabilities, and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.
The components of lease expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)20202019
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets$2,654  $2,366  
Interest on lease liabilities596  651  
Operating lease cost5,471  5,211  
Variable lease cost795  1,004  
Total lease cost$9,516  $9,232  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The components of lease expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 were as follows:
September 30, 2019
($ in thousands)Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets$2,625  $7,602  
Interest on lease liabilities665  2,015  
Operating lease cost5,167  15,431  
Variable lease cost746  2,353  
Total lease cost$9,203  $27,401  

Rent expense recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $11.7 million and $29.0 million, respectively.
Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
September 30, 2019Three Months Ended March 31,
($ in thousands)($ in thousands)Three Months EndedNine Months Ended($ in thousands)20202019
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities:Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities:Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities:
Operating leasesOperating leases$5,025  $15,575  Operating leases$5,432  $7,798  
Finance leasesFinance leases3,710  10,504  Finance leases3,066  3,282  
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Operating leasesOperating leases446  70,501  Operating leases5,226  69,430  
Finance leasesFinance leases1,194  65,333  Finance leases—  57,421  

Lease terms and discount rates as of September 30,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 were as follows:
September 30, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
Operating leases6.4 years
Finance leases1.6 years
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases5.4 %
Finance leases5.2 %
March 31, 2020December 31, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
Operating leases6.3 years6.4 years
Finance leases1.1 years1.3 years
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases5.4 %5.4 %
Finance leases5.2 %5.2 %

Future minimum lease commitments as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 are as follows:
($ in thousands)($ in thousands)FinanceOperating($ in thousands)FinanceOperating
Remainder of 2019$3,679  $4,868  
202027,019  18,509  
Remainder of 2020Remainder of 2020$23,341  $15,010  
2021202120,626  13,664  202120,626  14,942  
202220224,135  7,223  20224,135  8,029  
20232023—  4,345  2023—  4,832  
20242024—  4,001  
ThereafterThereafter—  19,664  Thereafter—  16,017  
Total lease paymentsTotal lease payments55,459  68,273  Total lease payments48,102  62,831  
Less imputed interestLess imputed interest(3,273) (11,398) Less imputed interest(2,041) (10,214) 
TotalTotal$52,186  $56,875  Total$46,061  $52,617  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The Company’s vehicle leases typically include a residual value guarantee. For the Company’s vehicle leases classified as operating leases, the total residual value guaranteed as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 is $3.0 million;$3.2 million; the payment is not probable and therefore has not been included in the measurement of the lease liability and right-of-use asset. For vehicle leases that are classified as financing leases, the Company includes the residual value guarantee as estimated in the lease agreement, in the financing lease liability.
At December 31, 2018, future minimum lease payments under operating leases were as follows:
($ in thousands)
Years Ending December 31,
2019$42,717  
202048,685  
202132,390  
20226,093  
20234,303  
Thereafter19,742  
$153,930  
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Note 6—Debt
Debt consists of the following:
September 30,December 31,March 31,December 31,
($ in thousands)($ in thousands)20192018($ in thousands)20202019
Term Loan outstandingTerm Loan outstanding$110,403  $111,715  Term Loan outstanding$109,528  $109,996  
Deferred financing costs and original issue discountDeferred financing costs and original issue discount(4,165) (5,191) Deferred financing costs and original issue discount(3,489) (3,826) 
Total debt, net of deferred financing costs and original issue discountTotal debt, net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount$106,238  $106,524  Total debt, net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount$106,039  $106,140  
Current portion of long-term debt, net of discountCurrent portion of long-term debt, net of discount$401  $385  Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount$414  $409  
Long-term debt, net of discount and current portionLong-term debt, net of discount and current portion105,837  106,139  Long-term debt, net of discount and current portion105,625  105,731  
$106,238  $106,524  $106,039  $106,140  
TheOn September 19, 2017, the Company hasentered into 2 credit agreements in effect for a revolving line of credit up to $250.0 million (the “ABL Facility”) and a $175.0 million term loan (the “Term Loan Facility”, and together with the ABL Facility the “Credit Facilities”). Following is a description of the ABL Facility and the Term Loan Facility.
ABL Facility
Under the terms of the ABL Facility, up to $250.0 million may be borrowed, subject to certain borrowing base limitations based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the borrowing base was calculated to be $204.1 $203.0 million, and the Company had 0 borrowings outstanding, except for a letter of credit in the amount of $0.3 million, with $203.8$202.7 million ofof remaining availability. Borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at LIBOR or a base rate, plus an applicable LIBOR margin of 1.5% to 2% or base rate margin of 0.5% to 1%, as defined in the ABL Facility credit agreement. The average monthly unused commitment is subject to an unused commitment fee isof 0.375% to 0.5%. Interest and fees are payable in arrears at the end of average monthly unused commitment.each month, or, in the case of LIBOR loans, at the end of each interest period. The ABL Facility matures on the earlier of (i) September 19, 2022 and (ii) to the extent the debt under the Term Loan Facility remains outstanding, 90 days prior to the final maturity of the Term Loan Facility, which matures on September 19, 2022. Borrowings under the ABL Facility are collateralized by accounts receivable and inventory, and further secured by the Company, Liberty LLC, and R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp. (“R/C IV”), a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of the Company, as parent guarantors.
Term Loan Facility
The Term Loan Facility provides for a $175.0 million term loan, of which $110.4$109.6 million remained outstanding as of September 30, 2019. TheMarch 31, 2020. Amounts outstanding bear interest at LIBOR or a base rate, plus an applicable margin of 7.625% or 6.625%, respectively, and the weighted average on borrowingborrowings was 9.7%8.6% as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. The Company is required to make quarterly principal payments of 1% per annum of the initialoutstanding principal balance, commencing on December 31, 2017, with final payment due at maturity on September 19, 2022. The Term Loan Facility is collateralized by the fixed assets of Liberty Oilfield Services LLC (“LOS”) and its subsidiaries, and is further secured by the Company, Liberty LLC, and R/C IV, as parent guarantors.
The Credit Facilities include certain non-financial covenants, including but not limited to restrictions on incurring additional debt and certain distributions. Moreover, the ability of the Company to incur additional debt and to make distributions is dependent on maintaining a maximum leverage ratio. The Term Loan Facility requires mandatory prepayments upon certain dispositions of property or issuance of other indebtedness, as defined, and annually a percentage of excess cash flow (25% to 50%, depending on leverage ratio, of consolidated net income less capital expenditures and other permitted payments, as defined, commencing with the year ending December 31, 2018).
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(Unaudited)
1% during the first three years of the term of the Term Loan Facility.
The Credit Facilities are not subject to financial covenants unless liquidity, as defined in the respective credit agreements, dropsfalls below a specifiedspecific level. UnderDuring a covenant measurement period under the ABL Facility, the Company is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, in the credit agreement governing the ABL Facility, of 1.0 to 1.0 for each period if excess availability is less than 10% of the borrowing base or $12.5 million, whichever is greater. UnderDuring a covenant measurement period under the Term Loan Facility, the Company is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, of 1.2 to 1.0 for each trailing twelve-month period if the Company’s liquidity, as defined, is less than $25.0 million for at least five consecutive business days.
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Based on liquidity as defined in the respective agreements, the Company was not subject to financial covenants as of March 31, 2020 and thus was in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
Maturities of debt are as follows:
($ in thousands)($ in thousands)($ in thousands)
Remainder of 2019$438  
20201,750  
Remainder of 2020Remainder of 2020$1,312  
202120211,750  2021$1,750  
20222022106,465  2022$106,466  
20232023—  2023$—  
20242024$—  
$110,403  $109,528  

Note 7—Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments
The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities represent the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction at the reporting date. These fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects the Company’s own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company discloses the fair values of its assets and liabilities according to the quality of valuation inputs under the following hierarchy:
Level 1 Inputs: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in an active market for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Inputs: Inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable.
Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value of assets or liabilities.
The classification of an asset or liability is based on the lowest level of input significant to its fair value. Those that are initially classified as Level 3 are subsequently reported as Level 2 when the fair value derived from unobservable inputs is inconsequential to the overall fair value, or if corroborating market data becomes available. Assets and liabilities that are initially reported as Level 2 are subsequently reported as Level 3 if corroborating market data is no longer available. Transfers occur at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018.2019.
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, long-term debt, and finance and operating lease obligations. These financial instruments do not require disclosure by level. The carrying values of all of the Company’s financial instruments included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets approximated or equaled their fair values at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018.2019.
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable (including accrued liabilities) approximated fair value at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, due to their short-term nature.
The carrying value of amounts outstanding under long-term debt agreements with variable rates approximated fair value at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, as the effective interest rates approximated market rates.
Nonrecurring Measurements
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis but are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. These assets consist of notes receivable—related party from the Affiliate, as defined and described in Note 12—Related Party Transactions. The note was initially recorded for the trade receivables, created in the normal course of business, due from the Affiliate as of the Agreement Date, as defined in Note 12—Related Party Transactions. There were no identified events or changes in circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the note receivable. The note is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as the inputs to the determination of fair value are based upon unobservable inputs. The note was paid in full in January 2020, and as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, notes receivable—related party from the Affiliate totaled $0 and $2.5 million, respectively.
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the fair value of the notes receivable. These notes are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as the inputs to the determination of fair value are based upon unobservable inputs. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, notes receivable—related party from the Affiliate totaled $13.3 million and $0, respectively.
Recurring Measurements
The fair values of the Company’s cash equivalents measured on a recurring basis pursuant to ASCAccounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820-10 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures are carried at estimated fair value. Cash equivalents consist of money market accounts which the Company has classified as Level 1 given the active market for these accounts. As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Company had cash equivalents, measured at fair value, of $118.5$41.2 million and $0,$86.9 million, respectively.
Nonfinancial assets
The Company estimates fair value to perform impairment tests as required on long-lived assets. The inputs used to determine such fair value are primarily based upon internally developed cash flow models and would generally be classified within Level 3 in the event that such assets were required to be measured and recorded at fair value within the financial statements. There wereAlthough a triggering event occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2020 (see Note 4—Property and Equipment), no such measurements were required as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018.2019.
Credit Risk
The Company’s financial instruments exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and trade receivables.
The Company’s cash and cash equivalent balances on deposit with financial institutions total $140.056.5 million and $103.3$112.7 million as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, respectively, which exceeded FDIC insured limits. The Company regularly monitors these institutions’ financial condition.
The majority of the Company’s customers have payment terms of 45 days or less. As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, customer AA accounted for 15% a11%nd customers A and customer B accounted for 28%12% of total accounts receivable and unbilled revenue, respectively. The Company mitigates the associated credit risk by performing credit evaluations and monitoring the payment patterns of its customers. During the three months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, no customers customer A accounted for more than 10% o15%f of total revenue, and during the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, customers B and C accounted for 12%22% of total revenue. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, no customers accounted for more than 10% and customer C accounted for 13% of total revenue, respectively.
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had 0 provision for doubtful accounts.
Note 8—Equity
Preferred Stock
As of September 30,March 31, 2020 the Company had$3.6 million allowance for credit losses. The current period provision of $2.5 million was the result of the application of ASU 2016-13 (see “Credit Losses” within Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies) to the Company’s accounts receivables as of March 31, 2020 in consideration of both historic collection experience and the expected impact of currently deteriorating economic conditions for the oil and gas industry. The Company applied historic loss factors to its receivable portfolio segments that were not expected to be further impacted by current economic developments, and an additional economic conditions factor to portfolio segments anticipated to experience greater losses in the current economic environment. The majority of the Company’s allowance for credit losses relates to one customer currently in bankruptcy for which expected credit losses were individually evaluated. While the Company has not experienced significant credit losses in the past and has not yet seen material changes to the payment patterns of its customers, the Company cannot predict with any certainty the degree to which the impacts of COVID-19, including the potential impact of periodically adjusted borrowing base limits, level of hedged production, or unforeseen well shut-ins may affect the ability of its customers to timely pay receivables when due. Accordingly, in future periods, the Company may revise its estimates of expected credit losses. Previously, during the three months ended December 31, 2019, the Company had 10,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, par value $0.01, with none issued and outstanding. If issued, each class or series of preferred stock will cover the number of shares and will have the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions determined by the Companys board of directors, which may include, among others, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, voting rights, conversion rights, preemptive rights, and redemption rights. Except as provided by law or inrecorded a preferred stock designation, the holders of preferred stock will not be entitled to vote at or receive notice of any meeting of stockholders.
Class A Common Stock
The Company had a total of 75,868,419 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2019, which includes 536,410 shares of unvested restricted stock. Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled$1.1 million allowance for credit losses related to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon byspecific entity engaged in the stockholdersbusiness of oil and are entitled to ratably receive dividends whengas exploration and if declared by the Company’s board of directors.production that has filed for bankruptcy.
Class B Common Stock
($ in thousands)March 31, 2020
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of quarter$1,053 
Credit Losses:
Current period provision2,523 
Amounts written off— 
Allowance for credit losses, end of quarter$3,576 
The Company had a total of 36,655,925 s
hares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of September 30, 2019. Holders of the Class B Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders. Holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters presented to the Company’s stockholders for their vote or approval, except with respect to amendment of certain provisions of the Company’s certificate of incorporation that would alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class B Common Stock so as to affect them adversely, which amendments must be by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the holders of the shares affected by the amendment, voting as a separate class, or as otherwise required by applicable law.
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Note 8—Equity
Restricted Stock Awards
Restricted stock awards are awards of Class A Common Stock that are subject to restrictions on transfer and to a risk of forfeitures if the award recipient is no longer an employee or director of the Company for any reason prior to the lapse of the restrictions.
The following table summarizes the Company’s unvested restricted stock activity for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019:March 31, 2020:
Number of Shares
Grant Date Fair Value per Share (1)
Outstanding at December 31, 20182019634,653268,205  $—  
Vested(98,243)—  —  
Forfeited—  —  
Outstanding at September 30, 2019March 31, 2020536,410268,205  $—  
(1) Prior to the IPO and Corporate Reorganization, Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC (“Liberty Holdings”) issued Class B units of Liberty Holdings (“Legacy Units”). The Legacy Units were determined to have a de minimis grant-date fair value based on their assigned benchmark values. In connection with the Corporate Reorganization, the unvested Legacy Units were exchanged for 1,258,514 shares of restricted stock with the same terms and requisite vesting conditions. The shares of restricted stock retain the grant date fair value of the Legacy Units.
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted pursuant to the Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”), if they vest, will be settled in shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. RSUs were granted with vesting terms up to five years. Changes in non-vested RSUs outstanding under the LTIP during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 were as follows:
Number of UnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per UnitNumber of UnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Non-vested as of December 31, 20181,193,683  $19.24  
Non-vested as of December 31, 2019Non-vested as of December 31, 20191,734,535  $16.97  
GrantedGranted881,547  15.09  Granted541,915  9.70  
VestedVested(327,799) 19.97  Vested(34,963) 13.50  
ForfeitedForfeited(24,025) 17.99  Forfeited(5,110) 16.59  
Outstanding at September 30, 20191,723,406  $17.00  
Outstanding at March 31, 2020Outstanding at March 31, 20202,236,377  $15.26  
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Performance restricted stock units (“PSUs”) granted pursuant to the LTIP, if they vest, will be settled in shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. PSUs were granted with a three year cliff vesting schedule, subject to a performance target compared to an index of competitors results over the three year period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021.2021 for PSUs granted in 2019 and from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022 for PSUs granted in 2020. The Company records compensation expense based on the Company’s best estimate of the number of PSUs that will vest at the end of the performance period. If such performance targets are not met, or are not expected to be met, no compensation expense is recognized and any recognized compensation expense is reversed. Changes in non-vested PSUs outstanding under the LTIP during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 were as follows:
Number of UnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per UnitNumber of UnitsWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value per Unit
Non-vested as of December 31, 2018—  $—  
Non-vested as of December 31, 2019Non-vested as of December 31, 2019329,277  $14.93  
GrantedGranted356,908  14.93  Granted392,948  9.62  
VestedVested—  —  Vested—  —  
ForfeitedForfeited—  —  Forfeited—  —  
Outstanding at September 30, 2019356,908  $14.93  
Outstanding at March 31, 2020Outstanding at March 31, 2020722,225  $12.04  
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Stock-based compensation is included in cost of services and general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income. The Company recognized stock based compensation expense of $3.54.1 million and $10.02.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company recognized stock based
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compensation expense of $1.9 million and $3.1 million in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. There was approximately $25.726.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense relating to outstanding RSUs and PSUs as of September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020. The unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 2.02 years.
Dividends
The Company paid quarterly cash dividends of $0.05 per share of Class A Common Stock on March 20, June 20, and September 20, 20192020 to stockholders of record as of March 6, June 6, and September 6, 2019, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 20192020. Liberty LLC paid distributionsa distribution of $16.85.6 million, or $0.05 per Liberty LLC Unit, to all holders of Liberty LLC Units as of the dates above,March 6, 2020, $10.64.1 million of which was paid to the Company. The Company used the proceeds of the distributionsdistribution to pay the dividendsdividend to all holders of shares of Class A Common Stock as of March 6, June 6, and September 6, 2019,2020, which totaled $10.64.1 million. Additionally, the Company accrued $0.40.2 million of dividends payable related to restricted shares and RSUs to be paid upon vesting. Dividends related to forfeited restricted shares and RSUs will be forfeited.
Share Repurchase Program
On September 10, 2018 the Company’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase plan to repurchase up to $100.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock through September 30, 2019. On January 22, 2019, the Company’s board of directors authorized an additional $100.0 million under the share repurchase plan through January 31, 2021.
During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2020, 0 shares were repurchased under the share repurchase program. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, Liberty LLC purchased and retired 1,303,003 Liberty LLC Units from the Company for $18.4$18.4 million,, and the Company repurchased and retired 1,303,003 shares of Class A Common Stock for $18.4$18.4 million,, or $14.66$14.66 average price per share. The repurchase in Januarythe three months ended March 31, 2019 completed the share repurchase amount authorized on September 10, 2018. Of the total amount of Class A Common Stock repurchased, 117,647 shares were repurchased or returned from R/C Energy IV Direct Partnership, L.P., R/C IV Liberty Holdings, L.P., and Riverstone/Carlyle Energy Partners IV, L.P. (“R/C” and collectively, the “Riverstone Sellers”). For further details of this related party transaction, see Note 12—Related Party Transactions.
As of September 30,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, $98.7$98.7 million remains remained authorized for future repurchases of Class A Common Stock under the share repurchase program.

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Note 9—Net Income per Share
Basic net income per share measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period. Diluted net income per share measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period. The Company uses the “if-converted” method to determine the potential dilutive effect of its Class B Common Stock and the treasury stock method to determine the potential dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock and restricted stock units.
The following table reflects the allocation of net income to common stockholders and net income per share computations for the periods indicated based on a weighted average number of common stock outstanding for periods subsequent to the Corporate Reorganization on January 17, 2018:outstanding:
Three Months EndedNine Months EndedThree Months Ended
(In thousands)(In thousands)September 30, 2019September 30, 2018September 30, 2019September 30, 2018(In thousands)March 31, 2020March 31, 2019
Basic Net Income Per ShareBasic Net Income Per ShareBasic Net Income Per Share
Numerator:Numerator:Numerator:
Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholdersNet income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$10,998  $34,093  $51,151  $107,364  Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$1,720  $18,121  
Denominator:Denominator:Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstandingBasic weighted average common shares outstanding74,173  68,548  70,026  68,823  Basic weighted average common shares outstanding81,651  67,427  
Basic net income per share attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholdersBasic net income per share attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$0.15  $0.50  $0.73  $1.56  Basic net income per share attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$0.02  $0.27  
Diluted Net Income Per ShareDiluted Net Income Per ShareDiluted Net Income Per Share
Numerator:Numerator:Numerator:
Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholdersNet income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$10,998  $34,093  $51,151  $107,364  Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$1,720  $18,121  
Effect of exchange of the shares of Class B Common Stock for shares of Class A Common StockEffect of exchange of the shares of Class B Common Stock for shares of Class A Common Stock5,435  23,755  26,776  74,242  Effect of exchange of the shares of Class B Common Stock for shares of Class A Common Stock632  11,831  
Diluted net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholdersDiluted net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$16,433  $57,848  $77,927  $181,606  Diluted net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$2,352  $29,952  
Denominator:Denominator:Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstandingBasic weighted average shares outstanding74,173  68,548  70,026  68,823  Basic weighted average shares outstanding81,651  67,427  
Effect of dilutive securities:Effect of dilutive securities:Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stockRestricted stock545  933  567  972  Restricted stock268  601  
Restricted stock unitsRestricted stock units1,690  782  1,757  424  Restricted stock units2,394  1,581  
Class B Common StockClass B Common Stock36,656  48,207  36,656  48,207  Class B Common Stock30,639  44,562  
Diluted weighted average shares outstandingDiluted weighted average shares outstanding113,064  118,470  109,006  118,426  Diluted weighted average shares outstanding114,952  114,171  
Diluted net income per share attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholdersDiluted net income per share attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$0.15  $0.49  $0.71  $1.53  Diluted net income per share attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$0.02  $0.26  

Note 10—Income Taxes
The Company is a corporation and is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax on its share of Liberty LLC’s taxable income.
The effective combined U.S. federal and state income tax rate applicable to the Company for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 was 15.5%9.7%, compared to 14.4%15.2% for the period ended September 30, 2018 commencing on January 17, 2018, the date of the Corporate Reorganization.March 31, 2019. The Company’s effective tax rate is significantly less than the statutory federal tax rate of 21.0% primarily because no taxes are payable by the Company for the noncontrollingnon-controlling interest’s share of Liberty LLC’s pass-through results for federal, state, and local income tax reporting. The Company’s effective tax rate is lower for the period ended September 30, 2018, the shortened taxable period, as the Company was a pass-through entity prior to the IPO. The Company recognized income tax expense of $0.3 million an$4.0d $6.1 million and $17.1 million during the three and nine months ended SeptemberMarch 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was enacted and signed into law. The CARES Act contains modifications to the rules around federal income tax net operating loss (“NOL”) rules. The CARES Act permits NOL carryovers and carrybacks to offset 100% of taxable income for taxable years beginning before 2021. In addition, the CARES Act allows NOLs incurred in 2018, 2019, and 2020 to be carried back to each of the five preceding taxable years to generate a refund of previously paid income taxes. Certain provisions of the CARES Act impact the 2019 income tax provision computations of the Company and are reflected in the first quarter of 2020, or the period of enactment.
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30, 2019, respectively, compared to $12.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2018, and $36.2 millionThe Company has applied for the period commencing on January 17,NOL carryback refund to recover a portion of cash taxes paid in 2018, for which $9.3 million is reflected as a component of prepaids and other current assets in the dateaccompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet, and for which a portion will be due to TRA Holders (as defined below), an estimate of the Corporate Reorganization, through September 30, 2018.which is reflected as current TRA payable.
Tax Receivable Agreements
In connection with the IPO, on January 17, 2018, the Company entered into 2 Tax Receivable Agreements (the “TRAs”) with R/C Energy IV Direct Partnership, L.P. and the then existing owners that continued to own Liberty LLC Units (each such person and any permitted transferee, a “TRA Holder” and together, the “TRA Holders”). The TRAs generally provide for the payment by the Company of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, and local income tax and franchise tax (computed using simplifying assumptions to address the impact of state and local taxes) that the Company actually realizes (or is deemed to realize in certain circumstances) in periods after the IPO as a result, as applicable to each TRA Holder, of (i) certain increases in tax basis that occur as a result of the Company’s acquisition (or deemed acquisition for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of all or a portion of such TRA Holder’s Liberty LLC Units in connection with the IPO or pursuant to the exercise of redemption or call rights, (ii) any net operating losses available to the Company as a result of the Corporate Reorganization, and (iii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company as a result of, and additional tax basis arising from, any payments the Company makes under the TRAs.
During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 there were no redemptions of Liberty LLC Units and shares of Class B Common Stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, redemptions of Liberty LLC Units and shares of Class B Common Stock resulted in an increase of $25.3$5.1 million in amounts payable under the TRAs, and a net increase of $29.8$6.0 million in deferred tax assets, all of which were recorded through equity. At September 30,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Companys liability under the TRATRAs was $42.1$48.3 million, and $50.3 million, respectively, a portion of which is presented as a component of current liabilities of $1.8$5.7 million andand $1.8 million, respectively, a portion of which is presented as a component of long-term liabilities of $40.3$42.6 million andand $48.5 million, respectively, and the related deferred tax assets totaled $49.9 million and $49.9 million, respectively.$49.6
The Company made a tax benefit payment of $2.0 million. to the Company’s TRA Holders, related to tax benefits realized during the calendar year ended December 31, 2019 and payable pursuant to the Company’s TRAs during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
In addition to the TRAs related impact described above, the Company has also recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the book value of the Company’s investment in Liberty LLC for financial reporting purposes and those amounts applicable for income tax purposes. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, a deferred tax liabilityMarch 31, 2020, there were no redemptions of $7.1 million was recorded through equity, primarily as a result of the exchanges that occurred during the quarter.Liberty LLC units.
Note 11—Defined Contribution Plan
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan covering eligible employees. The Company makes matching contributions at a rate of $1.00 for each $1.00 of employee contribution, subject to a cap of 6% of the employee’s salary.salary and federal limits. Contributions made by the Company were $11.9$4.2 million and $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $3.9 million and $3.6$4.1 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, respectively. Effective April 1, 2020, in connection with other cost savings measures undertaken in response to declining demand for frac services as a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company suspended its 6% matching contribution.
Note 12—Related Party Transactions
Prior to the Corporate Reorganization, one of the members of Liberty Holdings contributed a portion of its member interest in Liberty Holdings to R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp (“R/C IV”).IV. Subsequently, in conjunction with the Corporate Reorganization, R/C IV was contributed to Liberty LLC. R/C IV had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes which resulted in the recognition of a $2.9 million payable pursuant to the TRAs. During Julythe year ended December 31, 2019, R/C IV Liberty Holdings, L.P. exercised its redemption right and redeemed 5,588,8219,605,786 shares of Class B Common Stock resulting in an increase in tax basis, as described under “Tax Receivable Agreements” in Note—10 Income Taxes, - Tax Receivable Agreements, and recognition of $17.1$22.3 million in amounts payable under the TRAs. As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the Companys current liabilities under the TRAs payable to R/C IV Liberty Holdings, L.P. and R/C IV Non-US were $3.0 million and $1.3 million, and $0, respectively, included in accrued interest and other and non-current liabilities were $18.6$20.6 million and $2.9$23.8 million, respectively, in payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
During January 2019, the Company repurchased 117,647 shares of Class A Common Stock from the Riverstone Sellers, at a weighted average purchase price of $17.00 per share, pursuant to the share repurchase program (see Note 8—Equity - ShareRepurchase Program).
In connection with the Corporate Reorganization, the Company engaged in transactions with affiliates including entering into the TRAs with affiliates (see Note 10—Income Taxes). Also in conjunction with the Corporate Reorganization, Liberty Holdings contributed $2.1 million of assets to Liberty LLC and Redeemable Common Units in the amount of $42.6 million were settled.
In September 2011, Liberty Resources LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and its successor entity (collectively, the “Affiliate”) and LOS, companies withhas certain common ownership and management entered into a services agreement (the “Services Agreement”) wherebywith the Affiliate was to provide certain administrative support functions to LOS and a masterCompany. The amounts of the Company’s revenue
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service agreement whereby LOS provides hydraulic fracturing services to the Affiliate at market service rates. The Services Agreement was terminated during June 2018.
The amounts of the Company’s revenue related to hydraulic fracturing services provided to the Affiliate for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019 and 2018 wwas as $7.1 $0.0million and $6.3 million, respectively and $18.3 million and $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively.. As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, $7.11.4 million and $15.1$7.1 million, respectively, of the Company’s accounts receivablereceivable—related party was with the Affiliate. The Company had 0 unbilled revenue with the Affiliate as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. On June 24, 2019 (the “Agreement Date”), the Company entered into an agreement with the Affiliate to amend payment terms for outstanding invoices due as of the Agreement Date to be due on July 31, 2020. On September 30, 2019, the agreement was amended to extend the due date for remaining amounts outstanding to October 31, 2020. Amounts outstanding from the Affiliate as of the Agreement Date were $15.6 million. The amount outstanding, including all accrued interest, was paid in full in January 2020. As of September 30,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, amounts outstanding under the amended payment terms from the Affiliate are $13.3$0 and $2.5 million, $2.2 millionrespectively, all of which is presented in Accountsaccounts and notes receivable—related party and the remaining $11.1 million is presented as a Note receivable—related party, less current portion in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. The balance outstanding is subject to interest at 13% annual percent yield, retroactively applied to the respective invoice date. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, interest income from the Affiliate was $0.5 million and $1.2$0.2 million, respectively, and accrued interest as of September 30,March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $0$0.. Receivables earned for services performed after the Agreement Date continue to be subject to normal 30-day payment terms, provided that any amount unpaid after 60 days will be subject to 13% interest.
Liberty Holdings entered into an advisory agreement dated December 30, 2011 with R/C, in which R/C agreed to provide certain administrative advisory services to Liberty Holdings. The Company incurred 0 service fees during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and 2018, and fees accrued as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $0 and $2.3 million, respectively.2019. The advisory services agreement was terminated pursuant to an agreement effective as of January 11, 2018. On January 11, 2018, Liberty Holdings, R/C, and other parties entered into a Master Reorganization Agreement that, among other things, crystallized the “waterfall” provisions of Article VI of the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of Liberty Holdings, dated October 11, 2016 (the “Holdings LLC Agreement”) in connection with the IPO. As part of this crystallization, R/C and affiliated entities (collectively, the “R/C Affiliates”) received shares of Class A Common Stock, including 117,647 shares of Class A Common Stock (such 117,647 shares referred to as the “Issued Shares”) to compensate R/C Affiliates for certain accrued preferred returns but which would not have been issued had the $2.0 million in fees owed under the advisory agreement been paid in cash. Had this fee been paid in cash on or prior to January 11, 2018, R/C and Liberty Holdings acknowledge that R/C Affiliates would not have received the Issued Shares in the crystallization pursuant to the provisions of the Holdings LLC Agreement. Subsequently, during the fourth quarter of 2018, R/C asserted that certain provisions of the termination of services agreement provided for R/C to receive $2.0 million in cash as payment of those accrued fees. To resolve this matter, the Company agreed to pay R/C Affiliates $2.0 million in cash in exchange for the purchase, at the IPO price, or return of the Issued Shares and $0.3 million for interest and the settlement of the matter. Accordingly, $2.3 million was recorded as accrued liabilities—related party in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 and subsequently paid in January 2019. The purchased and returned shares of Class A Common Stock were canceled and retired, and the Company does not expect to incur future expense related to the advisory agreement or termination thereof.
During 2016, Liberty Holdings entered into a future commitment to invest and become a noncontrollingnon-controlling minority member in Proppant Express Investments, LLC (“PropX Investments”), the owner of Proppant Express Solutions, LLC (“PropX”), a provider of proppant logistics equipment. LOS was party to a services agreement (the “PropX Services Agreement”) whereby LOS was to provide certain administrative support functions to PropX, and LOS iswas to purchase and lease proppant logistics equipment from PropX. The PropX Services Agreement was terminated on May 29, 2018, however the Company continues to purchase and lease equipment from PropX.PropX under certain lease agreements. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2020 and 2019, and 2018, the Company purchased proppant logistics equipment of $0 and $0.7 million, respectively, and leased proppant logistics equipment for $2.4$2.6 million and $0.7$2.4 million, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, theThe Company purchased no proppant logistics equipment of $0 and $2.8 million, respectively, and incurred lease expenses of $7.3 million and $3.4 million, respectively. Duringfor the three months ended March 31, 2018, in exchange for a 5% discount, the Company made a prepayment to PropX for rented equipment in the amount of $5.4 million, all of which was recognized in the year ended December 31, 2018. The Company made an additional $4.2 million prepayment, in exchange for a 5% discount, during the three months ended March 31, 2019, all of which was recognized in the six months ended June 30,2020 and 2019.
Receivables from PropX as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $0. Payables to PropX as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018 wer2019 were e $0.9$0.9 millionand $0.2$0.8 million, respectively. In April 2020, the Company and PropX amended certain logistics equipment leases to provide for a reduced monthly rate for the remaining lease term while also extending the term of those leases for an additional year (See Note 14–Subsequent Events for additional information).
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 13—Commitments & Contingencies
Purchase Commitments (tons and gallons are not in thousands)
The Company enters into purchase and supply agreements to secure supply and pricing of proppants and chemicals. As of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2018,2019, the agreements commitprovide pricing and committed supply sources for the Company to purchase 8,171,950 and 11,266,0005,462,750 and 7,978,300 tons, respectively, of proppant through December 31, 2021.February 1, 2022. Amounts above also include commitments to pay for transport fees on minimum amounts of proppants or railcars.
Certain Additionally, related proppant supply agreements contain a clause whereby in the event that the Company fails to purchase minimum volumes, as defined in the agreement, during a specific time period, a shortfall fee may apply. The Company accrued$0.5 million of shortfall fees as of September 30, 2019.
As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company hadtransload service commitments to purchase 11,782,500 and 18,852,000 gallons, respectively, of chemicalsextend through December 31, 2020.
Future proppant, including rail car transport, and chemical commitments are as follows:
($ in thousands)
Remainder of 2019$89,353  
2020282,100  
2021125,209  
202216,031  
202312,598  
Thereafter6,405  
$531,696  
Litigation
The Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these matters is currently undeterminable, the Company does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Note 14—Selected Quarterly Financial Data
The following tables summarizes consolidated changes in equity for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
Shares of Class A Common StockShares of Class B Common StockClass A Common Stock, Par ValueClass B Common Stock, Par ValueAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained Earnings
Total Stockholders equity
Noncontrolling InterestTotal Equity
Balance—June 30, 201968,962  43,570  $690  $436  $318,099  $152,322  $471,547  $320,899  $792,446  
Other distributions and advance payments to noncontrolling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (557) (557) 
Exchanges of Class B Common Stock for Class A Common Stock6,914  (6,914) 69  (69) 52,652  —  52,652  (52,652) —  
Offering Costs—  —  —  —  (1,001) —  (1,001) (498) (1,499) 
Effect of exchange on deferred tax asset, net of liability under tax receivable agreements—  —  —  —  3,570  —  3,570  —  3,570  
Deferred tax impact of ownership changes from exchanges and repurchases—  —  —  —  (7,148) —  (7,148) —  (7,148) 
$0.05/unit distributions to noncontrolling unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (1,857) (1,857) 
$0.05/share of Class A Common Stock dividend—  —  —  —  —  (3,871) (3,871) —  (3,871) 
Restricted stock and RSU forfeitures(8) —  —  —  (22) (1) (23) 22  (1) 
Stock based compensation expense—  —  —  —  2,351  —  2,351  1,191  3,542  
RSU Vesting—  —  —  —   —   (1) —  
Net income—  —  —  —  —  10,998  10,998  7,842  18,840  
Balance—September 30, 201975,868  36,656  $759  $367  $368,502  $159,448  $529,076  $274,389  $803,465  

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Shares of Class A Common StockShares of Class B Common StockClass A Common Stock, Par ValueClass B Common Stock, Par ValueAdditional Paid in CapitalRetained Earnings
Total Stockholders equity
Noncontrolling InterestTotal Equity
Balance—June 30, 201869,958  48,207  $700  $482  $349,488  $73,270  $423,940  $315,556  $739,496  
Other distributions and advance payments to noncontrolling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (4,318) (4,318) 
$0.05/unit distributions to noncontrolling interest unitholders—  —  —  —  —  —  —  (2,410) (2,410) 
$0.05/share of Class A Common Stock dividend—  —  —  —  —  (3,544) (3,544) —  (3,544) 
Stock based compensation expense—  —  —  —  1,926  —  1,926  —  1,926  
Restricted stock forfeited(4) —  (1) —  —  —  (1) —  (1) 
Share repurchases(2,844) —  (28) —  (39,642) —  (39,670) (14,252) (53,922) 
Net income—  —  —  —  —  34,094  34,094  32,275  66,369  
Balance—September 30, 201867,110  48,207  $671  $482  $311,772  $103,820  $416,745  $326,851  $743,596  
As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company also had agreements that provide pricing and committed supply source for the purchase of 1,831,500and 3,339,534 gallons, respectively, of chemicals through December 31, 2020.
Future proppant, including rail car transport, and chemical commitments based on Company forecasts are as follows:
($ in thousands)
Remainder of 2020$104,758  
202180,237  
202211,740  
20239,524  
202410,268  
Thereafter7,664  
$224,191  
Certain supply agreements contain a clause whereby in the event that the Company fails to purchase minimum volumes, as defined in the agreement, during a specific time period, a shortfall fee may apply. In circumstances where the Company does not make the minimum purchases required under the contract, the Company and its suppliers have a history of amending such minimum purchase contractual terms and in rare cases does the Company incur such shortfall fees. If the Company were unable to make any of the minimum purchases and the Company and its suppliers cannot come to an agreement to avoid such fees, the Company could incur shortfall fees in the amounts of $75.6 million, $43.2 million, $11.6 million, $9.5 million, $10.3 million, and $7.7 million for the remainder of 2020 and years ended 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and thereafter, respectively. Based on forecasted levels of activity, the Company does not currently expect to incur significant shortfall fees.
Litigation
Securities Class Actions
On March 11, 2020, Marshall Cobb, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the state District Court of Denver County, Colorado against the Company and certain officers and board members of the Company along with other defendants in connection with the IPO (the “Cobb Complaint”). The Cobb Complaint alleges that the Company and certain officers and board members of the Company violated Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of inaccurate or misleading statements allegedly contained in the registration statement filed in connection with the IPO and requests unspecified damages and costs. The Cobb Plaintiffs also allege control person liability claims under Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 against certain officers and board members of the Company and other defendants.
On April 3, 2020, Marc Joseph, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court in Denver, Colorado against the Company and certain officers and board members of the Company along with other defendants in connection with the IPO and requests unspecified damages and costs (the “Joseph Complaint,” and collectively with the Cobb Complaint, the “Securities Lawsuits”). The Joseph Complaint, which is based on similar factual allegations made in the Cobb Complaint, alleges that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of inaccurate or misleading statements allegedly contained in the registration statement and prospectus filed in connection with the IPO. The Joseph Complaint also alleges control person liability claims under Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 against certain officers and board members of the Company and other defendants.
The Company has hired counsel and plans to vigorously defend against the allegations in the Securities Lawsuits.
Other Litigation
In addition to the matters described above, from time to time, the Company is subject to legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations, claims and actions. The Company’s assessment of the likely outcome of litigation matters is based on its judgment of a number of factors including experience with similar matters, past history, precedents, relevant financial and other evidence and facts specific to the matter. Notwithstanding the uncertainty as to the final outcome, based upon the information currently available, management does not believe any matters in aggregate will have a material adverse effect on its financial position or results of operations.
The Company cannot predict the ultimate outcome or duration of any lawsuit described in this report.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 15—14—Subsequent Events
On October 22, 2019,In April 2020, the Company’s boardCompany conducted layoffs in response to customer work cancellations as a direct result of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share of Class A Common Stock,declining oil prices and a distribution of $0.05 per Liberty LLC Unit, to be paid on December 20, 2019 to holders of record as of December 6, 2019. The Company will use the proceedsreduced demand from the Liberty LLC distributionimpact of global efforts to paycombat COVID-19. In the dividend.second quarter of 2020, the Company expects to record one-time severance costs of approximately $7.4 million.
Additionally, in April 2020, the Company and PropX amended certain logistics equipment leases to provide for a reduced monthly rate for the remaining lease term while also extending the term of those leases for an additional year (See Note 12–Related Party Transactions). The amendment results in approximately $1.0 million of reduced lease payments over the remaining portion of the original lease term. During the second quarter of 2020, in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases, the Company expects to record approximately $3.0 million of additional operating lease right-of-use assets and corresponding operating lease liabilities.
Further, on April 3, 2020, the Company announced the suspension of future quarterly dividends until business conditions warrant reinstatement.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements and related notes. The following discussion contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs, and expected performance. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including those described in “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” andStatements,” our Annual Report under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors.Factors, and in Part II – Other Information, Item 1A. Risk Factors included herein. We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.
Unless the context otherwise requires, references to the terms “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Predecessor for periods prior to the IPO, and Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries for periods following the IPO.
Overview
We are a growingan independent provider of hydraulic fracturing services and goods to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production (“E&P”) companies in North America. We have grown from one active hydraulic fracturing fleet in December 2011 to 2324 active fleets asin the first quarter of September 30, 2019,2020, including the addition of the latestone fleet during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.in January 2020. We provide our services primarily in the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the DJ Basin, the Williston Basin, the San Juan Basin, and the Powder River Basin.
We believe the following characteristics both distinguish us from our competitors and are the foundations of our business: forming ongoing partnerships of trust and innovation with our customers; developing and utilizing technology to maximize well performance; and promoting a people-centered culture focused on our employees, customers, and suppliers. We have developed strong relationships with our customers by investing significant time in fracture design collaboration, which substantially enhances their production economics. Our technological innovations have become even more critical as E&P companies have increased the completion complexity and fracture intensity of horizontal wells. We are proactive in developing innovative solutions to industry challenges, including developing: (i) our proprietary databases of U.S. unconventional wells to which we apply our proprietary multi-variable statistical analysis technologies to provide differential insight into fracture design optimization; (ii) our Liberty Quiet Fleet® design which significantly reduces noise levels compared to conventional hydraulic fracturing fleets; and (iii) hydraulic fracturing fluid systems tailored to the specific reservoir properties in the basins in which we operate. We foster a people-centered culture built around honoring our commitments to customers, partnering with our suppliers and hiring, training, and retaining people that we believe to be the best talent in our field, enabling us to be one of the safest and most efficient hydraulic fracturing companies in the United States.
Recent Trends and Outlook
DemandDuring the first quarter, the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and put large downward pressure on the global economy and oil demand, as the global response to COVID-19 has predominantly resulted in various forms of lockdown measures to limit the spread of the disease. COVID-19, combined with the initial failure of OPEC+ to come to agreement driving oil supply upward beginning in April, led to a historic collapse in global oil prices. The estimated collapse in worldwide demand for oil is now approximately 30 million barrels a day, and oil storage is rapidly reaching capacity. West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) crude oil price has declined approximately 75% since January 2020. In response, OPEC+ has subsequently agreed to substantial production cuts. North American operators have begun to shut-in production due to both price and storage capacity constraints. In addition, these operators have announced significant cuts to planned 2020 capital expenditures that have led to a plunging rig count and the most abrupt curtailment of frac activity ever.
The extent and duration of the continued global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown. The destruction of demand for oil caused by the COVID-19 lockdowns began to have a negative impact on the North American oil and gas sector in the later part of the first quarter. With the worldwide economic disruptions continuing and the rapid filling of remaining oil storage capacity, we anticipate this magnitude of previously unseen market imbalances to create a period characterized by uncertain, fluid and volatile operating conditions on a historic scale for the North American energy industry. We are unable to predict the degree and duration of many factors that may impact our future operating results. These factors include, but may not be limited to, the effectiveness of global and regional efforts to combat the virus; sovereign and market responses to the continuing effects of the pandemic; and business and consumer behavior as lockdown measures are relaxed. The volatile global economic conditions stemming from the pandemic, the liquidity situation for North American oil producers and the reaction of international oil producers could also exacerbate the risk factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic may also materially adversely affect our results in a manner that is either not currently known or that we do not currently consider to be a significant risk to our business. See also the risk factor relating to COVID-19 disclosed in Item. 1A—Risk Factors of this quarterly report.
In response to these developments, the continued duration and ultimate severity of which is unknown, we have taken the following steps to protect our employees, customers and business. During February 2020 we formed a COVID-19 response team to implement safety procedures and contingency plans at both our customer locations and in our facilities to ensure our ability to continue providing safe and efficient services to our customers, while protecting the health of both employees and customers.
We have been proactive in protecting our business during these unprecedented events. We moved quickly to preserve cash and protect our balance sheet and announced strategic actions earlier this month to align our cost structure with demand for frac services. Regrettably, for the first time in the Company’s history we undertook a reduction of our personnel and staffed fleet count by approximately 50%. We also suspended variable compensation plans and our 401(k) match, implemented base salary reductions, executive and director compensation reductions, operating cost rationalization, reduction of planned 2020 capital expenditures, and suspended our quarterly dividend. Further, we have implemented a company-wide employee furlough plan that flexes our cost structure to align with the uncertain level of frac demand in the coming months.
Prior to the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pricing dynamic for hydraulic fracturing services entering into 2020 was challenging. Demand for hydraulic fracturing services and goods is predominantly influenced by the level of drilling and completion activity by E&P companies, which, in turn, depends largely on the current and anticipated profitability of developing oil and natural gas reserves. More specifically, demand for our hydraulic fracturing services is driven byreserves, the completion of hydraulic fracturing stages in unconventional wells, which, in turn, is driven by several factors including rig count, well count, service intensity, and the timing and style of well completions.
Macro Conditions
In the third quarter of 2019, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil averaged $56.34 compared with an average of $59.88 for the second quarter of 2019 and an average of $69.76 for the third quarter of 2018. In the third quarter of 2019, the horizontal rig count in North America averaged 802 compared to 868 in the second quarter of 2019 and 922 in the third quarter of 2018, according to a report by Baker Hughes, a GE company.
An increase in frac efficiency combined with a slowing of demand in the second half of 2019 has led to an oversupply of available frac equipment and therefore downward pricing pressure on services. The expected slowdown of completions in the fourth quarter of 2019 may be more intense than the one experienced during the same period in 2018, as operators face capital constraints and manage completions to fixed capital expenditure budgets. We expect this trend to cause gaps in the completions schedule and negatively affect overall fleet utilization.
Future activity projections for the industry are dependent on multiple factors including commodity price, availability of capital to E&P companies, and offtaketakeaway capacity in each basin. Based on visibilityDuring 2018 and 2019, and continuing into our customers’ initial plans2020, E&P companies have increasingly come under investor pressure for 2020, we believe demand for Liberty fleets will be strong in the start of the new budget year.
We are seeing reductions in the supply of staffed frac fleets in the market and announcements of permanent retirement of older equipment. This is helpful, but there continues to be an oversupply of frac fleets in the market which is holding down pricing. We would not expect pricing to improve until supply of actively staffed frac equipment better balances with demand.
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How We Evaluate Our Operations
We usereturns than those achieved over the last decade which has negatively impacted the demand for fracturing services. As a varietyresult, debt and equity capital markets, which previously funded drilling and completions activity beyond E&P companies’ operating cash flow, tightened, causing an increased level of qualitative, operational,capital discipline that has resulted in a lower level of drilling and financial metricscompletions expenditures. 2019 E&P capital expenditures were lower than those in 2018, and going into 2020 capital expenditures were expected to assess our performance. Firstbe less than 2019. During March and foremost of these isApril 2020, in response to falling oil prices from excess worldwide supply and exacerbated by the unprecedented decline in demand for oil as a qualitative assessment of customer satisfaction because ensuring we are a valuable partner to our customers is the key to achieving our quantitative business metrics. Among other measures, management considers eachresult of the following:global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, North American E&P companies announced significant planned 2020 capital expenditure budget reductions widely forecast to be 40% lower than 2020 capital expenditure budgets originally announced during the December 2019 to January 2020 reporting cycle.
Revenue;
Operating Income;
EBITDA;
Adjusted EBITDA;
Net Income Before Income Taxes; and
Earnings per Share.
Revenue
We analyze our revenue by comparing actual monthly revenueTotal industry horizontal frac stages in North America were up marginally in 2019, 6% from 2018, compared to our internal projections for a given period and34% increase in 2018 from 2017, according to prior periods to assess our performance. We also assess our revenue in relation toCoras Research, LLC. However, efficiency gains across the industry have raised the number of frac stages completed by each fleet, which implies a decrease in the active frac fleets needed to meet demand. The slowing pace of frac activity led to progressively lower demand for frac fleets through the second half of 2019, resulting in pricing pressure on our services. The substantial oversupply of frac equipment in the second half of 2019 was the pricing backdrop for 2020 dedicated fleet negotiations. While the Company and many of its competitors have announced reductions in fleet count in response to COVID-19 induced market developments, the timing, depth and duration of fleet count reductions, combined with the demand factors described above, will impact pricing for hydraulic fracturing services in future periods.
The price of WTI crude oil has decreased from 2019. In the first quarter of 2020, the price of WTI averaged $45.34 compared with an average of $56.84 for the fourth quarter of 2019 and an average of $54.82 for the first quarter of 2019. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2020, the horizontal rig count in North America averaged 703 compared to 715 in the fourth quarter of 2019 and 919 in the first quarter of 2019, according to a report by Baker Hughes, a GE company. Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the price of WTI has averaged $16.71 through April 24, 2020, and the most recent Baker Hughes horizontal rig count for North America was 426 rigs reported as of April 24, 2020.
While we have deployed (revenue per average active fleet) from period to period.
Operating Income
We analyze our operating income, which we define as revenues less direct operating expenses, depreciation and amortization, and general and administrative expenses, to measure our financial performance. We believe operating income is a meaningful metric because it provides insight on profitability and true operating performance based on the historical cost basiscannot predict with any certainty when demand for, or pricing of, our assets. We also compare operating incomefrac services will increase, we would not expect demand or pricing to improve until worldwide oil supply better balances with demand. As such, there is significant uncertainty in the market about the timing and level of customers’ drilling and completion activity in 2020. Based on our internal projectionscurrent visibility into our customers’ plans for a given periodthe remainder of 2020, we believe decreased levels of demand will likely persist at least through the second and to prior periods.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
We view EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as important indicatorsthird quarters of performance. We define EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to eliminate the effects of items such as new fleet or new basin start-up costs, costs of asset acquisition, gain or loss on the disposal of assets, asset impairment charges, bad debt reserves, and nonrecurring expenses that management does not consider in assessing ongoing operating performance. See “Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.2020.
Results of Operations
Three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019
Three months ended September 30,Three months ended March 31,
DescriptionDescription20192018ChangeDescription20202019Change
(in thousands)(in thousands)
RevenueRevenue$515,079  $558,777  $(43,698) Revenue$472,344  $535,148  $(62,804) 
Cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization shown separatelyCost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately421,007  418,867  2,140  Cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately392,716  429,299  (36,583) 
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative25,302  24,659  643  General and administrative28,613  22,088  6,525  
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization42,324  32,305  10,019  Depreciation and amortization44,831  38,387  6,444  
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(124) 701  (825) (Gain) loss on disposal of assets(102) 1,223  (1,325) 
Operating incomeOperating income26,570  82,245  (55,675) Operating income6,286  44,151  (37,865) 
Interest expense3,726  3,648  78  
Interest expense, netInterest expense, net3,608  4,182  (574) 
Net income before income taxesNet income before income taxes22,844  78,597  (55,753) Net income before income taxes2,678  39,969  (37,291) 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense4,004  12,229  (8,225) Income tax expense261  6,060  (5,799) 
Net incomeNet income18,840  66,368  (47,528) Net income2,417  33,909  (31,492) 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests7,842  32,275  (24,433) 
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interestsLess: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests697  15,788  (15,091) 
Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholdersNet income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$10,998  $34,093  $(23,095) Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$1,720  $18,121  $(16,401) 
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Revenue
Our revenue decreased $43.7$62.8 million, or 7.8%11.7%, to $515.1472.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $558.8$535.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. Thedecrease was due to a 11.8% an 13.7%decrease in revenue per average active fleet, partially offsetoffset by a 4.5%2.2% increase in average active fleets deployed. Our revenue per average active fleet decreased to approximately $22.4$20.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 as compared to approximately $25.4$24.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, with 23.022.8 and 22.022.3 average active fleets deployed during those respective periods. The decrease in revenue per average active fleet is due to the oversupply of staffedstaffed frac fleets combined with reduced demand from lower customer activity industrywide,industry wide, resulting in lower prices for our services.
As mentioned above in Recent Trends and Outlook, in April 2020, we reduced our staffed fleet count by approximately 50% and have further implemented furloughs to match customer activity levels which are expected to remain suppressed in the coming months as customers have adjusted their completion plans in light of market imbalances resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cost of Services
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization) decreased increased $2.1$36.6 million, or 0.5%8.5%, to $421.0$392.7 millionfor the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $418.9$429.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019, which is consistent with the decrease in operations and revenues discussed above. The higherdecrease in expense is due to an increase in personnel costs of $7.3 million, or 9.0%,primarily attributed to support the increased activity, attributable to the 4.5% increase in average active fleets deployed. This increase was offset by a decrease in materials pricing and reflects a $6.1material costs of $32.6 million decrease attributableor 11.9% due to materials, despite a 17.6% increase in material volumes used inthe lower cost for local sand for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the same period in 2018. Unit prices for materials have come down with increased use of lower cost local sand. Additionally, the cost of components used in our repairs and maintenance operations decreased by $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018.2019.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses were consistent between periods, increasing slightly by $0.6increased $6.5 million, or 2.6%29.5%, to $25.3$28.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $22.1 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 comparedprimarily related to $24.7an increase in allowance for credit losses of $2.5 million and, to a lesser extent, due to increased accounting, legal and information technology costs for the three months ended March 31, 2020. In addition, non-cash stock based compensation expense increased to $3.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2020 compared to $2.0 million for the comparable period in 2019.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $10.0$6.4 million, or 31.0%16.8%, to $42.3$44.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $38.4 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019, compareddue to $32.3one additional hydraulic fracturing fleet being deployed as well as an increase in finance lease assets.
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets increased $1.3 million to a gain of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018, dueMarch 31, 2020 compared to one additional hydraulic fracturing fleet being deployed, and $2.6 milliona loss of depreciation related to finance leases during the three months ended September 30, 2019, in accordance with ASU 2016-02 Leases Topic 842, effective as of January 1, 2019.
Operating Income
We realized operating income of $26.6$1.2 million for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019, comparedattributed to $82.2the disposition of assets, primarily related to light duty vehicles.
Operating Income
We realized operating income of $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2020 compared to $44.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, a decrease of $55.7$37.9 million, or 67.7%85.8%. The decrease is primarily due to the $43.7$62.8 million, or 7.8%11.7%, decrease in total revenue andonly partially offset by a $12.0$24.9 million increasedecrease in total operating expenses, the significant components of which are discussed above. The decline in operating income was significantly impacted by reduced customer work particularly during March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Interest Expense, net
Interest expense, net was was consistent between periods, increasing decreasing slightly by 2.1% during$0.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.
Net Income before Income Taxes
We realized net income before income taxes of $22.8$2.7 million for thethe three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $78.6$40.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. The decrease in net income before income taxes is primarily attributable to adecrease decrease inin revenue, as discussed above, related to thedecrease in pricing and activity, offset by offset by thethe deployment of one additional hydraulic fracturing fleet during the twelve months ended September 30, 2019.March 31, 2020.
Income Tax Expense
As a pass-through entity prior to the IPO, the Predecessor was subject only to the Texas margin tax at a statutory rate of 1.0% and was not subject to U.S. federal income tax. Subsequent to the IPO, the pre-tax net income attributable to the Company is taxed at a combined U.S. federal and state tax rate of approximately 23.0%, while no tax is payable for the results attributable to the noncontrolling interests which remains pass-through income. We recognized $4.0tax expense of $0.3 million of expense for for the three months ended September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, at an effective rate of 17.5%9.7%, compared to $12.2$6.1 million, at an effective rate of 15.6%15.2%, recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2018. ThiMarch 31, 2019. This
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NineAlthough the Company’s tax rate was 9.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 comparedMarch 31, 2020, the Company expects the effective tax rate to ninebe approximately 16.2% for the full year ended December 31, 2020. The rate is lower for the three months ended September 30, 2018
Nine months ended September 30,
Description20192018Change
(in thousands)
Revenue$1,592,374  $1,682,021  $(89,647) 
Cost of services, excluding depreciation and amortization shown separately1,276,750  1,251,163  25,587  
General and administrative71,379  73,648  (2,269) 
Depreciation and amortization121,079  90,927  30,152  
Loss on disposal of assets1,242  1,266  (24) 
Operating income121,924  265,017  (143,093) 
Interest expense11,505  13,682  (2,177) 
Net income before income taxes110,419  251,335  (140,916) 
Income tax expense17,147  36,238  (19,091) 
Net income93,272  215,097  (121,825) 
Less: Net income attributable to Liberty LLC, prior to the Corporate Reorganization—  8,705  (8,705) 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests42,121  99,028  (56,907) 
Net income attributable to Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. stockholders$51,151  $107,364  $(56,213) 
Revenue
Our revenue decreased $89.6 million, or 5.3%, to $1,592.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1,682.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease wasMarch 31, 2020 due to a 12.4% decrease in revenue per average active fleet, partially offset by a 8.1% increase in average active fleets deployed. Our revenue per average active fleet decreased to approximately $69.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to approximately $79.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, with 22.8 and 21.1 average active fleets deployed during those respective periods. The decrease in revenue per average active fleet is due to the oversupply of staffed frac fleets combined with reduced demand from lower customer activity industrywide, resulting in lower prices for our services.
Cost of Services
Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization) increased $25.6 million, or 2.0%, to $1,276.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $1,251.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The higher expense is due to a $25.1 million increase in repairs and maintenance costs primarily related to the increased pump hours in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. Personnel costs also increased by $24.7 million, or 10.6%, to support the increased activity, including the 8.1% increase in average active fleets deployed. These increases were offset by a decrease in material costs of $34.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018, despite a 17.3% increase in material volumes used in the respective periods. Unit prices for materials have come down with increased use of lower cost local sand.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.3 million, or 3.1%, to $71.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $73.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease is primarily due to a $6.1 milliondecrease in start-up costs, or 69.1%, from $8.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. This decrease was offset by a $4.1 million increase in stock based compensation expense included in personnel and benefits costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $30.2 million, or 33.2%, to $121.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $90.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, due to one additional hydraulic fracturing fleet deployed, and $7.6 million of depreciation related to finance leases during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, in accordance with ASU 2016-02 Leases Topic 842, effective as of January 1, 2019.
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Operating Income
We realized operating income of $121.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $265.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease of $143.1 million, or 54.0% primarily due to the $89.6 million decrease in total revenue, and a $53.4 million increase in total operating expenses, the significant components of which are discussed above.
Interest Expense
The decrease in interest expense of $2.2 million, or 15.9%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was primarily due to a decrease in debt issuance cost amortization of $1.8 million,discrete items recorded related to the $61.1 million paydown onCompany’s response to the Term Loan FacilityCARES Act. The CARES Act allowed the Company to carry back NOLs incurred during the first quarter of 2018 with proceeds from the IPO, an increase of $1.7 million of interest income, offset by an increase in interest expense related to finance leases of $2.0 million.
Net Income before Income Taxes
We realized net income before income taxes of $110.4 millionyear ended December 31, 2019 which allowed for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $251.3 million forrecognition of tax attributes during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in net income before income taxes is primarily attributable to the decrease in revenue and increase in total operating expenses, as discussed above.
Income Tax Expense
As a pass-through entity prior to the IPO, the Predecessor was subject only to the Texas margin tax at a statutory rate of 1.0% and was not subject to U.S. federal income tax. Subsequent to the IPO, the pre-tax net income attributable to the Company is taxed at a combined U.S. federal and state tax rate of approximately 23.0%, while no tax is payable for the results attributable to the noncontrolling interests which remains pass-through income. We recognized $17.1 million of expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $36.2 million recognized for the period commencing January 17, 2018 through September 30, 2018. This decrease in income tax expense was attributable to the net decrease in operating income, the significant components of which are discussed above.March 31, 2020.
Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We view EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as important indicators of performance. We define EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to eliminate the effects of items such as new fleet or new basin start-up costs, costs of asset acquisitions, gain or loss on the disposal of assets, asset impairment charges, bad debt reserves,allowance for credit losses, and nonrecurring expenses that management does not consider in assessing ongoing performance.
Our board of directors, management, investors, and lenders use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial performance because it allows them to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of our capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense), asset base (such as depreciation and amortization), and other items that impact the comparability of financial results from period to period. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business in addition to measures calculated under GAAP. Additionally, the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA complies with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA, as defined in our Credit Facilities.
Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide useful information to investors in assessing our financial performance and results of operations. Net income is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures has important limitations as an analytical tool due to exclusion of some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. You should not consider EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.
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The following tables present a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to our net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods presented:
Three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to three months ended March 31, 2019: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
DescriptionDescription20192018Change20192018ChangeDescription20202019Change
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Net incomeNet income$18,840  $66,368  $(47,528) $93,272  $215,097  $(121,825) Net income$2,417  $33,909  $(31,492) 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization42,324  32,305  10,019  121,079  90,927  30,152  Depreciation and amortization44,831  38,387  6,444  
Interest expenseInterest expense3,726  3,648  78  11,505  13,682  (2,177) Interest expense3,608  4,182  (574) 
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense4,004  12,229  (8,225) 17,147  36,238  (19,091) Income tax expense261  6,060  (5,799) 
EBITDAEBITDA$68,894  $114,550  $(45,656) $243,003  $355,944  $(112,941) EBITDA$51,117  $82,538  $(31,421) 
Fleet start-up costsFleet start-up costs1,273  2,235  (962) 2,733  8,842  (6,109) Fleet start-up costs—  1,054  (1,054) 
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(Gain) loss on disposal of assets(124) 701  (825) 1,242  1,266  (24) (Gain) loss on disposal of assets(102) 1,223  (1,325) 
Advisory services fees—  —  —  —  202  (202) 
Provision for credit lossesProvision for credit losses2,523  —  2,523  
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA$70,043  $117,486  $(47,443) $246,978  $366,254  $(119,276) Adjusted EBITDA$53,538  $84,815  $(31,277) 
EBITDA wwas as $68.9$51.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $82.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2019. Adjusted EBITDA was $53.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $114.6$84.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. Adjusted EBITDA was $70.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $117.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The decreases in EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA resulted from decreases in revenue and increases in operating expenses. See factors described under the captions Revenue, Cost of Services, and General and Administrative above.
EBITDA was $243.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $355.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Adjusted EBITDA was $247.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $366.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. The decreases in EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA resulted fromdecreases in revenue and increases only partially offset by a decreases in operating expenses. See factors described under the captions Revenue,and Cost of Services and General and Administrative above.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Historically, our primary sources of liquidity have been cash flows from operations, proceeds from our IPO, and borrowings under our Credit Facilities. We expect to fund operations and organic growth with cash on hand, cash flows from operations.operations and available borrowings under our Credit Facilities. We may incur additional indebtedness or issue equity securities in order to fund growth opportunities that we pursue via acquisition. Our primary uses of capital have been capital expenditures to support organic growth and funding ongoing operations, including maintenance and fleet upgrades.
CashIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we took significant steps to enhance our financial position through an uncertain duration of reduced activity levels. We reduced our planned 2020 capital expenditures budget by approximately 50% to between $70 and $90 million. We reduced our fleet and personnel count by approximately 50% and significantly reduced cash compensation costs through a combination of suspended variable compensation plans and matching 401(k) contributions as well as reductions to base salaries. We suspended our quarterly dividend in April 2020. We also implemented a furlough program that enables the Company to better align personnel costs with customer activity levels. While the Company is unable to accurately foresee future impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential impact of periodically adjusted borrowing base limits, levels of hedged production, or unforeseen well shut-ins on our customers’ ability to timely pay receivables when due, we believe our financial resources and liquidity levels, along with various contingency plans to reduce costs, are sufficient to manage the impact currently anticipated from the pandemic.
Consistent with seasonal trends as first quarter activity increases from fourth quarter, cash and cash equivalents increased temporarily decreased by $36.7$56.2 million to $140.0$56.5 million as of September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 compared to $103.3$112.7 million as of December 31, 2018, primarily attributable to the timing2019, while working capital excluding cash increased $68.4 million. We have no debt maturities beyond a 1% quarterly amortization payment of customer payments prior to$0.4 million until September 30, 2019, and the increase in services provided with an additional fleet deployed during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.of 2022. We believe that our operating cash flow and available borrowings under our Credit Facilities will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months.

Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
DescriptionDescription20192018ChangeDescription20202019Change
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities$245,075  $223,627  $21,448  Net cash provided by operating activities$231  $49,494  $(49,263) 
Net cash used in investing activitiesNet cash used in investing activities(157,694) (183,941) 26,247  Net cash used in investing activities(45,078) (66,184) 21,106  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(50,698) 31,070  (81,768) 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents$36,683  $70,756  $(34,073) 
Net cash used in financing activitiesNet cash used in financing activities(11,312) (27,934) 16,622  
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalentsNet decrease in cash and cash equivalents$(56,159) $(44,624) $(11,535) 
Analysis of Cash Flow Changes Between the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $49.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The$49.3 million decreasein cash from operating activities is primarily attributable to $55.3 million cash used due to increases in working capital for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $28.5 million cash used due to increases in working capital for the three months ended March 31, 2019. In addition to this decrease of $26.8 million, lower revenue of $62.8 million partially offset by lower cost of services of $36.6 million and higher general and administrative expenses of $6.5 million reduced cash provided by operating activities.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $45.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to $66.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities is attributable to the Company deploying one fleet during the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to deploying one fleet and purchasing additional pump down and spare equipment to add to existing fleets during the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $11.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $27.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The $16.6 milliondecrease in cashused in financing activities was primarily due to $18.4 million used to repurchased shares of Class A Common Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 compared to no repurchases in the three months ended March
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Analysis of Cash Flow Changes Between31, 2020, offset by $2.8 million in payments made under the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2018
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $245.1 million forTRAs in the nine months ended September 30, 2019,current period compared to $223.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The $21.4 million increase in cash from operating activities is attributable to a $8.1 million decrease in working capital for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to a $108.9 million increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, as a result of the timing of customer payments prior to September 30, 2019. This decrease of $117.0 million was offset by a decrease in revenue of $89.6 million and an increase in operating expenses of $53.4 million.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $157.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $183.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The decrease in net cash used in investing activities is attributable to the Company deploying only one fleet and purchasing additional spare and pump down equipment to add to existing fleets in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 compared to deploying three fleets in the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $50.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $31.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The $81.8 million decrease in cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to the Companys IPO in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, which resulted in $198.4 million in net proceeds from the IPO, offset by the use of proceeds to repay $92.0 million of long-term debt. Further, the Company repurchased shares of Class A Common Stock under the share repurchase programs that were authorized in September 2018 and January 2019, increasing the cash used in financing activities by $18.4 million and $53.9$0.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company also incurred $10.5 million of principal payments for finance leases in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 in accordance with ASU 2016-02 Leases Topic 842, effective as of January 1, 2019.prior period.
ABL Facility
The Company’s ABL Facility provides for a line of credit up to $250.0 million, subject to certain borrowing base limitations based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. As of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, the borrowing base was calculated to be $204.1be $203.0 million, and the Company had no borrowings outstanding, except for letter of credit in the amount of $0.3 million, resulting in $203.8$202.7 million of availability. Borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at LIBOR or a base rate, plus an applicable LIBOR margin of 1.5% to 2.0% or base rate marginmargin of 0.5% to 1.0%, as defined in the ABL Facility credit agreement. The average monthly unused commitment is subject to an unused commitment fee of 0.375% to 0.5%. Interest and fees are payable in arrears at the end of each month, or, in the case of LIBOR loans, at the end of each interest period. The ABL Facility matures on the earlier of (i) September 19, 2022 and (ii) to the extent the debt under the Term Loan Facility remains outstanding, 90 days prior to the final maturity of the Term Loan Facility, which matures on September 19, 2022. Borrowings under the ABL Facility are collateralized by accounts receivable and inventory, and further secured by the Company, Liberty LLC, and R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp., a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of the Company, as parent guarantors.
Income Taxes
The Company is a corporation and is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax on its share of Liberty LLC’s taxable income.
The Company recognized income tax expense of $0.3 million, effective combined U.S. federal and state income tax rate applicable to the Company of 9.7%, for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2019 was 15.5%,March 31, 2020 compared to 14.4%$6.1 million, combined effective rate of 15.2%, for the periodthree months ended September 30, 2018 commencing on January 17, 2018,March 31, 2019. Although the dateCompany’s tax rate is 9.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company expects the effective tax rate to be approximately 16.2% for the full year ended December 31, 2020. The rate is lower for the three months ended March 31, 2020 due to discrete items recorded related to the Company’s response to the CARES Act. The CARES Act allowed the Company to carry back NOLs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2019 which allowed for the recognition of tax attributes during the Corporate Reorganization. three months ended March 31, 2020.
The Company’s effective tax rate is significantly less than the statutory federal tax rate of 21.0% primarily because no taxes are payable by the Company for the noncontrollingnon-controlling interest’s share of Liberty LLC’s pass-through results for federal, state, and local income tax reporting. The Company’s effective tax rate is higher for the nine month period ended September 30, 2019, due to our status as a corporation subject to U.S. federal income tax for the entire nine month period ended September 30, 2019, as opposed to the shortened taxable period ended September 30, 2018, and due to various unitholders exercising their redemption rights, which increases the Companys proportionate share of operating income. As a pass-through entity prior to the IPO, the Predecessor was subject only to the Texas margin tax at a statutory rate of 1.0% and was not subject to U.S. federal income tax. The Company recognized income tax expense of $17.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $36.2 million during the shortened taxable period ended September 30, 2018.
Tax Receivable Agreements
In connection with the IPO, on January 17, 2018, the Company entered into thetwo TRAs with the TRA Holders. The TRAs generally provide for the payment by the Company of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, and local income tax and franchise tax (computed using simplifying assumptions to address the impact of state and local taxes) that the Company actually realizes (or is deemed to realize in certain circumstances) in periods after the IPO as a result, as applicable to each of the TRA Holder,Holders, of (i) certain increases in tax basis that occur as a result of the Company’s acquisition (or deemed acquisition
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for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of all or a portion of such TRA Holders’ Liberty LLC Units in connection with the IPO or pursuant to the exercise of the right of each Liberty Unit Holder (the “Redemption Right”), subject to certain limitations, to cause Liberty LLC to acquire all or a portion of its Liberty LLC Units for, at Liberty LLC’s election, (A) shares of our Class A Common Stock at the specific redemption ratio or call rights,(B) an equivalent amount of cash, or, upon the exercise of the Redemption Right, the right of Liberty Inc. (instead of Liberty LLC) to, for administrative convenience, acquire each tendered Liberty LLC Unit directly from the redeeming Liberty Unit Holder for, at its election, (1) one share of Class A Common Stock or (2) an equivalent amount of cash, (ii) any net operating losses available to the Company as a result of the Corporate Reorganization, and (iii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company as a result of, and additional tax basis arising from, any payments the Company makes under the TRAs.
With respect to obligations the Company expects to incur under the TRAs (except in cases where the Company elects to terminate the TRAs early, the TRAs are terminated early due to certain mergers, asset sales, or other changes of control, or the Company has available cash but fails to make payments when due), generally the Company may elect to defer payments due under the TRAs if the Company does not have available cash to satisfy its payment obligations under the TRAs or if its contractual obligations limit its ability to make such payments. Any such deferred payments under the TRAs generally will accrue interest. In certain cases, payments under the TRAs may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits, if any, the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the TRAs. The Company accounts for amounts payable under the TRAs in accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies.Contingencies.
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delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, or other forms of business combinations or changes of control. There can be no assurance that we will be able to finance our obligations under the TRAs.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, there were no redemptions of Liberty LLC units, which resulted in no increase in the amount payable under the TRAs.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which require us to make estimates and assumptions (see Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies to the consolidated and combined financial statements included in the Annual Report). We believe that some of our accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity than others. As of December 31, 2018,2019, our critical accounting policies included leases, revenue recognition, estimating the recoverability of accounts receivable, inventory valuation, accounting for income taxes, and accounting for long-lived assets. These critical accounting policies are discussed more fully in the Annual Report. 
Effective January 1, 2019,2020, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 842)326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (see Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report). There have been no other changes in our evaluation of our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2018.2019.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no material off balance sheet arrangements as of September 30, 2019,March 31, 2020, except for purchase commitments under supply agreements as disclosed above under “Item 1. Financial Statements - Note 13—Commitments & Contingencies.” As such, we are not materially exposed to any other financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such financing arrangements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
For quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, see Part II, Item 7(a), “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” in our Annual Report. Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2018.2019.
Since December 31, 2019, industry conditions have deteriorated and resulted in us facing the possibility of making shortfall payments under our supply agreements. Please refer to Note 13 “Commitments and Contingencies” included in “Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements” for further discussion regarding purchase commitments and potential shortfall fees. Otherwise, our exposure to market risk has not changed materially since December 31, 2019.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Our management,In accordance with Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluatedof the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) underof the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2019. Thethe end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, included certain internal control areas in which we have madeour principal executive officer and are continuing to make changes to improve and enhance controls. Ourprincipal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are designedwere effective as of March 31, 2020 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in theour reports we filefiled or submitsubmitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’sCommission (the “SEC”) rules. Our disclosure controls and formsprocedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that, as of September 30, 2019, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at the reasonable assurance level. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective, and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of all possible controls and procedures.appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, we implemented a new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system which was designed to upgrade our technology, improve our ability to process financial and operational information, and accommodate future growth of our business. In connection with this implementation, we updated documentation of our internal controls over financial reporting, as necessary, to reflect modifications to business processes and accounting procedures impacted.
There werehas been no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in RuleRules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarterthree months ended September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 that havehas materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Securities Class Actions
On March 11, 2020, Marshall Cobb, on behalf of himself and all other persons similarly situated, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the state District Court of Denver County, Colorado against the Company and certain officers and board members of the Company along with other defendants in connection with the IPO (the “Cobb Complaint”). The Cobb Complaint alleges that the Company and certain officers and board members of the Company violated Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of inaccurate or misleading statements allegedly contained in the registration statement filed in connection with the IPO and requests unspecified damages and costs. The Cobb Plaintiffs also allege control person liability claims under Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 against certain officers and board members of the Company and other defendants.
On April 3, 2020, Marc Joseph, on behalf of himself and all other persons similar situated, filed a putative class action lawsuit in the United States District Court in Denver, Colorado against the Company and certain officers and board members of the Company along with other defendants in connection with the IPO and requests unspecified damages and costs (the “Joseph Complaint,” and collectively with the Cobb Complaint, the “Securities Lawsuits”). The Joseph Complaint, which is based on similar factual allegations made in the Cobb Complaint, alleges that the defendants violated Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 by virtue of inaccurate or misleading statements allegedly contained in the registration statement and prospectus filed in connection with the IPO. The Joseph Complaint also alleges control person liability claims under Section 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 against certain officers and board members of the Company and other defendants.
The Company has hired counsel and plans to vigorously defend against the allegations in the Securities Lawsuits.
Other Litigation
We are subject to legal proceedings,named defendants in certain lawsuits, investigations and claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.conducting our business, including certain environmental claims and employee-related matters, and we expect that we will be named defendants in similar lawsuits, investigations and claims in the future. While the outcome of these matters is currently undeterminable,lawsuits, investigations and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters willto have a material adverse effectimpact on our condensed consolidated financial position orbusiness, results of operations.operations, cash flows or financial condition. We have not assumed any liabilities arising out of these existing lawsuits, investigations and claims.
We cannot predict the ultimate outcome or duration of any lawsuit described in this report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report and mentioned below, you should carefully consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements described under the heading “Item 1A. Risk Factors” included in the Annual Report and the risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in our other SEC filings, which could materially affect our businesses, financial condition or future results. There
We were the target of a cybersecurity attack in early 2020 and additional cybersecurity incidents could have adverse effects on our business and operations.
As previously disclosed, we face cybersecurity risks given our dependence on digital technologies. We rely on digital platforms to record and process financial and operating data. In early 2020, we experienced a denial of service cyberattack that targeted a portion of our non-financial data. We immediately shutdown critical systems, diagnosed the root cause of the attack and then methodically returned systems online. This cyberattack disrupted certain non-financial aspects of our internal system for a period of less than one day, while limited and non-critical portions of our systems were kept offline for up to one week in order to properly evaluate the breach. We determined that this cyberattack did not materially affect any of our operations. We engaged in extensive data evaluation for potential damage and concluded that minimal to no data loss had occurred as a result of this cyberattack; nevertheless, our non-financial systems may experience future service interruptions or degradation currently not anticipated due to this cyberattack. Furthermore, it is possible that additional analysis of the cyberattack could identify other types of data accessed and corrupted and we may not be able to locate and recover such data. We may need to expend additional resources to protect against security breaches or to redress problems evidenced by this cyberattack and potential future breaches. Additional incidents of cyberattacks or the failure to detect these attacks and appropriately respond to additional incidents could magnify the severity of the adverse effects on our business. We cannot assure you that all potential causes of the cyberattack have been no material changesidentified, remediated, and will not occur again; additional measures may be needed to prevent a similar incident in the future and such measures may not be sufficient to prevent other types of cyber incidents.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced demand for our services, and has had, and may continue to have, a material adverse effect on our operations, business and financial results.
As previously disclosed, we face risks related to public health crisis, including the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Although our operations have been deemed essential by the Department of Homeland Security, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including travel bans, prohibitions on group events and gatherings, shutdowns of certain businesses, curfews, shelter-in-place orders and recommendations to practice social distancing in addition to other actions taken by both businesses and governments, have resulted in a significant and swift reduction in international and U.S. economic activity. These effects have adversely affected the demand for oil and natural gas, and, as a result, our services. Exacerbating matters, OPEC+ initially struggled to reach an agreement to impose limits on the production of crude oil, resulting in a significant surplus of oil. While OPEC+ eventually agreed in April to cut production, downward pressure on commodity prices has continued and may continue for the foreseeable future. The collapse in the demand for oil caused by this unprecedented global health and economic crisis, coupled with the current oil oversupply, has had, and may continue to have, a material adverse impact on the demand for our services. The decline in our customers’ demand for our services has had, and is likely to continue to have, a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
While the full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is not yet known, we are closely monitoring the effects of the pandemic on our customers, operations, and employees. These effects have included, and may continue to include, adverse revenue and net income effects, financial health of our customers and therefore their ability to drill and complete wells or pay for services provided, financial health of our suppliers and therefore their ability to deliver necessary goods and services, disruptions to our operations, and ultimately the financial health and results of the Company. As we cannot predict the duration or scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, the anticipated negative financial impact to our operating results cannot be reasonably estimated, but it may last for an extended period of time. We anticipate that 2020 will be a challenging year for the industry, as our customers continue to reduce their capital budgets, and, as a result, we expect a significant decline in activity and a corresponding reduction in revenue.
The extent to which our operating and financial results are affected by COVID-19 will depend on various factors and consequences beyond our control, such as the duration and scope of the pandemic, additional actions by businesses and governments in response to the pandemic, and the speed and effectiveness of responses to combat the virus. COVID-19, and the volatile regional and global economic conditions stemming from the pandemic, could also aggravate the other risk factors from those describedthat we identify in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. COVID-19 may also materially adversely affect our operating and financial results in a manner that is not currently known to us or that we do not currently consider to present significant risks to our other SEC filings.operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
NoNone repurchases of shares of Class A Common Stock were made under our repurchase plans during the three months ended September 30, 2019..
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable. 
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits required to be filed by Item 6 are set forth in the Exhibit Index included below.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
2.1
3.1
3.2
4.1
4.2
10.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
101.INSXBRL Instance Document *
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
(1)Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 18, 2018.
(2)Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed on January 22, 2018.
(3)Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 29, 2019.
(4)Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 30, 2019.
*Filed herewith.
**Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
/s/ Christopher A. Wright
Date:OctoberApril 30, 20192020By:Christopher A. Wright
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael Stock
Date:OctoberApril 30, 20192020By:Michael Stock
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Ryan T. Gosney
Date:OctoberApril 30, 20192020By:Ryan T. Gosney
Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)

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