Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services Reports Record Full Year 2014 Financial and Operating Results and 2015 Outlook

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Mar 12, 2015) - Xtreme Drilling and Coil Services Corp. ("Xtreme", the "Company") (XDC.TO) announce fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial and operating results. It is anticipated that filing will take place on SEDAR of audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, by Friday, March 13, 2015.

2014 Highlights

(amounts in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

  • Adjusted EBITDA of $18.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of two percent over the prior quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2014, adjusted EBITDA increased four percent to $77.0 million as compared to $73.7 million for the prior year.

  • Revenue of $69.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2014, an increase of five percent over the previous quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recognized revenue of $267.4 million, an increase of 16%, or $37.6 million from 2013. The increase in revenue for the year was primarily a function of increased utilization across segments and higher revenue per day in the Coil Services Segment. Specifically, Revenue per operating day increased by 16% to $53,176 and total revenue increased by 48% to $83.7 million in the segment. In addition, total operating days across the Company increased to 8,135 as compared to 8,063 in 2013.

  • For the fourth quarter, the Drilling Segment achieved utilization of 86% on 1,645 operating days. This was comprised of an 86% utilization rate for the 16 rig US XDR fleet, 75% for the three rig Canadian XDR fleet and 100% for the two rigs operating in India. For the year ended 2014, the Drilling Segment achieved utilization of 86% on 6,613 days. This was comprised of a 92% utilization rate for the 16 rig US XDR fleet, 67% for the three rig Canadian XDR fleet. The two XDR rigs that operate in India achieved a 52% utilization for the year which is inclusive of the time they were idled for upgrades and transport to India.

  • For the fourth quarter, the Coil Services Segment achieved utilization of 76% on 409 operating days. This was comprised of a 100% utilization rate for the two XSR units in Saudi Arabia and a 79% utilization rate for the five actively marketed XSR units in the US. Included in the Coil Services utilization is one additional unit that is currently idle in the US, but is actively being marketed internationally. The US XSR units for the quarter averaged 18 to 20 operating days per month on each unit. For the year ended 2014, the Coil Services Segment achieved utilization of 74% on 1,522 operating days. This was comprised of a 98% utilization rate in for the two XSR units in Saudi Arabia and a 75% utilization rate for the five actively marketed XSR units in the US, the fifth unit commenced operations in December 2014.