Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the risk factors disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Prospectus. Except for the risk factors noted below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the IPO Prospectus and the factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our prospectus, dated August 8, 2022, filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act on August 8, 2022 in connection with the resale of our Class A common stock by the selling shareholders named therein. In addition to the risk factors enumerated below, risk factors in our Prospectus, including without limitation risk factors that address risks relating to potential future acquisitions and risks relating to indebtedness, are implicated by the Merger and our expected financing needs in connection therewith.
Consummation of the Merger is contingent upon the satisfaction of a number of conditions, including approval by USWS’ stockholders, which may not be satisfied or completed on a timely basis, if at all. Failure to complete the Merger could negatively impact our stock price, business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to conditions to closing that are not wholly within the Company’s control, including, among other things, adoption of the Merger Agreement by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of USWS Common Stock entitled to vote on the adoption of the Merger Agreement. We cannot assure you that each of the conditions with respect to the Merger will be satisfied or waived in a timely manner, if at all, and the Merger may be delayed or not consummated. If the conditions are not satisfied or waived in a timely manner and the Merger is delayed or not consummated, we may lose some or all of the intended or perceived benefits of the Merger, which could cause our stock price to decline and harm our business.
We are also subject to additional risks in connection with the Merger, including, without limitation: (1) the parties’ ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the Merger; (2) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (3) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Merger on our business relationships, operating results, and business generally; (4) risks that the Merger disrupts the Company’s current plans and operations; (5) the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and other charges related to the Merger; (6) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us or any of our affiliates relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger; (7) the restrictions imposed on our business and operations pursuant to any affirmative or negative covenants set forth in the documents relating to the Merger, and the potential impact of such covenants on our business; (8) the risk that the Merger will divert management’s attention resulting in a potential disruption of our current business plan; (9) potential difficulties in employee retention arising from the Merger; (10) the ability to obtain certain governmental and regulatory approvals, including the expiration or termination of the HSR Act waiting period (which has been satisfied); and (11) the ability to integrate acquired assets and personnel into our existing business model and realize the expected value of resulting operational synergies from the Merger.
We may be required to incur significant additional indebtedness in order to finance the Merger, which will limit our operating flexibility, and could adversely affect our operations and financial results and prevent us from fulfilling our obligations.
Although we expect to fund our obligations in connection with the Merger through the New Term Loan Credit Facility and/or the New ABL Credit Facility, available cash, additional loans and/or notes and cash flows generated from operations, we cannot assure that these sources will be sufficient, or that we will be able to refinance any of our outstanding indebtedness, and/or obtain additional financing on favorable terms, or at all, or that our cash flows generated from operations will be sufficient, in order to satisfy our obligations in connection with the Merger, or otherwise.
Our ability to refinance any of our outstanding indebtedness, and/or obtain additional financing in order to satisfy our obligations in connection with the Merger will depend on, among other things, our financial condition at the time, restrictions in agreements governing our indebtedness, and other factors, including the financial condition of USWS, restrictions in agreements governing the indebtedness of that we are assuming, and the condition of the financial markets and the markets in which we compete. As a result, we cannot assure that we will be able to refinance any of our outstanding indebtedness, and/or obtain additional financing on favorable terms, or at all, or that our cash flows generated from operations will be sufficient, in order to satisfy our obligations in connection with the Merger, or otherwise.
To the extent we are able to refinance any of our outstanding indebtedness, and/or obtain additional financing, such level of indebtedness may:
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make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our outstanding indebtedness;
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increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions, including increases in interest rates;
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require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to interest and principal payments on our indebtedness, which would reduce the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, expansion efforts and other general corporate purposes;
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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate;
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place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and
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limit our ability to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, general corporate purposes and acquisitions.
In addition, the terms of any financing obligations to be incurred in connection with any refinancing of any of our outstanding indebtedness, and/or additional financing are likely to contain covenants that restrict our ability to engage in certain transactions and may impair our ability to respond to changing business and economic conditions, including, among other things, limitations on our ability to:
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incur additional indebtedness;
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pay dividends and make distributions;
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repurchase stock;
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make certain investments;
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create liens;
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engage in transactions with affiliates;
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merge with or acquire another company; and
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transfer and sell assets.
Our ability to comply with these provisions may be affected by general economic conditions, political decisions, industry conditions and other events beyond our control. Our failure to comply with the covenants contained in any amended or new financing facilities could result in an event of default, which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operation and financial condition.
If there were an event of default under our current, amended or new debt instruments (if any), the holders of such debt may be able to cause all amounts outstanding to be due and payable immediately and such event of default may be cross-defaulted to other debt. Our assets or cash flow may not be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under such debt instruments if accelerated upon an event of default, and there is no guarantee that we would be able to repay, refinance or restructure the payments under any such indebtedness.
We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow to service all of our obligations, including our obligations under our recently amended credit and other financing facilities.
Our ability to fund our various obligations in connection with the Merger, make payments on, refinance any of our outstanding indebtedness, and/or obtain additional financing, including any indebtedness incurred to finance the Merger, and to fund planned capital expenditures, other strategic transactions and expansion efforts, will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control.
Our business may not be able to generate sufficient cash flows from operations, and we cannot assure that future borrowings will be available to us in amounts sufficient to enable us to pay our indebtedness or any future indebtedness as such indebtedness matures and to fund our other liquidity needs. If this is the case, we will need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity, and we cannot assure that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. We may need to implement one or more alternatives, such as reducing or delaying planned expenses and capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring debt, or obtaining additional equity or debt financing. These financing strategies may not be executed on satisfactory terms, if at all. Our ability to refinance our indebtedness or obtain additional financing, and to do so on commercially reasonable terms, will depend on, among other things, our financial condition at the time, restrictions in agreements governing our indebtedness, and other factors, including the condition of the financial markets and the markets in which we will compete.
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If we do not generate sufficient cash flows from operations, and additional borrowings, refinancings or proceeds of asset sales are not available to us, we may not have sufficient cash to enable us to meet all of our obligations, including our various obligations in connection with the Merger .
Our financial results may be materially adversely affected by the inclusion of Flotek’s financial statements in our consolidated financial statements, and we do not have the benefit of Flotek’s cash or liquidity.
Due to our determination that Flotek is a VIE of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, Flotek’s financial statements have been included in our consolidated financial statements from May 17, 2022. Consequently, our financial results may be materially adversely affected if Flotek reports poor or worsened financial results. In addition, we do not have the ability to access or deploy Flotek’s cash or liquidity in our operations, which may limit our ability to mitigate the impact of the inclusion of Flotek’s financial statements in our consolidated financial statements.
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