# RPC Inc: Form 10-Q for the period ended Sep 30, 2024

- Company: [RPC Inc](/companies/res.md) (CIK 742278)
- Form: 10-Q
- Filed: 2024-10-24
- Accepted by EDGAR: Oct 24, 2024, 13:56 ET
- Period: 2024-09-30
- Accession: 0001558370-24-013600
- Inline XBRL: yes
- Main document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/742278/000155837024013600/res-20240930x10q.htm
- All documents and exhibits: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/742278/000155837024013600/

## Figures reported in this filing

Standardized XBRL line items for the period ended 2024-09-30.

| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Revenue | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $337.7m | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax |
| Revenue | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $1.08bn | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerIncludingAssessedTax |
| Cost of revenue | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $247.5m | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold |
| Cost of revenue | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $786.4m | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold |
| Selling, general and administrative | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $37.7m | us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |
| Selling, general and administrative | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $115.2m | us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense |
| Operating income | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $19.2m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Operating income | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $87.0m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Interest expense | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $261.0k | us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating |
| Interest expense | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $594.0k | us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating |
| Income tax | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $4.7m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Income tax | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $20.1m | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $18.8m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Net income | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $78.7m | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Diluted EPS | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $0.09 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Diluted EPS | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $0.37 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted |
| Basic EPS | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | $0.09 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Basic EPS | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $0.37 | us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 3 months, 2024-07-01 to 2024-09-30 | 211,248,000 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Diluted shares (weighted) | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | 211,599,000 shares | us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding |
| Operating cash flow | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $255.2m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Capital expenditure | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $179.5m | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment |
| Dividends paid | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $25.8m | us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividends |
| Share repurchases | 9 months, 2024-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | $9.9m | us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock |
| Cash and equivalents | at 2024-09-30 | $276.9m | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue |
| Current assets | at 2024-09-30 | $677.8m | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent |
| Total assets | at 2024-09-30 | $1.33bn | us-gaap:Assets |
| Current liabilities | at 2024-09-30 | $134.6m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total liabilities | at 2024-09-30 | $258.3m | us-gaap:Liabilities |
| Shareholders' equity | at 2024-09-30 | $1.07bn | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity |

## Management's discussion and analysis

As filed, 38,138 characters.

### Overview

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this document. See also Forward-Looking Statements on page 26.

RPC, Inc. (RPC or the Company) provides a broad range of specialized oilfield services primarily to independent and major oilfield companies engaged in exploration, production and development of oil and gas properties throughout the United States, including the Gulf of Mexico, mid-continent, southwest, Rocky Mountain and Appalachian regions, and in selected international locations. The Company’s revenues and profits are generated by providing equipment and services to customers who operate oil and gas properties and invest capital to drill new wells and enhance production or perform maintenance on existing wells. We continuously monitor factors that impact current and expected customer activity levels, such as the prices of oil and natural gas, changes in pricing for our services and equipment, and utilization of our equipment and personnel. Our financial results are affected by geopolitical factors such as political instability in the petroleum-producing regions of the world, the actions of the OPEC oil cartel, overall economic conditions and weather in the United States, the prices of oil and natural gas, other shifting trends in our industry, and our customers’ drilling and production activities.

The discussion of our key business and financial strategies set forth under the Overview section in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, is incorporated herein by reference.

During the third quarter of 2024, total revenues of $337.7 million increased by $7.2 million or 2.2% compared to the same period in the prior year. Income before income taxes was $23.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $24.9 million during the same period of 2023. Diluted earnings per share were $0.09 for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $0.08 per share in the same period of 2023.

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased to $255.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $299.1 million in the same period of 2023 primarily due to a decrease in net income during the first nine months of 2024 compared to the same period in the prior year, partially offset by favorable changes in working capital due primarily to a $52.8 million federal tax refund received during the second quarter of 2024.

### Outlook

The current and projected prices of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids are important catalysts for U.S. domestic drilling activity and can be impacted by economic developments as well as geopolitical disruptions, such as the continuing conflicts in the Middle East as well as Russia and Ukraine. RPC believes that oil prices remain at or above levels sufficient to motivate our customers to continue drilling and completion activities.

The majority of the U.S. domestic rig count remains directed towards oil. During the third quarter of 2024, approximately 82% of the U.S. domestic rig count was directed towards oil, slightly above the prior year. We believe that oil-directed drilling will remain the majority of domestic drilling, and that natural gas-directed drilling will remain a low percentage of U.S. domestic drilling in the near term. However, we believe that natural gas-directed drilling will increase over time because of favorable long-term market dynamics. This projected higher demand for natural gas should drive increased activity in several of the basins in which RPC operates.

We continue to monitor the market for our services and the competitive environment, including the current trends and expectations with regard to environmental concerns and related impact on our equipment fleets. The growing efficiency in recent years with which oilfield completion crews are providing services is a catalyst for the oversupplied nature of the oilfield services market.

We have selectively upgraded our existing equipment to operate using multiple fuel sources and to take advantage of advances in technology and data collection. RPC continues to maintain and upgrade our current fleet capacity of revenue-producing equipment. We intend to remain highly disciplined about investing in new incremental revenue-producing equipment capacity and will only make such investments if we believe the projected financial returns of such capital expenditures meet our financial return criteria. Furthermore, the Company does not intend to add incremental pressure pumping capacity to the industry given the oversupplied nature of oilfield services mentioned above. The Company is allocating capital to maintain the capacity of our pressure pumping fleet to offset anticipated future fleet retirements and is evaluating future investments and options to further transition our asset base toward dual-fuel or electric equipment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, capital expenditures totaled $179.5 million, primarily for capitalized maintenance and upgrades of our existing equipment, coupled with a new Tier 4 dual-fuel fleet that was placed into service during the second quarter of 2024. We currently expect capital expenditures to be between $200 million and $250 million during 2024 and to be directed primarily towards capitalized maintenance of our existing equipment and selected growth opportunities.

### Results of Operations

| ​ ​ ​ ​ | ​ ​ ​ | ​ ​ Three months ended September 30, 2024 | ​ | ​ ​ 2023 | ​ ​ ​ | ​ ​ Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | ​ | ​ ​ 2023 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Consolidated revenues \[in thousands\] | **​** | **$337,652** | ​ | $330,417 | **​** | **$1,079,638** | ​ | $1,222,943 |
| Revenues by business segment \[in thousands\]: | ​ | **​** **​** | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ |
| Technical | **​** | **$313,492** | ​ | $303,069 | **​** | **$1,011,370** | ​ | $1,145,078 |
| Support | **​** | **​** **24,160** | ​ | ​ 27,348 | **​** | **​** **68,268** | ​ | ​ 77,865 |
| ​ | ​ | ​ **​** | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ |
| Consolidated operating income \[in thousands\] | **​** | **$19,204** | ​ | $22,711 | **​** | **$87,021** | **​** | $195,737 |
| Operating income (loss) by business segment \[in thousands\]: | ​ | ​ **​** | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ |
| Technical | **​** | **$16,344** | ​ | $18,912 | **​** | **$78,498** | ​ | $199,462 |
| Support | **​** | **​** **5,286** | ​ | ​ 6,861 | **​** | **​** **13,264** | ​ | ​ 21,425 |
| Corporate | **​** | **​** **(4,216)** | ​ | ​ (4,840) | **​** | **​** **(11,083)** | ​ | ​ (14,593) |
| Pension settlement charges | **​** | **​** **—** | ​ | ​ — | **​** | **​** **—** | ​ | ​ (18,286) |
| Gain on disposition of assets, net | **​** | **​** **1,790** | ​ | ​ 1,778 | **​** | **​** **6,342** | ​ | ​ 7,729 |
| ​ | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ | ​ | ​ ​ |
| Average U.S. domestic rig count | ​ | ​ **586** | ​ | ​ 649 | ​ | **​** **604** | ​ | ​ 709 |
| Average natural gas price (per thousand cubic feet (mcf)) | ​ | **$2.10** | ​ | $2.59 | ​ | **$2.11** | ​ | $2.47 |
| Average oil price (per barrel) | ​ | **$76.57** | ​ | $82.17 | ​ | **$78.60** | ​ | $77.23 |

#### THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 COMPARED TO THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

*Revenues.* Revenues of $337.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, increased 2.2% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in revenues is primarily due to higher pressure pumping activity levels compared to a particularly soft year-ago quarter. Pressure pumping remains highly competitive. Management believes the industry continues to be over-supplied, with frac fleets from gassy basins moving into the Permian over the past year and efficiency gains that are consistently adding pump hour capacity to the industry. These challenges have recently resulted in activity, asset utilization, and pricing trending lower. International revenues represented 3.2% of total revenues in the third quarter of 2024 compared to 2.2% in the same period of the prior year. We believe that international revenues will continue to be less than ten percent of RPC’s consolidated revenues in the foreseeable future.

During the third quarter of 2024, the average price of oil was 6.8% lower and the average price of natural gas was 18.9% lower, both as compared to the same period in the prior year. The average domestic rig count (Source: Baker Hughes, Inc.) for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 9.7% lower than the same period in 2023.

The Technical Services segment revenues for the third quarter of 2024 increased by 3.4% compared to the same period of the prior year due primarily to an increase in Pressure Pumping revenues, partially offset by lower coiled tubing revenues. Technical Services reported operating income of $16.3 million during the third quarter of 2024 compared to operating income of $18.9 million in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease in Technical Services operating income was primarily due to lower pricing in pressure pumping and several other service lines, as well as lower activity levels in coiled tubing. Support Services segment revenues for the third quarter of 2024 decreased by 11.7% compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to lower activity levels within rental tools. Support Services reported operating income of $5.3 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to operating income of $6.9 million for the third quarter of 2023. Third quarter 2024 Support Services operating profit decreased by $1.6 million compared to the third quarter of the prior year due to lower activity levels and lower revenues over costs that are relatively fixed during the short term.

*Cost of revenues.* Cost of revenues increased 3.5% to $247.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $239.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Cost of revenues increased primarily due to an increase in expenses consistent with higher activity levels, such as materials and supplies expenses and maintenance and repairs expenses. These costs increased slightly more than the revenue increase given the fixed nature of some of these costs, including labor, and the timing of maintenance and repairs. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 11.B, cost of revenues presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations excludes depreciation and amortization totaling $31.8 million for the third quarter of 2024 compared to $25.6 million for the third quarter of 2023.

*Selling, general and administrative expenses.* Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $37.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $42.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in incentive compensation expense.

*Depreciation and amortization.* Depreciation and amortization increased 23.4% to $35.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $28.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Depreciation and amortization increased due to capital expenditures in the past year.

*Gain on disposition of assets, net.* Gain on disposition of assets, net was $1.8 million for both the three months ended September 30, 2024, and for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The gain on disposition of assets, net is generally comprised of gains and losses related to various property and equipment dispositions or sales to customers of lost or damaged rental equipment.

*Other income, net.* Other income, net was $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $804 thousand for the same period in the prior year.

*Interest expense and interest income.* Interest expense increased to $261 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $101 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Interest expense includes facility fees on the unused portion of the credit facility and the amortization of loan costs. Interest income increased to $3.5 million compared to $1.5 million in the prior year due to a higher average cash balance.

*Income tax provision.* Income tax provision was $4.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $6.5 million for the same period in 2023. The effective tax rate was 19.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 26.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in the 2024 effective tax rate is primarily due to a favorable change in permanent adjustments and favorable discrete adjustments, mainly resulting from provision to tax return entries.

#### NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, COMPARED TO NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

*Revenues.* Revenues of $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased 11.7% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in revenues is primarily due to lower industry activity levels across service lines and competitive pricing.

During the first nine months of 2024, the average price of oil was 1.8% higher but the average price of natural gas was 14.6% lower, both as compared to the same period in the prior year. The average domestic rig count (Source: Baker Hughes, Inc.) for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was 14.8% lower than the same period in 2023.

The Technical Services segment revenues for the first nine months of 2024 decreased by 11.7% compared to the same period of the prior year due primarily to a decrease in Pressure Pumping revenues, as well as most other service lines, due to lower industry activity and more competitive pricing. Technical Services reported operating income of $78.5 million during the first nine months of 2024 compared to operating income of $199.5 million during the first nine months of 2023. The decrease in Technical Services operating income was primarily due to a decrease in pressure pumping activity, competitive pricing and reduced fixed cost absorption. Support Services segment revenues for the first nine months of 2024 decreased by 12.3% compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to lower activity levels within rental tools. Support Services reported operating income of $13.3 million for the first nine months of 2024 compared to operating income of $21.4 million for the first nine months of 2023. Support Services operating profit for the first nine months of 2024 decreased by $8.1 million compared to the first nine months of the prior year due to lower activity levels and lower revenues over costs that are relatively fixed during the short term.

*Cost of revenues.* Cost of revenues decreased 2.9% to $786.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $810.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Cost of revenues decreased primarily due to reduced expenses consistent with lower activity levels, such as materials and supplies expenses and maintenance and repairs expenses. These costs decreased less than the revenue decrease given the fixed nature of some of these costs, including labor, and the timing of maintenance and repairs. In accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) Topic 11.B, cost of revenues presented on the Consolidated Statements of Operations excludes depreciation and amortization totaling $88.7 million for the first nine months of 2024 compared to $71.2 million for the first nine months of 2023.

*Selling, general and administrative expenses.* Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to $115.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $127.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in variable expenses consistent with lower activity levels as well as incentive compensation.

*Depreciation and amortization.* Depreciation and amortization increased 23.8% to $97.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $78.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Depreciation and amortization increased due to capital expenditures in the past year.

*Gain on disposition of assets, net.* Gain on disposition of assets, net was $6.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to a gain on disposition of assets, net of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The gain on disposition of assets, net is generally comprised of gains and losses related to various property and equipment dispositions or sales to customers of lost or damaged rental equipment.

*Other income, net.* Other income, net was $2.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $2.2 million for the same period in the prior year.

*Interest expense and interest income.* Interest expense increased to $594 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $246 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Interest expense includes facility fees on the unused portion of the credit facility and the amortization of loan costs. Interest income increased to $9.8 million compared to $6.0 million in the prior year due to a higher average cash balance.

*Income tax provision.* Income tax provision was $20.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $48.8 million for the same period in 2023. The effective provision rate was 20.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 24.0% effective provision rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in the 2024 effective tax rate is primarily due to a favorable change in permanent adjustments and favorable discrete adjustments, mainly resulting from provision to tax return entries, expiration of statute limitations, and interest on refunds received.

### Liquidity and Capital Resources

#### Cash Flows

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents increased $53.6 million to $276.9 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $223.3 million as of December 31, 2023.

The following table sets forth the historical cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

*(In thousands)*

| ​ ​ | ​ ​ | ​ ​ Nine months ended September 30, 2024 | ​ | ​ ​ 2023 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | **​** | **$255,215** | ​ | $299,142 |
| Net cash used for investing activities | **​** | **​** **(165,333)** | ​ | ​ (215,045) |
| Net cash used for financing activities | **​** | **​** **(36,304)** | ​ | ​ (38,647) |

Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $43.9 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in net income, partially offset by favorable changes in working capital. Change in working capital was a source of cash of $77.1 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $40.9 million in the same period last year. Changes in working capital during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, is comprised of the following: a decrease of $51.3 million in taxes receivable primarily due to a $52.8 million federal tax refund received during the second quarter of 2024, coupled with a $49.4 million decrease in accounts receivable, partially offset by an unfavorable change of $15.7 million in unearned revenue. The decrease in unearned revenue was due to the satisfaction of performance obligations that were associated with a customer cash prepayment we received in 2023. The changes in the other components were mainly due to the timing of payments and receipts.

Cash used for investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $49.7 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to the purchase of Spinnaker during 2023, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures primarily due to the timing of new equipment deliveries. Capital expenditures were $179.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $148.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Cash used for financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, decreased by $2.3 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to a decrease in repurchases of the Company’s common shares in the open market.

#### Financial Condition and Liquidity

The Company’s financial condition as of September 30, 2024, remains strong. We believe the liquidity provided by our existing cash and cash equivalents and our overall strong capitalization will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our requirements for at least the next twelve months. The Company’s decisions relating to the amount of cash to be used for investing and financing activities are influenced by our capital position, and the expected amount of cash to be provided by operations. RPC does not currently expect to utilize our revolving credit facility to meet these liquidity requirements.

The majority of our cash and cash equivalents are held at a single financial institution and are in excess of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). This financial institution is among the largest in the United States and we believe it is a safe place to hold our deposits.

The Company currently has a $100.0 million revolving credit facility that matures in June 2027. The facility contains customary terms and conditions, including restrictions on indebtedness, dividend payments, business combinations and other related items. In the third quarter of 2023, the Company amended the revolving credit facility. Among other matters, the amendment (1) extends the termination date for revolving loans from July 26, 2024 to June 22, 2027, (2) replaces LIBOR with Term SOFR as an interest rate option in connection with revolving loan borrowings and reduces the applicable rate margins by approximately 0.25% at each pricing level, (3) introduces a 1.00% per annum floor for base rate borrowings, and (4) permits the issuance of letters of credit in currencies other than U.S. dollars. As of September 30, 2024, RPC had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility, and letters of credit outstanding relating to self-insurance programs and contract bids totaled $16.5 million; therefore, a total of $83.5 million of the facility was available. The Company was in compliance with the credit facility financial covenants as of September 30, 2024. For additional information with respect to RPC’s facility, see the note titled Notes Payable to Banks of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

#### Cash Requirements

The Company currently expects capital expenditures to be between $200 million and $250 million in 2024 and to be directed towards both capitalized maintenance of our existing equipment and selected growth opportunities. The Company is allocating capital to maintain the capacity of our pressure pumping fleet to offset anticipated future fleet retirements and is evaluating future investments and options to further transition our asset base toward dual-fuel or electric equipment. During the second quarter of 2024, the Company replaced a Tier 2 diesel fleet with a new Tier 4 dual-fuel fleet. The actual amount of capital expenditures in 2024 will depend primarily on equipment maintenance requirements and equipment delivery schedules.

The Company has ongoing sales and use tax audits in various jurisdictions subject to varying interpretations of statutes. The Company has recorded the exposure from these audits to the extent issues are resolved or are probable and reasonably estimable. These audits involve issues that could result in unfavorable outcomes that cannot be currently estimated. See note of the Consolidated Financial Statements titled Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

The Company has a stock buyback program to repurchase up to 49,578,125 shares in the open market, including an additional 8,000,000 shares authorized for repurchase by the Board of Directors in the second quarter of 2023. As of September 30, 2024, 12,768,870 shares remained available to be repurchased. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, there were no shares repurchased by the Company in the open market. During the three months ended September 30, 2023, the Company repurchased 136,692 shares in the open market. The Company may repurchase outstanding common shares periodically based on market conditions and our capital allocation strategies considering restrictions under our credit facility. The stock buyback program does not have a predetermined expiration date. For additional information with respect to RPC’s stock buyback program, see note of the Consolidated Financial Statements titled Cash Paid for Common Stock Purchased and Retired.

On October 22, 2024, the Board of Directors approved the termination of the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (“SERP”). Pursuant to the Internal Revenue Service rules, participant balances will be distributed 12 months after the termination of the SERP. The Company expects to distribute participant balances in the fourth quarter of 2025 and is currently evaluating its funding options.

Also, on October 22, 2024, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share payable December 10, 2024, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on November 11, 2024. The Company expects to continue to pay cash dividends to common stockholders, subject to industry conditions and RPC’s earnings, financial condition, and other relevant factors.

#### INFLATION

The Company purchases its equipment and materials from suppliers who provide competitive prices and employ skilled workers from competitive labor markets. If inflation in the general economy increases, the Company’s costs for equipment, materials and labor could increase as well. In addition, increases in activity in the domestic oilfield can cause upward wage pressures in the labor markets from which it hires employees, especially if employment in the general economy increases. Also, activity increases can cause supply disruptions and higher costs of certain materials and key equipment components used to provide services to the Company’s customers. In recent years, the price of labor and raw materials increased while labor shortages caused by the departure of skilled labor from the domestic oilfield industry in prior years. These cost increases have moderated but remain high by historical standards.

#### OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

The Company does not have any material off balance sheet arrangements.

#### RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

#### Marine Products Corporation

In conjunction with the spin-off of its former power boat manufacturing segment conducted through Chaparral Boats, Inc., RPC and Marine Products Corporation (Marine Products) entered into various agreements that define the companies’ relationship. RPC charged Marine Products for its allocable share of administrative costs incurred for services rendered on behalf of Marine Products Corporation totaling $858 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and $786 thousand for the comparable period in 2023.

#### Other

The Company periodically purchases, in the ordinary course of business, products or services from suppliers that are owned by officers or significant stockholders of or affiliated with certain directors of RPC. The total amounts paid to these affiliated parties were $1.3 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2024, and the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

RPC and Marine Products own 50% each of a limited liability company called 255 RC, LLC that was created for the joint purchase and ownership of a corporate aircraft. RPC recorded certain net operating costs comprised of rent and an allocable share of fixed costs of $153 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and $150 thousand for the comparable period in 2023.

#### CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The discussion of Critical Accounting Policies is incorporated herein by reference from the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. There have been no significant changes in the critical accounting policies since year-end.

#### IMPACT OF RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

See note to the Consolidated Financial Statements titled Recent Accounting Standards for a description of recent accounting standards, including the expected dates of adoption and estimated effects on results of operations and financial condition.

#### SEASONALITY

Oil and natural gas prices affect demand throughout the oil and natural gas industry, including the demand for the Company’s products and services. The Company’s business depends in large part on the economic conditions of the oil and gas industry, and specifically on the capital expenditures of its customers related to the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. There is a positive correlation between these expenditures and customers’ demand for the Company’s services. As such, when these expenditures fluctuate, customers’ demand for the Company’s services fluctuates as well. These fluctuations depend on the current and projected prices of oil and natural gas and resulting drilling activity and are not seasonal to any material degree.

#### FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements made in this report that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” “focus,” “plan,” and similar expressions generally identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements that relate to our business strategy, plans and objectives, and our beliefs and expectations regarding future demand for our equipment and services, trends in the industry, and other events and conditions that may influence the oilfield services market and our performance in the future. Forward-looking statements made elsewhere in this report include, without limitation, statements regarding: our ability to continue to monitor factors that impact current and expected customer activity levels, such as the prices of oil and natural gas, changes in pricing for our services and equipment, and utilization of our equipment and personnel; the effect of geopolitical factors such as political instability in the petroleum-producing regions of the world, the actions of the OPEC oil cartel, overall economic conditions and weather in the United States, the prices of oil and natural gas, and our customers’ drilling and production activities on our financial results; our expectation that capital expenditures will be between $200 million and $250 million during 2024 and our expectation that such expenditures will be directed primarily towards capitalized maintenance of our existing equipment and selected growth opportunities; our belief that international revenues will continue to be less than ten percent of our consolidated revenues in the foreseeable future; our belief that current and projected prices of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids are important catalysts for U.S. domestic drilling activity and can be impacted by economic developments as well as geopolitical disruptions, such as the continuing conflicts in the Middle East as well as Russia and Ukraine; our belief that oil prices remain at or above levels sufficient to motivate our customers to maintain drilling and completion activities; our belief that the majority of the U.S. domestic rig count remains directed towards oil; our belief that oil-directed drilling will remain the majority of domestic drilling, and that natural gas-directed drilling will remain a low percentage of U.S. domestic drilling in the near term; our belief that natural gas-directed drilling will increase in the future because of favorable long-term market dynamics and our belief that this projected higher demand should drive increased activity in most of the basins in which we operate; our plans to continue to monitor the market for our services and the competitive environment including the current trends and expectations with regard to environmental concerns and related impact on our equipment fleets; our belief that the growing efficiency in recent years with which oilfield completion crews are providing services is a catalyst for the oversupplied nature of the oilfield services market; our plans to continue to maintain and upgrade our current fleet capacity of revenue-producing equipment; our plans to remain highly disciplined about investing in new incremental revenue-producing equipment capacity and to make such investments only when we believe the projected financial returns of such capital expenditures meet our financial return criteria; our intent not to add incremental pressure pumping capacity to the industry given the oversupplied nature of oilfield services; our plans to allocate capital to maintain the capacity of our pressure pumping fleet to offset anticipated fleet retirements and our evaluation of future investments and options to further transition our asset base toward dual-fuel or electric equipment; our belief that the industry continues to be over-supplied, with frac fleets from gassy basins moving into the Permian over the past year and efficiency gains that are consistently adding pump hour capacity to the industry; the strength of our financial condition; our plans with respect to our stock buyback program; our belief that the liquidity provided by our existing cash and cash equivalents and our overall strong capitalization will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our requirements for at least the next twelve months; our belief that we will not need our revolving credit facility to meet our liquidity requirements; our expectations to continue to pay cash dividends to common stockholders, subject to industry conditions and our earnings, financial condition and other relevant factors; our inability to estimate the outcomes of sales and use tax audits in various jurisdictions; the termination of the Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan and distribution of the balances and payment options with respect to such plan; our belief that if inflation in the general economic increases, our costs for equipment, materials and labor could increase as well; our belief that increases in activity in the domestic oilfield can cause upward pressures in the labor markets from which it hires employees, especially if employment in the general economy increases; our belief that activity increases can cause supply disruptions and higher costs of certain materials and key equipment components used to provide our services to our customers; the safety of our financial institution; the seasonality of our business; the effect of the changes in foreign exchange rates on our consolidated results of operations or financial condition; and the impact of lawsuits, legal proceedings and claims on our financial position and results of operation.

Such forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by our management in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes to be appropriate. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of RPC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Risk factors that could cause such future events not to occur as expected include the following: the volatility of oil and natural gas prices; our concentration of customers in the energy industry and periodic downturns; our business depends on capital spending by our customers, many of whom rely on outside financing to fund their operations; dependence on our key personnel; our ability to identify or complete acquisitions; our ability to attract and retain skilled workers; some of our equipment and several types of materials used in providing our services are available from a limited number of suppliers; whether outside financing is available or favorable to us; increasing expectations from customers, investors and other stakeholders regarding our environmental, social and governance practices; our compliance with regulations and environmental laws; the combined impact of the OPEC disputes and the COVID-19 pandemic on our operating results; possible declines in the price of oil and natural gas, which tend to result in a decrease in drilling activity and therefore a decline in the demand for our services; the ultimate impact of current and potential political unrest and armed conflict in the oil producing regions of the world, including the current conflict involving Israel and the Gaza Strip, which could impact drilling activity; adverse weather conditions in oil or gas producing regions, including the Gulf of Mexico; competition in the oil and gas industry, especially in pressure pumping, and adverse impacts from the industry being over-supplied; limits to the Company’s ability to implement price increases; the potential impact of possible future regulations on hydraulic fracturing on our business; risks of international operations; reliance on large customers; our operations rely on digital systems and processes that are subject to cyber-attacks or other threats; and our cash and cash equivalents are held primarily at a single financial institution. Additional discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ from management’s projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations is contained in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

## Market risk

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The Company is subject to interest rate risk exposure through borrowings on its credit facility. As of September 30, 2024, there were no outstanding interest-bearing advances on our credit facility, which bear interest at a floating rate.

Additionally, the Company is exposed to market risk resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates. However, since the majority of the Company’s transactions occur in U.S. currency, this risk is not expected to have a material effect on its consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

## Controls and procedures

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*Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures –* The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in its Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, September 30, 2024 (the Evaluation Date), the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon this evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of the Evaluation Date.

*Changes in internal control over financial reporting –* Effective July 1, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests in Spinnaker Oilfield Services LLC (Spinnaker). Management had elected to exclude Spinnaker’s internal controls from its assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting contained in its 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, based on the guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission. As of July 1, 2024, Spinnaker has been fully integrated into our reporting systems and all of our disclosure controls and procedures have incorporated Spinnaker effectively. There were no other changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2024 which were identified in connection with management’s evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

## Risk factors

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There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Filed Oct 24, 2024.
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