EXHIBIT 99.1
ALY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. REPORTS MORE THAN 25% INCREASE IN ADJUSTED EBITDA1 QUARTER-OVER-QUARTER
HOUSTON, TX - (August 26, 2019) - (OTCQB: ALYE) In its Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2019, Aly Energy Services, Inc. (“Aly” or the “Company”) reported quarterly Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019 which was 26.2% greater than the Adjusted EBITDA1 of $0.8 million reported for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The primary driver of the increase in Adjusted EBITDA1 quarter-over-quarter was an increase in revenue generated from the Company’s lead surface rental products (and the associated rig-up/rig-down and trucking services) due to increases in both activity and pricing.
During the six months ended June 30, 2019, Aly generated cash flow of $1.6 million from operating activities and $0.2 million from net borrowings. The aggregate cash generated, in addition to $0.7 million of cash on hand, was used to fund $2.5 million in capital expenditures. As of June 30, 2019, cash and restricted cash aggregated to $1.0 million, which combined with cash generated from operating activities, will be used primarily to support ongoing operations and to repay borrowings under the Company’s credit facility with a related party.
Management Comment
Micki Hidayatallah, Aly’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said: “We are extremely proud that, during a period of a declining rig count, we increased Adjusted EBITDA1 by over 25% quarter-over-quarter when comparing the three months ended June 30, 2019 to the three months ended March 31, 2019. Although the rig count continues to decline, we believe we are well-situated to improve margins further during the remainder of the year.”
“In 2018, Aly embraced a low-risk growth strategy when we initiated a comprehensive capital expenditure plan to purchase tanks, pumps and other equipment which was being sub-rented at the time from third-party vendors. We were confident that, once purchased, the equipment would generate an immediate return either by expanding the Company’s available fleet of equipment to meet increased demand and thereby increasing revenue or by enabling the Company to replace high-cost equipment sub-rented from third-party vendors with owned equipment thereby reducing costs. The initial impact of this strategy has materialized as expected and is reflected in our financial results: (i) tanks, primarily 500bbl round-bottom tanks, purchased during the first half of 2019 contributed to increased revenue from both the rental of the tanks and the associated rig-up/rig-down and trucking services and were largely responsible for the improvement in operating results when comparing the three months ended June 30, 2019 to the three months ended March 31, 2019, and (ii) pumps and other equipment, purchased and fabricated in 2018, replaced sub-rented equipment and reduced the annual sub-rental expenditures by $0.8 million. The impact will be magnified in the second half of the year when we benefit from a full period of having all of the purchased and fabricated equipment in service.”
“During the remainder of 2019, we are well-positioned to grow revenue without significant incremental costs, particularly through increased activity with existing customers in both our surface rental and solids control product lines. Late in the second quarter, we entered into a leasing arrangement with a related party, Permian Pelican Rentals, LLC (“PPR”) under which we will gain access to an incremental 40 500bbl tanks at low sub-rental rates. Many of our existing customers have not reduced their drilling activity and we believe that the tanks leased from PPR, which will become available beginning in the third quarter, combined with the 50 tanks purchased during the first half of the year, will enable us to take on additional surface rental work. In our solids control product line, we have had relatively low utilization of our equipment throughout 2019. Increasing the utilization of our centrifuges can raise revenue and margins quickly as we have the capacity to double our existing utilization with virtually no start-up or fixed costs and minimal variable costs. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, we have expanded our sales team to include more expertise in the solids control product line and we are emphasizing the cross-selling of solids control products to existing surface rental customers.”
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“If our existing customers are not in need of additional equipment and if we are unable to obtain work with new customers, we will still be able to improve margins during the second of half the year. To the extent we have spare owned tanks or spare tanks leased from PPR, we will immediately swap tanks which are sub-rented for the spare owned or leased tanks and we will return the sub-rented tanks to the vendors. The return of sub-rented tanks and other equipment will result in a significant decrease in costs and thus improved margins.”
“Despite a challenging and uncertain market environment, we believe demand from our existing customers will remain strong and we are confident that executing on our low-risk growth strategy of increasing our fleet of equipment to either satisfy incremental demand or to replace high-cost sub-rented equipment will result in improved margins during the second half of 2019.”
About Aly
Aly Energy Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is a provider of oilfield services, primarily surface rental and solids control equipment and related services, to leading oil and gas exploration and production companies operating in major basins in the United States. We operate in the United States, primarily in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) regarding Aly's business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, seeks, estimates and similar expressions or variations of such words are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes include, but are not limited to the risk factors set forth in our most recent filing on Form 10-K. Aly undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this press release.
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1Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that is not necessarily comparable from one company to another. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, certain non-cash items, such as stock compensation expense, bad debt expense, and gains on extinguishment of debt, and certain non-routine items, including transaction costs. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors to assess and understand operating performance, especially when comparing those results with previous and subsequent periods or forecasting performance for future periods, primarily because management views the excluded items to be outside of the Company’s normal operating results. For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income, please see the tables at the end of this release.
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| For the Three Months Ended |
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| For the Six Months Ended |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| (restated) |
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Components of EBITDA: |
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Net income (loss) |
| $ | 59 |
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| $ | (279 | ) |
| $ | (103 | ) |
| $ | (271 | ) |
Non-GAAP adjustments: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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| 843 |
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| 867 |
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| 1,689 |
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| 1,737 |
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Interest expense - related party, net |
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| 88 |
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| 92 |
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| 179 |
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| 178 |
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Interest expense, net |
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| 4 |
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| 3 |
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| 9 |
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| 9 |
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Income tax expense |
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| 11 |
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| 21 |
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| 21 |
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| 42 |
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EBITDA |
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| 1,005 |
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| 704 |
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| 1,795 |
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| 1,695 |
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Adjustments to EBITDA: |
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Severance, settlements and other losses |
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| - |
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| 317 |
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| - |
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| 341 |
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Bad debt expense |
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| 17 |
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| 22 |
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| 56 |
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| 44 |
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Transaction costs |
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| 24 |
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| 50 |
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| 24 |
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| 50 |
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Adjusted EBITDA |
| $ | 1,046 |
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| $ | 1,093 |
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| $ | 1,875 |
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| $ | 2,130 |
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ALY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||||||
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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| June 30, |
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| December 31, |
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| (unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash |
| $ | 969 |
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| $ | 1,615 |
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Restricted cash |
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| 30 |
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| 30 |
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Receivables, net |
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| 3,257 |
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| 2,910 |
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Receivables - related party |
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| 41 |
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| - |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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| 474 |
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| 621 |
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Total current assets |
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| 4,771 |
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| 5,176 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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| 26,947 |
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| 25,808 |
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Intangible assets, net |
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| 2,974 |
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| 3,349 |
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Operating right-of-use assets |
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| 258 |
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| - |
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Other assets |
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| 13 |
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| 13 |
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Total assets |
| $ | 34,963 |
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| $ | 34,346 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
| $ | 3,023 |
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| $ | 2,602 |
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Accrued interest - related party |
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| 27 |
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| 31 |
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Current portion of long-term debt - related party |
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| 1,000 |
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| 1,000 |
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Total current liabilities |
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| 4,050 |
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| 3,633 |
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Operating lease liabilities, net |
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| 135 |
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| - |
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Long-term debt - related party, net |
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| 5,360 |
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| 5,185 |
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Other long-term liabilities |
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| - |
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| 13 |
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Total liabilities |
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| 9,545 |
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| 8,831 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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Stockholders' equity |
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Series A convertible preferred stock of $0.001 par value, |
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| - |
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| 6,755 |
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liquidation preference of $0 and $17,292 as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively |
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Authorized-20,000; issued and outstanding-none as of June 30, 2019 |
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Authorized-20,000; issued and outstanding-17,292 as of December 31, 2018 |
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Preferred stock of $0.001 par value |
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| - |
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| - |
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Authorized-4,980,000; issued and outstanding-none as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 |
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Common stock of $0.001 par value |
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| 4 |
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| 1 |
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Authorized-15,000,000; issued and outstanding-3,822,329 as of June 30, 2019 |
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Authorized-15,000,000; issued and outstanding-940,918 as of December 31, 2018 |
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Additional paid-in-capital |
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| 61,017 |
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| 54,265 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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| (35,603 | ) |
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| (35,506 | ) |
Total stockholders' equity |
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| 25,418 |
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| 25,515 |
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
| $ | 34,963 |
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| $ | 34,346 |
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ALY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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| For the Three Months Ended |
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| For the Six Months Ended |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| (restated) |
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| (restated) |
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Revenue |
| $ | 4,303 |
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| $ | 4,388 |
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| $ | 8,222 |
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| $ | 8,724 |
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Expenses: |
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Operating expenses |
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| 2,503 |
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| 2,529 |
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| 4,851 |
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| 5,139 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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| 843 |
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| 867 |
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| 1,689 |
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| 1,737 |
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Selling, general and administrative expenses |
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| 795 |
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| 1,155 |
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| 1,576 |
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| 1,890 |
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Total expenses |
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| 4,141 |
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| 4,551 |
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| 8,116 |
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| 8,766 |
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Income (loss) from operations |
|
| 162 |
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|
| (163 | ) |
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| 106 |
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| (42 | ) |
Other expense: |
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Interest expense, net |
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| 4 |
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| 3 |
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| 9 |
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| 9 |
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Interest expense - related party, net |
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| 88 |
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| 92 |
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| 179 |
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| 178 |
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Total other expense |
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| 92 |
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| 95 |
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| 188 |
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| 187 |
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Income (loss) before income taxes |
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| 70 |
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| (258 | ) |
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| (82 | ) |
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| (229 | ) |
Income tax expense |
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| 11 |
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| 21 |
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| 21 |
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| 42 |
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Net income (loss) |
| $ | 59 |
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| $ | (279 | ) |
| $ | (103 | ) |
| $ | (271 | ) |
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Basic earnings (loss) per share information: |
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders |
| $ | 0.02 |
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| $ | (0.40 | ) |
| $ | (0.03 | ) |
| $ | (0.39 | ) |
Weighted-average shares - basic |
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| 3,822,329 |
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| 690,918 |
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| 3,376,586 |
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| 690,913 |
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share information: |
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Net income (loss) available to common stockholders |
| $ | 0.01 |
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| $ | (0.40 | ) |
| $ | (0.03 | ) |
| $ | (0.39 | ) |
Weighted-average shares - diluted |
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| 4,412,495 |
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| 690,918 |
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| 3,376,586 |
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| 690,913 |
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ALY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | |||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | |||||||
(in thousands) |
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| For the Six Months Ended |
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| 2019 |
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| 2018 |
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| (restated) |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
| $ | (103 | ) |
| $ | (271 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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| 1,689 |
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| 1,737 |
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Operating lease amortization |
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| 69 |
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| - |
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Bad debt expense |
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| 56 |
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| 44 |
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Receivables |
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| (403 | ) |
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| 899 |
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Receivables - related party |
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| (41 | ) |
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Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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| 147 |
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| 88 |
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses, operating lease and other liabilities |
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| 222 |
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| (473 | ) |
Accrued interest - related party |
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| (4 | ) |
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| 4 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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| 1,632 |
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| 2,028 |
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Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases of property and equipment |
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| (2,453 | ) |
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| (585 | ) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
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| (2,453 | ) |
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| (585 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Borrowings on long-term debt - related party |
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| 675 |
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| 250 |
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Repayment of long-term debt - related party |
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| (500 | ) |
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| - |
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Net cash provided by financing activities |
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| 175 |
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| 250 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash |
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| (646 | ) |
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| 1,693 |
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Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period |
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| 1,645 |
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|
| 233 |
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Cash and restricted cash, end of period |
| $ | 999 |
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| $ | 1,926 |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid for interest - related party |
| $ | 183 |
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| $ | 174 |
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Cash paid for interest |
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| 7 |
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| 5 |
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Cash paid (received) for income taxes, net |
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| 45 |
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| (13 | ) |
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Non-cash financing activities: |
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Cancellation of preferred stock and issuance of common stock in connection with the Merger |
| $ | 6,755 |
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| $ | - |
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