Oceaneering Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

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Wed, Apr 23, 2025, 3:01 PM 11 min read

Revenue of $675 million, a 13% increase year over year
Operating income of $73.5 million, a 100% increase year over year
Net income of $50.4 million, a 233% increase year over year
Adjusted EBITDA of $96.7 million, a 57% increase year over year, which has not been adjusted for a $10.4 million inventory reserve taken in our Manufactured Products segment
Cash flow used in operating activities of $(80.7) million and free cash flow of $(107) million, with an ending cash position of $382 million
Share repurchases of 479,154 for approximately $10.0 million

Rod Larson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oceaneering, stated, "Oceaneering outperformed expectations this quarter due to resilient utilization of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and strong vessel activity predominately in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa. We generated adjusted EBITDA of $96.7 million, exceeding both our guidance range and consensus estimates for the quarter. Compared to the same quarter last year, our consolidated first quarter 2025 operating income doubled on a 13% increase in revenue, driven by strong performances from our Subsea Robotics (SSR) and Offshore Projects Group (OPG) segments. In addition, our Aerospace and Defense Technologies (ADTech) segment was awarded the largest initial contract in Oceaneering's history, which is foundational to our 2025 guidance for significant growth in this segment. On behalf of our leadership team, I want to thank our Oceaneers worldwide who made these results possible."

Updated 2025 guidance

Mr. Larson continued, "We reiterate our prior full-year 2025 guidance of EBITDA in the range of $380 million to $430 million. As discussed during our fourth quarter 2024 earnings call, we lowered the bottom end of our guidance range to $380 million, in acknowledgment of potential market uncertainties. Given our strong start to 2025, we still believe this range is appropriate, even with recent market developments."

Full-year 2025 consolidated and segment guidance remains the same as provided in the fourth quarter 2024 earnings release and call, with the addition that the Manufactured Products book-to-bill ratio is expected to be in the range of 0.9 to 1.0 for the full year.

First Quarter 2025 Segment Results

As compared to the first quarter of 2024:

SSR operating income improved 35% to $59.6 million on a 10% increase in revenue. EBITDA margin expanded to 35%, representing a year-over-year improvement of 413 basis points. ROV fleet utilization was 67% and ROV revenue per day utilized was $10,788, reflecting year-over-year improvements.
Manufactured Products operating income of $8.7 million declined 34% on a 4% increase in revenue, with operating income margin declining year over year to 6%. These results were impacted by a $10.4 million adjustment taken during the quarter related to an inventory reserve associated with our theme park ride business. Backlog was $543 million on March 31, 2025, a 9% decrease compared with the same period in 2024. The book-to-bill ratio was 0.90 for the 12-month period ending on March 31, 2025.
OPG results improved significantly year over year, due to the continuation of international projects that commenced in the fourth quarter of 2024, improved vessel utilization in the Gulf of Mexico, and the reduction in drydock costs and the associated loss of vessel days that impacted the first quarter of 2024. Operating income grew to $35.7 million, revenue increased to $165 million, and operating income margin expanded to 22%.
Integrity Management and Digital Solutions (IMDS) operating income of $3.5 million, operating income margin of 5%, and revenue of $71.4 million were relatively flat.
ADTech revenue was relatively flat at $97.2 million. Operating income decreased $2.1 million to $10.7 million and operating income margin declined to 11%, due to readiness costs to enable our role as a prime contractor on the recently announced large contract award.
At the corporate level, Unallocated Expenses of $44.6 million were in line with guidance for the quarter.

Second Quarter 2025 Guidance

As compared to the second quarter of 2024, consolidated second quarter 2025 revenue is expected to increase and EBITDA is projected to increase to be in the range of $95 million to $105 million.

At the segment level, for the second quarter of 2025, as compared to the second quarter of 2024:

SSR revenue and operating profitability are expected to increase.
Manufactured Products revenue is projected to be relatively flat and operating profitability is expected to improve.
OPG revenue is forecasted to be relatively flat and operating profitability is forecast to improve significantly.
IMDS revenue is expected to be relatively flat and operating profitability is expected to improve.
ADTech revenue is projected to increase and operating profitability is projected to improve significantly.
Unallocated Expenses are expected to be in the $45 million range.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share; EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA on a consolidated and on a segment basis (as well as EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margins); and free cash flow are non-GAAP measures that exclude the impacts of certain identified items. Reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP measures are shown in the tables Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share (EPS), EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins, Free Cash Flow, 2025 Consolidated EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Estimates, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins by Segment. These tables are included below under the caption Reconciliations of Non-GAAP to GAAP Financial Information.

Conference Call Details

Oceaneering has scheduled a conference call and webcast on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time, to discuss its results for the first quarter of 2025 and guidance for the second quarter and full year of 2025. Interested parties may listen to the call through a webcast link posted in the Investor Relations section of Oceaneering's website. A replay of the conference call will be made available on the website approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live call.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains "forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements as to the expectations, beliefs, future expected business, and financial performance and prospects of Oceaneering. More specifically, the forward-looking statements in this press release include the statements concerning Oceaneering's: full-year 2025 guidance range for net income, consolidated EBITDA, free cash flow generation, capital expenditures, and Manufactured Products book-to-bill ratio; second quarter 2025 guidance for consolidated revenue and consolidated EBITDA; second quarter 2025 guidance for revenue and operating profitability by segment and for Unallocated Expenses; and the characterization, whether positive or otherwise, of market fundamentals, conditions, and dynamics, robotics markets, offshore energy activity levels (including by geographic location), pricing levels, day rates, ROV days utilized, average ROV revenue per day utilized, vessel utilization, growth, bidding activity, outlook, performance, opportunities, and future financials, including as increasing, favorable, positive, encouraging, improving, seasonal, strong, supportive, robust, meaningful, healthy, or significant (which is used herein to indicate a change of 20% or greater).

The forward-looking statements included in this release are based on Oceaneering's current expectations and are subject to certain risks, assumptions, trends, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: factors affecting the level of activity in the oil and gas industry, including worldwide demand for and prices of oil and natural gas, oil and natural gas production growth, and the supply and demand of offshore drilling rigs; the indirect consequences of climate change and climate-related business trends; actions by members of OPEC and other oil exporting countries; decisions about offshore developments to be made by oil and gas exploration, development, and production companies; the use of subsea completions and our ability to capture associated market share; general economic and business conditions and industry trends and uncertainty, including those related to tariffs and retaliatory tariffs; the strength of the industry segments in which we are involved; cancellations of contracts, change orders, and other contractual modifications, force majeure declarations, and the exercise of contractual suspension rights and the resulting adjustments to our backlog; collections from our customers; our future financial performance, including as a result of the availability, terms, and deployment of capital; the consequences of significant changes in currency exchange rates; the volatility and uncertainties of credit markets; changes in data privacy and security laws, regulations, and standards; changes in tax laws, regulations, and interpretation by taxing authorities; changes in, or our ability to comply with, other laws and governmental regulations, including those relating to the environment; the continued availability of qualified personnel; our ability to obtain raw materials and parts on a timely basis and, in some cases, from limited sources; operating risks normally incident to offshore exploration, development, and production operations; hurricanes and other adverse weather and sea conditions; cost and time associated with drydocking of our vessels; the highly competitive nature of our businesses; adverse outcomes from legal or regulatory proceedings; the risks associated with integrating businesses we acquire; rapid technological changes; and social, political, military, and economic situations in foreign countries where we do business and the possibilities of civil disturbances, war, other armed conflicts, or terrorist attacks. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see Oceaneering's latest annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except to the extent required by applicable law, Oceaneering undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

About Oceaneering

Oceaneering is a global technology company delivering engineered services and products and robotic solutions to the offshore energy, defense, aerospace, and manufacturing industries.

For more information, please visit www.oceaneering.com.


OCEANEERING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

							Mar 31, 2025			Dec 31, 2024
							(in thousands)
ASSETS
	Current assets (including cash and cash equivalents of $381,984 and $497,516)						$	1,335,606		$	1,387,896
	Net property and equipment							431,935			420,098
	Other assets							507,482			528,353
			Total Assets				$	2,275,023		$	2,336,347

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Current liabilities						$	706,424		$	796,938
	Long-term debt							483,312			482,009
	Other long-term liabilities							306,159			337,078
	Equity							779,128			720,322
			Total Liabilities and Equity				$	2,275,023		$	2,336,347

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

				For the Three Months Ended
				Mar 31, 2025			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2024
				(in thousands, except per share amounts)

	Revenue			$	674,523		$	599,092		$	713,450
	Cost of services and products				539,512			506,708			571,513
		Gross margin			135,011			92,384			141,937
	Selling, general and administrative expense				61,539			55,691			64,057
		Operating income (loss)			73,472			36,693			77,880
	Interest income				3,644			3,040			3,407
	Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized				(9,075	)		(9,204	)		(9,741	)
	Equity in income (losses) of unconsolidated affiliates				362			169			142
	Other income (expense), net				975			1,480			(2,862	)
		Income (loss) before income taxes			69,378			32,178			68,826
	Provision (benefit) for income taxes				19,001			17,043			12,727
		Net Income (Loss)		$	50,377		$	15,135		$	56,099

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding					101,903			102,250			102,140
Diluted earnings (loss) per share				$	0.49		$	0.15		$	0.55

The above Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations should be read in conjunction with the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

				For the Three Months Ended
				Mar 31, 2025			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2024
			($ in thousands)
Subsea Robotics
		Revenue		$	205,976		$	186,932		$	212,190
Operating income (loss)				$	59,632		$	44,237		$	63,526
Operating income (loss) %					29	%		24	%		30	%
	ROV days available				22,500			22,750			23,000
	ROV days utilized				15,093			14,536			15,211
	ROV utilization				67	%		64	%		66	%

Manufactured Products
		Revenue		$	135,037		$	129,453		$	142,999
Operating income (loss)				$	8,667		$	13,190		$	4,163
Operating income (loss) %					6	%		10	%		3	%
Backlog at end of period				$	543,000		$	597,000		$	604,000

Offshore Projects Group
		Revenue		$	164,941		$	115,054		$	184,386
Operating income (loss)				$	35,666		$	844		$	39,313
Operating income (loss) %					22	%		1	%		21	%

Integrity Management & Digital Solutions
		Revenue		$	71,418		$	69,690		$	75,062
Operating income (loss)				$	3,462		$	3,615		$	2,025
Operating income (loss) %					5	%		5	%		3	%

Aerospace and Defense Technologies
		Revenue		$	97,151		$	97,963		$	98,813
Operating income (loss)				$	10,665		$	12,808		$	9,930
Operating income (loss) %					11	%		13	%		10	%

Unallocated Expenses
Operating income (loss)				$	(44,620	)	$	(38,001	)	$	(41,077	)

Total
		Revenue		$	674,523		$	599,092		$	713,450
Operating income (loss)				$	73,472		$	36,693		$	77,880
Operating income (loss) %					11	%		6	%		11	%

The above Segment Information does not include adjustments for non-recurring transactions. See the tables below under the caption "Reconciliations of Non-GAAP to GAAP Financial Information" for financial measures that our management considers in evaluating our ongoing operations.

SELECTED CASH FLOW INFORMATION

		For the Three Months Ended
		Mar 31, 2025		Mar 31, 2024		Dec 31, 2024
		(in thousands)

Purchases of property and equipment		$	26,088	$	25,518	$	61,023
Capitalized cloud-based service contract costs			1,727		-		-
	Total Capital Expenditures	$	27,815	$	25,518	$	61,023

Depreciation and Amortization:
Energy Services and Products
	Subsea Robotics	$	11,736	$	12,810	$	12,049
	Manufactured Products		2,650		3,175		2,979
	Offshore Projects Group		4,689		6,435		5,033
	Integrity Management & Digital Solutions		1,730		1,259		1,615
Total Energy Services and Products			20,805		23,679		21,676
Aerospace and Defense Technologies			833		603		705
Unallocated Expenses			2,810		2,776		2,761
	Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	24,448	$	27,058	$	25,142

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In addition to financial results determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this Press Release also includes non-GAAP financial measures (as defined under certain rules and regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission). We have included Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share, each of which excludes the effects of certain specified items, as set forth in the tables that follow. As a result, these amounts are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe these are useful measures for investors to review because they provide consistent measures of the underlying results of our ongoing business. Furthermore, our management uses these measures as measures of the performance of our operations. We have also included disclosures of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), EBITDA Margins, 2024 Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow, and 2025 Consolidated EBITDA and Free Cash Flow Estimates, as well as the following by segment: EBITDA, EBITDA Margins, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margins. We define EBITDA Margin as EBITDA divided by revenue. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margins and related information by segment exclude the effects of certain specified items, as set forth in the tables that follow. Due to the forward-looking nature of EBITDA for the second quarter of 2025 and for the full year of 2025, we cannot reliably predict certain of the necessary line-items for the reconciliations to net income and, accordingly, have excluded such line-items in the reconciliation. EBITDA and EBITDA Margins, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margins, and related information by segment are each non-GAAP financial measures. We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow provided by operating activities less organic capital expenditures (i.e., purchases of property and equipment other than those in business acquisitions). We have included these disclosures in this press release because EBITDA, EBITDA Margins, and Free Cash Flow are widely used by investors for valuation purposes and for comparing our financial performance with the performance of other companies in our industry, and the adjusted amounts thereof provide more consistent measures than the unadjusted amounts. Furthermore, our management uses these measures for purposes of evaluating our financial performance. Our presentation of EBITDA, EBITDA Margins, and Free Cash Flow (and the Adjusted amounts thereof) may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies report. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to and not as substitutes for our reported operating results, cash flows, or any other measure prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP. The tables that follow provide reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures used in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP TO GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(continued)

Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share (EPS)

		For the Three Months Ended
		Mar 31, 2025					Mar 31, 2024					Dec 31, 2024
		Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS		Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS		Net Income (Loss)			Diluted EPS
		(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Net income (loss) and diluted EPS as reported in accordance with GAAP		$	50,377		$	0.49	$	15,135		$	0.15	$	56,099		$	0.55
Pre-tax adjustments for the effects of:
	Foreign currency (gains) losses		(1,050	)				(2,197	)				2,789
Total pre-tax adjustments			(1,050	)				(2,197	)				2,789

Tax effect on pre-tax adjustments at the applicable jurisdictional statutory rate in effect for respective periods			685					790					77
Discrete tax items:
Share-based compensation			(1,103	)				(1,926	)				(9	)
Uncertain tax positions			(2,411	)				(149	)				2,744
Valuation allowances			(3,261	)				4,571					(24,058	)
Other			780					(2,336	)				(182	)
	Total discrete tax adjustments		(5,995	)				160					(21,505	)
	Total of adjustments		(6,360	)				(1,247	)				(18,639	)
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)		$	44,017		$	0.43	$	13,888		$	0.14	$	37,460		$	0.37
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding utilized for Adjusted Net Income (Loss)						101,903					102,250					102,140

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins

			For the Three Months Ended
			Mar 31, 2025			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2024
			($ in thousands)

Net income (loss)			$	50,377		$	15,135		$	56,099
Depreciation and amortization				24,448			27,058			25,142
	Subtotal			74,825			42,193			81,241
Interest expense, net of interest income				5,431			6,164			6,334
Amortization included in interest expense				(1,556	)		(1,479	)		(1,555	)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes				19,001			17,043			12,727
	EBITDA			97,701			63,921			98,747
Adjustments for the effects of:
	Foreign currency (gains) losses			(1,050	)		(2,197	)		2,789
		Total of adjustments		(1,050	)		(2,197	)		2,789
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	96,651		$	61,724		$	101,536

Revenue			$	674,523		$	599,092		$	713,450

EBITDA margin %				14	%		11	%		14	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin %				14	%		10	%		14	%



Free Cash Flow

		For the Three Months Ended
		Mar 31, 2025			Mar 31, 2024			Dec 31, 2024
		(in thousands)
Net Income (loss)		$	50,377		$	15,135		$	56,099
Non-cash adjustments:
	Depreciation and amortization		24,448			27,058			25,142
	Other non-cash		14,429			2,682			(8,575	)
Other increases (decreases) in cash from operating activities			(169,972	)		(114,592	)		55,711
Cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities			(80,718	)		(69,717	)		128,377
Purchases of property and equipment			(26,088	)		(25,518	)		(33,874	)
Free Cash Flow		$	(106,806	)	$	(95,235	)	$	94,503


2025 Consolidated EBITDA Estimates

					For the Three Months Ending
					June 30, 2025
					Low			High
					(in thousands)
Income (loss) before income taxes					$	63,000		$	72,000
Depreciation and amortization						25,000			26,000
	Subtotal					88,000			98,000
Interest expense, net of interest income						7,000			7,000
	Consolidated EBITDA				$	95,000		$	105,000

					For the Year Ending
					December 31, 2025
					Low			High
					(in thousands)
Income (loss) before income taxes					$	254,000		$	295,000
Depreciation and amortization						100,000			105,000
	Subtotal					354,000			400,000
Interest expense, net of interest income						26,000			30,000
	Consolidated EBITDA				$	380,000		$	430,000


2025 Free Cash Flow Estimate

					For the Year Ending
					December 31, 2025
					Low			High
					(in thousands)
Net income (loss)					$	160,000		$	190,000
Depreciation and amortization						100,000			105,000
Other increases (decreases) in cash from operating activities						(35,000	)		(45,000	)
Cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities						225,000			250,000
Purchases of property and equipment						(115,000	)		(120,000	)
Free Cash Flow					$	110,000		$	130,000

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and Margins by Segment

			For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
			SSR			MP			OPG			IMDS			ADTech			Unallocated Expenses and other			Total
			($ in thousands)
Operating Income (Loss) as reported in accordance with GAAP			$	59,632		$	8,667		$	35,666		$	3,462		$	10,665		$	(44,620	)	$	73,472
Adjustments for the effects of:
	Depreciation and amortization			11,736			2,650			4,689			1,730			833			2,810			24,448
	Other pre-tax			-			-			-			-			-			(219	)		(219	)
	EBITDA			71,368			11,317			40,355			5,192			11,498			(42,029	)		97,701
Adjustments for the effects of:
	Foreign currency (gains) losses			-			-			-			-			-			(1,050	)		(1,050	)
		Total of adjustments		-			-			-			-			-			(1,050	)		(1,050	)
Adjusted EBITDA			$	71,368		$	11,317		$	40,355		$	5,192		$	11,498		$	(43,079	)	$	96,651

Revenue			$	205,976		$	135,037		$	164,941		$	71,418		$	97,151					$	674,523
Operating income (loss) % as reported in accordance with GAAP				29	%		6	%		22	%		5	%		11	%					11	%
EBITDA Margin				35	%		8	%		24	%		7	%		12	%					14	%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin				35	%		8	%		24	%		7	%		12	%					14	%

			For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
			SSR			MP			OPG			IMDS			ADTech			Unallocated Expenses and other			Total
			($ in thousands)
Operating Income (Loss) as reported in accordance with GAAP			$	44,237		$	13,190		$	844		$	3,615		$	12,808		$	(38,001	)	$	36,693
Adjustments for the effects of:
	Depreciation and amortization			12,810			3,175			6,435			1,259			603			2,776			27,058
	Other pre-tax			-			-			-			-			-			170			170
	EBITDA			57,047			16,365			7,279			4,874			13,411			(35,055	)		63,921
Adjustments for the effects of:
	Foreign currency (gains) losses			-			-			-			-			-			(2,197	)		(2,197	)
		Total of adjustments		-			-			-			-			-			(2,197	)		(2,197	)
Adjusted EBITDA			$	57,047		$	16,365		$	7,279		$	4,874		$	13,411		$	(37,252	)	$	61,724

Revenue			$	186,932		$	129,453		$	115,054		$	69,690		$	97,963					$	599,092
Operating income (loss) % as reported in accordance with GAAP				24	%		10	%		1	%		5	%		13	%					6	%
EBITDA Margin				31	%		13	%		6	%		7	%		14	%					11	%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin				31	%		13	%		6	%		7	%		14	%					10	%

			For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
			SSR			MP			OPG			IMDS			ADTech			Unallocated Expenses and other			Total
			($ in thousands)
Operating Income (Loss) as reported in accordance with GAAP			$	63,526		$	4,163		$	39,313		$	2,025		$	9,930		$	(41,077	)	$	77,880
Adjustments for the effects of:
	Depreciation and amortization			12,049			2,979			5,033			1,615			705			2,761			25,142
	Other pre-tax			-			-			-			-			-			(4,275	)		(4,275	)
	EBITDA			75,575			7,142			44,346			3,640			10,635			(42,591	)		98,747
Adjustments for the effects of:
	Foreign currency (gains) losses			-			-			-			-			-			2,789			2,789
		Total of adjustments		-			-			-			-			-			2,789			2,789
Adjusted EBITDA			$	75,575		$	7,142		$	44,346		$	3,640		$	10,635		$	(39,802	)	$	101,536

Revenue			$	212,190		$	142,999		$	184,386		$	75,062		$	98,813					$	713,450
Operating income (loss) % as reported in accordance with GAAP				30	%		3	%		21	%		3	%		10	%					11	%
EBITDA Margin				36	%		5	%		24	%		5	%		11	%					14	%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin				36	%		5	%		24	%		5	%		11	%					14	%