TechnipFMC Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

• Subsea inbound orders of $1.8 billion in the quarter; Subsea backlog of $12.1 billion
• Cash flow from operations of $222 million; free cash flow of $178 million
• Operating results for both segments now expected above midpoint of full-year guidance
• Subsea inbound over the next five quarters to approach $11 billion

TechnipFMC plc (NYSE: FTI) (the “Company” or “TechnipFMC”) today reported third quarter 2023 results.

Total Company revenue in the third quarter was $2,056.9 million. Income from continuing operations attributable to TechnipFMC was $90 million. These results included after-tax charges and credits totaling $3.7 million of expense, or $0.01 per share (Exhibit 6).

Adjusted income from continuing operations was $93.7 million, or $0.21 per diluted share (Exhibit 6).

Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes pre-tax charges and credits, was $237.5 million; adjusted EBITDA margin was 11.5 percent (Exhibit 8).

Included in total Company results was a foreign exchange loss of $46.4 million, or $39.1 million after-tax. When excluding the after-tax impact of foreign exchange of $39.1 million, income from continuing operations was $129.1 million. Adjusted EBITDA, excluding foreign exchange, was $283.9 million (Exhibit 8).

Doug Pferdehirt, Chair and CEO of TechnipFMC, stated, “Subsea inbound orders in the quarter came in strong at $1.8 billion. Adjusted EBITDA improved sequentially for both Subsea and Surface Technologies, exceeding the guidance we provided on our second quarter call. This momentum is also driving our full-year expectations higher.”

Pferdehirt continued, “In Subsea, we received significant orders for flexible pipe in the period, including an award from Petrobras for the pre-salt fields in Brazil, and our largest-ever flexibles contract in the Gulf of Mexico for Woodside Energy’s Trion project. As both pioneer and market leader of flexible pipe, we have the unique ability to integrate this technology into our iEPCI™ offering, which greatly simplifies the field architecture. This enables a further reduction in project cycle time, improving economics and driving greater differentiation in our integrated offering.”

“Beyond the flexibles activity, we also experienced an exceptionally high level of unannounced project awards in the quarter, which speaks to the ongoing strength of the market. In Subsea Services, inbound was robust, driven by installation and life of field activities. Given the continued strength in our inbound, we are confident that Subsea orders will exceed $9 billion for the full year. And if we extend the view to include our current expectations for 2024, we now believe orders over the next five quarters will approach $11 billion.”

Pferdehirt added, “The durability of this cycle is driven by an expansion in the number of active basins and the number of operators participating in those regions. Additionally, activity is supported by a robust and strengthening FEED pipeline. This provides us with extended visibility and confidence that subsea opportunities will remain resilient beyond 2025, even before we consider new frontiers that are likely to present themselves in the second half of the decade.”

Pferdehirt concluded, “Our commercial and operational success continues to drive improved financial results. The upward revisions to our Subsea order outlook are fueled by high quality inbound, driven by iEPCI™, Subsea Services and other direct awards, which we now expect to represent more than 70 percent of segment orders in the current year. More importantly, these results are further strengthening the foundation for higher and more sustainable performance in the years ahead.”

Operational and Financial Highlights

Subsea reported third quarter revenue of $1,708.3 million, an increase of 5.6 percent from the second quarter. The sequential improvement was driven by mid-single-digit revenue growth in both projects and services. The change in revenue was primarily driven by an increase in Norway and Brazil, partially offset by a decrease in West Africa.

Subsea reported an operating profit of $177.7 million, an increase of 15.8 percent from the second quarter. Sequential operating profit increased primarily due to higher volume and favorable activity mix.

Subsea reported adjusted EBITDA of $257.8 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 10.3 percent when compared to the second quarter. The factors impacting operating profit also drove the sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 70 basis points to 15.1 percent.

Subsea inbound orders were $1.8 billion for the quarter. Book-to-bill was 1.1x. The following awards were announced and included in the period:

• TotalEnergies Girassol Life Extension Project (Angola)
  
  Significant* contract awarded by TotalEnergies EP Angola and its Block 17 Partners to install flexible pipe and associated subsea structures for the Girassol Life Extension project (GIR LIFEX). The Company was previously awarded the engineering, procurement, and supply of subsea flowlines and connectors for GIR LIFEX last year.
  
  *A “significant” contract is between $75 million and $250 million.

• Petrobras Flexible Pipe (Brazil)
  
  Significant* contract to supply flexible pipe to Petrobras for the pre-salt fields offshore Brazil. The Company will design, engineer, and manufacture 14 kilometers of gas injection riser pipe. TechnipFMC will also supply associated services including packing and storage.
  
  *A “significant” contract is between $75 million and $250 million.

• Woodside Energy Trion Project (Mexico)
  
  Contract awarded by Woodside Energy to manufacture flexible pipe. The Company will supply infield flowlines and jumpers for the Trion project in deepwater Mexico.

The following awards were announced in the period and were included in prior quarter results:

• Equinor Rosebank Development (United Kingdom)
  
  Large* integrated Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (iEPCI™) contract awarded by Equinor for its Rosebank project, west of the Shetland Isles in the United Kingdom. The contract covers the manufacture and installation of subsea production systems, flexible and rigid pipe, and umbilicals, as well as connection to the host facility. The project will use pre-qualified equipment, which will accelerate the delivery schedule. Umbilicals, rigid pipe, and the majority of the subsea production systems will be designed, engineered and manufactured in-country using TechnipFMC’s facilities and network of trusted local suppliers, then installed by TechnipFMC. Together, these activities will contribute significantly to value and job creation across the United Kingdom, which was an important factor in Equinor’s selection of the Company for this award. TechnipFMC has committed approximately $500 million of the total award to local value creation.
  
  *A “large” contract is between $500 million and $1 billion. This award was included in inbound orders in the first quarter of 2023.

• Azule Energy Ndungu Project (Angola)
  
  Significant* contract awarded by Azule Energy to supply flexible pipe for its Ndungu project, offshore Angola. The Ndungu project will tie into Block 15/06 West Hub, where TechnipFMC was recently awarded a substantial flexible pipe contract. Through this extension, the Company was able to provide an optimized solution that enables Azule to maintain schedule and achieve efficiencies.
  
  *A “significant” contract is between $75 million and $250 million. This award was included in inbound orders in the second quarter of 2023.

Surface Technologies reported third quarter revenue of $348.6 million, a decrease of 1.5 percent from the second quarter. The modest decline was primarily driven by lower activity in North America, where revenue decreased 8 percent sequentially. The decline in North America was partially offset by higher international revenue, which increased 4 percent.

Surface Technologies reported operating profit of $33.3 million, an increase of 29.6 percent versus the second quarter, primarily driven by higher international profitability. International benefited from improved operational performance, particularly in the Middle East. North America operating profit was largely unchanged versus the prior quarter. Segment operating profit in the period also benefited from $4 million of lower restructuring and other charges.

Surface Technologies reported adjusted EBITDA of $49.9 million. Adjusted EBITDA increased 6.4 percent when compared to the second quarter. Adjusted EBITDA increased largely due to the improved operational performance in the Middle East. North America adjusted EBITDA was largely unchanged versus the prior quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin increased 100 basis points to 14.3 percent.

Inbound orders for the quarter were $317.1 million, a sequential decrease of 4.7 percent. Backlog ended the period at $1,157.1 million.

Corporate and Other Items (three months ended September 30, 2023)

Corporate expense was $24.7 million. Excluding charges of $0.4 million, corporate expense was $24.3 million.

Foreign exchange loss was $46.4 million.

Net interest expense was $26.7 million.

The provision for income taxes was $19.5 million.

Total depreciation and amortization was $93.3 million.

Cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations was $221.9 million. Capital expenditures were $43.6 million. Free cash flow from continuing operations was $178.3 million (Exhibit 11).

In August, the Company completed the sale of the Apache II pipelay vessel for net cash proceeds of $54.4 million.

The Company ended the period with cash and cash equivalents of $690.9 million; net debt declined $194.1 million to $649.9 million (Exhibit 10).

During the quarter, the Company repurchased 2.7 million of its ordinary shares for total consideration of $50.1 million. When including the dividend payment of $21.8 million, total shareholder distributions in the quarter were $71.9 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company’s total shareholder distributions were $171.9 million.

2023 Full-Year Financial Guidance¹

The Company’s full-year guidance for 2023 can be found in the table below. No updates were made to the previous guidance that was issued on February 23, 2023.

Teleconference

The Company will host a teleconference on Thursday, October 26, 2023 to discuss the third quarter 2023 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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In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the third quarter 2023 Earnings Release also includes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and describes performance on a year-over-year or sequential basis. Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TechnipFMC plc, excluding charges and credits, as well as measures derived from it (including Diluted EPS, excluding charges and credits; Income before net interest expense and taxes, excluding charges and credits (“Adjusted Operating profit”); Depreciation and amortization, excluding charges and credits; Earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding charges and credits (“Adjusted EBITDA”); and Adjusted EBITDA, excluding foreign exchange gains or losses, net; Adjusted EBITDA margin; Adjusted EBITDA margin, excluding foreign exchange, net; Corporate expense, excluding charges and credits; Foreign exchange, net and other, excluding charges and credits; and net debt) are non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP adjustments are presented on a gross basis and are not net of tax. Estimates of the tax effect of each adjustment is calculated item by item, applying the relevant jurisdiction tax rate to the pretax amount, unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate, tax treatment or valuation allowance consideration, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated accordingly.

Management believes that the exclusion of charges, credits and foreign exchange impacts from these financial measures provides a useful perspective on the Company’s underlying business results and operating trends, and a means to evaluate TechnipFMC's operations and consolidated results of operations period-over-period. These measures are also used by management as performance measures in determining certain incentive compensation. The foregoing non-GAAP financial measures should be considered by investors in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following is a reconciliation of the most comparable financial measures under GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures.

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the third quarter 2023 Earnings Release also includes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) and describes performance on a year-over-year or sequential basis. Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to TechnipFMC plc, excluding charges and credits, as well as measures derived from it (including diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to TechnipFMC plc, excluding charges and credits); Income before net interest expense and taxes, excluding charges and credits (Adjusted Operating profit); Depreciation and amortization, excluding charges and credits; Earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding charges and credits (Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, excluding foreign exchange, net); Adjusted EBITDA margin; Adjusted EBITDA margin, excluding foreign exchange, net; Corporate expense, excluding charges and credits; Foreign exchange, net and other, excluding charges and credits; and net debt, or cash are non-GAAP financial measures.

Non-GAAP adjustments are presented on a gross basis and are not net of tax. Estimates of the tax effect of each adjustment is calculated item by item, applying the relevant jurisdiction tax rate to the pretax amount, unless the nature of the item and/or the tax jurisdiction in which the item has been recorded requires application of a specific tax rate, tax treatment or valuation allowance consideration, in which case the tax effect of such item is estimated accordingly.

Management believes that the exclusion of charges, credits and foreign exchange impacts from these financial measures provides a useful perspective on the Company’s underlying business results and operating trends, and a means to evaluate TechnipFMC's operations and consolidated results of operations period-over-period. These measures are also used by management as performance measures in determining certain incentive compensation. The foregoing non-GAAP financial measures should be considered by investors in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The following is a reconciliation of the most comparable financial measures under GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures.