TechnipFMC Announces First Quarter 2024 Results

• Subsea inbound orders of $2.4 billion; book-to-bill of 1.4
• Announced three iEPCI™ awards, each providing first-of-its-kind technology solutions
• Shareholder distributions of $172 million; expect full-year growth to exceed 70% versus 2023
• Achieved investment grade credit rating from S&P Global Ratings

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE: FTI) (the “Company” or “TechnipFMC”) today reported first quarter 2024 results.

Total Company revenue in the first quarter was $2,042 million. Net income attributable to TechnipFMC was $157.1 million, or $0.35 per diluted share. These results included after-tax charges and credits totaling $59.5 million of credit, or $0.13 per share, which included the following pre-tax items (Exhibit 6):

• A gain on the disposal of the Measurement Solutions business of $75.2 million; and
• Restructuring, impairment and other charges of $5 million.

Adjusted net income was $97.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share (Exhibit 6).

Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes pre-tax charges and credits, was $252.6 million; adjusted EBITDA margin was 12.4 percent (Exhibit 8).

Included in total Company results was a foreign exchange loss of $4.5 million, or $4.7 million after-tax. When excluding the after-tax impact of foreign exchange, net income was $161.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA, excluding foreign exchange, was $257.1 million (Exhibit 7).

Doug Pferdehirt, Chair and CEO of TechnipFMC, stated, “I am very pleased with the strong performance in the quarter, which further highlights our continuing success in delivering on our commitments. Total Company revenue was $2 billion with adjusted EBITDA of $257 million when excluding foreign exchange impacts.”

“We had a solid start to the year with total Company inbound of $2.8 billion, driving sequential growth in backlog to $13.5 billion. Orders were driven by robust Subsea inbound of $2.4 billion, which represented a segment book-to-bill of 1.4. Importantly, a significant portion of Subsea inbound was driven by new technologies that will help unlock opportunities in both new and mature offshore basins.”

Pferdehirt continued, “We had the privilege of announcing a unique set of integrated awards in the period, with three iEPCI™ projects all representing first-of-its-kind solutions for the subsea industry. The Mero 3 HISEP^® project was our first iEPCI™ for Petrobras and the first to utilize subsea processing to capture CO₂ directly from the well stream for injection back into the reservoir, all on the seafloor. The Shell Sparta project was our first iEPCI™ to employ a 20,000-psi production system in the Paleogene play in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. And finally, we were selected to deliver the first iEPCI™ encompassing an all-electric subsea system for carbon capture and storage from the Northern Endurance Partnership, a joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies.”

“Each of these projects provides a solution to an industry challenge and exemplifies our differentiated technology portfolio. And it is this unique combination of innovative technologies and integrated execution that is creating new market opportunities for our company.”

Pferdehirt added, “As demonstrated by our financial performance in the quarter, operational execution across the portfolio continues at a high level, driven in part by our heightened focus on project selectivity and the favorable impact it is having on the quality of orders in our backlog. Our strong execution and robust backlog give us confidence that we can capitalize on the strong market and achieve our financial targets.”

Pferdehirt concluded, “We completed the sale of our Measurement Solutions business in March. In keeping with our commitment to shareholder distributions, a significant portion of the proceeds was allocated to repurchasing $150 million of shares in the first quarter. With this acceleration in share repurchases, we now expect total shareholder distributions in 2024 to grow at least 70% when compared to 2023.”

Operational and Financial Highlights

Subsea reported first quarter revenue of $1,734.8 million, an increase of 0.8 percent from the fourth quarter. Higher project activity in Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico was largely offset by lower activity in the North Sea and Asia Pacific as well as reduced services revenue due to typical offshore seasonality.

Subsea reported an operating profit of $156.6 million, an increase of 7.5 percent from the fourth quarter. Operating profit increased sequentially due to strong execution and improved earnings mix from backlog. Operating profit margin increased 50 basis points to 9 percent.

Subsea reported adjusted EBITDA of $242.4 million, an increase of 7.5 percent when compared to the fourth quarter. The factors impacting operating profit also drove the sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 90 basis points to 14 percent.

Subsea inbound orders were $2.4 billion for the quarter. Book-to-bill was 1.4x. The following awards were announced in the period:

• Petrobras Mero 3 HISEP^® iEPCI™ project (Brazil)
  
  Major* integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract by Petrobras to deliver the Mero 3 HISEP^® project, which uses subsea processing to capture carbon dioxide-rich dense gases and then inject them into the reservoir. TechnipFMC, in partnership with Petrobras, has advanced the qualification of some of the core technologies needed to deliver the HISEP^® (High Pressure Separation) process entirely subsea, several of which are proprietary and will be used in other subsea applications. These include gas separation systems and dense gas pumps which enable the injection of CO₂-rich dense gas.
  
  
  
  The Mero 3 project in Brazil’s pre-salt field will be the first to utilize Petrobras’s patented HISEP^® process subsea enabling the capture of CO₂-rich dense gases directly from the well stream, moving part of the separation process from the topside platform to the sea floor. In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emission intensity, HISEP^® technologies increase production capacity by debottlenecking the topside gas processing plant.
  
  
  
  The contract covers the design, engineering, manufacture, and installation of subsea equipment, including manifolds, flexible and rigid pipes, umbilicals, power distribution, as well as life of field services. The contract follows a tender process and aligns with research and development guidance established by the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency (ANP).
  
  *A “major” contract is over $1 billion.
  
  

• Shell Sparta iEPCI™ project (Gulf of Mexico)
  
  Substantial* contract awarded by Shell for the first integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract to use high-pressure subsea production systems rated up to 20,000 psi (20K). The Company will manufacture and install subsea production systems, umbilicals, risers, and flowlines for Shell’s Sparta development in the Gulf of Mexico. The tree systems will be Shell’s first to be qualified for 20K application and are engineered to meet the high-pressure requirements of this greenfield development.
  
  *A “substantial” contract is between $250 million and $500 million.
  
  

• Northern Endurance Partnership All-Electric iEPCI™ project (United Kingdom)
  
  Selected to deliver the first all-electric integrated project by the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), a joint venture between bp, Equinor, and TotalEnergies. The NEP is building CO₂ transportation and storage infrastructure for carbon capture projects in the United Kingdom’s East Coast Cluster. TechnipFMC will use its integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) execution model to deliver this project. The Company’s all-electric solution will collect and feed the pressurized gas into an aquifer for permanent storage. This contract* covers the supply and installation of an all-electric subsea system, including manifolds, umbilicals, and pipe.
  
  
  
  An all-electric system drives simplification of the field design, enabling the reduction of infrastructure and installation time through the removal of hydraulic components and simplified umbilicals. The technology also enables the development of projects over long distances.
  
  
  
  The NEP project will leverage TechnipFMC’s strong local presence across the UK. The full contract award is subject to the receipt of regulatory clearances and final investment decision, expected in late 2024.
  
  *The full contract award will not be included in inbound orders until the project receives final investment decision and government approvals.

Subsequent to the period, the following award was announced and will be included in second quarter 2024 results:

• ExxonMobil Whiptail project (Guyana)
  
  Large* contract awarded by ExxonMobil to supply subsea production systems for the Whiptail project in Guyana’s Stabroek Block. TechnipFMC will provide project management, engineering, and manufacturing to deliver 48 subsea trees and associated tooling, as well as 12 manifolds and associated controls and tie-in equipment. Whiptail is TechnipFMC’s most recent award from ExxonMobil Guyana, where the Company has been awarded subsea production system contracts since the first contract award in 2017 for Liza Phase 1.
  
  *A “large” contract is between $500 million and $1 billion.

Surface Technologies reported first quarter revenue of $307.2 million, a decrease of 14 percent from the fourth quarter. Revenue decreased due to the disposal of the Measurement Solutions business before the end of the quarter, lower activity in North America and portfolio optimization in Latin America.

Surface Technologies reported operating profit of $103.4 million, an increase of 211.4 percent versus the fourth quarter. Operating profit benefited from a $75.2 million gain on the disposal of the Measurement Solutions business, modestly offset by lower revenue due to the timing of the disposal, as well as lower activity in North America. The sequential increase in operating profit also benefited from a net reduction of $4.1 million in restructuring, impairment and other charges.

Surface Technologies reported adjusted EBITDA of $41.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA decreased 21.1 percent when compared to the fourth quarter. Results decreased due to the timing of the disposal of the Measurement Solutions business and lower activity in North America. Adjusted EBITDA margin decreased 120 basis points to 13.5 percent.

Inbound orders for the quarter were $370.6 million, a sequential increase of 41.7 percent. Backlog ended the period at $1,037 million.

Corporate and Other Items (three months ended March 31, 2024)

Corporate expense was $32.2 million. Excluding charges of $5.2 million, corporate expense was $27 million.

Foreign exchange loss was $4.5 million.

Net interest expense was $12.7 million.

The provision for income taxes was $49.7 million.

Total depreciation and amortization was $99.5 million.

Cash required by operating activities was $126.7 million. Capital expenditures were $52 million. Free cash flow was $(178.7) million (Exhibit 10).

Proceeds from the disposal of the Measurement Solutions business, which was completed on March 11, 2024, were $186.1 million.

During the quarter, the Company repurchased 6.3 million of its ordinary shares for total consideration of $150.1 million. When including the dividend payment of $21.7 million, total shareholder distributions in the quarter were $171.8 million.

The Company ended the period with cash and cash equivalents of $696.8 million; net debt increased $211.4 million to $327 million (Exhibit 9).

On March 7, 2024, S&P Global Ratings upgraded TechnipFMC to investment grade, raising its rating to ‘BBB-’ from ‘BB+’ for both the issuer credit as well as the issue-level ratings on the Company’s senior unsecured notes.

2024 Full-Year Financial Guidance¹

The Company’s full-year guidance for 2024 can be found in the table below. No updates were made to the previous guidance that was issued on February 22, 2024.

Financial results prior to the completion of the sale of the Measurement Solutions business, which was completed on March 11, 2024, are included in full-year guidance for Surface Technologies.

Teleconference

The Company will host a teleconference on Thursday, April 25, 2024 to discuss the first quarter 2024 financial results. The call will begin at 1:30 p.m. London time (8:30 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.

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 21,000 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 X (formerly Twitter) @TechnipFMC.

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