NYSE:WHD Cactus Q2 2024 Earnings Report $36.36 -0.73 (-1.97%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.46 +0.10 (+0.28%) As of 05:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Earnings HistoryForecast Cactus EPS ResultsActual EPS$0.81Consensus EPS $0.72Beat/MissBeat by +$0.09One Year Ago EPS$0.84Cactus Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$290.39 millionExpected Revenue$276.76 millionBeat/MissBeat by +$13.63 millionYoY Revenue Growth-5.00%Cactus Announcement DetailsQuarterQ2 2024Date7/31/2024TimeAfter Market ClosesConference Call DateThursday, August 1, 2024Conference Call Time10:00AM ETUpcoming EarningsCactus' Q1 2025 earnings is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29, 2025, with a conference call scheduled on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Conference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptPress Release (8-K)Quarterly Report (10-Q)SEC FilingEarnings HistoryCompany ProfilePowered by Cactus Q2 2024 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrAugust 1, 2024 ShareLink copied to clipboard.There are 9 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Cactus Quarter 2 2024 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question and answer session. We suggest that you please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up question. Operator00:00:39Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Alan Boyd, Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Speaker 100:00:53Thank you, and good morning. We appreciate you joining us on today's call. Our speakers will be Scott Bender, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Jay Nutt, our Chief Financial Officer. Also joining us today are Joel Bender, President Steven Bender, Chief Operating Officer Steve Tadlock, CEO of Flexsteel and Will Marsh, our General Counsel. Please note that any comments we make on today's call regarding projections or expectations for future events are forward looking statements covered by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Speaker 100:01:22Forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties can cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. We advise listeners to review our earnings release and the risk factors discussed in our filings with the SEC. Any forward looking statements we make today are only as of today's date, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward statements. In addition, during today's call, we will reference certain non GAAP financial measures. Speaker 100:01:52Reconciliations of these non GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in our earnings release. With that, I'll turn the call over to Scott. Speaker 200:02:00Thanks, Alan, and good morning to everyone. I'm pleased to report that revenues and margins in both of our segments improved despite year to date declines in our industry's North American land activity. I'm very proud of our associates' continued commitment to customer execution that's led to this consistent record of outperformance. Some 2nd quarter total company highlights include revenue of $290,000,000 adjusted EBITDA of $104,000,000 adjusted EBITDA margin of 35.7 percent. We increased our cash balance to 2 $47,000,000 And yesterday, we announced that our Board approved an 8% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.13 per share. Speaker 200:02:47Before we move into the financial review, I'd like to take this opportunity to formally introduce the newest member of our leadership, team Jay Nutt. Jay joined us as Chief Financial Officer in June and has immediately brought value and helpful perspective to our company given his extensive global financial leadership experience. We're delighted to have him. I'd also like to thank Al Kiefer for his outstanding service as Interim CFO these past few months. I'll now turn the call over to Jay, who will review our financial results. Speaker 200:03:23Following his remarks, I'll provide some thoughts on our outlook for the near term before opening the lines for Q and A. So Jay? Speaker 300:03:32Thank you for your kind words, Scott. I'm privileged to have the opportunity to join an industry leader such as Cactus. I appreciate the confidence that the leadership team has placed in me and I look forward to helping guide the company's continued growth while sustaining industry leading returns. As Scott mentioned, we had a solid quarter resulting in total Q2 revenues of $290,000,000 and total adjusted EBITDA of $104,000,000 For our Pressure Control segment, revenues of $187,000,000 were up 6.9% sequentially, driven primarily by shipments of production equipment to a large customer who had not previously used Cactus combined with customer efficiency improvements leading to increased products sold per rigs followed. Operating income increased $4,000,000 or 7.7 percent sequentially with operating margins increasing 20 basis points. Speaker 300:04:31Adjusted segment EBITDA increased $4,700,000 or 7.7 percent sequentially with margins increasing by 30 basis points. The operating and adjusted EBITDA margin improvements were due to higher operating leverage on the increased volume. For our spoolable technology segment, revenues were up 4.7% sequentially due largely to the resilience of international shipments and higher domestic customer activity. Operating income increased $13,600,000 sequentially, primarily due to a smaller expense resulting from the remeasurement of the Flexsteel earn out liability. Adjusted segment EBITDA increased $3,700,000 or 9.4 percent sequentially, while margins increased by 170 basis points resulting from favorable operating leverage and lower input cost. Speaker 300:05:30Corporate and other expenses were $5,900,000 up $400,000 sequentially on higher stock based compensation. On a total company basis, 2nd quarter adjusted EBITDA was $104,000,000 up 8.7% from the Q1. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the 2nd quarter was 35.7% compared to 34.8 percent for the Q1. Adjustments to total company EBITDA during the Q2 of 2024 included non cash charges of $5,900,000 in stock based compensation and a $2,900,000 charge related to the final remeasurement of the Flexsteel earn out liability. Depreciation and amortization expense for the 2nd quarter was $15,000,000 which includes $4,000,000 of amortization expense related to the intangible assets booked as part of the Flexsteel acquisition. Speaker 300:06:28During the Q2, the public or Class A ownership of the company averaged 83% and ended the quarter at 84%. GAAP net income was $63,000,000 in the quarter versus $50,000,000 during the Q1. The increase was driven by the stronger operational performance on the higher revenue achieved combined with a smaller quarterly change in the remeasurement of the earn out liability. Book income tax expense during the Q2 was $18,000,000 resulting in an effective tax rate of 22%. Adjusted net income and earnings per share were $65,000,000 $0.81 per share respectively compared to $60,000,000 $0.75 per share in the Q1. Speaker 300:07:16Adjusted net income for the 2nd quarter was net of a tax rate of 26% applied to our adjusted pre tax income. During the quarter, we paid a dividend of $0.12 per share, resulting in a cash outflow of approximately $10,000,000 including related distributions to members. Additionally, we made early cash TRA payments and associated distributions of $18,200,000 We elected to make this early payment of the majority of our 2023 TRA liability to minimize the interest expense on the liability and we expect to pay the remaining balance in the Q3 upon completion of our tax filings. Due to our strong operating earnings and disciplined working capital management during the quarter, we increased our cash and cash equivalents balance by $52,000,000 notwithstanding the aforementioned payments and we closed the quarter with a cash balance of $247,000,000 Net CapEx was approximately $7,000,000 during the Q2. In a moment, Scott will give you the operational outlook, Some other considerations when looking ahead to the Q3 include an effective tax rate similar to the 2nd quarter rate of 22% and we estimate that the tax rate for adjusted EPS will continue to be approximately 26%. Speaker 300:08:44Total depreciation and amortization expense during the Q3 is expected to be approximately $15,000,000 with $7,000,000 associated with our Pressure Control segment and $8,000,000 associated with spoolable technologies. We are reducing our full year 2024 net CapEx outlook to be in the range of $35,000,000 to $45,000,000 due to the timing of our international expansion efforts. As noted, the remeasurement period for the Flexsteel earn out payment is now complete and the final payment of $37,000,000 is expected to be distributed in the 3rd quarter. Finally, the Board has approved an 8% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.13 per share, which will be paid in September. That covers the financial review and outlook. Speaker 300:09:35And I'll now turn the call back over to Scott. Speaker 200:09:38Thanks, Jay. I'll now touch on our operational expectations for the Q3 by reporting segment. Based upon preliminary revenue for July, we expect pressure control revenue to moderate mid single digits versus the 2nd quarter due to the combination of lower average U. S. Land drilling activity and less visibility into production equipment shipments. Speaker 200:10:05From speaking with our customers, we believe that most of the decline in U. S. Land drilling activity levels is now behind us, although the potential for further rig reductions remains as operators continue to pursue and complete consolidating transactions. We may see some offset to the consolidation activity via expected drilling efficiency increases of the newly combined businesses. Adjusted EBITDA margins in our Pressure Control segment are expected to be essentially flat at 33% to 35% for the 3rd quarter as cost efficiencies are offset in part by increased ocean freight costs. Speaker 200:10:48This adjusted EBITDA guidance excludes approximately $3,000,000 of stock based comp expense within the segment. I'm pleased to announce that the first shipments of our next generation wall head system have now arrived at our U. S. Branches and are presently being staged for customer shipment. This roll up will enhance our manufacturing cost profile in the coming quarters, while adding features for our customers and maintaining safe drill status as the industry leading wellhead system. Speaker 200:11:22Regarding our Screwable Technologies segment, we expect 3rd quarter revenue to be flat to slightly down from the 2nd quarter. This guidance reflects our expectations of a stable North American business that continues to outperform year to date activity reductions combined with lower international shipments due to the timing of deliveries achieved in a strong Q2. We expect adjusted EBITDA margins in this segment to be approximately 39% to 41% for the Q3, which excludes $1,000,000 of stock based comp in the segment. As a result of operating discipline by our team, input costs were lower than expected in the Q2 and we're beginning to realize the benefits of using the Cactus supply chain to source certain components of our Flexsteel product. Regarding our international expansion plans, pressure control product qualifications is progressing well, but at a slower pace than we anticipated. Speaker 200:12:24We still expect to achieve product qualification in 2024, remain focused on establishing a Mideast business and are dedicating significant resources to these efforts in both segments. We will continue to take a disciplined approach to evaluating strategic opportunities. Adjusted corporate EBITDA is expected to be a charge of approximately $4,000,000 in the 3rd quarter, which excludes around $1,500,000 of stock based comp. I remain very pleased with the market positioning of Cactus, our portfolio of high margin, high return products and services and the commitment of our organization to exceed customer expectations. I'm eager to responsibly rollout our latest generation wellhead system to customers and to enable them to achieve reduced drilling times while enhancing safety and reliability. Speaker 200:13:24In addition, we'll complete prototype testing of our new frac valve design, which should significantly reduce maintenance costs. As we prepare to make the final earn out payment for the sellers of Flexsteel, and reflecting on the value that we've generated for our stakeholders by incorporating that business into Cactus. Over the last 12 months, our spoolable technology segment has generated $164,000,000 of adjusted EBITDA, which equates to a multiple of approximately 4 times the total consideration paid for the business, including the upcoming final earn out payment. I continue to believe Guy continued to believe that we are still in the early phases of growth for that segment. We will remain focused and responsible stewards of capital and are allocating capital and investing in the business with a focus on long term value generation while rewarding shareholders as reflected in our decision to raise the dividend by 8%. Speaker 200:14:29In summary, our primary objectives for the 18 months for the next 18 months include: meaningful supply chain contribution from our new non Section 301 manufacturing facility to enhance the cost and risk profile of our supply chain, increased deliveries of our next generation wall head system, introduction of our next generation frac valve, continued customer additions and increases within our existing customer base for our spoolable business supported by the introduction of new products and services and international expansion in both segments. And so with that, I'll turn it over to the operator so that we may begin with Q and A. Operator? Operator00:15:18Thank you. At this time, we will conduct the question and answer session. Our first question comes from the line of Luke Lamoy with Piper Sandler. Your line is now open. Speaker 400:16:04Yes. Hi, good morning. I'm doing great. How are you? Speaker 200:16:09I'm great. Thanks. Speaker 400:16:11Scott, you noted the international momentum in spoolables. I want to see if you could expand on that a little bit. And then also in spoolables, if you could just talk about how what traction you're getting with some of the larger diameter stuff as far as gathering and takeaway lines, that would be helpful as well. Speaker 200:16:31All right. Very good. I'm going to let, if you don't mind, Mr. Tadlock respond to that. Speaker 500:16:38Yes, sure. Sure. Thank you, Luke. On the international efforts, we've added key personnel. We're very focused on growth in this area. Speaker 500:16:48I think in historically, while Flexsteel had more of an international presence than Cactus actually, it really wasn't an area of focus. And it was sort of if the order came, they would certainly take it, but it wasn't something they were really going out and trying to grow. So we're changing that philosophy, seeing a lot of increased quoting activity as a result. We're adding installation equipment to facilitate the growth as well. So we feel like we're just scratching the surface on international. Speaker 500:17:21I think on the larger diameter, we are definitely seeing more interest in our larger diameter SKUs as people recognize the benefits of the rapid installation and enhanced corrosion resistance. And so I think that's progressing nicely both in the midstream area, but also even some E and P operators that are sort of changing the way they do their takeaway and gathering. Speaker 400:17:50Okay. And then just follow-up, Scott. I always appreciate kind of your market outlook in the U. S. And I mean you did note that you think most of the rig count is behind us. Speaker 400:18:02Could you just expand maybe upon the back half of the year? Do you see it pretty flattish, oscillating around this level? And any kind of indication maybe for the start of 2025 that you see right now? Speaker 200:18:14Yes, I know you all have good memories. So last time I told you that contrary to maybe some of the published reports at the time, I saw the U. S. Land rig count in the 550 to 575 range. I think, Alan, we bottomed at 5 $60,000,000 and have rebounded slightly to $568,000,000 I absolutely feel like the worst is behind us, but we are scaling our business based upon the $550,000,000 range. Speaker 200:18:57Do I think we're going to go below $550,000,000 No. Am I seeing indications from customers that we're going to go below 550? The answer is no as well. But I still very concerned about and you all should be about natural gas prices. And I'm probably a little less concerned in 2024 because I'm getting ready to answer your I'm a little less concerned about the reduction in overall rig count following consolidation. Speaker 200:19:36I think we've really only seen evidence of that in one case and it hasn't been meaningful. So I do think that we're going to get better natural gas support in 2025. And but offsetting that, I think we're going to see more effect from consolidation efforts. Now I need to add something about consolidation because from our perspective, it's not all bad news. So if you see the I'm giving you a long winded answer. Speaker 200:20:18I'm sorry. If you see if you're concerned about rig counts and we've always used that as a proxy because it's easy. We've seen shipments of wellhead equipment per rig, per month go up, hence the comment I made about efficiency. So sometimes people see efficiencies and they say, well, they're going to be able to drill less wells. That's not what I meant. Speaker 200:20:47What we do is we measure every month the number of housings we ship against the number of rigs we service and we've seen a very meaningful increase. I think a better proxy for our business is wells drilled than our rig count. And just further, I've said before that long term consolidation is probably a friend on the one hand. On the other hand, you know that customers with larger rig counts have much more leverage in terms of pricing. So I think it's probably too early. Speaker 200:21:38But next quarter, I think I'll have a much better idea. We're just now beginning to poll our customers about their plans for 2025. So if you stand by, I'd rather give you correct information than merely speculation. Speaker 400:22:02Okay. No, perfect. Definitely appreciate all the detail and I'll turn it back. Operator00:22:12Thank you. We'll move for our next question. Our next question comes from the line of David Anderson with Barclays. Your line is now open. Speaker 200:22:29Thanks. Hey, good morning. Hey, Scott. So while I stew over that sort of complicated North American outlook you just provided there, maybe I can follow-up a little bit on what Lou's question was on the international side. I'm also kind of curious about the spoolable international business. Speaker 200:22:47How are you kind of driving that? Are you bundling that with your other kind of with the pressure control? Are you going to the same market? Just kind of curious about the strategy of building up that international business. And kind of secondarily, do you have like a target for us of kind of how much of your business you think will be international, say, I don't know, the end of 2025? Speaker 200:23:08I know you have this stuff coming on Saudi. I think that's more of a 2026 timeframe, but just sort of in your mind, how does international grow as a portion of your business over the next few years? Just kind of bigger picture. Thanks. Are we talking Dave, are we talking I assume we're talking about spool. Speaker 200:23:25Well, I was originally talking about spool, but I'm kind of bringing to the OAK, the broader kind of your overall international efforts overall. So I'm curious how spool fits in, but then bigger picture kind of how does international overall fit over the next few years from what you can tell. Okay. Steve, you want to talk about spoolable? Speaker 500:23:43Yes. And I think there is a question in there. Are we bundling? We're not really bundling, but we do have some resources that are shared internationally that are in the region and they have both experience in wellhead, some of them more experience in wellhead and some more experience in spoolable. So they work together and obviously you have channel partners in certain areas over there as well. Speaker 500:24:07So they hit up the same ones. In terms of spoolable growth, I think we had had a presence in terms of or we've had sales continuing with 1 large customer who you could probably guess in the Middle East. But we feel like we can make further inroads with that customer just by being more responsive frankly and dedicating more resources and equipment there. And similar in other areas like Latin America and even over in Australia where we had a wellhead operation where we're looking to grow in that area as well. So I think it's a holistic approach to how we're trying to grow spoolable and we're trying to leverage any benefit that we have from the Cactus relationships, but we're also bringing in new people and using the existing resources. Speaker 500:24:59As far as how big it could be, I mean, we really on the spoolable side, there's a lot of potential for growth there, large projects, consistent projects. So I don't see why it couldn't be similar to North America at some point. It's just it's going to take time to get there. Speaker 200:25:17Yes. I mean, let me just expand upon that because we just had a Board meeting. And you won't surprise you when I tell you our Board asked the same question and I told them that it's my expectation. It remains my expectation that in the next few years, we'll have to expand capacity because there are a lot of international there's a lot of international activity. And when it comes to international, I think as much as we stand apart in the U. Speaker 200:25:59S, I think we stand apart even more internationally because of the larger diameter and higher pressures. So frankly, I think I told you this when we bought spoolables that I felt like the runway was even greater, and I still feel that the runway is even greater. Notwithstanding our efforts from the wellhead side internationally. So your question about what do I see in terms of international for the next, did you say 25 or 2020? Yes, just kind of the next couple, 25%, 26%, just sort of curious how much does this grow just bigger picture? Speaker 200:26:49I'm going to tell you right now, my objective is 40% of our revenue. Okay. Interesting. My follow-up question is completely different change of subject here. Hey, Dave, realize when we say one question and one follow-up, it doesn't mean one question with 6 parts, one follow-up. Speaker 200:27:18Anyway, go ahead. You want me to go back into the how can I go back into the queue if you like, but it's a good question? All right. My question is, so the U. S. Speaker 200:27:30Administration, there's a change in U. S. Administration. It seems like we would see likely increased tariffs on Chinese goods once again. Just can you just refresh us a little bit? Speaker 200:27:39You have a lot of your manufacturing out of China. I know it impacts some of that in terms of costs. Is there anything you would do differently this time around if this happened again? Do you ramp up U. S. Speaker 200:27:49Manufacturing? Are there other levers you can pull? Or is it really not that much of a big deal because your competitors are faced with the same thing, so it's all kind of a push in terms of costs? Yes, I would say the latter. So that for example, I think I may have mentioned that the plant that we're finishing right now and should begin to ship in the Q4 is capable of taking care of our international business. Speaker 200:28:20Although we intend to manufacture in both locations. So we built a plant with that in mind. In terms of increased tariffs, I think worst case scenario, I don't want to get I don't want to make political comments, but likely scenario is maybe I would not know if it's likely. One scenario is that there's a 10% duty on top of everything, which certainly won't hurt us anymore than it hurts our competitors because frankly, we make more of what we sell in the U. S. Speaker 200:29:04Than any of our competitors make in the U. S. And we're more capable of making product in the U. S. So I'm not look, I don't like for cost to go up, but I'm not nearly as bothered when it affects our competitors to the same extent. Speaker 200:29:23So worst case scenario is, I'm sure you all heard that one of the candidates claimed that tariffs were going to go to 60%. I think that we are much, much better positioned to deal with the 60% tariff on Chinese product than anybody else. Operator00:30:05Our next question comes from the line of Jeff LeBlanc with TPH. Your line is now open. Speaker 600:30:13Good morning, Scott and team. Speaker 200:30:15Good morning. Speaker 600:30:16Thank you for taking my question. For my first question, I wanted to see if you could expand upon the drilling efficiencies you previously referenced, particularly given that you have a more holistic view on the market and the fact that operators typically include lateral lengths when they talk about efficiency gains. So any way you can quantify the magnitude? I know you qualitatively referenced it before. Thank you. Speaker 200:30:40I can quantify it to the extent that we track it. Alan, I think over the was it over the quarter or over the year, it's up about 10%. Speaker 100:30:52Yes. Quarter over quarter it was around 10% for us, but that metric is pretty lumpy. Speaker 200:30:59But what we do is we look at the number of wellheads we ship versus the number of rigs we serve and we compare that quarter to quarter to measure efficiencies. So that's why I said the better proxy is wells. I know that everybody believes these longer laterals and that certainly is the case, takes longer to drill, longer lateral. But I can't argue with the stats. The stats showed a 10% increase in wallhead shipments, of just the same number of rigs. Speaker 200:31:40So it's just a fact. Speaker 600:31:45Well, thanks for that color. And I'll turn the call back over to the operator. Thank you. Speaker 200:31:49Okay. Thank you. Operator00:31:51Thank you so much. We'll move for our next question. All right. Our next question comes from the line of Eirim Jayaram with JPMorgan Securities LLC. Your line is now open. Speaker 700:32:09Yes, good morning. I'm doing well. I'm intrigued about one of the drivers of the 2Q beat was a significant order from a large customer who is new to Cactus. I was wondering if you could give us some more details on that and thoughts on how this relationship is going and other follow on opportunities here? Speaker 200:32:40Do I have any competitors that are going to have access? Speaker 700:32:45Maybe. Speaker 200:32:47So the answer has got to be no. I can't tell you this except to tell you that it's a customer that has historically been a cactus customer for wellheads, but has not historically been a production tree customer. We internally feel like customers are now becoming more discriminating when it comes to production than they were over the last several years. So I think it's a question of I mean, they like the fact that we build our own valves and they like the fact that we control the delivery of those valves, not just the quality. So I think that Joel will join me in saying that we're more optimistic about growth in our production segment than we've been in some time. Speaker 500:33:54Yes, we've seen a lot more activity, a lot more increase for the product. I think a lot of our bigger customers become much more risk averse. So they're looking for an API monogram product with aftermarket service. Speaker 700:34:09Great, great. And just maybe a follow-up. One of the things we're thinking about, as we think about 2025 and thinking about kind of the margin profile of Cactus, you'll have a new manufacturing facility, which I think is going to be low cost. And then you'll have a new frac valve as well as the new generation wellhead product. And if we remain in, call it, a lackluster environment in North America, not a huge call on shale volumes as we sit here today. Speaker 700:34:44How do you think about how margins could behave in this kind of environment with some of the self help and new product introductions? Speaker 200:34:54Yes. I feel very optimistic. But I wanted to say this to you and I've said it before. So we are going to roll out particularly the wellhead product in a responsible manner, which means that we need to turn our existing inventory before we open up the tap. So I think that Joel feels like it will be it's not that the product is not ready because the product is ready. Speaker 200:35:31And if we could if we needed to ship it tomorrow, we could. But we don't want to create we have through our careers, Joel's career and my career, we have always been very, very sensitive to obsolescence. So we have a great product in our existing product. This is a better product, but we want to make sure that we don't impact financially our returns. So you're going to have to have to bear with us and trust that we're going to introduce it in a responsible fashion. Speaker 200:36:19But the short answer is, I think that even in an anemic 2025 that our margins are going to hold up very well. Speaker 700:36:35Great. Thanks for that color. Operator00:36:39Great. Thank you so much. We'll move for our next question, please. Our next question comes from the line of Scott Gruber with Citigroup. Your line is now open. Speaker 200:36:56Hey, Scott. Yes. Good Speaker 800:36:57morning. I want to come back to the question on picking up the production sheet production to reshare with a large customer in the U. S. I guess my question is, when you look at the dozen or so large E and Ps and majors, which are obviously increasingly dominating the industry, You have strong share in wellheads. Can you give us a sense for kind of what percentage of that cohort does the production tree share not match the share on the wellhead side? Speaker 200:37:36So let me just see if let me clarify your question. You're asking me theoretically if our market share for wellheads with these customers is I'm going to and we don't report market share, except that if you were in the room, I'd pat you on the head and tell you not to worry about it. But let's say that, that number was 40%. You're asking what our market share is for production valves as comparison as compared to that? Speaker 800:38:10Yes. I'm wondering the delta between those two numbers and how much of an uplift you could get if the shares aligned? Speaker 200:38:21There is a pretty significant disparity between our market share for production valves. And so I'm looking at Joel and looking at Steven, we've never really measured it, But I wouldn't be surprised if our market share for production valves is half. Great. Speaker 800:38:47Got you. And then just theoretically, if a customer is using you for wellheads, but not for production trees and then they start using you at the same share of their workload for production trees. What's the approximate revenue opportunity? Does it match the low head side? Any sense of scale? Speaker 200:39:13No, I wouldn't say it matches the wellhead. It's probably I'm thinking the average production tree and 40% of a wellhead. Speaker 800:39:29Okay. That's it. It's the scale. Speaker 200:39:33It ain't chicken feed. Speaker 800:39:38That sounds like a good opportunity. Okay. I'll keep it to one follow-up. Okay, Max. Thanks. Speaker 200:39:46Hey, by the way, you can always call me. Speaker 800:39:51Thanks, Steve. Appreciate it. All Operator00:39:56right. Thank you so much for that. All right. I'm showing no further questions at this time. I would now like to turn it back to Scott Bender for closing remarks. Speaker 200:40:10Okay. Thank you all for participating. I think that we have 10 times more people than we had last time, I guess Patterson. Look, I think 2025 for us is an exciting time. Despite the fact that we don't we're not planning for any sort of explosive growth, but you know how unpredictable this business is. Speaker 200:40:39Here's what I can tell you. Our costs will be lower. Our productivity will be higher. And our focus is extremely, I think, laser sharp. And that's Speaker 800:40:57why I Speaker 200:40:57summarized my remarks with I want you to know what our objectives are for this year. And everybody in this organization knows what our objectives are. So they're clear. And we are we remain the largest shareholders and you can be sure that we're going to do what's best for our shareholders and for the family. And I'll leave it at that, but thank you for your continued support. Speaker 200:41:33Have a good day. Operator00:41:35Thank you for your participation in today's conference. This does conclude the program. You may now disconnect.Read moreRemove AdsPowered by Conference Call Audio Live Call not available Earnings Conference CallCactus Q2 202400:00 / 00:00Speed:1x1.25x1.5x2xRemove Ads Earnings DocumentsPress Release(8-K)Quarterly report(10-Q) Cactus Earnings HeadlinesCactus Announces Timing of First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference CallApril 15 at 5:30 PM | businesswire.comHouston trio Khruangbin performing special free show at Cactus Music. 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Email Address About CactusCactus (NYSE:WHD), together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and leases pressure control and spoolable pipes in the United States, Australia, Canada, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pressure Control and Spoolable Technologies. The Pressure Control segment designs, manufactures, sells, and rents a range of wellhead and pressure control equipment under the Cactus Wellhead brand name through service centers. Its products are sold and rented primarily for onshore unconventional oil and gas wells for drilling, completion, and production phases of the wells. This segment also provides field services to install, maintain, and handle the equipment. The Spoolable Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and sells spoolable pipes and associated end fittings under the FlexSteel brand name. Its products are primarily used to transport oil, gas, and other liquids. This segment also provides field services and rental items through service centers and pipe yards, as well as offers equipment and services internationally. In addition, the company offers repair and refurbishment services. 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There are 9 speakers on the call. Operator00:00:00Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Cactus Quarter 2 2024 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question and answer session. We suggest that you please limit yourself to one question and one follow-up question. Operator00:00:39Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. I would now like to hand the conference over to your first speaker today, Alan Boyd, Director of Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Speaker 100:00:53Thank you, and good morning. We appreciate you joining us on today's call. Our speakers will be Scott Bender, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Jay Nutt, our Chief Financial Officer. Also joining us today are Joel Bender, President Steven Bender, Chief Operating Officer Steve Tadlock, CEO of Flexsteel and Will Marsh, our General Counsel. Please note that any comments we make on today's call regarding projections or expectations for future events are forward looking statements covered by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Speaker 100:01:22Forward looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. These risks and uncertainties can cause actual results to differ materially from our current expectations. We advise listeners to review our earnings release and the risk factors discussed in our filings with the SEC. Any forward looking statements we make today are only as of today's date, and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward statements. In addition, during today's call, we will reference certain non GAAP financial measures. Speaker 100:01:52Reconciliations of these non GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included in our earnings release. With that, I'll turn the call over to Scott. Speaker 200:02:00Thanks, Alan, and good morning to everyone. I'm pleased to report that revenues and margins in both of our segments improved despite year to date declines in our industry's North American land activity. I'm very proud of our associates' continued commitment to customer execution that's led to this consistent record of outperformance. Some 2nd quarter total company highlights include revenue of $290,000,000 adjusted EBITDA of $104,000,000 adjusted EBITDA margin of 35.7 percent. We increased our cash balance to 2 $47,000,000 And yesterday, we announced that our Board approved an 8% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.13 per share. Speaker 200:02:47Before we move into the financial review, I'd like to take this opportunity to formally introduce the newest member of our leadership, team Jay Nutt. Jay joined us as Chief Financial Officer in June and has immediately brought value and helpful perspective to our company given his extensive global financial leadership experience. We're delighted to have him. I'd also like to thank Al Kiefer for his outstanding service as Interim CFO these past few months. I'll now turn the call over to Jay, who will review our financial results. Speaker 200:03:23Following his remarks, I'll provide some thoughts on our outlook for the near term before opening the lines for Q and A. So Jay? Speaker 300:03:32Thank you for your kind words, Scott. I'm privileged to have the opportunity to join an industry leader such as Cactus. I appreciate the confidence that the leadership team has placed in me and I look forward to helping guide the company's continued growth while sustaining industry leading returns. As Scott mentioned, we had a solid quarter resulting in total Q2 revenues of $290,000,000 and total adjusted EBITDA of $104,000,000 For our Pressure Control segment, revenues of $187,000,000 were up 6.9% sequentially, driven primarily by shipments of production equipment to a large customer who had not previously used Cactus combined with customer efficiency improvements leading to increased products sold per rigs followed. Operating income increased $4,000,000 or 7.7 percent sequentially with operating margins increasing 20 basis points. Speaker 300:04:31Adjusted segment EBITDA increased $4,700,000 or 7.7 percent sequentially with margins increasing by 30 basis points. The operating and adjusted EBITDA margin improvements were due to higher operating leverage on the increased volume. For our spoolable technology segment, revenues were up 4.7% sequentially due largely to the resilience of international shipments and higher domestic customer activity. Operating income increased $13,600,000 sequentially, primarily due to a smaller expense resulting from the remeasurement of the Flexsteel earn out liability. Adjusted segment EBITDA increased $3,700,000 or 9.4 percent sequentially, while margins increased by 170 basis points resulting from favorable operating leverage and lower input cost. Speaker 300:05:30Corporate and other expenses were $5,900,000 up $400,000 sequentially on higher stock based compensation. On a total company basis, 2nd quarter adjusted EBITDA was $104,000,000 up 8.7% from the Q1. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the 2nd quarter was 35.7% compared to 34.8 percent for the Q1. Adjustments to total company EBITDA during the Q2 of 2024 included non cash charges of $5,900,000 in stock based compensation and a $2,900,000 charge related to the final remeasurement of the Flexsteel earn out liability. Depreciation and amortization expense for the 2nd quarter was $15,000,000 which includes $4,000,000 of amortization expense related to the intangible assets booked as part of the Flexsteel acquisition. Speaker 300:06:28During the Q2, the public or Class A ownership of the company averaged 83% and ended the quarter at 84%. GAAP net income was $63,000,000 in the quarter versus $50,000,000 during the Q1. The increase was driven by the stronger operational performance on the higher revenue achieved combined with a smaller quarterly change in the remeasurement of the earn out liability. Book income tax expense during the Q2 was $18,000,000 resulting in an effective tax rate of 22%. Adjusted net income and earnings per share were $65,000,000 $0.81 per share respectively compared to $60,000,000 $0.75 per share in the Q1. Speaker 300:07:16Adjusted net income for the 2nd quarter was net of a tax rate of 26% applied to our adjusted pre tax income. During the quarter, we paid a dividend of $0.12 per share, resulting in a cash outflow of approximately $10,000,000 including related distributions to members. Additionally, we made early cash TRA payments and associated distributions of $18,200,000 We elected to make this early payment of the majority of our 2023 TRA liability to minimize the interest expense on the liability and we expect to pay the remaining balance in the Q3 upon completion of our tax filings. Due to our strong operating earnings and disciplined working capital management during the quarter, we increased our cash and cash equivalents balance by $52,000,000 notwithstanding the aforementioned payments and we closed the quarter with a cash balance of $247,000,000 Net CapEx was approximately $7,000,000 during the Q2. In a moment, Scott will give you the operational outlook, Some other considerations when looking ahead to the Q3 include an effective tax rate similar to the 2nd quarter rate of 22% and we estimate that the tax rate for adjusted EPS will continue to be approximately 26%. Speaker 300:08:44Total depreciation and amortization expense during the Q3 is expected to be approximately $15,000,000 with $7,000,000 associated with our Pressure Control segment and $8,000,000 associated with spoolable technologies. We are reducing our full year 2024 net CapEx outlook to be in the range of $35,000,000 to $45,000,000 due to the timing of our international expansion efforts. As noted, the remeasurement period for the Flexsteel earn out payment is now complete and the final payment of $37,000,000 is expected to be distributed in the 3rd quarter. Finally, the Board has approved an 8% increase in the quarterly dividend to $0.13 per share, which will be paid in September. That covers the financial review and outlook. Speaker 300:09:35And I'll now turn the call back over to Scott. Speaker 200:09:38Thanks, Jay. I'll now touch on our operational expectations for the Q3 by reporting segment. Based upon preliminary revenue for July, we expect pressure control revenue to moderate mid single digits versus the 2nd quarter due to the combination of lower average U. S. Land drilling activity and less visibility into production equipment shipments. Speaker 200:10:05From speaking with our customers, we believe that most of the decline in U. S. Land drilling activity levels is now behind us, although the potential for further rig reductions remains as operators continue to pursue and complete consolidating transactions. We may see some offset to the consolidation activity via expected drilling efficiency increases of the newly combined businesses. Adjusted EBITDA margins in our Pressure Control segment are expected to be essentially flat at 33% to 35% for the 3rd quarter as cost efficiencies are offset in part by increased ocean freight costs. Speaker 200:10:48This adjusted EBITDA guidance excludes approximately $3,000,000 of stock based comp expense within the segment. I'm pleased to announce that the first shipments of our next generation wall head system have now arrived at our U. S. Branches and are presently being staged for customer shipment. This roll up will enhance our manufacturing cost profile in the coming quarters, while adding features for our customers and maintaining safe drill status as the industry leading wellhead system. Speaker 200:11:22Regarding our Screwable Technologies segment, we expect 3rd quarter revenue to be flat to slightly down from the 2nd quarter. This guidance reflects our expectations of a stable North American business that continues to outperform year to date activity reductions combined with lower international shipments due to the timing of deliveries achieved in a strong Q2. We expect adjusted EBITDA margins in this segment to be approximately 39% to 41% for the Q3, which excludes $1,000,000 of stock based comp in the segment. As a result of operating discipline by our team, input costs were lower than expected in the Q2 and we're beginning to realize the benefits of using the Cactus supply chain to source certain components of our Flexsteel product. Regarding our international expansion plans, pressure control product qualifications is progressing well, but at a slower pace than we anticipated. Speaker 200:12:24We still expect to achieve product qualification in 2024, remain focused on establishing a Mideast business and are dedicating significant resources to these efforts in both segments. We will continue to take a disciplined approach to evaluating strategic opportunities. Adjusted corporate EBITDA is expected to be a charge of approximately $4,000,000 in the 3rd quarter, which excludes around $1,500,000 of stock based comp. I remain very pleased with the market positioning of Cactus, our portfolio of high margin, high return products and services and the commitment of our organization to exceed customer expectations. I'm eager to responsibly rollout our latest generation wellhead system to customers and to enable them to achieve reduced drilling times while enhancing safety and reliability. Speaker 200:13:24In addition, we'll complete prototype testing of our new frac valve design, which should significantly reduce maintenance costs. As we prepare to make the final earn out payment for the sellers of Flexsteel, and reflecting on the value that we've generated for our stakeholders by incorporating that business into Cactus. Over the last 12 months, our spoolable technology segment has generated $164,000,000 of adjusted EBITDA, which equates to a multiple of approximately 4 times the total consideration paid for the business, including the upcoming final earn out payment. I continue to believe Guy continued to believe that we are still in the early phases of growth for that segment. We will remain focused and responsible stewards of capital and are allocating capital and investing in the business with a focus on long term value generation while rewarding shareholders as reflected in our decision to raise the dividend by 8%. Speaker 200:14:29In summary, our primary objectives for the 18 months for the next 18 months include: meaningful supply chain contribution from our new non Section 301 manufacturing facility to enhance the cost and risk profile of our supply chain, increased deliveries of our next generation wall head system, introduction of our next generation frac valve, continued customer additions and increases within our existing customer base for our spoolable business supported by the introduction of new products and services and international expansion in both segments. And so with that, I'll turn it over to the operator so that we may begin with Q and A. Operator? Operator00:15:18Thank you. At this time, we will conduct the question and answer session. Our first question comes from the line of Luke Lamoy with Piper Sandler. Your line is now open. Speaker 400:16:04Yes. Hi, good morning. I'm doing great. How are you? Speaker 200:16:09I'm great. Thanks. Speaker 400:16:11Scott, you noted the international momentum in spoolables. I want to see if you could expand on that a little bit. And then also in spoolables, if you could just talk about how what traction you're getting with some of the larger diameter stuff as far as gathering and takeaway lines, that would be helpful as well. Speaker 200:16:31All right. Very good. I'm going to let, if you don't mind, Mr. Tadlock respond to that. Speaker 500:16:38Yes, sure. Sure. Thank you, Luke. On the international efforts, we've added key personnel. We're very focused on growth in this area. Speaker 500:16:48I think in historically, while Flexsteel had more of an international presence than Cactus actually, it really wasn't an area of focus. And it was sort of if the order came, they would certainly take it, but it wasn't something they were really going out and trying to grow. So we're changing that philosophy, seeing a lot of increased quoting activity as a result. We're adding installation equipment to facilitate the growth as well. So we feel like we're just scratching the surface on international. Speaker 500:17:21I think on the larger diameter, we are definitely seeing more interest in our larger diameter SKUs as people recognize the benefits of the rapid installation and enhanced corrosion resistance. And so I think that's progressing nicely both in the midstream area, but also even some E and P operators that are sort of changing the way they do their takeaway and gathering. Speaker 400:17:50Okay. And then just follow-up, Scott. I always appreciate kind of your market outlook in the U. S. And I mean you did note that you think most of the rig count is behind us. Speaker 400:18:02Could you just expand maybe upon the back half of the year? Do you see it pretty flattish, oscillating around this level? And any kind of indication maybe for the start of 2025 that you see right now? Speaker 200:18:14Yes, I know you all have good memories. So last time I told you that contrary to maybe some of the published reports at the time, I saw the U. S. Land rig count in the 550 to 575 range. I think, Alan, we bottomed at 5 $60,000,000 and have rebounded slightly to $568,000,000 I absolutely feel like the worst is behind us, but we are scaling our business based upon the $550,000,000 range. Speaker 200:18:57Do I think we're going to go below $550,000,000 No. Am I seeing indications from customers that we're going to go below 550? The answer is no as well. But I still very concerned about and you all should be about natural gas prices. And I'm probably a little less concerned in 2024 because I'm getting ready to answer your I'm a little less concerned about the reduction in overall rig count following consolidation. Speaker 200:19:36I think we've really only seen evidence of that in one case and it hasn't been meaningful. So I do think that we're going to get better natural gas support in 2025. And but offsetting that, I think we're going to see more effect from consolidation efforts. Now I need to add something about consolidation because from our perspective, it's not all bad news. So if you see the I'm giving you a long winded answer. Speaker 200:20:18I'm sorry. If you see if you're concerned about rig counts and we've always used that as a proxy because it's easy. We've seen shipments of wellhead equipment per rig, per month go up, hence the comment I made about efficiency. So sometimes people see efficiencies and they say, well, they're going to be able to drill less wells. That's not what I meant. Speaker 200:20:47What we do is we measure every month the number of housings we ship against the number of rigs we service and we've seen a very meaningful increase. I think a better proxy for our business is wells drilled than our rig count. And just further, I've said before that long term consolidation is probably a friend on the one hand. On the other hand, you know that customers with larger rig counts have much more leverage in terms of pricing. So I think it's probably too early. Speaker 200:21:38But next quarter, I think I'll have a much better idea. We're just now beginning to poll our customers about their plans for 2025. So if you stand by, I'd rather give you correct information than merely speculation. Speaker 400:22:02Okay. No, perfect. Definitely appreciate all the detail and I'll turn it back. Operator00:22:12Thank you. We'll move for our next question. Our next question comes from the line of David Anderson with Barclays. Your line is now open. Speaker 200:22:29Thanks. Hey, good morning. Hey, Scott. So while I stew over that sort of complicated North American outlook you just provided there, maybe I can follow-up a little bit on what Lou's question was on the international side. I'm also kind of curious about the spoolable international business. Speaker 200:22:47How are you kind of driving that? Are you bundling that with your other kind of with the pressure control? Are you going to the same market? Just kind of curious about the strategy of building up that international business. And kind of secondarily, do you have like a target for us of kind of how much of your business you think will be international, say, I don't know, the end of 2025? Speaker 200:23:08I know you have this stuff coming on Saudi. I think that's more of a 2026 timeframe, but just sort of in your mind, how does international grow as a portion of your business over the next few years? Just kind of bigger picture. Thanks. Are we talking Dave, are we talking I assume we're talking about spool. Speaker 200:23:25Well, I was originally talking about spool, but I'm kind of bringing to the OAK, the broader kind of your overall international efforts overall. So I'm curious how spool fits in, but then bigger picture kind of how does international overall fit over the next few years from what you can tell. Okay. Steve, you want to talk about spoolable? Speaker 500:23:43Yes. And I think there is a question in there. Are we bundling? We're not really bundling, but we do have some resources that are shared internationally that are in the region and they have both experience in wellhead, some of them more experience in wellhead and some more experience in spoolable. So they work together and obviously you have channel partners in certain areas over there as well. Speaker 500:24:07So they hit up the same ones. In terms of spoolable growth, I think we had had a presence in terms of or we've had sales continuing with 1 large customer who you could probably guess in the Middle East. But we feel like we can make further inroads with that customer just by being more responsive frankly and dedicating more resources and equipment there. And similar in other areas like Latin America and even over in Australia where we had a wellhead operation where we're looking to grow in that area as well. So I think it's a holistic approach to how we're trying to grow spoolable and we're trying to leverage any benefit that we have from the Cactus relationships, but we're also bringing in new people and using the existing resources. Speaker 500:24:59As far as how big it could be, I mean, we really on the spoolable side, there's a lot of potential for growth there, large projects, consistent projects. So I don't see why it couldn't be similar to North America at some point. It's just it's going to take time to get there. Speaker 200:25:17Yes. I mean, let me just expand upon that because we just had a Board meeting. And you won't surprise you when I tell you our Board asked the same question and I told them that it's my expectation. It remains my expectation that in the next few years, we'll have to expand capacity because there are a lot of international there's a lot of international activity. And when it comes to international, I think as much as we stand apart in the U. Speaker 200:25:59S, I think we stand apart even more internationally because of the larger diameter and higher pressures. So frankly, I think I told you this when we bought spoolables that I felt like the runway was even greater, and I still feel that the runway is even greater. Notwithstanding our efforts from the wellhead side internationally. So your question about what do I see in terms of international for the next, did you say 25 or 2020? Yes, just kind of the next couple, 25%, 26%, just sort of curious how much does this grow just bigger picture? Speaker 200:26:49I'm going to tell you right now, my objective is 40% of our revenue. Okay. Interesting. My follow-up question is completely different change of subject here. Hey, Dave, realize when we say one question and one follow-up, it doesn't mean one question with 6 parts, one follow-up. Speaker 200:27:18Anyway, go ahead. You want me to go back into the how can I go back into the queue if you like, but it's a good question? All right. My question is, so the U. S. Speaker 200:27:30Administration, there's a change in U. S. Administration. It seems like we would see likely increased tariffs on Chinese goods once again. Just can you just refresh us a little bit? Speaker 200:27:39You have a lot of your manufacturing out of China. I know it impacts some of that in terms of costs. Is there anything you would do differently this time around if this happened again? Do you ramp up U. S. Speaker 200:27:49Manufacturing? Are there other levers you can pull? Or is it really not that much of a big deal because your competitors are faced with the same thing, so it's all kind of a push in terms of costs? Yes, I would say the latter. So that for example, I think I may have mentioned that the plant that we're finishing right now and should begin to ship in the Q4 is capable of taking care of our international business. Speaker 200:28:20Although we intend to manufacture in both locations. So we built a plant with that in mind. In terms of increased tariffs, I think worst case scenario, I don't want to get I don't want to make political comments, but likely scenario is maybe I would not know if it's likely. One scenario is that there's a 10% duty on top of everything, which certainly won't hurt us anymore than it hurts our competitors because frankly, we make more of what we sell in the U. S. Speaker 200:29:04Than any of our competitors make in the U. S. And we're more capable of making product in the U. S. So I'm not look, I don't like for cost to go up, but I'm not nearly as bothered when it affects our competitors to the same extent. Speaker 200:29:23So worst case scenario is, I'm sure you all heard that one of the candidates claimed that tariffs were going to go to 60%. I think that we are much, much better positioned to deal with the 60% tariff on Chinese product than anybody else. Operator00:30:05Our next question comes from the line of Jeff LeBlanc with TPH. Your line is now open. Speaker 600:30:13Good morning, Scott and team. Speaker 200:30:15Good morning. Speaker 600:30:16Thank you for taking my question. For my first question, I wanted to see if you could expand upon the drilling efficiencies you previously referenced, particularly given that you have a more holistic view on the market and the fact that operators typically include lateral lengths when they talk about efficiency gains. So any way you can quantify the magnitude? I know you qualitatively referenced it before. Thank you. Speaker 200:30:40I can quantify it to the extent that we track it. Alan, I think over the was it over the quarter or over the year, it's up about 10%. Speaker 100:30:52Yes. Quarter over quarter it was around 10% for us, but that metric is pretty lumpy. Speaker 200:30:59But what we do is we look at the number of wellheads we ship versus the number of rigs we serve and we compare that quarter to quarter to measure efficiencies. So that's why I said the better proxy is wells. I know that everybody believes these longer laterals and that certainly is the case, takes longer to drill, longer lateral. But I can't argue with the stats. The stats showed a 10% increase in wallhead shipments, of just the same number of rigs. Speaker 200:31:40So it's just a fact. Speaker 600:31:45Well, thanks for that color. And I'll turn the call back over to the operator. Thank you. Speaker 200:31:49Okay. Thank you. Operator00:31:51Thank you so much. We'll move for our next question. All right. Our next question comes from the line of Eirim Jayaram with JPMorgan Securities LLC. Your line is now open. Speaker 700:32:09Yes, good morning. I'm doing well. I'm intrigued about one of the drivers of the 2Q beat was a significant order from a large customer who is new to Cactus. I was wondering if you could give us some more details on that and thoughts on how this relationship is going and other follow on opportunities here? Speaker 200:32:40Do I have any competitors that are going to have access? Speaker 700:32:45Maybe. Speaker 200:32:47So the answer has got to be no. I can't tell you this except to tell you that it's a customer that has historically been a cactus customer for wellheads, but has not historically been a production tree customer. We internally feel like customers are now becoming more discriminating when it comes to production than they were over the last several years. So I think it's a question of I mean, they like the fact that we build our own valves and they like the fact that we control the delivery of those valves, not just the quality. So I think that Joel will join me in saying that we're more optimistic about growth in our production segment than we've been in some time. Speaker 500:33:54Yes, we've seen a lot more activity, a lot more increase for the product. I think a lot of our bigger customers become much more risk averse. So they're looking for an API monogram product with aftermarket service. Speaker 700:34:09Great, great. And just maybe a follow-up. One of the things we're thinking about, as we think about 2025 and thinking about kind of the margin profile of Cactus, you'll have a new manufacturing facility, which I think is going to be low cost. And then you'll have a new frac valve as well as the new generation wellhead product. And if we remain in, call it, a lackluster environment in North America, not a huge call on shale volumes as we sit here today. Speaker 700:34:44How do you think about how margins could behave in this kind of environment with some of the self help and new product introductions? Speaker 200:34:54Yes. I feel very optimistic. But I wanted to say this to you and I've said it before. So we are going to roll out particularly the wellhead product in a responsible manner, which means that we need to turn our existing inventory before we open up the tap. So I think that Joel feels like it will be it's not that the product is not ready because the product is ready. Speaker 200:35:31And if we could if we needed to ship it tomorrow, we could. But we don't want to create we have through our careers, Joel's career and my career, we have always been very, very sensitive to obsolescence. So we have a great product in our existing product. This is a better product, but we want to make sure that we don't impact financially our returns. So you're going to have to have to bear with us and trust that we're going to introduce it in a responsible fashion. Speaker 200:36:19But the short answer is, I think that even in an anemic 2025 that our margins are going to hold up very well. Speaker 700:36:35Great. Thanks for that color. Operator00:36:39Great. Thank you so much. We'll move for our next question, please. Our next question comes from the line of Scott Gruber with Citigroup. Your line is now open. Speaker 200:36:56Hey, Scott. Yes. Good Speaker 800:36:57morning. I want to come back to the question on picking up the production sheet production to reshare with a large customer in the U. S. I guess my question is, when you look at the dozen or so large E and Ps and majors, which are obviously increasingly dominating the industry, You have strong share in wellheads. Can you give us a sense for kind of what percentage of that cohort does the production tree share not match the share on the wellhead side? Speaker 200:37:36So let me just see if let me clarify your question. You're asking me theoretically if our market share for wellheads with these customers is I'm going to and we don't report market share, except that if you were in the room, I'd pat you on the head and tell you not to worry about it. But let's say that, that number was 40%. You're asking what our market share is for production valves as comparison as compared to that? Speaker 800:38:10Yes. I'm wondering the delta between those two numbers and how much of an uplift you could get if the shares aligned? Speaker 200:38:21There is a pretty significant disparity between our market share for production valves. And so I'm looking at Joel and looking at Steven, we've never really measured it, But I wouldn't be surprised if our market share for production valves is half. Great. Speaker 800:38:47Got you. And then just theoretically, if a customer is using you for wellheads, but not for production trees and then they start using you at the same share of their workload for production trees. What's the approximate revenue opportunity? Does it match the low head side? Any sense of scale? Speaker 200:39:13No, I wouldn't say it matches the wellhead. It's probably I'm thinking the average production tree and 40% of a wellhead. Speaker 800:39:29Okay. That's it. It's the scale. Speaker 200:39:33It ain't chicken feed. Speaker 800:39:38That sounds like a good opportunity. Okay. I'll keep it to one follow-up. Okay, Max. Thanks. Speaker 200:39:46Hey, by the way, you can always call me. Speaker 800:39:51Thanks, Steve. Appreciate it. All Operator00:39:56right. Thank you so much for that. All right. I'm showing no further questions at this time. I would now like to turn it back to Scott Bender for closing remarks. Speaker 200:40:10Okay. Thank you all for participating. I think that we have 10 times more people than we had last time, I guess Patterson. Look, I think 2025 for us is an exciting time. Despite the fact that we don't we're not planning for any sort of explosive growth, but you know how unpredictable this business is. Speaker 200:40:39Here's what I can tell you. Our costs will be lower. Our productivity will be higher. And our focus is extremely, I think, laser sharp. And that's Speaker 800:40:57why I Speaker 200:40:57summarized my remarks with I want you to know what our objectives are for this year. And everybody in this organization knows what our objectives are. So they're clear. And we are we remain the largest shareholders and you can be sure that we're going to do what's best for our shareholders and for the family. And I'll leave it at that, but thank you for your continued support. Speaker 200:41:33Have a good day. Operator00:41:35Thank you for your participation in today's conference. This does conclude the program. You may now disconnect.Read moreRemove AdsPowered by