TechnipFMC Announces Third Quarter 2022 Results

• Subsea inbound of $1.4 billion supports full-year outlook for orders to approach $7 billion
• Surface Technologies inbound of $449 million driven by Middle East; book-to-bill of 1.4
• Cash provided by operating activities of $212 million; free cash flow of $181 million
• Repurchased $50 million of ordinary shares following $400 million authorization in July

NEWCASTLE & HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TechnipFMC plc (NYSE: FTI) (the “Company” or “TechnipFMC”) today reported third quarter 2022 results.

Summary Financial Results from Continuing Operations

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are provided in financial schedules.

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Total Company revenue in the third quarter was $1,733 million. Income from continuing operations attributable to TechnipFMC was $5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share. These results included after-tax charges and credits totaling $7.7 million of expense, or $0.02 per share, which included the following (Exhibit 6):

• Impairment and other charges of $3.6 million; and
• Restructuring and other charges of $4.1 million.

Adjusted income from continuing operations was $12.7 million, or $0.03 per diluted share (Exhibit 6).

Adjusted EBITDA excludes pre-tax charges and credits. Adjusted EBITDA in the period also included a foreign exchange loss of $14.5 million. When excluding the foreign exchange loss, adjusted EBITDA was $200.1 million.

Doug Pferdehirt, Chair and CEO of TechnipFMC, stated, “Third quarter results reflect continued momentum in financial performance. Total Company revenue of $1.7 billion was a solid achievement given the currency headwind experienced during the period. Adjusted EBITDA was $200 million with a margin of 11.5% when excluding foreign exchange loss. Subsea and Surface Technologies both achieved sequential improvement in adjusted EBITDA margin in the period.”

Pferdehirt added, “In Subsea, inbound was $1.4 billion, with year-to-date orders now totaling $5.2 billion, exceeding the level achieved in all of last year. Our Subsea Opportunities list remains at a record level. This strong project pipeline and the active dialogue with our large and expanded customer base give us continued confidence that our full-year Subsea orders will approach $7 billion, up as much as 40 percent versus the prior year. Extending the outlook into 2023, we believe orders over the next five quarters will be at least $9 billion.”

“In Surface Technologies, inbound increased sequentially by approximately 65% to $449 million, representing a book-to-bill of 1.4. The strong order activity benefited from the acceleration of orders from Aramco, which was a significant achievement in the period. A large portion of these awards will result in revenue in future periods, providing us with increased visibility for continued growth in our international revenue in 2023.”

Pferdehirt continued, “We continue to see the potential for strong growth in EBITDA, cash flow and financial returns, as evidenced by our stated objective to achieve more than $1 billion of Subsea EBITDA by 2025. Further demonstrating our confidence in this outlook, we announced a new $400 million share buyback program in July, which we quickly put into action with the repurchase of $50 million of our ordinary shares in the third quarter.”

Pferdehirt concluded, “The next leg of growth in oil and gas will be fueled by offshore and the Middle East. The bold steps we took more than five years ago to create TechnipFMC have resulted in a pure-play technology company that is uniquely levered to both of these markets. Our portfolio of innovative products, solutions and disruptive commercial models has further strengthened our leadership position, and we are now taking full advantage of the market growth that lies ahead.”

Operational and Financial Highlights

Financial Highlights

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are provided in financial schedules.

Subsea reported third quarter revenue of $1,415 million, flat sequentially versus the second quarter. Higher project installation activity in Brazil and Guyana was offset by the negative impact of foreign exchange.

Subsea reported an operating profit of $105 million. Sequentially, operating profit benefited primarily from the higher installation activity and improved margins in backlog.

Subsea reported adjusted EBITDA of $183.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 4.4 percent when compared to the second quarter. The factors impacting operating profit also drove the sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA margin improved 60 basis points to 13 percent.

Subsea inbound orders were $1,400.8 million for the quarter. Book-to-bill was 1.0. The following awards were included in the period:

• TotalEnergies Lapa North East Project (Brazil)
  
  Significant*engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) contract by TotalEnergies for its Lapa North East field in the pre-salt Santos Basin offshore Brazil. TechnipFMC will reconfigure and install umbilicals and flexible pipe in a new configuration that will further secure the production of the field.
  
  *A “significant” contract ranges between $75 million and $250 million.

• Shell Jackdaw Project (United Kingdom)
  
  Significant* EPCI contract by Shell plc for the Jackdaw development, located in the United Kingdom North Sea. The contract covers pipelay for a 30 kilometer tieback from the new Jackdaw platform to Shell’s Shearwater platform, as well as an associated riser, spoolpieces, subsea structures, and umbilicals. The tieback will use pipe-in-pipe technology, which is designed for high pressure, high temperature use.
  
  *A “significant” contract ranges between $75 million and $250 million.

The following award was announced in the period, but not included in third quarter inbound orders:

• ExxonMobil Gas to Energy Project (Guyana)
  
  Significant* contract by ExxonMobil affiliate, Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited, for the Gas to Energy Project in Guyana. Subject to final project sanction, TechnipFMC will provide engineering, procurement, construction, and installation of subsea risers and pipelines. The project will connect the production from Liza Destiny and Unity back to shore, delivering associated gas from the field to a gas-fired power plant that will supply electricity to the community. TechnipFMC currently employs more than 85 Guyanese and expects to continue to hire and train additional local staff in support of this award.
  
  *A “significant” contract ranges between $75 million and $250 million; the full contract award will not be included in inbound orders until the project receives final investment decision and government approvals.

Partnership and Alliance Highlights

• TechnipFMC and Halliburton Technology Alliance
  
  TechnipFMC and Halliburton renewed their Technology Alliance after the successful completion of an initial 5-year alliance agreement. The alliance accelerates the development and commercialization of new technologies that deliver integrated production solutions that span subsea and subsurface applications. This includes fiber optic sensing, all-electric subsea field development, riserless well intervention systems and carbon capture and storage solutions and includes the award-winning Odassea™ fiber optic sensing solution for reservoir monitoring and production diagnostics.

Financial Highlights

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures are provided in financial schedules.

Surface Technologies reported third quarter revenue of $318 million, an increase of 5.1 percent from the second quarter. Revenue growth was strongest outside North America, with particular strength in the Middle East.

Surface Technologies reported operating profit of $19 million. Operating profit increased sequentially primarily due to higher international activity, including the progressive ramp in Middle East volume, and timing of associated costs.

Surface Technologies reported adjusted EBITDA of $40.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 25.9 percent when compared to the second quarter. The factors impacting operating profit also drove the sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased by 210 basis points to 12.8 percent.

Inbound orders for the quarter were $449.2 million, an increase of 64.1 percent sequentially. Book-to-bill in the period was 1.4. The strong order activity benefited from the acceleration of orders from Aramco, a large portion of which will be consumed in future periods. Backlog ended the period at $1,237.8 million.

Corporate and Other Items (three months ended, September 30, 2022)

Corporate expense was $25.2 million.

Foreign exchange loss was $14.5 million.

Net interest expense was $30.9 million.

The provision for income taxes was $42.7 million.

Total depreciation and amortization was $94.5 million.

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $212 million. Capital expenditures were $30.9 million. Free cash flow from continuing operations was $181.1 million (Exhibit 11).

The Company ended the period with cash and cash equivalents of $711.5 million; net debt was $655.3 million (Exhibit 10).

Share repurchase

On July 27, 2022, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $400 million of its ordinary shares. The program represented 14 percent of the Company’s outstanding ordinary shares at the time of announcement.

During the quarter, the Company repurchased 5.8 million of its ordinary shares for total consideration of $50.1 million.

2022 Full-Year Financial Guidance¹

The Company’s full-year guidance for 2022 can be found in the table below. Updates to the guidance are as follows:

• Capital expenditures of approximately $180 million, which decreased from the previous guidance of approximately $230 million.

All segment guidance assumes no further material degradation from COVID-19-related impacts. Guidance is based on continuing operations and thus excludes the impact of Technip Energies, which is reported as discontinued operations.

Teleconference

The Company will host a teleconference on Thursday, October 27, 2022 to discuss the third quarter 2022 financial results. The call will begin at 1 p.m. London time (8 a.m. New York time). Webcast access and an accompanying presentation can be found at www.TechnipFMC.com.

An archived audio replay will be available after the event at the same website address. In the event of a disruption of service or technical difficulty during the call, information will be posted on our website.

Beginning with the Company’s fourth quarter 2022 financial results, the earnings release and teleconference will occur on the same day.

About TechnipFMC

TechnipFMC is a leading technology provider to the traditional and new energy industries; delivering fully integrated projects, products, and services.

With our proprietary technologies and comprehensive solutions, we are transforming our clients’ project economics, helping them unlock new possibilities to develop energy resources while reducing carbon intensity and supporting their energy transition ambitions.

Organized in two business segments — Subsea and Surface Technologies — we will continue to advance the industry with our pioneering integrated ecosystems (such as iEPCI™, iFEED™ and iComplete™), technology leadership and digital innovation.

Each of our approximately 20,000 employees is driven by a commitment to our clients’ success, and a culture of strong execution, purposeful innovation, and challenging industry conventions.

TechnipFMC uses its website as a channel of distribution of material company information. To learn more about how we are driving change in the industry, go to www.TechnipFMC.com and follow us on Twitter @TechnipFMC.

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