Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call

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Overview: Solaris reported results for a challenging 2020 amid COVID-19 impacts on completions activity, which halted early in the year before ramping in H2. The company maintained a debt-free balance sheet, generated positive free cash flow, and sustained its dividend. Q4 benefited from improved commodity prices. Management highlighted innovation, including a new patent-pending hydrated delivery system replacing traditional blenders.

Financial Performance (Q4 2020)

  • Revenue: Over $25 million (up 23% sequentially from Q3 2020, driven by higher activity and last-mile services with trucking components).
  • Adjusted EBITDA: Nearly $5 million.
  • Free Cash Flow: Approximately $4 million (positive for the full year 2020, consistent with prior years despite challenges).
  • Full-year 2020 context: Most difficult year in company history; focused on cost discipline, safety, and service quality while remaining debt-free and dividend-paying.

Operational Metrics (Q4 2020)

  • Average fully utilized systems: 42 (24% sequential increase from Q3 2020).
  • Total proppant systems deployed: 85 (with varying utilization; 42 reflects equivalent daily revenue-generating systems for modeling).
  • Last-mile services growth contributed to revenue but similar margins on a dollar basis to system rentals.

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Operator: Good day, and welcome to the Solaris Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast. All participants will be in listen-only mode. After today’s presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. Please note, today’s event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Yvonne Fletcher, Senior Vice President, Finance and Investor Relations. Please go ahead, ma’am. Yvonne Fletcher: Thanks, Rocco. Good morning, and welcome to the Solaris Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. I’m joined today by our Chairman and CEO, Bill Zartler; and our President and CFO, Kyle Ramachandran. Bill Zartler: Thank you, Yvonne, and good morning, and thanks everyone, for joining us today. 2020 was without a doubt the most challenging year in our company's history, and I'm proud of how the Solaris team managed through it. 2021 appears to start off with an interesting twist, and we want to make sure that all of your families and friends are safe following last week's unprecedented cold weather, resulting in loss of power and water for many members of our community. While much infrastructure is operational, again, the full impact of this weather event are still not completely known, as many people wait to repair damage to homes and property, and many still do not have access to clean running water. We have overcome so much over the last several years, and we will work with our employees, customers, and communities, to ensure a quick return to

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