Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Annual Report. In addition to historical data, this discussion contains forward-looking statements about our business, results of operations, cash flows, financial condition and prospects based on current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to those differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors and the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Annual. Additionally, our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future. We use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” “would,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
Background and Business Overview
We are a leading provider of production optimization, artificial lift and methane abatement solutions for the oil and natural gas industry.
Consistent with the manner in which our chief operating decision maker evaluates performance and allocate resources, our operations are conducted, managed and presented within the following two reportable segments:
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Production Solutions: segment is comprised of our artificial lift operations, digital solutions and methane abatement technologies; and
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Natural Gas Technologies: segment is comprised of our vapor recovery and natural gas systems operations.
We have strategically positioned ourselves to provide products and services that include a full range of equipment and technology solutions that enable our customers to efficiently and cost-effectively maximize the profitability and economic lifespan of the production phase of their operations. As a result of this strategic position, we are able to generate revenues throughout the long producing lives of oil and natural gas wells. Our products and services also integrate proprietary digital technologies that allow for remote monitoring and controls, and other enhanced uses of our equipment. We have an operating presence in every major onshore oil and natural gas producing region in the United States. For a more detailed overview of our business, see Part 1. Item 1. Business and Part 1. Item 2. Properties in this Annual Report.
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As the closing of our initial public offering (“IPO”) and the resulting concurrent reorganization occurred on January 17, 2025, the accompanying consolidated statements presented herein consisted of the accounts of our predecessor, as discussed below in Recent Developments.
Trends and Outlook
Macroeconomic Conditions and Commodity Prices
We monitor macroeconomic conditions and industry-specific drivers and key risk factors affecting our business segments as we formulate our strategic plans and make decisions related to allocating capital and human resources. Our business segments provide products and services to support oil and natural gas production. As a result, we are substantially dependent upon global oil production levels, as well as operating expenditures and new investment activity levels in the oil and natural gas sector. Demand for our products and services is impacted by overall global demand for oil and natural gas, ongoing depletion rates of existing oil and natural gas wells, and our customers’ willingness to invest in the development of new oil and natural gas resources. Our customers determine their operating and capital budgets based on current and expected future crude oil and natural gas prices and expectation of industry cost levels, among other factors. Crude oil and natural gas prices are impacted by supply and demand, which are influenced by geopolitical, macroeconomic, and local events, and have historically been subject to substantial volatility and cyclicality.
Following a volatile oil market in 2023, marked by geopolitical turmoil and concerns over production levels of major producing countries, oil prices stabilized in the first half of 2024 as supply risks from ongoing global conflicts eased, inflationary pressures moderated and OPEC+ extended voluntary production cuts.
In early 2024, crude oil prices strengthened due to fears that the conflict in the Middle East could spread throughout the region, potentially disrupting critical shipping routes and global oil supply. However, as global oil production remained stable, supply uncertainty dissipated, causing oil prices to decline from April highs. In early June, OPEC+ agreed to extend production cuts of 3.7 million barrels per day until the end of 2025 and prolonged production cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day until the end of September 2024, with a plan to gradually phase out this cut from October 2024 to September 2025. These extensions provided support for oil prices through June. In early August, fears of a U.S. recession put downward pressure on oil prices. As these fears eased and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East rose, oil prices rebounded from six-month lows.
Longer term, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) forecasts U.S. crude oil production will continue to grow over the next five years, driven in part by increases in well efficiency, even with the deployment of fewer active drilling rigs, and assuming no new adverse laws or regulations. This growth in U.S. oil production follows approximately 15 years of U.S. unconventional shale development, a period in which spot oil prices fluctuated between approximately $120 per barrel to below $0 per barrel and U.S. onshore active rig count declined
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from approximately 1,800 rigs to below 600 rigs. During this same period, U.S. oil production grew from 5 million barrels per day to 13 million barrels per day, and the U.S. is currently the largest global producer of oil.
While we anticipate continued variability in oil and natural gas prices, we believe commodity prices will remain constructive to incentivize oil producer operational spending, particularly within our key markets. We expect ongoing investment in the U.S. onshore market, driven by population growth, increased per capita energy consumption, energy security concerns, growing importance of U.S. oil and natural gas production, production optimization for decline management, the short-cycle nature of unconventional shale wells and continued investment in exploration and appraisal activity.
In recent years, U.S. producers focused on capital discipline have been able to realize operational efficiencies and to increase total U.S. production despite onshore rig count remaining below previous peak levels. Producers are increasingly focused on optimizing production to limit production decline rates and to maximize production in a capital efficient manner. Our services and products provide solutions to meet these industry needs and demands, by maximizing production, minimizing downtime and limiting decline rates at all stages of a well’s lifecycle.
Global Outlook and Geopolitical Environments
The ongoing heightened tension in the global geopolitical environments, especially the prolonged conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East and the continued tension between U.S. and China, continues to create uncertainty not only in the oil and natural gas markets, but also in the financial market and global supply chain. In early 2025, the Trump administration has introduced new and significant trade policies and has imposed or threatened to impose tariffs on imported products with numerous U.S. global trade partners. These aggressive and unpredictable trade policies could create volatility in U.S. stock markets and further disruptions in global supply chain dynamics. We do not know the ultimate severity or duration of these conflicts, but we continue to closely monitor shifts in global trade policies and evaluate their potential impacts on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our Industry Growth
The natural gas compression and artificial lift industry continued to experience robust growth, driven by rising global energy demand, technological innovations and evolving regulatory requirements. Advancements in compression technology, automation and data analytics continued to reshape operational efficiency and reliability across the industry. We believe that our longstanding and expansive customer relationships across every major onshore U.S. producing region combined with vertically integrated operations allow us to be strategically positioned to capitalize on these transformative trends and deliver sustainable long-term value.
As our business is closely aligned with wells production and is typically less directly affected by commodity price, we are not exposed to the volatility often faced in the narrow-focused and
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shorter-cycle oil field service businesses. We deliver natural gas compression services in connection with domestic natural gas production that primarily occurs in natural gas basins, such as the Appalachian and Barnett, and in crude oil basins where associated natural gas is produced alongside crude oil production, such as San Juan, Anadarko and Permian basins, and Eagle Ford Shale.
Our products are chosen due to their reliability and ability to aid our customers in achieving maximum output and cash flow from their producing wells. Our products and services also integrate proprietary digital technologies that allow for remote monitoring and controls, and other enhanced uses of our equipment. We have an operating presence in every major onshore oil and natural gas producing region in the U.S., with majority of our consolidated revenue generated in Permian Basin.
Recent Developments
IPO
We consummated our IPO on January 15, 2025, in which we issued and sold 20,470,000 shares of our Class A common stock at a price of $24.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to us approximately $491.3 million and net proceeds to us of approximately $461.8 million, after deducting the underwriting discount of approximately $29.5 million.
2024 Business Combination and Subsequent Transactions
On June 24, 2024, Flowco MergeCo LLC (“Flowco LLC”) entered into a contribution agreement with (i) the Estis Member, (ii) the FPS Member and (iii) the Flogistix Member, pursuant to which, Flowco LLC acquired 100% of the membership interests of each of Estis Intermediate, Flowco Productions and Flogistix Intermediate in exchange for Series A Units of Flowco LLC proportionate to the value of the contributed membership interests (the “2024 Business Combination”). In connection with the 2024 Business Combination, the FPS Member also contributed substantially all of its assets to Flowco Productions immediately prior to the consummation of the 2024 Business Combination and the contribution of the membership interests of Flowco Productions to Flowco LLC. The 2024 Business Combination was consummated effective as of June 20, 2024. As a result of the 2024 Business Combination, our Original Equity Owners acquired the following ownership interest in Flowco LLC:
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GEC Estis Holdings, LLC (i.e., the Estis Member) – 51%;
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Flowco Production Solutions, LLC. (i.e., the FPS Member) – 26%; and
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Flogistix Holdings, LLC (i.e., the Flogistix Member) – 23%.
In August 2024, Flowco LLC contributed all of the equity interest in each of Estis Intermediate, Flowco Productions and Flogistix (collectively, the “Merging Entities”) to another wholly owned subsidiary, Flowco MasterCo LLC, which is the current direct owner of Estis Intermediate, Flowco Productions and Flogistix Intermediate. The purpose of Flowco LLC is to carry on the business
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activities of each of the contributed entities, including production optimization and related oilfield services business lines.
Flowco Holdings Inc. (“Flowco Holdings”) was incorporated in Delaware on July 25, 2024 in connection with the IPO and only engaged, through the last date presented in this Annual Report, in activities in contemplation of the IPO. After giving effect to the IPO, we became a holding company, and our sole material assets consist of its ownership interests in Flowco LLC.
As a result of the 2024 Business Combination, Estis was deemed to be the accounting acquirer and Flowco Productions and Flogistix as the acquirees. Additionally, Estis was deemed to be the accounting predecessor for financial reporting purposes and as such, all historical results of operations discussed in this Annual Report, other than the Flowco Holdings December 31, 2024 Balance Sheet, for all periods prior to June 20, 2024, reflect only Estis’ legacy operations, and for the period subsequent to June 20, 2024, are reflective of the combined operations of the Merging Entities (the Merging Entities are also referred to herein as the “Predecessor”).
The 2024 Business Combination was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting under ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”).
Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Our historical financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented may not be comparable, both from period over period and going forward, for the following reasons:
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Selling, general and administrative expenses. We expect to incur additional selling, general and administrative expenses as a result of becoming a publicly traded company. These costs include expenses associated with our annual and quarterly reporting, tax preparation expenses, Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) compliance expenses, audit fees, legal fees, directors and officers insurance, investor relations expenses, Tax Receivable Agreement administration expenses and registrar and transfer agent fees. These increases in selling, general and administrative expenses are not reflected in our historical financial statements, other than a portion of these costs incurred in 2024 in contemplation and preparation of the IPO.
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Corporate Reorganization. For periods prior to June 20, 2024, the historical consolidated financial statements presented herein are based on the operations of our accounting predecessor, Estis. For a period subsequent to June 20, 2024, the consolidated financial statements presented are based on the combined operations of the Merging Entities. As a result, the historical consolidated financial information may not provide an accurate indication of what our actual results would have been if the 2024 Business Combination had been completed at the beginning of the earliest period presented. In addition, we entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement with the TRA Participants. This agreement generally provides for the payment by us to the TRA Participants of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that we actually
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realize or are deemed to realize in certain circumstances as a result of certain increases in tax basis and imputed interest. We will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of such net cash savings. For additional information regarding the Tax Receivable Agreement, see “Part 1. Item 1A. Risk Factors – Risk Factors Related to our Organizational Structure.”
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Income Taxes. Our accounting predecessors are a collective limited liability companies that constitute as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and therefore are not subject to U.S. federal income taxes and the provisions for income tax calculations thereof. As the IPO occurred subsequent to the last date presented in this Annual Report, we do not report any income tax benefit or expense attributable to us. Subsequent to the IPO, we are taxed as a corporation under the Internal Revenue Code and subject to U.S. federal income taxes (currently at a statutory rate of 21% of pretax earnings, as adjusted by the Internal Revenue Code), as well as state income taxes, for our interest ownership in Flowco LLC.
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2025 Equity and Incentive Plan. To incentivize individuals providing services to us or our affiliates, our Board of Directors adopted an omnibus 2025 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”) prior to the completion of our IPO. The Equity Plan provides for the grant, from time to time, at the discretion of our Board of Directors or a committee thereof, of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, other stock awards, substitute awards and performance awards. Any individual who is our officer or employee or an officer or employee of any of our affiliates, and any other person who provides services to us or our affiliates, including members of our Board of Directors, will be eligible to receive awards under the Equity Plan at the discretion of our Board of Directors. In connection with the IPO, we granted 665,205 restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards, which will vest within three years, to certain of our employees, officers, and non-employee directors. Awards of RSUs to our officers and employees will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, while awards of RSUs to our non-employee directors will vest pro rata quarterly over three years. For these awards granted in connection with our IPO, we will recognize equity compensation expenses aggregating up to $6.6 million per year, starting in 2025, over the applicable vesting terms related to these RSU issuances.
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Noncontrolling Interests. As a result of the IPO and a series of related reorganization transactions in connection with the IPO (the “Transactions”), Flowco Holdings became the sole managing member of Flowco LLC and consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. Consequently, the financial statements for periods prior to the IPO included in this Annual Report have been adjusted to combine each of the previously separated Merging Entities. For periods after the completion of our IPO, the financial position and results of operations include those of Flowco Holdings and report the noncontrolling interests related to the portion of LLC Interests not owned by Flowco Holdings. Additionally, all shares of our Class B common stock are held by noncontrolling
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interest owners. The noncontrolling interests will only impact future financial statements presentations and not the financial statements included in this Annual Report.
Predecessor Consolidated Results of Operations
The historical consolidated financial information included in the following tables and discussions present the historical financial information of our Predecessor. Additionally, the discussions relating to significant line items from our consolidated statements of operations are based on available information and represent our analysis of significant changes or events that impact the comparability of reported amounts. Where appropriate, we have identified specific events and changes that affect comparability or trends and, where reasonably practicable, have quantified the impact of such items. The results of operations data in the following tables for the periods presented have been derived from the audited financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report. The discussions related to historical financial information for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022, have been reported previously in the Final Prospectus, under the heading Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and is also included in this Annual Report.
We currently have two operating segments: (i) Production Solutions and (ii) Natural Gas Technologies. Our corporate headquarters and certain functional departments do not earn revenues but incur costs which do not constitute business activities. Therefore, these corporate headquarters and certain functional departments do not qualify as an operating segment and have been included within corporate and other, which is also not considered a reportable segment. Corporate and other includes (i) corporate and overhead costs, and (ii) capitalized costs related to IPO and debt issuance and does not include any immaterial and aggregated operating segments. The performance of our operating segments is primarily evaluated based on revenue and segment profit or loss with respect to such segments, in addition to other measures.
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Year Ended December 31, 2024 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2023
The following table sets forth certain selected financial results for the periods indicated (in thousands). Prior to June 20, 2024, all operating results reflect only Estis as predecessor to the Merging Entities:
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Loss on debt extinguishment (221 ) — (221 ) 100%
Revenue – Rentals. Rental revenue was $276.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $107.9 million, or 64%, from $168.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. $84.4 million of increase in rental revenue relates to the Natural Gas Technologies segment from companies acquired in the 2024 Business Combination. Rental fleet from the Natural Gas Technologies segment had an average of 2,838 active systems and an average monthly price of $4,696 for the year ended December 31, 2024. The remaining $23.5 million increase in rental revenue relates to the Production Solutions segment, which was driven by an increase of 33 average active systems per month from 1,401 during 2023 to 1,434 average active systems per month during 2024, and a $1,132 increase in average monthly price from $10,043 per unit during 2023 to $11,195 per unit during 2024. Thus, of the increase in rental revenue related to the Production Solutions segment, 2.4% is attributable to an increase in average active systems, and 11.3% is due to an increase in average monthly price.
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Revenue – Sales. Sales revenue was $258.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $184.1 million, or 274%, from $74.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase in revenue was partially due to $135.5 million of revenue related to Flowco Productions within the Production Solutions segment and $41.4 million of revenue related to Flogistix within the Natural Gas Technologies segment as part of the 2024 Business Combination. The remainder of the increase was primarily due to an increase of $7.2 million of sales of natural gas systems to third parties. We sell our natural gas systems through intercompany transactions for further use in the Production Solutions segment as well as sales to our customers. During 2023, intercompany sales comprised a significant portion of total natural gas system sales as we continued to increase the volume of active systems within Production Solutions segment. Due to the change in focus of sales to third parties rather than our Production Solutions segment, third party sales volume of natural gas systems increased 10% year-over-year while pricing remained flat. All intercompany revenues have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cost of Rentals. Rental cost was $74.5 million for the year ended December 31 2024, an increase of $32.3 million, or 77%, from $42.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to $28.6 million of costs related to Flogistix as part of the 2024 Business Combination within the Natural Gas Technologies segment.
Cost of Sales. Sales cost was $189.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $127.3 million, or 203%, from $62.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to $94.9 million of costs related to Flowco Productions within the Production Solutions segment and $30.2 million of costs related to Flogistix within the Natural Gas Technologies segment as part of the 2024 Business Combination.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024, were $62.5 million, an increase of $47.2 million from $15.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase was primarily attributable to $21.2 million of costs related to Flowco Productions within the Production Solutions segment, $15.7 million of expenses related to Flogistix within the Natural Gas Technologies segment, and Corporate expenses of $6.0 million as a part of the 2024 Business Combination. The remaining increase of $3.9 million is due to increases in personnel expense and sales and marketing expense at Estis, including the addition of management and employees in connection with our IPO and anticipated public company reporting requirements.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $90.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, an increase of $47.0 million, from $43.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in depreciation expense was primarily due to $13.2 million related to Flowco Productions within the Production Solutions segment and $27.6 million related to Flogistix within the Natural Gas Technologies segment as part of the 2024 Business Combination. The remainder of the increase in depreciation expense was due to purchases of machinery and equipment in the prior period, which primarily relates to the Production Solutions
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segment as depreciation and amortization within the Natural Gas Technologies remained consistent year-over-year.
Loss on sale of equipment. Loss on sale of equipment was $0.8 million for the year December 31, 2024, compared to $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a decrease of $0.4 million, which is all related to the Production Solutions segment. The decrease is due to a fewer number of unit disposals in 2024 compared to 2023.
Interest expense. Interest expense was $32.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to interest expense of $19.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. This increase in interest expense of $13.4 million is due to interest expense related to Flowco Productions and Flogistix as part of the 2024 Business Combination, in addition to the associated interest on increased borrowings under the Credit Agreement for distributions to members.
Loss on debt extinguishments. Loss on debt extinguishments was $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $0.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $0.2 million, which is related to the Credit Agreement entered into on August 20, 2024, which currently provides for a $725.0 million five-year senior secured revolving credit facility.
Other expense. Other expense was $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, compared to $0.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, an increase of $1.8 million. The increase is due to $0.3 million related to Flowco Productions and Flogistix as part of the 2024 Business Combination as well as $2.7 million of transaction costs incurred in connection with the 2024 Business Combination and $0.9 million of professional service fees not determined to be direct and incremental to the registration statement and not part of the core operating costs of the business. These costs were partially offset by $0.5 million of other expenses incurred during the year ended December 31, 2023 that did not recur during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Provision for income taxes. Provision for income taxes was $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, a $0.8 million increase from the year ended December 31, 2023. Provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, are entirely associated with Texas margin tax, as an LLC. This increase is due to Flowco Productions and Flogistix, as part of the 2024 Business Combination, being included in our financial results for approximately half of 2024.
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Year Ended December 31, 2023 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
The following table presents summary consolidated operating results of our predecessor Estis for the periods indicated:
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Other expenses
Provision for income taxes (379 ) (283 ) (96 ) 34 %
Revenue—Rentals. Rental revenue was $168.8 million for 2023, an increase of $48.6 million, or 40%, from $120.2 million for 2022. All rental revenue is included within the Production Solutions segment. This increase in rental revenue was driven by an increase of 191 average active systems per month from 1,210 during 2022 to 1,401 average active systems per month during 2023; and $2,117 increase in average monthly price from $8,279 per unit during 2022 to $10,043 per unit during 2023. Thus, of the increase in rental revenue, 43% is attributable to an increase in average active systems, and 57% is due to an increase in average monthly price.
Revenue—Sales. Sales revenue was $74.5 million for 2023, an increase of $46.1 million, or 163%, from $28.4 million for 2022. All sales revenue is included within the Natural Gas Technologies segment. This increase in revenue was primarily due to a $45.5 million increase in sales of natural gas systems to third parties We sell our natural gas systems through intercompany transactions for further use in the Production Solutions segment as well as sales to our customers. During 2022, Natural Gas Technologies segment had $99.9 million intercompany natural gas system sales to the Production Solutions segment as we continued to increase the volume of active systems. Due to the change in focus of sales to third parties rather than our Production Solutions segment, third
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party sales volume of natural gas systems increased 111% year-over-year while pricing remained flat. All intercompany revenues have been eliminated in consolidation.
Cost of Rentals. Rental cost of $42.2 million in 2023 increased $9.0 million, or 27%, from $33.2 million in 2022. All rental costs are within the Production Solutions segment. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of $3.8 million for equipment maintenance and repair expense, $2.5 million of additional personnel expense, and $1.2 million of shop repair and maintenance expense due to the increased fleet count, as well as inflationary costs.
Cost of Sales. Sales cost of $62.6 million in 2023 increased $40.3 million, or 181%, from $22.3 million in 2022. All sales costs are within the Natural Gas Technologies segment. This increase was primarily attributable to increased sale volumes and mix of products sold.
Depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization was $43.8 million for 2023 an increase of $7.6 million, from $36.2 million in 2022. The increase in depreciation expense was primarily due to depreciation on purchases of machinery and equipment of $43.3 million during 2023, as well as a full year of depreciation on $107.0 million of purchases of property, plant and equipment in 2022. The entirety of the change relates to the Production Solutions segment as depreciation and amortization within the Natural Gas Technologies segment remained consistent year-over-year.
Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses for 2023 were $15.2 million, an increase of $1.0 million from $14.2 million for 2022. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in personnel expense and sales and marketing expense. The entirety of the change relates to the Production Solutions segment as the selling, general and administrative expenses within the Natural Gas Technologies segment remained consistent year-over-year.
Loss on sale of equipment. Loss on sale of equipment, net was $1.2 million in 2023 compared to $0.1 million in 2022, an increase of $1.1 million, due to a higher number of unit disposals in the Production Solutions segment in the first and fourth quarters of 2023 compared to 2022, which had minimal disposals during the year.
Interest expense. Interest expense was $19.0 million in 2023 compared to interest expense of $9.3 million in 2022. This increase in interest expense of $9.7 million was related to the timing of additional borrowings of $188.4 million, partially offset by the timing of payments of $173.5 million on the revolving credit facility of Estis and its subsidiaries (the “Prior Estis Credit Facility”), as well as increased borrowing costs.
Other expense. Other expense was $0.9 million in 2023 compared to $0.4 million in 2022, an increase of $0.5 million. The increase was primarily due to an increase in other non-operating expenses.
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Provision for income taxes. Provision for income taxes was $0.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a $0.1 million or approximately 34% increase from the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase is associated with increased operating activities that resulted in increased Texas margin tax expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
IPO and Subsequent Transactions
On January 15, 2025, we consummated our IPO and received $461.8 million net proceeds from the sale of 20,470,000 shares of our Class A common stock. The net proceeds from our IPO were used to purchase 20,470,000 newly issued LLC Interests directly from Flowco LLC at a price per unit equal to the IPO price per share of Class A common stock.
On August 24, 2024, we entered into a credit agreement, as amended to date, by and among Flowco MasterCo (the “Parent Borrower”), Flowco Productions, Estis Intermediate and Flogistix Intermediate, as borrowers, certain other direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower party thereto as guarantors, the lenders named therein, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as amended to date, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement was entered into in connection with a continuation and upsize of the legacy credit facility established by a legacy credit agreement with Estis and certain of its subsidiaries as loan parties hereto.
In connection with the IPO described above, Flowco LLC used the net proceeds received from us to: (i) redeem approximately $20.9 million of Flowco LLC interests from certain non-affiliate holders and (ii) with respect to the remainder, repay indebtedness under our Credit Agreement.
Sources of Liquidity and Indebtedness
As of December 31, 2024, we had $2.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. We expect that our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources will be cash flows generated by operating activities and borrowings under our Credit Agreement, which has a maturity date of August 20, 2029, that is payable upon maturity. Our interest rate is Term Secured Overnight Finance Rate (“SOFR”) for one month plus 0.1% (“Adjusted REVSOFR30”) plus a contractual applicable margin based on the Company’s calculated leverage ratio, which combined approximates 6.4% per annum at the effective date with interest due monthly. If such rate is below contractual minimums, the interest rate will be calculated based on Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted REVSOFR30 Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR Rate. Depending upon market conditions and other factors, we may also have the ability to issue additional equity and/or debt, as needed.
Historically, our predecessors’ primary sources of liquidity were cash flows from operations, borrowings under Estis’ legacy credit agreement and equity provided by the Original Equity Owners. Our predecessors’ primary use of capital has been for working capital purposes, to make cash distributions to the Original Equity Owners and repay indebtedness. Prior to the repayment of a portion of the Credit Agreement in conjunction with the IPO, the outstanding borrowings
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under the Credit Agreement was $635.9 million with $87.6 million of available borrowing capacity on December 31, 2024. As of March 14, 2025, we had $195.7 million outstanding borrowings and $527.7 million available borrowing capacity under our Credit Agreement.
Dividends
Our Board of Directors may elect to declare cash dividends on our Class A common stock, subject to our compliance with applicable law, and depending on, among other things, economic conditions, our financial condition, results of operations, projections, liquidity, earnings, legal requirements, and restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness. We currently intend to pay a dividend from available funds and future earnings on our Class A common stock. If and to the extent our Board of Directors declares cash dividends to our stockholders, we expect the dividend to be paid from cash flows from our operations. The timing, amount and financing of dividends, if any, will be subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors from time to time. As of December 31, 2024, we have yet to declare a cash dividend on our Class A common stock. Distributions to members or partners made by our predecessor entities, including distributions to members funded during 2024 in part by borrowings under our Credit Agreement, should not be viewed as indicative that we expect to pay with respect to our Class A common stock.
Cash Flow Analysis
The following table presents our summary cash flows for the periods presented. Prior to June 20, 2024, all cash flow activity reflects only our predecessor Estis.
Year Ended December 31,
Operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $179.4 million in 2024 compared to $81.9 million in 2023, an increase of approximately $97.5 million. Operating cash flows increased primarily due to higher net income of $17.9 million and depreciation and amortization of $46.2 million. In addition, cash outflows associated with working capital increased $10.3 million, largely due to increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by increases in inventory and accounts receivable.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $81.9 million in 2023 compared to $66.6 million in 2022. This increase was primarily due to higher net income of $25.4 million and depreciation and amortization of $7.6 million, partially offset by increased cash outflows associated with our working capital of $20.7 million, an increase inventory of $15.9 million and an increase in accounts receivable of $3.1 million.
Investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $94.4 million and $42.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The approximately $52.7 million
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increase was primarily due to an increase of $46.8 million in purchases of property, plant and equipment and $7 million cash paid for acquisition slightly decreased by $3.1 million net cash acquired from the 2024 Business Combination.
Net cash used in investing activities was $42.7 million in 2023 compared to $106.9 million in 2022. The change was primarily due to a decrease of $63.4 million in purchases of property, plant and equipment from 2022 when a significant strategic investment was implemented to expand the rental fleet size.
Financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $80.3 million in 2024 compared to net cash used of $39.2 million in 2023. The $26.9 million increase in net cash used in financing activities was primarily related to $125.2 million of payments on long-term debt and increased distributions to members by $178.0 million, partially offset by an increase in proceeds from long-term debt of $274.1 million.
Financing activities resulted in $39.2 million of net cash used in 2023 compared to $40.4 million of net cash provided in 2022. This favorable change in cash flows from financing activities was primarily related to the absences of $65.7 million of payments on the Prior Estis Credit Facility and $15.5 million distributions to Estis' sole member in 2022, slightly offset by the decrease in year-over-year debt issuance costs of approximately $1.2 million.
Critical Accounting Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates used in the preparation of these financial statements include but are not limited to the following: determination of fair value in business combinations, inventory valuation, impairment of goodwill, intangible assets and long-lived assets, share-based compensation, and useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Management believes these estimates and assumptions provide a reasonable basis for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Determination of fair value in business combinations
Accounting for the acquisition of a business requires allocation of the purchase price to the various assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values. The determination of fair value requires the use of significant estimates and assumptions, and in making these determinations, management uses all available information. For tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in a business combination, the determination of fair value utilizes several valuation methodologies including discounted cash flows which has assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future revenue and expenses associated with an asset. The assumptions made in performing these valuations include, but are not limited to, discount rate, future revenues
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and operating costs, projections of capital costs, royalty rate, and other assumptions believed to be consistent with those used by principal market participants. Depending on the magnitude of the acquisition and the specialized nature of these calculations, we often engage third-party specialists to assist management in evaluating our assumptions as well as appropriately measuring the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.
Inventory valuation
Inventory is composed of components, parts and materials used in the fabrication, repair and maintenance of natural gas systems. Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value. We evaluate the components of inventory on a regular basis for excess and obsolescence. We record the decline in the carrying value of estimated excess or obsolete inventory as a reduction of inventory and as an expense included in cost of goods and services in the period in which it is identified. Our estimate of excess and obsolete inventory is susceptible to change from period to period and requires management to make judgments about the future demand of inventory. There were no changes in this estimate year-over-year and the estimate has a low degree of estimation uncertainty as the historical write-offs are generally consistent without material fluctuations. Typically, our write-offs approximate $1 million each year due to factors that include historical usage, estimated product demand, technological developments and current market conditions. We believe our inventory valuation reserve is adequate to properly value excess and obsolete inventory as of December 31, 2024 and 2023. However, any significant changes to the factors mentioned above could lead our estimate to change.
Goodwill and long-lived assets
We evaluate goodwill for impairment annually on December 31, unless events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred before that time. We estimate the fair value based on a number of factors, including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance and Company specific events. Estimating projected cash flows requires us to make certain assumptions as it relates to future operating performance.
Application of the goodwill impairment test requires management’s judgments, including a qualitative assessment to determine whether there are any impairment indicators, and determining the fair value of the reporting unit. A number of significant assumptions and estimates are involved in the application of the income approach to forecast future cash flows, including revenue and operating income growth rates, discount rates and other factors. While we believe that our estimates of current value are reasonable, if actual results differ from the estimates and judgments used including such items as future cash flows and the volatility inherent in markets which we serve, impairment charges against the carrying value of those assets could be required in the future.
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No events or circumstances occurred that indicated the fair value of any of our reporting units may be below its carrying amount as of December 31, 2024. As such, no impairment expense was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2024.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets, including property, plant, and equipment, and other finite-lived identifiable intangible assets, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Such events and changes may include significant changes in performance relative to expected operating results, significant changes in asset use, significant negative industry or economic trends, and changes in our business strategy, among others. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to estimated future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.
Impairment losses are recognized in the period in which the impairment occurs and represent the excess of the asset carrying value over its fair value estimated using future discounted net cash flows. No impairment was recorded for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Share-based compensation
The Estis Member, as the parent member of Estis prior to the 2024 Business Combination, issued profits interests to certain employees of Estis. FPS Member and Flogistix Member also issued profits interest to certain employees of Flowco Productions and Flogistix. All of the entities account for these awards in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. While the awards are issued by the Estis Member, FPS Member, and Flogistix Member, the costs have been recognized by Estis, Flowco Productions, and Flogistix, respectively.
We estimate grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The use of a valuation model requires management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs, such as enterprise value, volatility, risk-free rate, and term. Estis last issued profit interest awards in 2021 which had a grant date fair value of $11.71 per unit. In comparison, the Company first issued profit interest awards in 2019, which had a grant date fair value of $2.00 per unit, or a $9.71 increase in the value per unit. The enterprise value increased by $237 million and the volatility increased by 7.19% between the first and last issuances, which were the primary drivers in the change in value. Flogistix last issued profit interest awards in 2022 and Flowco Productions last issued profit interest awards in 2023. There were no other issuances during the historical financial statement periods presented.
The risk-free rate and term are key inputs with a low degree of estimation uncertainty. The key estimates that have a higher degree of estimation uncertainty were the enterprise value and volatility. Enterprise value and volatility are subject to uncertainty given the forward-looking inputs such as future cash flows and expected volatility based on public company peers. The estimate and key assumptions have not changed during the current year as no new units were
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issued. The volatility in particular is highly sensitive due to the Company’s current stage in its life cycle relative to its public company peers.
Total share-based compensation expenses for the year ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $1.0 million, $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Because the Company has not issued new material units during these years, we do not expect material changes to this estimate.
The expected term represents the period that the share-based awards are expected to be outstanding. We determine the expected term using the simplified method as provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The simplified method deems the term to be the average of the time-to-vesting and the contractual life of the profit units. Since the Members' Equity is not publicly or privately traded, expected volatility is estimated based on the average historical volatility of similar entities with publicly traded shares. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the date of the grant. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur.
Useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Our industry is capital intensive, as property and equipment represented 44.2% of our total assets as of December 31, 2024 and depreciation and amortization represented 21.7% of our total operating costs and expenses in the year ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2023, property and equipment represented 75% of our total assets and depreciation and amortization represented 56% of our total operating costs and expenses prior to the 2024 Business Combination. Our property, plant and equipment and intangible assets with finite useful lives are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. For acquired intangible assets, we amortize the cost over their estimated useful lives using either a straight- line or an accelerated method that most accurately reflects the estimated pattern in which the economic benefit of the respective asset is consumed. No provision for salvage value is considered in determining depreciation of our property, plant and equipment. We calculate depreciation and amortization on our assets based on the estimated useful lives that we believe are reasonable. The estimated useful lives are subject to key assumptions such as maintenance and utilization. These estimates may change due to a number of factors such as changes in operating conditions or advances in technology. The estimate has a low degree of estimation uncertainty as there were no changes in the useful lives utilized by management in the periods presented. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred. Improvements which extend the life or improve the existing asset are capitalized.
Emerging Growth Company Status
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, permits an “emerging growth company” such as us to take advantage of an extended transition period to comply with new or revised accounting standards applicable to public companies until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private
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companies until the earlier of the date we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, we will not be subject to the same new or revised accounting standards as other public companies that are not emerging growth companies, and our consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to other public companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates. We may choose to early adopt any new or revised accounting standards whenever such early adoption is permitted for private companies.
We will continue to be an emerging growth company until the earlier of (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our initial public offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of the last business day of our prior second fiscal quarter, or (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the previous three years.
We are not currently required to comply with the SEC rules that implement Section 404 of the SOX Act, and are therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. As a public company, we are required to provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting commencing with our second annual report on Form 10-K. Additionally, our independent registered public accounting firm is not required to audit the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until after we are no longer an “emerging growth company”, as defined in the JOBS Act.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
For a discussion of new accounting pronouncements recently adopted and not yet adopted, see the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest Rate Risk
We are exposed to interest rate risk due to a variable interest rate component associated with outstanding borrowings under our Credit Agreement. Higher interest rates could adversely affect our financial condition and net income. Interest rate risk is highly sensitive due to many factors, including U.S. monetary and tax policies, U.S. and international economic factors and other factors beyond our control.
As of December 31, 2024, we had $635.9 million borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement at a weighted-average interest rate of 6.4%.
Inflation
While inflationary cost increases can affect our income from operations’ margin, we believe that inflation generally has not had, and is not expected to have, a material adverse effect on our results of operations. In 2022, the United States experienced the highest inflation in decades primarily due to supply-chain issues, a shortage of labor and a higher demand for goods and services. The most noticeable adverse impact to our business was increased costs associated with materials, personnel expenses, consumables and vehicle-related costs. Most of our costs moderated in 2023 except for wages. We believe it is unlikely that salaries and wages will decrease to the levels experienced in prior years.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The following Consolidated Financial Statements are filed as part of this Annual Report:
Flowco Holdings Inc.
Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 238) 100
Notes to Balance Sheets 102
Flowco MergeCo LLC
Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID: 238) 105
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 110
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of Flowco Holdings Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statement – Balance Sheets
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Flowco Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and November 30, 2024, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statement”). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and November 30, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
The financial statement is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statement based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of this financial statement in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
March 19, 2025
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2024.
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Flowco Holdings Inc.
Balance Sheets
As of December 31, As of November 30
Assets
Total assets $ — $ —
Liabilities and stockholder's equity
Total liabilities $ — $ —
Stockholder's equity:
Contribution receivable (10 ) (10 )
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity $ — $ —
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Flowco Holdings Inc.
Notes to the Balance Sheets
Note 1 – Organization
Flowco Holdings Inc. (“Flowco Holdings”) was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on July 25, 2024 (“Date of Incorporation”). The Corporation’s fiscal year end is December 31. The Corporation was formed for the purpose of completing an initial public offering (“IPO”) of its Class A common stock and related transactions in order to continue the business of Flowco MergeCo LLC (“Flowco LLC”) as a publicly traded entity. The Corporation is a holding company and, as of January 17, 2025, the sole managing member of Flowco LLC, and its principal asset will consist of equity interests in Flowco LLC.
As the sole managing member of Flowco LLC following the IPO, Flowco Holdings operates and controls all of the business and affairs of Flowco LLC. Subsequent to the IPO, Flowco Holdings will fully consolidate Flowco LLC’s financial results and report a noncontrolling interest related to the equity interests held by the pre-IPO common unitholders (“Continuing Equity Owners”) and certain affiliated entities to Flowco LLC’s principal stockholders (“Blocker Shareholders”) in the consolidated financial statements. For more discussion, see Note 4 – Subsequent Events.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The Balance Sheets have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Separate statements of operations, comprehensive operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows have not been presented in the financial statements because there have been no activities in this entity and because the single transaction is fully disclosed below.
These financial statements have been prepared assuming Flowco Holdings will continue as a going concern, which contemplates, among other things, the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
Note 3 - Stockholders’ Equity
Under the certificate of incorporation in effect as of the Date of Incorporation, Flowco Holdings is authorized to issue 1,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of July 29, 2024, all 1,000 shares of Class A common stock were issued for future consideration of $10, which was not received as of the Date of Incorporation. The purchase of the Class A common stock was not funded, and therefore there is a $10 contra-equity receivable on the Flowco Holdings’ balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 and November 30, 2024.
Note 4 – Subsequent Events
IPO and Reorganization
On January 15, 2025, Flowco Holdings consummated the IPO of 20,470,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (including shares issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option
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Flowco Holdings Inc.
Notes to the Balance Sheets
to purchase additional shares) for net proceeds totaling approximately $461.8 million, and the IPO closing occurred on January 17, 2025.
In connection with the IPO, Flowco Holdings amended and restated the existing limited liability company agreement of Flowco LLC (“LLC Agreement”) to, among other things, (i) recapitalize all existing ownership interests in Flowco LLC held by the existing members of Flowco LLC into a new single class of common units (“LLC Interests”); and (ii) issue a non-economic member interest and appoint Flowco Holdings as the sole managing member of Flowco LLC upon its acquisition of the LLC interests.
Simultaneously with the IPO, Flowco Holdings amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to, among other things, provide: (i) for Class A common stock, with each share of its Class A common stock entitling its holder to one vote per share on all matters presented to our stockholders generally; and (ii) for Class B common stock, with each share of our Class B common stock entitling its holder to one vote per share on all matters presented to our stockholders generally, any shares of our Class B common stock may only be held by the Continuing Equity Owners and their respective permitted transferees. As a result, Flowco Holdings became a holding company and the sole manager of Flowco LLC, with no material assets other than 100% of the voting membership interest in Flowco LLC.
Simultaneously with the IPO, Flowco Holdings acquired the LLC Interests held by certain of the existing indirect owners of Flowco LLC in exchange for 5,251,620 shares of its Class A common stock. After giving effect to the use of proceeds in the IPO, Flowco Holdings issued 64,823,042 shares of Class B common stock to the Continuing Equity Owners, which is equal to the number of LLC Interests held by such Continuing Equity Owners, for nominal consideration. Following the IPO, it was determined that certain allocations of Class A common stock, and of a corresponding number of Class B common stock and LLC Interests, in connection with certain reorganization transactions were made in error. Flowco LLC and the applicable members of Flowco LLC entered into an Omnibus Agreement to correct such errors through (i) a rescission of 1,057,629 LLC Interests and corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock previously issued to a White Deer Affiliate and (ii) the issuance of 1,057,629 LLC Interests to Flowco Holdings, and the issuance of 1,057,629 shares of Class A common stock to White Deer Affiliates. Such corrections did not result in any change in the aggregate number of LLC Interests issued and outstanding, or the combined number of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued and outstanding. The foregoing outstanding shares and LLC Interests give effect to the corrections set forth in the Omnibus Agreement.
Subsequent to the IPO, Flowco Holdings used the net proceeds from the IPO to purchase 20,470,000 newly issued LLC Interests for approximately $461.8 million directly from Flowco LLC at a price per unit equal to the IPO price per share of Class A common stock less the underwriting discount.
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Flowco Holdings Inc.
Notes to the Balance Sheets
Tax Receivable Agreement
In connection with the IPO, Flowco Holdings entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement (the “TRA”) with the Continuing Equity Owners and Blocker Shareholders (collectively, the “TRA Participants”) that provides for the payment Flowco Holdings to the TRA Participants of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that Flowco Holdings actually realizes (or in some circumstances, is deemed to realize) related to certain tax basis adjustments and payments made under the TRA.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the IPO, Flowco Holdings entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “RRA”) with the Continuing Equity Owners and Blocker Shareholders (collectively, the “RRA Participants”). The RRA provides that Flowco Holdings agrees to use its reasonable best effort to file, at any time after 180 days following the IPO and the expiration of any related lock-up period, a registration statement registering the sale of its Class A common stock issuable to or held by the RRA Participants and to use its reasonable best efforts to ensure the registration statement is approved in a timely manner. The RRA also requires Flowco Holdings to maintain an effective registration statement or to ensure it takes the necessary procedures to reactivate the registration statement in the event of an expiration. Certain of the RRA Participants are entitled to initiate underwritten offerings, subject to certain customary limitations. The RRA also provides for customary “piggyback” registration rights for all parties to the agreement.
2025 Equity and Incentive Plan
In January 2025, Flowco Holdings’ stockholder approved the 2025 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”), which became effective in connection with the IPO. The Equity Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee. Flowco Holdings’ Board of Directors has the authority to amend and modify the Equity Plan, subject to any stockholder approval. Flowco Holdings granted 665,205 RSUs to certain of the Flowco Holdings' executives and employees and non-employees directors in conjunction with the Equity Plan with an aggregate grant date fair value of $19.8 million. The RSU awards to executives and employees cliff vest in full on the third anniversary of the grant date of the award, subject to employee’s continued employment. The RSU awards to non-employee directors vest in twelve equal installments on each of the first twelve quarterly anniversaries following the grant date of the award, subject to such non-employee director continuing in service through such date. The vesting of all RSU awards will accelerate and vest in full upon a change in control (as defined in the Equity Plan).
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Unit holders of Flowco MergeCo LLC
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Flowco MergeCo LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of members’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Houston, Texas
March 19, 2025
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2019.
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Flowco MergeCo LLC
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31,
(in thousands, except unit data)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,615 $ —
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 9,982 2,837
Operating lease right-of-use assets 19,480 4,424
Finance lease right-of-use assets 21,871 3,391
Liabilities and members' equity
Current liabilities
Current portion of operating lease obligations 6,809 640
Current portion of finance lease obligations 7,837 1,737
Long-term liabilities
Operating lease obligations, net of current portion 12,739 3,784
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion 13,389 1,654
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Members' equity
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Flowco MergeCo LLC
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Revenues
Operating expenses
Other expenses
Loss on debt extinguishment (221 ) — —
Earnings per unit:
Weighted average units outstanding:
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Flowco MergeCo LLC
Consolidated Statements of Members' Equity
Common Units Class A Units
Distribution to Members — — — — (37,000 ) — (37,000 )
Share-based compensation — — — — 493 — 493
Distribution to Members — — — — (52,500 ) — (52,500 )
Reorganization to Flowco MergeCo (1,000 ) — 5,100,000 — — — —
Share-based compensation — — — — 85 — 85
Share-based compensation — — — — 992 — 992
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Flowco MergeCo LLC
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Amortization of operating right-of-use assets 4,326 508 219
Amortization of deferred financing costs 714 400 400
Loss on debt extinguishment 221 — —
(Gain)/loss on lease termination (958 ) — —
Allowance for (recovery of) credit losses 636 310 509
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (3,029 ) (1,295 ) (171 )
Other assets 864 — —
Other liabilities 739 — —
Deferred revenue 2,402 — —
Cash flows used in investing activities
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment 166 841 31
Payment for capitalized patent costs (193 ) — —
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (7,000 ) — —
Net cash acquired in 2024 Business Combination 3,088 — —
Cash flows used in financing activities
Payments on finance lease obligations (7,503 ) (1,525 ) (1,748 )
Proceeds on finance lease terminations 715 — (1,215 )
Payment of debt issuance costs (6,708 ) — —
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (80,335 ) (39,189 ) 40,366
Net change in cash and cash equivalents 4,615 — —
Cash and cash equivalents
Beginning of period — — —
End of period $ 4,615 $ — $ —
Supplemental disclosures of investing and financing activities
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
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Flowco MergeCo LLC
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Organization
Flowco MergeCo LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is a leading provider of production optimization, artificial lift and methane abatement solutions for the oil and natural gas industry. The Company's products and services include a full range of equipment and technology solutions that enable real-time remote monitoring and control to maximize efficiencies of its products and services. The Company generates revenues throughout the long producing lives of oil and gas wells. The Company's core technologies include high pressure gas lift (“HPGL”), conventional gas lift, plunger lift and vapor recovery unit (“VRU”) solutions. As of December 31, 2024, the Company operates a fleet of over 4,300 active systems.
The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with major service facilities and operations in Midland, Texas; Carlsbad, New Mexico; and Williston, North Dakota. The Company operates manufacturing and repair facilities in El Reno, Oklahoma; Houston, Fort Worth, Kilgore and Pampa, Texas; and Lafayette, Louisiana.
The Company provides its products and services through two reportable segments: (i) Production Solutions; and (ii) Natural Gas Technologies. Any corporate costs or assets not directly related to these two reportable segments have been categorized in a separate corporate and other category.
Business Combination
On June 20, 2024, the Company entered into a Contribution Agreement with GEC Estis Holdings LLC (parent company of Estis Compression LLC (“Estis") (“Estis Member”)), Flowco Production Solutions, L.L.C. (“Flowco Member”) and Flogistix Holdings, LLC (“Flogistix Member”) (parent company of Flogistix, LP (“Flogistix”)) (Estis Member, Flowco Member and Flogistix Member collectively, the “Members”), pursuant to which, the Members contributed 100% of the direct equity interests of Estis Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“Estis Intermediate”), Flowco Productions LLC (“Flowco Productions”) and Flogistix Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“Flogistix Intermediate”) to the Company in exchange for Series A Units of the Company proportionate to the value of the contributed entities (the “2024 Business Combination”). In connection with the transaction, (i) Estis Member contributed substantially all of its net assets (including membership interests in Estis) to Estis Intermediate immediately prior to the consummation of the 2024 Business Combination and the contribution of the membership interests of Estis Intermediate to the Company, (ii) Flowco Member also contributed substantially all of its net assets to Flowco Productions immediately prior to the consummation of the 2024 Business Combination and the contribution of the membership interests of Flowco Productions to the Company, and (iii) Flogistix Member also contributed substantially all of its net assets (including the equity interests in Flogistix GP, LLC and Flogistix) to Flogistix Intermediate immediately prior to the consummation of the 2024 Business Combination and the contribution of the membership interests of Flogistix Intermediate to the Company.
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Flowco MergeCo LLC
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The 2024 Business Combination was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, and Estis has been identified as the accounting acquirer and Flowco and Flogistix the acquirees. Additionally, Estis has been identified as the predecessor and as such, these financial statements reflect only the Estis historical financial information for any period prior to June 20, 2024. All financial information as of and subsequent to June 20, 2024, reflects that of Estis, Flowco, and Flogistix, as well as changes in the capital structure and operations of the Company. See Note 2 – Business Combinations for more information.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”). These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of financial position as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
The Company does not have any components of other comprehensive income within its consolidated financial statements, and, therefore, does not separately present a statement of comprehensive income in its consolidated financial statements.
Segment Information
The Company operates in two operating and reporting segments. Operating and reporting segments are determined in accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 820”) and are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) to allocate resources and assess performance. The CODM reviews segment profit or loss as the measure of profitability, which is presented on a reportable segment level for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating operating and financial performance. In addition to segment profit or loss, the CODM also reviews Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure defined as adjusted earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
The Company operates and manages its business units in the following two operating and reporting segments:
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Production Solutions: relates to rentals, sales and services related to high pressure gas lift, conventional gas lift and plunger lift; including other digital solutions and methane abatement technologies.
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Natural Gas Technologies: relates to the design and manufacturing for the rental, sales and servicing of vapor recovery and natural gas systems.
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For more information regarding segment reporting, see Note 15 - Segment Information.
Use of Estimates
In preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates used in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements include but are not limited to the following: revenue recognition, allowance for credit losses, inventory reserve, impairment of goodwill, intangible assets and long-lived assets, share-based compensation, useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, and estimation of contingencies. Management believes these estimates and assumptions provide a reasonable basis for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Basic and Diluted Earnings per Unit (“EPU”)
Basic EPU is calculated by dividing net income attributable to unitholders by the weighted average number of units of common units outstanding during the period. The Company does not have any potentially dilutive securities that would impact basic EPU.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenues are derived from multiple sources. The following are descriptions of its principal revenue generating activities.
Rental Revenue
Rental revenue is earned from the lease of rental production equipment, consisting principally of compressors. These rental contracts are accounted for as operating leases under the authoritative guidance for leases (“ASC 842”) and rental revenue is recognized as income is earned over the term of the rental agreement.
Our rental contract terms range from month-to-month up to 48 months and are typically billed at a fixed monthly rate while the equipment is in use by the customer. Payment for rentals is typically collected within 15-60 days. Monthly agreements are generally cancellable with 30-day notice by the customer.
Upon lease commencement, the Company evaluates the rental agreements to determine if they meet the criteria set forth in ASC 842 for classification as sales-type leases or direct financing leases; if a rental agreement meets none of these criteria, the Company classifies it as an operating lease. Based on the assessment of the lease classification criteria, all rental agreements have been classified as operating leases. As such, the underlying assets remain on our balance sheet within property, plant, and equipment and are depreciated consistently with other owned assets. Rental
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revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the rental and is included in rental revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company’s rental agreements generally include lease and non-lease components where the timing and pattern of transfer are the same. Non-lease components related to our lease arrangements, such as ongoing monitoring and maintenance services, are performed with the same timing and pattern of transfer for the lease component. Because the pattern of recognition of the non-lease components is the same as that of the lease component, the Company has elected the practical expedient, in accordance with ASC 842, to combine all lease and non-lease components as a single component. The Company has determined that the rental of equipment is the predominant component of the rental agreement and therefore has accounted for these transactions entirely in accordance with ASC 842.
The Company has included several stipulations within its agreements with customers to protect its assets and mitigate risk of loss during the rental period. The primary method is through Company operation of the units including ongoing monitoring and maintenance. Contracts contain a clause for customer liability should any damage or loss to the units occur during customer oversight or operational control. Many contracts include a requirement for customers to ensure a small percentage of the asset or pay a premium if they elect not to insure the asset.
Sales Revenue
The Company accounts for sales revenue in accordance with ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), and all subsequent amendments issued thereafter. Sales revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods. The principles in ASC 606 are applied using a five-step model that includes (1) identifying the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied. ASC 606 also requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
Sales revenue is measured as the amount of fixed consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for transferring products to our customers. Our contracts with customers typically contain a single performance obligation to provide agreed-upon products. We do not assess whether promised goods are performance obligations if they are immaterial in the context of the contract with the customer. Sales revenue is recognized when our performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, at the amount we expect to be entitled when control of the products is transferred to our customers.
Payment for sales revenue is typically collected within 15-60 days. Since the period between sale of the product and receipt of payment is not expected to exceed one year, we have elected not to
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calculate or disclose a financing component for our customer contracts. We do not incur any material costs of obtaining contracts. Sales revenue generally does not include right of return or other significant post-delivery obligations.
Below are the three categories of what primarily contributes to the Company’s sales revenue:
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Equipment and compressors. For sales of equipment based on firm purchase orders or sales contacts, sales revenue is recognized when fabrication of the equipment is completed, it is segregated and ready for customer pickup and the customer has been notified. The completion notification includes the invoice for the sale, which represents a right to payment from the customer. At that point, risks and rewards of ownership transfer to the customer per the terms of the contract. Product delivery, including shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight, is the responsibility of the customer. While the customer is arranging transportation of the equipment, it remains in the Company’s physical possession with a unique customer identification number in a separate location. The Company does not have the contractual right to direct the use of the product or direct it to another customer. The length of time between the completion notification and product delivery typically ranges from 2-14 days.
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Oil & gas products and parts. As it relates to the sale of oil & gas products, the Company has a single performance obligation associated with these contracts – the manufacture and sale of the contracted good to the customer. Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized upon satisfaction of the performance obligation, which occurs point-in-time upon transfer of control of the product upon delivery to the customer. The transaction price (i.e., the amount that the Company has the right to under the terms of the sales contract with the customer) is the standalone sales price of each individual good and is typically settled within 30-45 days of the satisfaction of the performance obligation. The Company treats shipping and handling activities as a fulfillment activity, and the costs are recognized in cost of sales. With respect to taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are imposed upon sales transactions and collected by the Company from its customers, the Company’s policy is to exclude such amounts from revenues. Payment for sales is typically collected within 15-70 days.
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Maintenance and repair services. The Company performs maintenance and repair services for gas lift systems, plunger lift systems, and plunger assisted gas lift systems as well as services related to downhole fluid recovery, spooling, capillary, downhole tool installation and removal and other related activities. As it relates to oil & gas services, the Company has a single performance obligation associated with these contracts – the completion of the contracted service. Revenue from the sale of services is recognized upon satisfaction of the performance obligation, which occurs point-in-time upon completion of the service, which typically occurs within 1-3 days from the date the services commence. The transaction price for services (i.e., the amount that the Company has the right to under the terms of the service contract with the customer) is the standalone price of each service completed and
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charged to the customer. The transaction price is typically settled within 30-45 days of the satisfaction of the performance obligation. With respect to taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are imposed upon service transactions and collected by the Company from its customer, the Company’s policy is to exclude such amounts from revenues.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents our third-party revenue from contracts with customers by reportable segment (see Note 15 – Segment Information) and disaggregated by major product and service lines, timing of revenue recognition, and geographical markets for the year ended December 31, 2024 (in thousands):
Major Product/Service Lines
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Geographical Markets
(1) All of revenue for these service lines are recognized in accordance with ASC 842 as described within the Revenue Recognition section above.
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The following table presents our third-party revenue from contracts with customers by reportable segment (see Note 15 – Segment Information) and disaggregated by major product and service lines, timing of revenue recognition, and geographical markets for the year ended December 31, 2023 (in thousands):
Major Product/Service Lines
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Geographical Markets
International — — — —
(1) All of revenue for these service lines are recognized in accordance with ASC 842 as described within the Revenue Recognition section above.
The following table presents our third-party revenue from contracts with customers by reportable segment (see Note 15 – Segment Information) and disaggregated by major product and service lines, timing of revenue recognition, and geographical markets for the year ended December 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Major Product/Service Lines
Timing of Revenue Recognition
Geographical Markets
International — — — —
(1) All of revenue for these service lines are recognized in accordance with ASC 842 as described within the Revenue Recognition section above.
Customer Concentration
No customer in the Natural Gas Technologies segment accounted for 10% or more of consolidated trade receivable as of December 31, 2024. One customer in the Natural Gas Technologies segment accounted for approximately 39% of consolidated trade receivables as of December 31, 2023.
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No customer in the Production Solutions accounted for 10% or more of consolidated trade receivables as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
One customer in the Natural Gas Technologies segment accounted for approximately 11%, 17% and 10% of total consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
No customer in the Production Solutions segment accounted for at least 10% of total consolidated revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Vendor Concentration
No vendor in the Natural Gas Technologies segment accounted for at least 10% of purchases for the year ended December 31, 2024. Two vendors in the Natural Gas Technologies segment accounted for approximately 32% and 22% of purchases for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
No vendor in the Production Solutions segment accounted for at least 10% of purchases for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
The Company believes alternatives to these vendors are available.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. From time to time, the cash balance in the Company’s bank accounts may exceed amounts covered by insurance provided by the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”). Certain subsidiaries of the Company transfer any excess cash to pay down the senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which is then drawn on for cash on an as needed basis. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had no cash designated as restricted cash.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable are stated at amounts management expects to collect from outstanding balances. The Company’s accounts receivable are due from customers who rent or purchase products from the Company. The Company then bills its customers in accordance with contractual agreements. Generally, receivables from customers are uncollateralized and unsecured.
The trade accounts receivable is recorded net of an allowance for credit losses. The allowance for credit losses is based upon the amount of losses expected to be incurred in the collection of these accounts pursuant to the guidance outlined in Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”, “Topic 326”, or ”ASC 326”). The estimated losses are calculated using the loss rate method based upon a review of outstanding receivables, including specific accounts, related aging, and on historical collection experience
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based on the invoice due date. These allowances reflect the Company's estimate of the amount of receivables that will be deemed uncollectible based on historical write-off experience and, as applicable, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability. The Company's estimate is subject to change based on evolving circumstances, including factors affecting the economy or in the circumstances of individual customers. In addition, specific accounts are written off against the allowance when management determines the account is uncollectible.
The balance of allowance for credit losses amounted to $1.2 million and $1.3 million as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The following table summarizes the change in the accounts receivable allowance for credit losses for the periods presented (in thousands):
As of December 31,
Acquired from 2024 Business Combination 377 —
Accounts receivable allowance for credit losses, end of period $ 1,169 $ 1,259
The following table provides information about accounts receivable and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (in thousands):
As of December 31,
Contract liabilities represent consideration received or consideration which is unconditionally due from customers prior to transferring goods or services to the customer under the terms of the contract and is included within deferred revenue in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
The following table presents a reconciliation of contract liabilities (in thousands):
As of December 31,
Contract liabilities, beginning of period $ 1,515 $ 1,941
Deposits acquired from 2024 Business Combination 4,628 —
Contract liabilities, end of period $ 8,002 $ 1,515
The Company does not disclose the aggregate transaction price for remaining performance obligations, generally because either the revenue from the satisfaction of the performance obligations is recognized in the amount invoiced or the original expected duration of the contract is one year or less.
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Inventory
Inventory is composed principally of artificial lift products and the associated parts and materials necessary to construct these products as well as natural gas compressors to be sold and the associated parts and materials used to construct, repair and maintain these products. Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Production Solutions inventory is measured using the first in, first out (FIFO) costing method and average costing method. Natural Gas Technologies inventory is measured using the average costing method, which is based on historical purchases at an individual item level. The cost of fabrication of compressor packages, including labor and shop overhead, is charged to cost of sales during the period in which revenue from sale of such equipment is recognized.
The Company regularly reviews inventory quantities on hand and records provisions for excess or obsolete inventory based primarily on historical usage, estimated product demand, market conditions and technological developments.
During the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded charges of $1.8 million, $2.5 million and $0.3 million respectively, to write down slow moving inventory, perform cost adjustments and physical adjustments. These charges are included within cost of sales in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment, net are stated at cost. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is provided over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets or groups of assets, primarily using the straight-line method. Any property, plant and equipment acquired in connection with a business combination will be recorded at its fair value as of the acquisition date and depreciated over its remaining economic useful life using the straight-line method.
Expenditures for additions, major renewals, and betterments are capitalized, and expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to earnings as incurred. The estimated useful lives of major asset categories are as follows:
Buildings 40 years
Compressor and related equipment 10-15 years
Machinery and equipment 3-15 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment 3-7 years
Software 3-5 years
Vehicles 5 years
Land Unlimited
Leasehold improvements Lesser of useful life or lease term
When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and the applicable accumulated depreciation is removed from the respective accounts and the resulting gain or loss is reflected in earnings.
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Long-lived assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of long-lived assets, the recoverability test is performed using undiscounted future net cash flows of assets grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. If the undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, the asset is deemed impaired. The amount of the impairment is measured as the difference between carrying value and the fair value of the asset. The Company concluded that there were no indicators evident or other circumstances present that these assets were not recoverable and accordingly, no impairment charges of long-lived assets were recognized in 2024, 2023 or 2022.
Internally Developed Software
Certain direct development costs associated with internally developed software are capitalized. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage for internal software programs are expensed as incurred, whereas costs incurred during the development stage of new software and for upgrades and enhancements for existing software programs that result in additional functionality are capitalized. Subsequent to capitalization, internally developed software is amortized over its estimated useful life through depreciation and amortization on the statement of operations. Impairment charges are taken as a result of circumstances that indicate that the carrying values of the assets are not fully recoverable. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized internally developed software amortization expense of $0.4 million. The Company had no amortization in connection with its internally developed software in 2023 and 2022.
Leases
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842. The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the arrangement and classifies it as an operating lease or finance lease. A right-of-use (“ROU”) asset (the right to use the leased item) and a financial liability to make lease payments are recognized at inception of the lease.
ROU assets are initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payment made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located, less any lease incentives received. The lease liability is based on the present value of unpaid lease payments over the lease term, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate.
Contracts may contain both lease and non-lease components. To the extent applicable, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to the lease and non-lease components based on their relative stand-alone prices. However, for leases of real property for which the Company
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is a lessee, it has elected not to separate lease and non-lease components and instead accounts for these as a single lease component. As a policy election, the Company elected to not include leases equal to or less than 12 months on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
The two components of operating lease expense, amortization and interest, are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term as a single expense element within depreciation and amortization on the consolidated statements of operations. For finance leases, interest on the accrued lease liability is recognized in interest expense, and amortization of ROU assets are recognized on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations within depreciation and amortization.
Goodwill
The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level. A reporting unit is the operating segment, or one level below that operating segment (the component level) if discrete financial information is prepared and regularly reviewed by segment management. However, components are aggregated as a single reporting unit if they have similar economic characteristics. For the purpose of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to each of the Company’s reporting units that are expected to benefit from the combination. The Company evaluates changes in its reporting structure to assess whether that change impacts the composition of one or more of its reporting units. If the composition of the Company’s reporting units’ changes, goodwill is reassigned between reporting units using the relative fair value allocation approach.
The Company performs its annual impairment test of goodwill on December 31, unless events or changes in circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred before that time. As part of its goodwill impairment test, the Company may first assess qualitative factors (including macroeconomic conditions, industry, and market considerations, cost factors and overall financial performance) to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of each of the Company's reporting units with goodwill was less than its carrying amount. If further testing is necessary or a quantitative test is elected, the Company performs a Step 1 analysis for goodwill impairment. In a Step 1 analysis, the Company considers the market approach, the income approach, or a combination of both. Under the market approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is based on quoted market prices of companies comparable to the reporting unit being valued. Under the income approach, the fair value of the reporting unit is based on the present value of estimated cash flows. The income approach is dependent on a number of significant management assumptions, including estimated future revenue growth rates, gross margin on sales, operating margins, capital expenditures, tax rates and discount rates.
If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the calculated fair value, an impairment charge is recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Additionally, the Company considers the income tax effect from any
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tax-deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit, if applicable, when measuring the goodwill impairment charge.
The Company assessed qualitative factors described above and concluded that there was no impairment of goodwill in 2024, 2023 or 2022.
Intangible Assets Other Than Goodwill
Intangible assets that have finite useful lives are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment losses, if any. Subsequent expenditures for intangible assets are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in the specific asset to which they relate. Amortization is recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets. The Company's intangible assets include customer relationships, developed technology and trade name assets which are amortized using the straight-line method over their respective estimated useful lives below:
Trade Names 10 years
Customer Relationships 7-14 years
Non-compete agreement 3 years
Patent 20 years
Developed Technology 10-20 years
The Company reviews intangible assets subject to amortization at the relevant asset group level for impairment when circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an intangible asset is not recoverable and its carrying value exceeds its fair value.
Amortization of intangible assets is included in other depreciation and amortization on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company recorded no impairment of intangible assets during 2024, 2023, or 2022.
Share-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). The Company recognizes the share-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based on the estimated fair value of the share-based award at the grant date. The share-based awards are classified as equity and are accounted for as a capital contribution from the Members. The share-based compensation expense is included within selling and general administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
The Company estimates grant date fair value using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which requires management to make certain assumptions with respect to selected model inputs, such as: (i) the calculation of expected term of the award, (ii) the expected stock price volatility, (iii) the risk-free interest rate, and (iv) expected dividends, if any.
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The expected term represents the period that the share-based awards are expected to be outstanding. The Company determines the expected term using the simplified method as provided by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The simplified method deems the term to be the average of the time-to-vesting and the contractual life of the share-based awards. Since the Company’s shares are not publicly or privately traded, expected volatility is estimated based on the average historical volatility of similar entities with publicly traded shares. The risk-free rate for the expected term of the options is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve at the date of the grant. Forfeitures are recognized as they occur. For more discussion, see Note 11 – Share-based compensation.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company uses valuation approaches that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible. A three-tiered hierarchy is established as a basis for considering such assumptions and for inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value. This hierarchy requires that the Company use observable market data, when available, and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value:
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Level 1 Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
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Level 2 Observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
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Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
Income Taxes
The Company is not a tax paying entity for federal income tax purposes, and thus no provision for federal income taxes has been recognized. Income of the Company is taxed to the members of the parent in their respective returns. The Company is subject to Texas state margin tax based on gross profit. Accordingly, a provision and liability for the Texas margin tax has been included within provision for income taxes and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets, respectively. Texas state margin tax had been included within other expense in the previously issued financial statements. The Company reclassified the prior years' Texas margin tax amounts to be included within provision for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations in order to conform with the current year's presentation. Texas margin tax for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were $1.2 million, $0.4 million, and $0.3 million, respectively.
The Company believes that all significant tax positions utilized by the Company will more likely than not be sustained upon examination. As of December 31, 2024, the tax years that remain subject to examination by the major tax jurisdictions under the statute of limitations are from the year 2017 forward (with limited exceptions). Tax penalties and interest, if any, would be accrued as incurred and would be classified as tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
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Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which improves reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments in this update require public companies to disclose on an annual and interim basis, significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) and require that a public entity disclose, on an annual and interim basis, an amount for other segment items by reportable segment and a description of its composition. In addition, the amendment requires that a public entity provide all annual disclosures about a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets currently required in interim periods and require that a public entity disclose the title and position of the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measure(s) of segment profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The guidance is effective for fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this standard did not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements, other than the newly required disclosures. See Note 15 - Segment Information for significant expense categories and amounts for each reportable segment that are reviewed by the CODM.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which requires disclosure of disaggregated income taxes paid, prescribes standard categories for the components of the effective tax rate reconciliation, and modifies other income tax-related disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and December 15, 2025 for all other entities. ASU 2023-09 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively, and allows for early adoption. These requirements do not currently impact these financial statements, however, to the extent the Company's registration statement is declared effective these requirements may have an impact on the Company's income tax disclosures. The Company does not intend to early adopt ASU 2023-09. The impact of adoption will be assessed at the time that the Company is subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”).
In March 2024, FASB issued ASU No. 2024-01, Compensation- Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope Application of Profits Interest and Similar Awards. ASU 2024-01 provides an illustrative example that includes four fact patterns to demonstrate how an entity should apply the scope guidance in paragraph 718-10-15-3 to determine whether a profits interest award should be accounted for in accordance with Topic 718. ASU 2024-01 is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024 and December 15, 2025 for all other entities. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-01 on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. ASU 2024-03 requires companies to disclose, in the notes to the financial statements, specific information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period. This includes disclosing amounts related to employee compensation, depreciation, and intangible asset amortization. In addition, companies will need to provide qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. ASU 2024-03 is effective for public business entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Implementation of ASU 2024-03 may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2024-03 to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 – Business Combinations
2024 Business Combination
On June 20, 2024, the 2024 Business Combination was completed and accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting under ASC 805. The results of operations are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations from the date of the acquisition. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets and liabilities have been recorded at their respective estimated fair values as of the date of closing and reported into the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Preliminary fair value measurements were made for acquired assets and liabilities, and adjustments to those measurements may be made in subsequent periods (up to one year from the acquisition date) as information necessary to complete the fair value analysis is obtained. The measurements associated with working capital, property, plant and equipment, and the allocation of certain intangible assets are preliminary as of the date these financial statements are available to be issued. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, and other net working capital accounts approximate their fair values due to their nature or the short-term maturity of instruments. The acquired debt was determined to approximate fair value as the terms were commensurate with current market terms. The acquired leases were accounted for in accordance with ASC 842. The fair value of the intangible assets acquired was determined using variations of the income approach that utilizes unobservable inputs classified as Level 3 measurements.
Customer relationships were valued using a form of the income approach referred to as the excess earnings method. This approach is based on forecasted revenue expected from the acquired customers, accounting for the loss of customers over time. Projected income from existing customer relationships was determined using a customer retention rate of 97% for both Flowco Productions and Flogistix. The present value of operating cash flows from existing customers was determined using discount rates of 23% and 19% for Flogistix and Flowco Productions, respectively.
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The trade name and developed technology were valued using the relief-from-royalty method. This method is based on the application of a royalty rate to forecasted revenue to quantify the benefit of owning the intangible asset rather than paying a royalty for use of the asset. To estimate royalty savings over time, the Company projected revenue from the acquired existing technology over the estimated remaining life of the technology, including the effect of assumed technological obsolescence, before applying an assumed royalty rate. The Company assumed technological obsolescence at rates of 5% and 10% annually for Flogistix and Flowco Productions, respectively, before applying an assumed royalty rate between 1.5% and 5% for Flogistix, and 2.5% and 5% for Flowco Productions.
The fair value of inventory was determined using a form of the top-down approach known as the comparative sales method. This method begins with estimating the selling price of the acquired finished goods which utilizes the respective royalty rates defined above, and then deducts the costs and profits related to manufacturing and disposal efforts. The fair value of property and equipment was determined using a combination of replacement cost and indirect cost.
Flowco Productions is a provider of artificial lift products, which offer early intervention and long-term solutions for enhanced oil and gas recovery. The financial results of Flowco Productions are included in the Production Solutions reporting segment.
Flogistix operates in the business of capturing natural gas from tanks and other production equipment for its customers primarily through providing natural gas compression equipment and services, along with improving natural gas and crude oil production. The financial results of Flogistix are included in the Natural Gas Technologies reporting segment.
The Company paid $1,250 of transaction related expenses, which were expensed as incurred and included within selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
The 2024 Business Combination was achieved through the contributions of Flowco Productions and Flogistix in exchange for 2,600,000 and 2,300,000 Class A units, respectively. Estis was determined to be the accounting acquirer and therefore is not included in the consideration transferred. 5,100,000 Class A units were issued to Estis Member in exchange for 1,000 units of the predecessor, which have been reflected retrospectively.
The total purchase price for the 2024 Business Combination was $854.6 million consisting of $399.8 million relating to Flogistix and $454.8 million relating to Flowco Productions. The value of the consideration was equivalent to the enterprise value of the underlying businesses which were determined using the guideline public company method market approach. Goodwill is recognized as the excess of consideration over the net assets acquired of Flowco Productions and Flogistix and represents the value derived from the assembled workforce, established processes, and expected future market growth. In the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2024, the Company identified an adjustment to the fair value of the acquired intangible assets resulting in a decrease
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to the fair value of goodwill of $17.8 million and $3.0 million for Flogistix and Flowco Productions, respectively, with a corresponding increase to the intangible assets related to the respective entities. These adjustment were not considered measurement period adjustments.
The following table presents the consideration transferred and preliminary fair value of Flogistix assets acquired and liabilities assumed in accordance with ASC 805 (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents $ 193
Accounts receivable - trade, net 18,104
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,551
Property, plant and equipment 357,443
Finance lease right-of-use assets 8,629
Operating lease right-of-use assets 9,763
Other assets 358
Accounts payable - Trade (18,143 )
Accrued expenses (9,495 )
Current portion of finance lease obligations (2,356 )
Current portion of operating lease obligations (3,579 )
Deferred revenue (4,085 )
Operating lease obligations, net of current portion (6,172 )
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion (6,506 )
Identifiable net assets acquired 333,440
Total consideration transferred $ 399,765
The following table presents the consideration transferred and preliminary fair value of Flowco Productions assets acquired and liabilities assumed in accordance with ASC 805 (in thousands):
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,895
Accounts receivable - trade, net 42,999
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,565
Property, plant and equipment 28,608
Finance lease right-of-use assets 6,102
Operating lease right-of-use assets 5,151
Other assets 300
Accounts payable - Trade (11,119 )
Accrued expenses (15,534 )
Current portion of finance lease obligations (3,225 )
Current portion of operating lease obligations (2,179 )
Operating lease obligations, net of current portion (2,972 )
Finance lease obligations, net of current portion (2,877 )
Identifiable net assets acquired 274,978
Total consideration transferred $ 454,863
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Identifiable intangible assets and their amortization periods are estimated as follows (in thousands):
Cost Basis Useful Life (years)
Flogistix
FPS
$66.3 million of Flogistix goodwill was recognized within the Natural Gas Technology segment and $179.9 million of Flowco Productions goodwill was recognized within the Productions Solutions segment in the consolidated balance sheet. The Company determined the useful life of the customer relationships using a form of the income approach referred to as excess earnings method. This approach is based on forecasted revenue expected from the acquired customers, accounting for the loss of customers over time. The Company determined the useful life of the trade name based on anticipated future use of the trade name and industry norms. The Company determined the useful life of the developed technology on the basis of the obsolescence factor and long-term projections for U.S. gross domestic product (“GDP”) and consumer price index (“CPI”) and the understanding of the current and expected future state of the technology.
The following table (in thousands) presents certain unaudited pro forma financial information for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, as if the 2024 Business Combination had been completed on January 1, 2023. Net Sales and net income of Flogistix in the historical consolidated statements of operations for the period from June 20, 2024 to December 31, 2024 were $125.7 million and $18.4 million, respectively. Net Sales and net income of Flowco Productions in the historical consolidated statements of operations for the period from June 20, 2024 to December 31, 2024 were $135.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively. These unaudited pro forma results may not necessarily reflect the actual results of operations that would have been achieved, nor are they necessarily indicative of future results of operations. The unaudited pro forma information reflects adjustments for depreciation and amortization resulting from the fair value step-up of property, plant and equipment and the intangible assets acquired, recognition of incremental costs due to the fair value step-up for inventory acquired, and the reduction in interest expense from elimination of deferred financing costs.
Year Ended December 31,
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Other Business Combination
On October 25, 2024, the Company completed the acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in an oilfield services company located in Midland, Texas, for a total purchase price of $7.0 million. This acquisition consists primarily of machinery and equipment and certain intangible assets related to customer relationships contract and intellectual property. This acquisition is complementary to the Company's existing oilfield service presence already in the area and provides additional service capacity in a region where producers are actively drilling for crude oil and natural gas.
This acquisition was accounted for as a business combination which, among other things, requires assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at their acquisition date fair values. The agreement also contained a contingent liability in the form of an earnout arrangement whereby the Company is contractually obligated to pay the seller if certain operating conditions are met. This contingent liability has been included as part of the consideration given up at the closing of this acquisition. The excess of consideration given up over the net fair values was recorded to goodwill.
The purchase price and assessment of the fair value of the assets acquired were as follows (in thousands):
Property, plant and equipment $ 2,363
Intangible assets 3,928
Earnout liability (548 )