U.S. Well Services, Inc.

NasdaqCM:USWS Stock Report

Market Cap: US$95.1m

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U.S. Well Services Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Kyle O'Neill

Chief executive officer

US$1.1m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage39.36%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha Aug 04

U.S. Well Services announces 1-for-6 reverse stock split

U.S. Well Services (NASDAQ:USWS) trades 7.8% down premarket after it said it is executing a reverse stock split, effective Aug.4, 2022; holders will receive 1 post-split share for every 6 pre-split shares of Class A common stock. The split is mainly for bringing the company into compliance with the minimum bid price requirement for maintaining its listing on the Nasdaq. Stock will start trading on split-adjusted basis from Aug.5, after market opens. In June last week, the company announced it would be acquired by ProFrac in a stock-for-stock transaction with an exchange ratio of 0.0561 shares of ProFrac Class A Common Stock for each share of USWS Class A common stock. Now with stock split effect, holders of USWS Class A common stock will be entitled to receive 0.3366 shares of ProFrac Class A Common Stock for each share of USWS Class A common stock. Transaction is expected to close in Q4 of 2022.
Seeking Alpha May 31

U.S. Well Services: Little Clean Frac Player That Can Go Big

USWS has embarked on a plan to rapidly grow their active clean fleet count - 1Q22 is the near term nadir with plans to double by year end. Longer term contracts have been signed at increasingly attractive rates. The balance sheet is overlevered but it is manageable and should look far less stretched next year. The company is garnering less sellside attention than it should just as it achieves waypoint after waypoint with a strong macro tailwind.
Seeking Alpha Feb 14

U.S. Well Services: Risk Factors Can Trump The Optimism

USWS has retired all its conventional pressure pumping fleets and now operates with electric fleets only. Although the fleet count has reduced significantly since 2021, it plans to add four more by Q3 2022. However, the company faces many obstacles, including low fleet count, low fixed cost absorption, and cost inflation. Despite the deleveraging initiatives, the financial risks remain high due to negative shareholders' equity and negative cash flows.
Seeking Alpha Dec 01

U.S. Well Services Closes Another Weak Quarter And I'm Still Bearish

The company booked a loss of $15.2 million in Q3 2021 as interest expenses topped $10 million. Net debt is over $300 million and the shareholders’ equity is deep in the red. The fracking fleet sector has significant capital requirements and many companies, including U.S. Well Services, have struggled to generate profits even during good years. I continue to be bearish, and the short borrow fee rate stands at 14.4% as of the time of writing.
Seeking Alpha Aug 24

Revisiting U.S. Well Services: The Situation Looks Dire And I'm Still Bearish

The company has debts of close to $400 million and its shareholders’ equity is deeply in the red. In Q2 2021, the adjusted operating profit of U.S. Well Services was much lower than its interest expenses. The company recently closed a deal for $125.5 million of 16% convertible senior secured (Third Lien) PIK notes and I think its future is bleak. I continue to be bearish and the short borrow fee rate stands at 2.88% as of the time of writing.
Analysis Article Jan 27

How Much Did U.S. Well Services'(NASDAQ:USWS) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Year?

U.S. Well Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ:USWS ) shareholders will doubtless be very grateful to see the share price up 209% in...

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kyle O'Neill's remuneration changed compared to U.S. Well Services's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$76m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$78m

Dec 31 2021US$1mUS$420k

-US$79m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$88m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$90m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$104m

Dec 31 2020US$2mUS$357k

-US$247m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$242m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$248m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$244m

Dec 31 2019US$4mUS$420k

-US$95m

Compensation vs Market: Kyle's total compensation ($USD1.07M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD765.64K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kyle's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Kyle O'Neill

less than a year
Tenure
US$1,067,057
Compensation

Mr. Kyle P. O'Neill serves as Director of U.S. Well Services, Inc. since May 20, 2022. He had been Chief Financial Officer of U.S.Well Services, Inc. since November 9, 2018 until April 30, 2022 and serves...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joel Broussard
Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board10.8yrsUS$2.14m0.73%
$ 690.5k
Kyle O'Neill
Presidentless than a yearUS$1.07m0.14%
$ 130.1k
Joshua Shapiro
Senior VP & CFOless than a yearno data0.012%
$ 11.1k
Jasper Antolin
Controller & Principal Accounting Officer1.9yrsno data0.0030%
$ 2.8k
Erin Simonson
VP & Corporate Secretaryno datano datano data
Jeffrey McPherson
Vice President of Operationsno dataUS$314.75kno data
0.6yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: USWS's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joel Broussard
Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board10.8yrsUS$2.14m0.73%
$ 690.5k
Kyle O'Neill
Presidentless than a yearUS$1.07m0.14%
$ 130.1k
David Treadwell
Lead Independent Director5.7yrsUS$220.65k0.50%
$ 479.8k
David Matlin
Director6.8yrsno data3.77%
$ 3.6m
Ryan Carroll
Independent Director4yrsno datano data
Richard Burnett
Independent Director3.9yrsUS$220.65k0.034%
$ 32.4k
Steve Habachy
Independent Director2.7yrsUS$165.49k0.022%
$ 21.0k
Eddie Watson
Independent Director4yrsUS$165.49k0.026%
$ 24.3k
Adam Klein
Independent Director4yrsno datano data
4.0yrs
Average Tenure
51.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: USWS's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2022/11/02 08:30
End of Day Share Price 2022/10/31 00:00
Earnings2022/06/30
Annual Earnings2021/12/31

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

U.S. Well Services, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
null nullJohnson Rice & Company, L.L.C.
Donald CristJohnson Rice & Company, L.L.C.
Ian MacPhersonPiper Sandler Companies