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Annual Report 2018

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES
ANNUAL REPORT 

2018

FLOTEK INDUSTIRES

Mission

Flotek Industries Inc. partners 
with our clients to provide 
prescriptive, performance-
enhancing chemistry technology 
that adds value to our clients’ 
assets and bottom lines. 

and interactions, and caring for our 

clients’ resources as if they were our own. 

Character of the organization and its people 

matters greatly at Flotek and our values will 

not be compromised. We are committed to 

delivering the highest standards of quality, 

Driven by research and innovation, our 

loyalty and service to be the best partners to 

mission is to build trusted relationships with 

key industries where our technologies and 

our clients — we do that by communicating 

services make a difference. 

honestly, upholding integrity in our data 

APPLYING INNOVATIVE CHEMISTRY

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FROM THE CEO

Letter to Shareholders

John Chisholm, CEO

Dear fellow shareholders,

Over the past several years, the North 

Entering 2018, we saw the potential for 

American oil and gas industry has seen one of 

improvements in oil and gas fundamentals 

the most disruptive periods in recent history as 

despite the continued dynamic backdrop of 

E&P companies seek to better capitalize on the 

the industry. Now more than ever before, oil 

dynamic conditions of the market, including 

and gas operators are squarely focused on 

the burgeoning opportunities offered through 

generating cash and delivering returns to 

exploitation of unconventional shale. Given 

shareholders through a combination of capital 

this environment, in 2017, Flotek initiated and 

efficiency and investment in value-added 

completed a significant transformation that 

technologies that optimize production. Custom 

included divestment of non-core businesses 

chemistry prescribed for unique reservoir 

and aggressive cost reduction. Through these 

characteristics provides an important solution 

wide-ranging initiatives, we exited 2017 as an 

as it results in greater production, mitigates 

asset-light, specialty chemistry technology 

the negative effects of parent-child well 

company primarily focused on working directly 

communication and promotes continuous 

with the end-users of our products in the 

production through enhanced waterflooding 

energy, consumer & industrial and flavor & 

programs, to name a few key benefits.  

fragrance industries. 

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Flotek Patent 
Portfolio

Operators’ ongoing demand for improved 

well economics and pricing transparency 

is driving a paradigm shift in the business 

model to decouple the completion process. 

This move to self-sourcing consumables 

first began with diesel, moved heavily to 

proppants in 2018 and is gaining momentum 

in chemistry as operators, regardless of size, 

are expanding and accelerating their efforts 

are tailored to the unique characteristics of 

to source chemistries directly. As a result, 

the reservoir to increase fluid mobility by 

during 2018 we continued to align more closely 

modifying capillary pressures, contact angle 

with our clients — both operators and service 

and interfacial tension. CnF® chemistries are 

companies — to best position the Company for 

based on naturally sustainable and non-toxic 

long-term success through expansion of our 

citrus oils that improve well performance and 

unique portfolio of proprietary products and 

productivity, thereby increasing operators’ 

enhancement of our understanding of fluid 

return on investment.

system design and applications.

During 2018, the Company celebrated the 10-year  

I N N O VAT I N G F O R T H E F U T U R E

anniversary of the first patent granted for 

At its core, Flotek is driven by innovation. 

For more than a decade, we have developed 

leading-edge technologies and products 

designed to meet the complex needs of our 

clients. Leveraging our best-in-class, in-house 

technical capabilities offered through our 

Global Research & Innovation Center, at the 

end of 2018, Flotek had 123 granted or pending 

patents. This included 22 patents granted in 

2018, which was the largest number granted 

in a single year in the Company’s history, and 

another clear indicator of Flotek’s continued 

excellence in the innovation of new chemical 

CnF®. Over the past decade, we have developed 

more than 50 CnF® formulations that have 

helped Flotek’s clients address challenges 

in the lifecycle of the reservoir and field — 

from drilling to cementing to completion and 

stimulation activity designed to maximize 

recovery in both new and mature fields. 

Over the past year, we released numerous 

performance analyses of CnF®, demonstrating 

the effectiveness of our chemistries across a 

variety of basins and reservoirs and applications 

including completions, remediation, frac hits and 

enhanced waterflooding. 

solutions. Of the patents granted in 2018, 20 

Flotek’s heritage has been built upon CnF®, 

were associated with our Complex nano-Fluid® 

which is a premium technology underpinned 

(CnF®) flagship line of technologies, which 

by extensive Research & Innovation (R&I) 

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that drives performance-enhancing results. 

allows Flotek the opportunity to accelerate the 

Recognizing the evolving needs of our clients 

development of optimal designs and applications 

and the marketplace, in 2018, we also introduced 

of our fluid systems, while delivering full 

MicroSolv™ — a new line of stimulation 

chemistry experience to our clients. 

chemistries designed to deliver enhanced 

cost-effective performance over conventional 

surfactants by a significant margin. The 

product lowers interfacial tension, mitigates 

water blockages, reduces surface tension, aids 

flowback of water-based frac fluids, improves 

clean-up and reduces formation damage 

created by phase trapping. The introduction of 

MicroSolv™ expanded the Company’s patented 

and conventional chemistry solutions we 

prescribe and deliver directly to clients.

P R E S C R I P T I V E F L U I D S Y S T E M S :  D E L I V E R E D 
D I R E C T LY T O T H E  W E L L S I T E

Client adoption has been strong as PCM®-

related revenue was the majority of our 

domestic revenue in 2018 as compared to less 

than 25% in 2017. In addition, we have seen 

increased pull-through of our proprietary 

value-added chemistries via our PCM® 

platform, as well as growth in revenue per 

client. While the transition to a full-service 

delivery model impacted our operating margins 

in 2018, we expect to benefit from increased 

efficiencies in logistics and other aspects 

of our operations during the second half of 

2019 as a result of strategic changes we are 

Most operators today optimize their completion 

implementing in the first half of the year.

designs on a region-by-region basis, which is 

why we have deepened our in-basin technical 

knowledge base, fluid applications expertise and 

logistics capabilities. In 2018, we transitioned 

the majority of our business from delivering to 

centralized in-basin locations to a full-service 

provider of reservoir-centric fluid systems 

delivered directly to our clients at the wellsite. 

This holistic approach, which is the basis of our 

Prescriptive Chemistry Management® (PCM®) 

platform, allows Flotek to work hand-in-hand 

with clients to achieve the full value of our 

chemistry offerings. This includes CnF® and 

other products that address a wide range of 

reservoir and geologic challenges and price 

points. This close partnership with clients also 

A D I S C I P L I N E D A P P R O A C H T O   
G R O W T H & P R O F I TA B I L I T Y

Concurrent with our strategic initiatives 

designed to augment our value-added 

technology offerings and evolve our business 

model to one that is better positioned to thrive 

in a dynamic and increasingly fragmented 

environment, this past year we took further 

steps to significantly adjust our cost structure. 

I am pleased to report that during 2018 we 

reduced collective spending on G&A and 

research and innovation by $13 million, or 23%, 

from full-year 2017 levels. During the first 

half of 2019, we are executing on a number of 

identified opportunities to further reduce costs 

and ensure our long-term success. 

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Aggressively Reducing 
Fixed Cost Structure

U N L O C K I N G S H A R E H O L D E R VA L U E

In the fourth quarter of 2018, considerable 

effort was focused on the negotiation and 

due diligence that led to the sale of Florida 

Chemical to Archer Daniels Midland Company 

(ADM) for $175 million in the first quarter of 

2019. With the closing of the transaction, Flotek 

established itself as a pure play and leading 

provider of high-performance chemistry 

solutions to the upstream oil and gas industry. 

Over the past few years, we felt the combined 

value of our Consumer and Industrial 

Chemistry Technologies and Energy Chemistry 

Technologies segments had not been broadly 

appreciated outside Flotek. To substantiate 

our internal view, in the middle of 2018, we 

began a process to discover and potentially 

unlock the value of the consumer and industrial 

part of our business. Around the same time, 

we began discussions with ADM concerning 

organic business opportunities. Through those 

discussions, it became clear that the future 

value of Florida Chemical’s industry-leading 

capabilities and growing presence might be 

In 2018, we also enhanced our corporate 

governance on multiple fronts, adding two 

new strategic and independent directors to 

Flotek’s Board of Directors (Board) following 

the departure of three long-standing directors, 

as well as appointing new chairpersons for 

each of the Board’s committees. Additionally, 

we restructured and enhanced our executive 

leadership team, including the addition of a 

highly-experienced Chief Financial Officer at 

the end of 2018. Since the beginning of 2019,  

we have taken further steps in our commitment 

to strong corporate governance. This includes 

separating the role of Chairman and Chief 

best realized in the hands of ADM.

Executive Officer effective as of the 2019 Annual 

Meeting. The Board and the executive team will 

continue to work closely together as we focus 

on further leveraging our core strengths in an 

environment of enhanced financial discipline.

ADM is a highly regarded Fortune 50 corporation 

recognized for its global leading presence in 

transforming crops into agricultural and food 

products, and Florida Chemical’s business 

aligns extremely well with their expanding 

nutrition and flavor and fragrance offerings. 

And, while the fit between ADM and Florida 

Chemical was convincing, it was also important 

to both parties that Flotek’s relationship with 

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Florida Chemical would continue going forward. 

These options could include returning capital 

As such, we entered into long-term reciprocal 

to shareholders, executing share buybacks, 

supply agreements with ADM that allow Flotek 

funding organic growth projects, making 

to secure critical supply of d-limonene for our 

additional investments in the business that 

ongoing operations.

increase long-term shareholder value and 

The transaction also provides the potential 

exploring other alternatives.

for important new opportunities for growth 

L E A D I N G I N P E R F O R M A N C E C H E M I S T R Y

in Flotek’s ongoing business, and we look 

forward to working closely with ADM to jointly 

explore and develop next-generation chemistry 

technologies for the oil and gas and agricultural 

industries. We will focus on high-value bio-

based chemistries that align with our current 

technology portfolio.

Importantly, we 
significantly increased our 
financial flexibility as a 
result of the transaction. 

Importantly, we significantly increased 

our financial flexibility as a result of the 

transaction. After transaction fees and working 

capital adjustments, as well as paying off 

all of our outstanding debt and associated 

accrued interest, net proceeds from the 

transaction were approximately $111 million. 

We have formed a committee comprised of 

key members of the Board and executive 

management to thoroughly evaluate and make 

recommendations to the Board on how to best 

deploy the net proceeds of the transaction. 

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Moving forward, we expect continued oil price 

volatility and are focused on managing our 

business in an approximate $50 per West Texas 

Intermediate (WTI) barrel price environment. 

Operators are facing diminishing returns as 

mechanical variables have reached, and in 

some cases exceeded, both their economic 

and technical limits in well completion designs 

and subsequent performance, which became 

increasingly clear throughout 2018. In this 

context, many operators are turning their 

attention progressively to utilizing custom 

chemistry as a means to optimizing exploitation 

of hydrocarbons from the reservoir and  

capital efficiency. 

We believe Flotek is ideally positioned for  

long-term success given our truly differentiated 

approach to fluid design and best-in-class 

innovation capabilities, and we will continue 

with renewed focus on effectively illustrating 

that value proposition to our clients and the 

industry as a whole. Critical to our future 

success is a deep base of technical expertise 

and fluid designs across multiple basins and we 

have responded by further integrating our team 

of technical experts — ranging from chemists 

We believe Flotek is ideally positioned for long-
term success given our truly differentiated 
approach to fluid design and best-in-class 
innovation capabilities, and we will continue 
with renewed focus on effectively illustrating 
that value proposition to our clients and the 
industry as a whole.

to reservoir engineers to geoscientists — into 

guidance provided by our Board. We likewise 

our sales processes. Our clients appreciate 

appreciate the continued support of our 

the deep understanding of the performance 

shareholders, and look forward to keeping you 

of our advanced chemistries, which have now 

apprised of our progress.

been applied over thousands of wells across a 

wide variety of basins and reservoirs, and we 

will continue to expand upon our broad base of 

Sincerely,

experience and portfolio of innovative solutions.

In closing, we believe Flotek is solidly positioned 

in an anticipated ongoing dynamic environment 

and we will leverage our best-in-class chemistry 

technologies and optimized cost position to 

best ensure our long-term success. I want 

to acknowledge the continued hard work and 

dedication of all of our employees and strategic 

John W. Chisholm 
Chairman, President & CEO  

Flotek Industries 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES 2018 ANNUAL REPORT

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to

Commission File Number 1-13270

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
10603 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. #300
Houston, TX
(Address of principal executive offices)

90-0023731
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

77064
(Zip Code)

(713) 849-9911
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value

Name of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark:

•      if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes 
•      if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes 
•      whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the 
preceding  12  months  (or  for  such  shorter  period  that  the  registrant  was  required  to  file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to  such  filing 
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes 

 No 

 No 

 No 

•      whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation 
S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). 
Yes 

 No 

•      if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be 
contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 
10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 

•      whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging 
growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” 
in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer 

Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company 

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with 
any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 
•      whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes 

 No 

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2018 (based on the closing market price on the 
NYSE Composite Tape on June 30, 2018) was approximately $150,815,000. At February 28, 2019, there were 57,350,015 outstanding shares of 
the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The information required in Part III of the Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement 
to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A for the registrant’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 1.

Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 1A. Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 2.

Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 3.

Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PART II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 
Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 6.

Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Item 9B. Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PART III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 11.

Executive Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters . . . .

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Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PART IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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SIGNATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Annual Report”), and 
in particular, Part II, Item 7 – “Management’s Discussion and 
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” 
contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of 
the safe harbor provisions, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-5, of the Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking 
statements  are  not  historical  facts  but  instead  represent  the 
Company’s current assumptions and beliefs regarding future 
events,  many  of  which,  by  their  nature,  are  inherently 
uncertain and outside the Company’s control. The forward-
looking statements contained in this Annual Report are based 
on information available as of the date of this Annual Report. 
The forward looking statements relate to future industry trends 
and economic conditions, forecast performance or results of 
current and future initiatives and the outcome of contingencies 
and other uncertainties that may have a significant impact on 
the Company’s business, future operating results and liquidity. 
These forward-looking statements generally are identified by 
words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” 
“intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “forecast,” “project” and similar 

expressions, or future-tense or conditional constructions such 
as  “will,”  “may,”  “should,”  “could”  and  “would,”  or  the 
negative  thereof  or  other  variations  thereon  or  comparable 
terminology. The Company cautions that these statements are 
merely predictions and are not to be considered guarantees of 
future  performance.  Forward-looking  statements  are  based 
upon current expectations and assumptions that are subject to 
risks and uncertainties that can cause actual results to differ 
materially  from  those  projected,  anticipated  or  implied. A 
detailed  discussion  of  potential  risks  and  uncertainties  that 
could cause actual results and events to differ materially from 
forward-looking  statements  include,  but  are  not  limited  to, 
those  discussed  in  Part  I,  Item 1A  –  “Risk  Factors”  of  this 
Annual Report and periodically in future reports filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

The Company has no obligation to publicly update or revise 
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new 
information or future events, except as required by law.

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PART I

Item 1. Business.

General

Flotek Industries, Inc. (“Flotek” or the “Company”) is a global, 
diversified,  technology-driven  company  that  develops  and 
supplies chemistry and services to the oil and gas industries. 
Flotek also supplied high value compounds to companies that 
make food and beverages, cleaning products, cosmetics, and 
other  products  that  are  sold  in  consumer  and  industrial 
markets,  classified  as  discontinued  operations  at  December 
31, 2018.

The Company was originally incorporated in the Province of 
British  Columbia  on  May 17,  1985.  In  October 2001, the 
Company  moved  the  corporate  domicile  to  Delaware  and 
effected  a  120  to  1  reverse  stock  split  by  way  of  a  reverse 
merger with CESI Chemical, Inc. (“CESI”). Since then, the 
Company  has  grown  through  a  series  of  acquisitions  and 
organic growth.

In  December 2007,  the  Company’s  common  stock  began 
trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the 
stock  ticker  symbol  “FTK.” Annual  reports  on  Form 10-K, 
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, 
and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant 
to  Section 13(a) or  15(d) of  the  Securities  Exchange Act  of 
1934,  as  amended  (the  “Exchange Act”)  are  posted  to  the 
Company’s  website,  www.flotekind.com,  as  soon  as 
practicable subsequent to electronically filing or furnishing to 
the SEC. Information contained in the Company’s website is 
not to be considered as part of any regulatory filing. As used 
herein, “Flotek,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refers 
to Flotek Industries, Inc. and/or the Company’s wholly owned 
subsidiaries. The use of these terms is not intended to connote 
any particular corporate status or relationship.

Recent Developments

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company initiated a 
strategic plan to sell its Consumer and Industrial Chemistry 
Technologies  segment,  which  was  completed  in  the  first 
quarter of 2019. An investment banking advisory services firm 
was engaged and actively marketed this segment. Effective 
December 31, 2018, the Company has classified the assets, 
liabilities,  and  results  of  operations  for  this  segment  as 
“Discontinued Operations” for all periods presented.

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company initiated a 
strategic restructuring of its business to enable a greater focus 
on its core businesses in energy chemistry and consumer and 
industrial chemistry. During 2017, the Company completed 
the sale of substantially all of the assets and transfer of certain 
specified  liabilities  and  obligations  of  each  of  the  Drilling 
Technologies  and  Production  Technologies  segments.  An 
investment banking advisory services firm was engaged and 
actively  marketed  these  segments.  The  Company  has 
classified the assets, liabilities, and results of operations for 

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these  two  segments  as  “Discontinued  Operations”  for  all 
periods presented.

In August 2016, the Company opened its new Global Research 
&  Innovation  Center.  This  state-of-the-art  research  facility 
fosters  the  development  of  next-generation  innovative 
chemistries  and  permits  expanded  collaboration  between 
clients, leaders from academia, and Company scientists. These 
collaborative opportunities are important and distinguish the 
Company’s chemistry technologies and capability within the 
industry.

In July 2016, the Company acquired 100% of the stock and 
interests in International Polymerics, Inc. (“IPI”) and related 
entities  for  $7.9  million  in  cash  consideration,  net  of  cash 
acquired,  and  247,764  shares  of  the  Company’s  common 
stock. IPI is a U.S. based manufacturer of high viscosity guar 
gum and guar slurry for the oil and gas industry with a wide 
selection of stimulation chemicals. During the third quarter of 
2018, the Company discontinued the manufacturing of guar 
gum  and  guar  slurry  and  sold  the  fixed  assets  used  in  this 
business line.

Description of Operations and Segments

The  Company’s  continuing  operations  have  one  strategic 
business  segment:  Energy  Chemistry  Technologies.  The 
Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies segment is 
classified as discontinued operations. In addition, the Drilling 
Technologies  and  Production  Technologies  segments  were 
sold during 2017 and all historical information is classified as 
discontinued operations.

The  Company  offers  competitive  products  and  services 
derived  from  technological  advances,  some  of  which  are 
patented, and experience in fluid systems applications that are 
responsive  to  industry  demands  in  both  domestic  and 
international  markets.  Flotek  operates  and/or  distributes  its 
products in over 20 domestic and international markets.

Financial 
information  about  operating  segments  and 
geographic concentration is provided in Note 19 – “Segment 
and Geographic Information” in Part II, Item 8 – “Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report. 

Information about the Company’s one operating segment is 
below.

Energy Chemistry Technologies

The  Energy  Chemistry  Technologies  (“ECT”)  segment 
designs,  develops,  manufactures,  packages,  distributes, 
delivers,  and  markets  reservoir-centric  fluid  systems, 
including specialty and conventional chemistries, for use in 
oil  and  gas  (“O&G”)  well  drilling,  cementing,  completion, 
remediation, and stimulation activities designed to maximize 
recovery  in  both  new  and  mature  fields.  Flotek’s  specialty 

chemistries possess enhanced performance characteristics and 
are manufactured to perform in a broad range of basins and 
reservoirs with varying downhole pressures, temperatures and 
other  well-specific  conditions  customized  to  customer 
specifications.  This 
services 
segment  has 
laboratories  and  a  research  and  innovation  laboratory  that 
focus  on  design  improvements,  development  and  viability 
testing  of  new  chemistry  formulations,  and  continued 
enhancement of existing products. Flotek’s flagship patented 
include  Complex  nano-Fluid®, 
chemistry 
Pressure reducing Fluids®, and MicroSolv™.

technologies 

technical 

Chemistries  branded  Complex  nano-Fluid®  technologies 
(“CnF®  products”)  are  patented  both  domestically  and 
internationally  and  are  proven  strategically  cost-effective 
performance additives within both oil and natural gas markets. 
The  CnF®  product  mixtures  are  stable  mixtures  of  plant 
derived oils, water, and surface active agents which organize 
molecules into nano structures. The combined advantage of 
solvents,  surface  active  agents  and  water,  and  the  resultant 
nano structures, improve well treatment results as compared 
to the independent use of solvents and surface active agents. 
CnF®  products  are  composed  of  renewable,  plant-derived 
ingredients and oils that are certified as biodegradable. CnF® 
chemistries help achieve improved operational and financial 
results for the Company’s customers in low permeability sand 
and shale reservoirs.

Chemistries branded Pressure reducing Fluids® technologies 
(“PrF® products”) are a patented line of high molecular weight 
polymers used as friction reducers that reduce turbulence and 
maximize the use of the polymer at a lower loading rate. The 
products  have  proven  efficacy  in  a  broad  range  of  water 
quality, including high brine and high iron environments.

Introduced in April 2018, chemistries branded MicroSolv™ 
are a patented line of microemulsion technologies designed to 
deliver cost-effective performance.

Discontinued Operations

Consumer  and  Industrial  Chemistry  Technologies.  The 
Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies (“CICT”) 
segment, reported as discontinued operations, sourced citrus 
oil domestically and internationally and processed citrus oils. 
Products produced from processed citrus oil include (1) high 
value compounds used as additives by companies in the flavors 
and  fragrances  markets  and  (2)  environmentally  friendly 
chemistries for use in the oil & gas industry and numerous 
other  industries  around  the  world.  The  CICT  segment 
designed,  developed,  and  manufactured  products  that  were 
sold to companies in the flavor and fragrance industries and 
specialty  chemical  industry.  These  technologies  are  used 
within  food  and  beverage,  fragrance,  and  household  and 
industrial cleaning products industries.

Drilling Technologies. The Drilling Technologies segment, 
reported  as  discontinued  operations,  provided  downhole 
drilling  tools  for  use  in  energy  and  mining  activities.  This 
segment  assembled,  rented,  sold,  inspected,  and  marketed 

specialized equipment used in energy, mining, and industrial 
drilling  activities.  Established  tool  rental  operations  were 
located  throughout  the  United  States  (the  “U.S.”)  and  in  a 
number of international markets.

Production  Technologies.  The  Production  Technologies 
segment,  reported  as  discontinued  operations,  provided 
pumping  system  components,  electric  submersible  pumps 
(“ESPs”),  gas 
and 
complementary services. Through the Company’s acquisition 
of  International Artificial  Lift,  LLC  (“IAL”),  the  Company 
provided a line of next generation hydraulic pumping units 
that served to increase and maximize production for oil and 
natural gas wells.

separators,  production  valves, 

Seasonality

the  year 

Overall,  operations  are  not  significantly  affected  by 
seasonality;  however,  winter  weather  conditions  can  pose 
delays  in  clients’  activity  levels,  primarily  in  oil  and  gas. 
Certain  working  capital  components  build  and  recede 
throughout 
in  conjunction  with  established 
purchasing and selling cycles that can impact operations and 
financial  position.  With 
the  Company’s 
discontinued  CICT  segment,  citrus  oil  inventories  increase 
during the first and second quarters in-line with the citrus crop 
harvest  and  processing  season. The  performance  of  certain 
services within the Company’s remaining ECT segment can 
be  susceptible  to  both  weather  and  naturally  occurring 
phenomena, including, but not limited to, the following:

respect 

to 

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the  severity  and  duration  of  winter  temperatures  in 
North  America,  which  impacts  natural  gas  storage 
levels, drilling activity, and commodity prices;
the timing and duration of the Canadian spring thaw 
and resulting restrictions that impact activity levels;
the timing and impact of hurricanes upon coastal and 
offshore operations; and
the adverse weather and disease that affect citrus crops 
in Florida and Brazil which can negatively impact the 
availability of citrus oils and increase raw material costs 
for the ECT business unit.

Product Demand and Marketing

Demand for the Company’s energy chemistry products and 
services  is  dependent  on  levels  of  conventional  and  non-
conventional oil and natural gas well drilling and completion 
activity, both domestically and internationally. Products in the 
Energy  Chemistry  Technologies  segment  are  marketed 
directly to customers through the Company’s own sales force 
and 
through  certain  contractual  agency  arrangements. 
Established  customer  relationships  provide  repeat  sales 
opportunities.  The  Company  participates  in  industry  trade 
shows  and  publishes  technical  papers  and  case  studies 
examining 
its  chemistries  and 
methodologies  for  evaluating  chemistries  more  effectively. 
While  the  Company’s  primary  marketing  efforts  remain 
focused in North America, a growing amount of resources and 
effort  are  focused  on  emerging  international  markets, 

the  performance  of 

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especially in the Middle East and North Africa (“MENA”) and 
South  America.  In  addition 
to  direct  marketing  and 
relationship development, the Company also markets products 
and services through the use of third party agents primarily in 
international markets.

Customers

The Company’s customers primarily include major integrated 
oil  and  natural  gas  companies,  oilfield  service  companies, 
independent oil and natural gas companies, pressure pumping 
service  companies,  international  supply  chain  management 
companies, and national and state-owned oil companies. In 
addition,  customers  in  the  discontinued  operations  at 
December  31,  2018,  include  household  and  commercial 
cleaning  product  companies,  fragrance  and  cosmetic 
companies, and food and beverage manufacturing companies. 
In  the  one  segment  reported  in  continuing  operations,  the 
Company  had  two  major  customers  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018, which accounted for 12% and 10% of 
consolidated revenue, one major customer for the year ended 
December 31, 2017, which accounted for 17% of consolidated 
revenue,  and  two  major  customers  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2016, which accounted for 22% and 16% of 
consolidated  revenue.  In  aggregate,  the  Company’s  largest 
three  customers  collectively  accounted  for  30%,  32%,  and 
48%  of  consolidated 
the  years  ended 
revenue 
December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

for 

Research and Innovation

The Company is engaged in research and innovation activities 
focused  on  the  design  of  reservoir  specific,  customized 
chemistries in the Energy Chemistry Technologies segment. 
In this segment, for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, 
and 2016, the Company incurred $10.4 million, $13.1 million, 
and  $9.3  million,  respectively,  of  research  and  innovation 
expense.  In  2018,  research  and  innovation  expense  was 
approximately 5.8% of consolidated revenue. The Company 
expects that its 2019 research and innovation investment will 
continue to remain a significant portion of overall spending 
to  support  new  product  development  and  customization 
initiatives for its clients.

Backlog

Due  to  the  nature  of  the  Company’s  contractual  customer 
relationships  and  the  way  they  operate,  the  Company  has 
historically not had significant backlog order activity.

Intellectual Property

The Company’s policy is to protect its intellectual property, 
both within and outside of the U.S. The Company considers 
patent protection for all products and methods deemed to have 
commercial  significance  and  that  may  qualify  for  patent 
protection.  The  decision  to  pursue  patent  protection  is 
dependent  upon  several  factors,  including  whether  patent 
protection can be obtained, cost-effectiveness, and alignment 
with  operational  and  commercial  interests.  The  Company 
believes  its  patent  and  trademark  portfolio,  combined  with 

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confidentiality agreements, trade secrets, proprietary designs, 
and manufacturing and operational expertise, are necessary 
and appropriate to protect its intellectual property and ensure 
continued  strategic  advantage.  Within 
its  continuing 
operations, the Company currently has 50 issued patents and 
over six dozen pending patent applications filed in the U.S. 
and abroad on various chemical compositions and methods 
and software methods. In addition, the Company currently has 
55 registered trademarks and over a dozen pending trademark 
applications filed in the U.S. and abroad, covering a variety 
of its goods and services.

Competition

The  ability  to  compete  in  the  oilfield  services  industry  is 
dependent  upon  the  Company’s  ability  to  differentiate  its 
products and services, provide superior quality and service, 
and maintain a competitive cost structure with sufficient raw 
material  supplies. Activity  levels  in  the  oil  field  goods  and 
services industry are impacted by current and expected oil and 
natural  gas  prices,  oil  and  natural  gas  drilling  activity, 
production  levels,  and  customer  drilling  and  completion 
designated  capital  spending.  Domestic  and  international 
regions in which Flotek operates are highly competitive. The 
unpredictability of the energy industry and commodity price 
fluctuations creates both increased risk and opportunity for 
the  products  and  services  of  both  the  Company  and  its 
competitors. 

Certain oil and natural gas service companies competing with 
the Company are larger and have access to more resources. 
Such competitors could be better situated to withstand industry 
downturns,  compete  on  the  basis  of  price,  and  acquire  and 
develop new equipment and technologies, all of which could 
affect the Company’s revenue and profitability. Oil and natural 
gas  service  companies  also  compete  for  customers  and 
strategic business opportunities. Thus, competition could have 
a detrimental impact upon the Company’s business. 

Raw Materials

Materials and components used in the Company’s servicing 
and manufacturing operations, as well as those purchased for 
sale, are generally available on the open market from multiple 
sources.  Collection  and  transportation  of  raw  materials  to 
Company facilities, however, could be adversely affected by 
extreme  weather  conditions.  Additionally,  certain  raw 
materials are available from limited sources. Disruptions to 
supply could materially impact sales. The prices paid for raw 
materials vary based on energy, citrus, and other commodity 
price  fluctuations,  tariffs,  duties  on  imported  materials, 
foreign currency exchange rates, business cycle position, and 
global  demand.  Higher  prices  for  chemistries,  citrus, 
polymers,  and  other  raw  materials  could  adversely  impact 
future sales and contract fulfillments.

Citrus-based terpene (d-limonene) is an important feedstock 
for  many  of  the  Company’s  formulations.  In  addition,  the 
Company  utilizes  naturally  derived  terpenes  from  other 
sources and bio-based solvents from other natural sources.

The  Company  is  diligent  in  its  efforts  to  identify  alternate 
suppliers,  in  its  contingency  planning  for  potential  supply 
shortages and in its proactive efforts to reduce costs through 
competitive bidding practices. When able, the Company uses 
multiple suppliers, both domestically and internationally, to 
purchase raw materials on the open market. In connection with 
the sale of the CICT segment, Flotek entered into a long-term 
supply  agreement,  which  will  secure  Flotek’s  long-term 
supply of d-limonene.

Citrus greening disease has adversely affected the availability 
of citrus crops around the world, thereby negatively impacting 
the  supply  and  increasing  the  price  of  citrus  terpenes.  The 
Company’s market position, inventory, and forward purchases 
helps ensure availability for its patented CnF® technologies. 
As mentioned previously, the Company has also developed 
new CnF® formulations utilizing alternative solvents. These 
new  formulations  not  only  diversify 
the  Company’s 
dependence on citrus terpenes, but they also provide certain 
performance  benefits  necessary  for  specific  customer  and 
reservoir challenges.

Government Regulations

The  Company  is  subject  to  federal,  state,  and  local 
environmental,  occupational  safety,  and  health  laws  and 
regulations within the U.S. and other countries in which the 
Company does business. These laws and regulations strictly 
govern the manufacture, storage, transportation, sale, use, and 
disposal of chemistry products. The Company strives to ensure 
full  compliance  with  all  regulatory  requirements  and  is 
unaware of any material instances of noncompliance.

The Company continually evaluates the environmental impact 
of its operations and attempts to identify potential liabilities 
and  costs  of  any  environmental  remediation,  litigation,  or 
associated claims. Several products of the Energy Chemistry 
Technologies  and  discontinued  Consumer  and  Industrial 
Chemistry Technologies segments are considered hazardous 
materials. In the event of a leak or spill in association with 
Company operations, the Company could be exposed to risk 
of material cost, net of insurance proceeds, to remediate any 
contamination. No environmental claims are currently being 
litigated, and the Company does not expect that costs related 
to remediation requirements will have a significant adverse 
effect  on  the  Company’s  consolidated  financial  position  or 
results of operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Employees

At December 31, 2018, the Company had 273 employees in 
its continuing operations and 77 employees in its discontinued 
operations,  exclusive  of  existing  worldwide  agency 
relationships. None of the Company’s employees are covered 
by a collective bargaining agreement and labor relations are 
generally  positive.  Certain  international  locations  have 
staffing or work arrangements that are contingent upon local 
work councils or other regulatory approvals.

Available Information and Website

The Company’s website is accessible at www.flotekind.com. 
Annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-
Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to reports 
filed  or  furnished  pursuant  to  Section 13(a)  or  15(d)  of  the 
Exchange  Act  are  available  (see  the  “Investor  Relations” 
section  of  the  Company’s  website),  as  soon  as  reasonably 
practicable, subsequent to electronically filing or otherwise 
providing reports to the SEC. Corporate governance materials, 
guidelines, by-laws, and code of business conduct and ethics 
are  also  available  on  the  website.  A  copy  of  corporate 
governance materials is available upon written request to the 
Company.

The SEC maintains the www.sec.gov website, which contains 
reports, proxy and information statements, and other registrant 
information filed electronically with the SEC.

The  2018  Annual  Chief  Executive  Officer  Certification 
required by the NYSE was submitted on May 25, 2018. The 
certification was not qualified in any respect. Additionally, the 
Company has filed all principal executive officer and financial 
officer certifications as required under Sections 302 and 906 
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 with this Annual Report. 
Information with respect to the Company’s executive officers 
and  directors  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to 
information  to  be  included  in  the  proxy  statement  for  the 
Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

The Company has disclosed and will continue to disclose any 
changes or amendments to the Company’s code of business 
conduct and ethics as well as waivers to the code of ethics 
applicable to executive management by posting such changes 
or waivers on the Company’s website.

The  Company’s  business,  financial  condition,  results  of 
operations,  and  cash  flows  are  subject  to  various  risks  and 
uncertainties. Readers of this report should not consider any 
descriptions of these risk factors to be a complete set of all 
potential risks that could affect Flotek. These factors should 
be carefully considered together with the other information 
contained in this Report and the other reports and materials 
filed by the Company with the SEC.  Further, many of these 
risks are interrelated and, as a result, the occurrence of certain 

risks  could  trigger  and/or  exacerbate  other  risks.  Such  a 
combination  could  materially  increase  the  severity  of  the 
impact of these risks on the Company’s business, results of 
operations, financial condition, or liquidity.

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements,” 
as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 
1995, that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking 
statements  discuss  Company  prospects,  expected  revenue, 

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expenses and profits, strategic and operational initiatives, and 
other  activities.  Forward-looking  statements  also  contain 
suppositions  regarding  future  oil  and  natural  gas  industry 
conditions,  as  well  as  market  conditions  impacting  the 
consumer  and  industrial  business,  both  domestically  and 
internationally. The Company’s results could differ materially 
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a 
result of a variety of factors, including risks described below 
and  elsewhere.  See  “Forward-Looking  Statements”  at  the 
beginning of this Annual Report.

Risks Related to the Company’s Business

The Company’s business is largely dependent upon domestic 
and  international  oil  and  natural  gas  industry  spending. 
Spending could be adversely affected by industry conditions 
or  by  new  or  increased  governmental  regulations,  global 
economic conditions, the availability of credit, and lower oil 
and natural gas prices. All of these factors are beyond the 
Company’s control. The resulting reductions in customers’ 
expenditures  could  have  a  significant  adverse  effect  on 
Company revenue, margins, and overall operating results.

The Company’s energy segment is dependent upon customers’ 
willingness  to  make  operating  and  capital  expenditures  for 
exploration, development and production of oil and natural 
gas in both North American and global markets. Customers’ 
expectations of a decline in future oil and natural gas market 
prices  could  result  in  curtailed  spending,  thereby  reducing 
demand for the Company’s products and services. Industry 
conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which the 
Company has no control, including the supply of and demand 
for oil and natural gas, domestic and international economic 
conditions, political instability in oil and natural gas producing 
countries and merger and divestiture activity among oil and 
natural gas producers and service companies.

The  price  for  oil  and  natural  gas  is  subject  to  a  variety  of 
factors, including, but not limited to:

• 

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• 

global  demand  for  energy  as  a  result  of  population 
growth, economic development, and general economic 
and business conditions;

the ability of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting 
Countries  (“OPEC”)  to  set  and  maintain  production 
levels and the impact of non-OPEC producers on global 
supply;

availability and quantity of natural gas storage;

import  and  export  volumes  and  pricing  of  liquefied 
natural gas;

pipeline  capacity  to  critical  markets  and  out  of 
producing regions;

political and economic uncertainty and socio-political 
unrest;
cost of exploration, production and transport of oil and 
natural gas;

technological  advances  impacting  energy  production 
and consumption; and

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•  weather conditions.

The  volatility  of  oil  and  natural  gas  prices  and  the 
consequential  effect  on  exploration  and  production  activity 
could adversely impact the activity levels of the Company’s 
customers.

One indicator of drilling and completion spending is drilling 
activity as measured by rig count, which the Company actively 
monitors to gauge market conditions and forecast product and 

service  demand.  In  addition,  the  U.S.  Energy  Information 
Administration (“EIA”) and other industry data sources report 
completion  activity  which  is  utilized  by  the  Company.  A 
reduction  in  drilling  and  completion  activity  could  cause  a 
decline in the demand for, or negatively affect the price of, 
some  of  the  Company’s  products  and  services.  Domestic 
demand for oil and natural gas could also be uniquely affected 
by  public  attitude  regarding  drilling  in  environmentally 
sensitive  areas,  vehicle  emissions  and  other  environmental 
standards, alternative fuels, taxation of oil and gas, perception 
of “excess profits” of oil and gas companies, and anticipated 
changes in governmental regulation and policy.

Volatile  economic  conditions  could  weaken  customer 
exploration  and  production  expenditures,  causing  reduced 
demand  for  the  Company’s  products  and  services  and  a 
significant adverse effect on the Company’s operating results. 
It  is  difficult  to  predict  the  pace  of  industry  growth,  the 
direction  of  oil  and  natural  gas  prices,  the  direction  and 
magnitude  of  economic  activity,  and  to  what  extent  these 
conditions could affect the Company. However, reduced cash 
flow  and  capital  availability  could  adversely  impact  the 
financial condition of the Company’s customers, which could 
result 
in  customer  project  modifications,  delays  or 
cancellations, general business disruptions, and delay in, or 
nonpayment of, amounts that are owed to the Company. This 
could cause a negative impact on the Company’s results of 
operations and cash flows.

Furthermore, if certain of the Company’s suppliers were to 
experience  significant  cash  flow  constraints  or  become 
insolvent  as  a  result  of  such  conditions,  a  reduction  or 
interruption in supplies or a significant increase in the price 
of supplies could occur, adversely impacting the Company’s 
results of operations and cash flows.

The Company’s inability to develop and/or introduce new 
products  or  differentiate  existing  products  could  have  an 
adverse effect on its ability to be responsive to customers’ 
needs  and  could  result  in  a  loss  of  customers,  as  well  as 
adversely  affecting  the  Company’s  future  success  and 
profitability.

The  oil  and  natural  gas  industry  is  characterized  by 
technological advancements that have historically resulted in, 
and will likely continue to result in, substantial improvements 
in  the  scope  and  quality  of  oilfield  chemistries  and  their 
function  and  performance.  Consequently,  the  Company’s 
future  success  is  dependent,  in  part,  upon  the  Company’s 

continued ability to timely develop innovative products and 
services. Increasingly sophisticated customer needs and the 
ability  to  anticipate  and  respond  to  technological  and 
operational  advances  in  the  oil  and  natural  gas  industry  is 
critical.  If  the  Company  fails  to  successfully  develop  and 
introduce  innovative  products  and  services  that  appeal  to 
customers, or if existing or new market competitors develop 
superior products and services, the Company’s revenue and 
profitability could deteriorate.

Increased  competition  could  exert  downward  pressure  on 
prices charged for the Company’s products and services.

The  Company  operates  in  a  competitive  environment 
characterized  by  large  and  small  competitors.  Competitors 
with greater resources and lower cost structures or who are 
trying to gain market share may be successful in providing 
competing products and services to the Company’s customers 
at lower prices than the Company currently charges. This may 
require the Company to lower its prices, resulting in an adverse 
impact on revenues, margins, and operating results.

If the Company is unable to adequately protect intellectual 
property rights or is found to infringe upon the intellectual 
property rights of others, the Company’s business is likely to 
be adversely affected.

The Company relies on a combination of patents, trademarks, 
copyrights,  trade  secrets,  non-disclosure  agreements,  and 
other security measures to establish and protect the Company’s 
intellectual property rights. Although the Company believes 
that  existing  measures  are  reasonably  adequate  to  protect 
intellectual  property  rights,  there  is  no  assurance  that  the 
measures taken will prevent misappropriation of proprietary 
information or dissuade others from independent development 
of similar products or services. Moreover, there is no assurance 
that the Company will be able to prevent competitors from 
copying,  reverse  engineering,  modifying,  or  otherwise 
obtaining  and/or  using  the  Company’s  technology  and 
proprietary rights to create competitive products or services.  
The Company may not be able to enforce intellectual property 
rights  outside  of  the  U.S. Additionally,  the  laws  of  certain 
countries in which the Company’s products and services are 
manufactured  or  marketed  may  not  protect  the  Company’s 
proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the U.S. 
Furthermore,  other  third  parties  may  infringe,  challenge, 
invalidate, or circumvent the Company’s patents, trademarks, 
copyrights  and  trade  secrets.  In  each  case,  the  Company’s 
ability to compete could be significantly impaired.

A portion of the Company’s products and services are without 
patent protection. The issuance of a patent does not guarantee 
validity  or  enforceability.  The  Company’s  patents  may  not 
necessarily be valid or enforceable against third parties. The 
issuance of a patent does not guarantee that the Company has 
the right to use the patented invention. Third parties may have 
blocking patents that could be used to prevent the Company 
from  marketing  the  Company’s  own  patented  products  and 
services and utilizing the Company’s patented technology.

The Company is exposed and, in the future, may be exposed 
to  allegations  of  patent  and  other  intellectual  property 
infringement  from  others.  The  Company  may  allege 
infringement  of  its  patents  and  other  intellectual  property 
rights  against  others.  Under  either  scenario,  the  Company 
could  become  involved  in  costly  litigation  or  other  legal 
proceedings regarding its patent or other intellectual property 
rights, from both an enforcement and defensive standpoint. 
Even if the Company chooses to enforce its patent or other 
intellectual property rights against a third party, there may be 
risk that the Company’s patent or other intellectual property 
rights become invalidated or otherwise unenforceable through 
legal proceedings. If intellectual property infringement claims 
are asserted against the Company, the Company could defend 
itself from such assertions or could seek to obtain a license 
under the third party’s intellectual property rights in order to 
mitigate exposure. In the event the Company cannot obtain a 
license,  third  parties  could  file  lawsuits  or  other  legal 
proceedings  against 
the  Company,  seeking  damages 
(including  treble  damages)  or  an  injunction  against  the 
manufacture,  use,  sale,  offer  for  sale,  or  importation  of  the 
Company’s products and services. These could result in the 
Company having to discontinue the use, manufacture, and sale 
of certain products and services, increase the cost of selling 
certain  products  and  services,  or  result  in  damage  to  the 
Company’s  reputation.  An  award  of  damages,  including 
material royalty payments, or the entry of an injunction order 
against the use, manufacture, and sale of any of the Company’s 
products and services found to be infringing, could have an 
adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  results  of  operations  and 
ability to compete.

The loss of key customers could have an adverse impact on 
the Company’s results of operations and could result in a 
decline in the Company’s revenue.

The Company has critical customer relationships which are 
dependent upon production and development activity related 
to  a  handful  of  customers.  In  the  segment  reported  in 
continuing operations, revenue derived from the Company’s 
three  largest  customers  as  a  percentage  of  consolidated 
revenue for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 
2016,  totaled  30%,  32%,  and  48%,  respectively.  Customer 
relationships are historically governed by purchase orders or 
other short-term contractual obligations as opposed to long-
term contracts. The loss of one or more key customers could 
have an adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations 
and could result in a decline in the Company’s revenue.

Loss of key suppliers, the inability to secure raw materials 
on  a  timely  basis,  or  the  Company’s  inability  to  pass 
commodity price increases on to customers could have an 
adverse effect on the Company’s ability to service customer’s 
needs and could result in a loss of customers.

Materials used in servicing and manufacturing operations, as 
well as those purchased for sale, are generally available on the 
open  market  from  multiple  sources. Acquisition  costs  and 
transportation  of  raw  materials  to  Company  facilities  have 
historically  been  impacted  by  extreme  weather  conditions. 

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Certain  raw  materials  used  by  the  Energy  Chemistry 
Technologies segment are available only from limited sources; 
accordingly, any disruptions to critical suppliers’ operations 
could adversely impact the Company’s operations. Prices paid 
for raw materials could be affected by energy products and 
other commodity prices; weather and disease associated with 
the  Company’s  crop  dependent  raw  materials,  specifically 
citrus  greening;  tariffs  and  duties  on  imported  materials; 
foreign  currency  exchange  rates;  and  phases  of  the  general 
business  cycle  and  global  demand.  The  Energy  Chemistry 
Technologies  segment  secures  short  and  long  term  supply 
agreements for critical raw materials from both domestic and 
international vendors.

The prices of key raw materials including citrus terpenes and 
polymers are subject to market fluctuations which at times can 
be significant and unpredictable. The Company may be unable 
to  pass  along  price  increases  to  its  customers,  which  could 
result in an adverse impact on margins and operating profits. 
The Company currently uses purchasing strategies designed, 
where possible, to align the timing of customer demand with 
supply commitments. However, the Company currently does 
not hedge commodity prices, but may consider such strategies 
in the future, and there is no guarantee that the Company’s 
purchasing  strategies  will  prevent  cost  increases  from 
resulting in adverse impacts on margins and operating profits.

The Company depends on a single-source supplier for citrus 
terpene, and the loss of this supplier could significantly harm 
the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of 
operations.

Citrus-based terpene (d-limonene) is an important feedstock 
for  many  of  the  Company’s  formulations.  The  Company 
recently entered into a terpene Supply Agreement (the “Supply 
Agreement”)  with  Flotek’s  former  subsidiary,  Florida 
Chemical Company, LLC (“FCC”), to serve as the Company’s 
exclusive supplier of terpene. The Company depends on FCC 
to provide it with terpene in a timely manner that meets its 
quality, quantity, and cost requirements. FCC may encounter 
problems that preclude it from supplying terpene on the terms 
set forth in the Supply Agreement, including with respect to 
pricing  and  production  volumes.  In  the  event  that  FCC 
encounters such problems or otherwise breaches the Supply 
Agreement,  the  Company’s  inability  to  contract  with 
alternative sources could result in a prolonged interruption in 
its ability to produce the Company’s formulations. Any such 
delays or interruptions could ultimately result in a significant 
increase in the price of the various formulations or a significant 
reduction in the Company’s margins on these formulations, 
which  could  adversely  affect  the  Company’s  business, 
financial condition, and results of operations.

If  the  Company  loses  the  services  of  key  members  of 
management,  the  Company  may  not  be  able  to  manage 
operations and implement growth strategies.

The Company depends on the continued service of the Chief 
Executive Officer and President, the Chief Financial Officer, 
the  Executive  Vice  President  of  Operations,  and  other  key 

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members  of  the  executive  management  team,  who  possess 
significant  expertise  and  knowledge  of  the  Company’s 
business  and  industry.  Furthermore,  the  Chief  Executive 
Officer  and  President  serves  as  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Directors.  The  Company  has  entered  into  employment 
agreements with certain of these key members; however, at 
December 31, 2018, the Company only carried key man life 
insurance for the Chief Executive Officer and the Executive 
Vice President of Operations.  Any loss or interruption of the 
services of key members of the Company’s management could 
significantly  reduce  the  Company’s  ability  to  manage 
operations  effectively  and  implement  strategic  business 
initiatives.  On  December  31,  2018,  Matthew  B.  Marietta 
departed from the Company as the Executive Vice President 
of Finance and Corporate Development (Principal Financial 
Officer),  and  H.  Richard  Walton  retired  as  the  Company’s 
Chief  Accounting  Officer.  The  Company  can  provide  no 
assurance  that  appropriate  replacements  for  key  positions 
could be found should the need arise.

Failure  to  maintain  effective  disclosure  controls  and 
procedures  and  internal  controls  over  financial  reporting 
could have an adverse effect on the Company’s operations 
and the trading price of the Company’s common stock.

Effective internal controls are necessary for the Company to 
provide  reliable  financial  reports,  effectively  prevent  fraud 
and operate successfully as a public company. If the Company 
cannot provide reliable financial reports or effectively prevent 
fraud, the Company’s reputation and operating results could 
be  harmed.  If  the  Company  is  unable  to  maintain  effective 
disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over 
financial reporting, the Company may not be able to provide 
reliable  financial  reports,  which  in  turn  could  affect  the 
Company’s operating results or cause the Company to fail to 
meet  its  reporting  obligations.  Ineffective  internal  controls 
could  also  cause  investors  to  lose  confidence  in  reported 
financial  information,  which  could  negatively  affect  the 
trading price of the Company’s common stock, limit the ability 
of the Company to access capital markets in the future, and 
require additional costs to improve internal control systems 
and procedures.

Network  disruptions,  security  threats  and  activity  related 
to global  cyber-crime  pose  risks  to  the  Company’s  key 
operational, reporting and communication systems.

The Company relies on access to information systems for its 
operations. Failures of, or interference with, access to these 
systems, such as network communications disruptions, could 
have an adverse effect on our ability to conduct operations and 
could  directly  impact  consolidated  reporting.  Security 
breaches  pose  a  risk  to  confidential  data  and  intellectual 
to  our 
result 
property,  which  could 
competitiveness  and  reputation. The  Company  has  policies 
and procedures in place, including system monitoring and data 
back-up processes, to prevent or mitigate the effects of these 
potential disruptions or breaches. However, there can be no 
assurance that existing or emerging threats will not have an 
adverse impact on our systems or communications networks.

in  damages 

The  Company  may  pursue  strategic  acquisitions,  joint 
ventures,  and  strategic  divestitures,  which  could  have  an 
adverse impact on the Company’s business.

The Company’s past and potential future acquisitions, joint 
ventures, and divestitures involve risks that could adversely 
affect  the  Company’s  business.  Negotiations  of  potential 
acquisitions,  joint  ventures,  or  other  strategic  relationships, 
integration  of  newly  acquired  businesses,  and/or  sales  of 
existing  businesses  could  be  time  consuming  and  divert 
management’s  attention  from  other  business  concerns. 
Acquisitions  and  joint  ventures  could  also  expose  the 
Company to unforeseen liabilities or risks associated with new 
markets  or  businesses.  Unforeseen  operational  difficulties 
related  to  acquisitions  and  joint  ventures  could  result  in 
a 
diminished 
disproportionate  amount  of  the  Company’s  management’s 
attention and resources. Additionally, acquisitions could result 
in the commitment of capital resources without the realization 
of anticipated returns. Divestitures could result in the loss of 
future earnings without adequate compensation and the loss 
of unrealized strategic opportunities.

performance 

financial 

require 

or 

If the Company does not manage the potential difficulties 
associated  with  expansion  successfully,  the  Company’s 
operating results could be adversely affected.

The Company has grown over the last several years through 
internal growth, strategic alliances, and strategic business and 
asset acquisitions. The Company believes future success will 
depend, in part, on the Company’s ability to adapt to market 
opportunities  and  changes,  to  successfully  integrate  the 
operations of any businesses acquired, expansion of existing 
product  and  service  lines,  and  potentially  expand  into  new 
product and service areas in which the Company may not have 
prior experience. Factors that could result in strategic business 
difficulties include, but are not limited to: 

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failure  to  effectively  integrate  acquisitions,  joint 
ventures or strategic alliances;
failure  to  effectively  plan  for  risks  associated  with 
expansion into areas in which management lacks prior 
experience;

lack of experienced management personnel;

increased administrative burdens;

lack of customer retention;

technological obsolescence; and

infrastructure, 
technological,  communication  and 
logistical  problems  associated  with  large,  expansive 
operations.

If  the  Company  fails  to  manage  potential  difficulties 
successfully,  the  Company’s  operating  results  could  be 
adversely impacted.

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The  Company’s  ability  to  grow  and  compete  could  be 
adversely affected if adequate capital is not available.

The ability of the Company to grow and be competitive in the 
market  place  is  dependent  on  the  availability  of  adequate 
capital. Access to capital is dependent, in large part, on the 
Company’s cash flows and the availability of and access to 
equity  and  debt  financing.  The  Company’s  revolving  loan 
agreements require approval and place limits on certain capital 
transactions  and  various  business  acquisitions  and 
combinations. The Company cannot guarantee that internally 
generated cash flows will be sufficient, or that the Company 
will continue to be able to obtain equity or debt financing on 
acceptable terms, or at all. As a result, the Company may not 
be able to finance strategic growth plans, take advantage of 
business opportunities, or to respond to competitive pressures. 
However, with the remaining proceeds from the sale of the 
CICT segment, the Company has formed a Strategic Capital 
Committee  to  evaluate  and  make  recommendations  to  the 
board  of  directors  regarding  the  manner  in  which  the 
remaining net proceeds from the sale will be deployed. The 
Company filed a “universal” shelf registration on September 
21, 2017, to permit the ability to sell securities to the public 
in a timely manner and which it expects to keep active.

Failure to collect for goods and services sold to key customers 
could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  financial 
results, liquidity and cash flows.  

from 

The  Company  performs  credit  analysis  on  potential 
customers;  however,  credit  analysis  does  not  provide  full 
assurance that customers will be willing and/or able to pay for 
the  Company. 
goods  and  services  purchased 
Furthermore,  collectability  of  international  sales  can  be 
subject to the laws of foreign countries, which may provide 
more  limited  protection  to  the  Company  in  the  event  of  a 
dispute  over  payment.  Because  sales  to  domestic  and 
international customers are generally made on an unsecured 
basis, there can be no assurance of collectability. If one or more 
major customers are unwilling or unable to pay its debts to the 
Company, it could have an adverse effect of the Company’s 
financial results, liquidity and cash flows.

Unforeseen contingencies such as litigation could adversely 
affect the Company’s financial condition.

The Company is, and from time to time may become, a party 
to  legal  proceedings  incidental  to  the  Company’s  business 
involving alleged injuries arising from the use of Company 
substances,  patent 
to  hazardous 
products,  exposure 
infringement, employment matters, commercial disputes, and 
shareholder  lawsuits.  The  defense  of  these  lawsuits  may 
require significant expenses, divert management’s attention, 
and  may  require  the  Company  to  pay  damages  that  could 
adversely   affect   the   Company’s   financial   condition.   In 

addition,  any  insurance  or  indemnification  rights  that  the 
Company  may  have  may  be  insufficient  or  unavailable  to 
protect against potential loss exposures.

The  Company’s  current  insurance  policies  may  not 
adequately protect the Company’s business from all potential 
risks.

The Company’s operations are subject to risks inherent in the 
oil  and  natural  gas  industry,  such  as,  but  not  limited  to, 
accidents, blowouts, explosions, fires, severe weather, oil and 
chemical spills, and other hazards. These conditions can result 
in  personal  injury  or  loss  of  life,  damage  to  property, 
equipment  and  the  environment,  as  well  as  suspension  of 
customers’ oil and gas operations. These events could result 
in  damages  requiring  costly  repairs,  the  interruption  of 
Company business, including the loss of revenue and profits, 
and/or the Company being named as a defendant in lawsuits 
asserting  large  claims.  The  Company  maintains  insurance 
coverage it believes is adequate and customary to the oil and 
natural gas services industry to mitigate liabilities associated 
with  these  potential  hazards.  The  Company  does  not  have 
insurance against all foreseeable risks. Consequently, losses 
and liabilities arising from uninsured or underinsured events 
could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  business, 
financial condition, and results of operations.

Regulatory  pressures,  environmental  activism,  and 
legislation  could  result  in  reduced  demand  for  the 
Company’s products and services, increase the Company’s 
costs, and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial 
condition, and results of operations.

Regulations restricting volatile organic compounds (“VOC”) 
exist in many states and/or communities which limit demand 
for certain products. Although citrus oil is considered a VOC, 
its health, safety, and environmental profile is preferred over 
other solvents (e.g., BTEX), which is currently creating new 
market  opportunities  around  the  world.    Changes  in  the 
perception  of  citrus  oils  as  a  preferred  VOC,  increased 
consumer  activism  against  hydraulic  fracturing  or  other 
regulatory  or  legislative  actions  by  governments  could 
potentially  result  in  materially  reduced  demand  for  the 
Company’s products and services and  could adversely affect 
the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of 
operations.

The Company is subject to complex foreign, federal, state, 
and  local  environmental,  health,  and  safety  laws  and 
regulations,  which  expose  the  Company  to  liabilities  that 
could  adversely  affect  the  Company’s  business,  financial 
condition, and results of operations.

The  Company’s  operations  are  subject  to  foreign,  federal, 
state, and local laws and regulations related to, among other 
things, the protection of natural resources, injury, health and 
safety considerations, chemical exposure assessment, waste 
management, and transportation of waste and other hazardous 
materials. The Company’s operations expose the Company to 
risks  of  environmental  liability  that  could  result  in  fines, 

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penalties, remediation, property damage, and personal injury 
liability.  In  order  to  remain  compliant  with  laws  and 
regulations, the Company maintains permits, authorizations, 
registrations,  and  certificates  as  required  from  regulatory 
authorities. Sanctions for noncompliance with such laws and 
regulations could include assessment of administrative, civil 
and criminal penalties, revocation of permits, and issuance of 
corrective action orders.

The  Company  could  incur  substantial  costs  to  ensure 
compliance  with  existing  and  future  laws  and  regulations. 
Laws protecting the environment have generally become more 
stringent and are expected to continue to evolve and become 
more complex and restrictive into the future. Failure to comply 
with applicable laws and regulations could result in material 
expense associated with future environmental compliance and 
remediation. The Company’s costs of compliance could also 
increase  if  existing  laws  and  regulations  are  amended  or 
reinterpreted.  Such  amendments  or  reinterpretations  of 
existing laws or regulations, or the adoption of new laws or 
regulations,  could  curtail  exploratory  or  developmental 
drilling for, and production of, oil and natural gas which, in 
turn,  could  limit  demand  for  the  Company’s  products  and 
services. Some environmental laws and regulations could also 
impose joint and strict liability, meaning that the Company 
could be exposed in certain situations to increased liabilities 
as a result of the Company’s conduct that was lawful at the 
time it occurred or conduct of, or conditions caused by, prior 
operators or other third parties. Remediation expense and other 
damages arising as a result of such laws and regulations could 
be  substantial  and  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the 
Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

certain  non-proprietary 

Material levels of the Company’s revenue are derived from 
customers engaged in hydraulic fracturing services, a process 
that creates fractures extending from the well bore through the 
rock formation to enable natural gas or oil to flow more easily 
through the rock pores to a production well. Some states have 
adopted  regulations  which  require  operators  to  publicly 
disclose 
information.  These 
regulations could require the reporting and public disclosure 
of  the  Company’s  proprietary  chemistry  formulas.  The 
adoption  of  any  future  federal  or  state  laws  or  local 
requirements, or the implementation of regulations imposing 
reporting obligations on, or otherwise limiting, the hydraulic 
fracturing  process,  could  increase  the  difficulty  of  oil  and 
natural gas well production activity and could have an adverse 
effect on the Company’s future results of operations.

Regulation  of  greenhouse  gases  and/or  climate  change 
could have a negative impact on the Company’s business.

Certain  scientific  studies  have  suggested  that  emissions  of 
certain gases, commonly referred to as “greenhouse gases,” 
which  include  carbon  dioxide,  methane,  and  other  volatile 
organic  compounds,  may  be  contributory  to  the  warming 
effect of the Earth’s atmosphere and other climatic changes. 
In response to such studies, the issue of climate change and 
the effect of greenhouse gas emissions, in particular emissions 
from fossil fuels, is attracting increasing worldwide attention. 

For example, the Paris Agreement was signed in 2016, which 
sets  forth  a  global  framework  to  address  climate  change. 
However, in June 2017, the Trump Administration announced 
plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement. Legislation and 
regulatory initiatives at the federal, regional, state, and local 
level have been considered and in some cases adopted in an 
effort  to  reduce  greenhouse  gases.  Some  states  have 
individually or in regional cooperation imposed restrictions 
on  greenhouse  gas  emissions  under  various  policies  and 
approaches,  including  establishing  a  cap  on  emissions, 
requiring  efficiency  measures,  or  providing  incentives  for 
pollution reduction, use of renewable energy sources, or use 
of replacement fuels with lower carbon content.

Existing or future laws, regulations, treaties, or international 
agreements related to greenhouse gases, climate change, and 
indoor air quality, including energy conservation or alternative 
energy  incentives,  could  have  a  negative  impact  on  the 
Company’s operations, if regulations resulted in a reduction 
in worldwide demand for oil, natural gas, and citrus oils. Other 
results  could  be  increased  compliance  costs  and  additional 
operating restrictions, each of which could have a negative 
impact on the Company’s operations.

The Company and the Company’s customers are subject to 
risks  associated  with  doing  business  outside  of  the  U.S., 
including  political  risk,  foreign  exchange  risk,  and  other 
uncertainties.

Revenue from the sale of products to customers outside the 
U.S.  has  been  steadily  increasing.  The  Company  and  its 
customers  are  subject  to  risks  inherent  in  doing  business 
outside of the U.S., including, but not limited to:

governmental instability;
corruption;

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•  war and other international conflicts;
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civil and labor disturbances;
requirements of local ownership;
cartel behavior;
partial or total expropriation or nationalization;

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currency devaluation; and

foreign laws and policies, each of which can limit the 
movement of assets or funds or result in the deprivation 
of  contractual  rights  or  appropriation  of  property 
without fair compensation.

Collections  from  international  customers  and  agents  could 
also prove difficult due to inherent uncertainties in foreign law 
and  judicial  procedures.  The  Company  could  experience 
significant difficulty with collections or recovery due to the 
political  or  judicial  climate  in  foreign  countries  where 
Company  operations  occur  or  in  which  the  Company’s 
products are used.

The Company’s international operations must be compliant 
with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) and other 

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applicable U.S. laws. The Company could become liable under 
these  laws  for  actions  taken  by  employees  or  agents. 
Compliance  with  international  laws  and  regulations  could 
become  more  complex  and  expensive  thereby  creating 
increased  risk  as  the  Company’s  international  business 
portfolio grows. Further, the U.S. periodically enacts laws and 
imposes  regulations  prohibiting  or  restricting  trade  with 
certain nations. The U.S. government could also change these 
laws  or  enact  new  laws  that  could  restrict  or  prohibit  the 
Company from doing business in identified foreign countries. 
The  Company  conducts,  and  will  continue  to  conduct, 
business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Historically, 
the  Company  has  not  hedged  against  foreign  currency 
fluctuations. Accordingly, the Company’s profitability could 
be affected by fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

The  Company  has  no  control  over  and  can  provide  no 
assurances that future laws and regulations will not materially 
impact  the  Company’s  ability  to  conduct  international 
business.

The  Company’s  tax  returns  are  subject  to  audit  by  tax 
authorities.  Taxing  authorities  may  make  claims  for  back 
taxes, interest, and penalties.

The  Company  is  subject  to  income,  property,  excise, 
employment, and other taxes in the U.S. and a variety of other 
jurisdictions around the world. Tax rules and regulations in 
the  U.S.  and  around  the  world  are  complex  and  subject  to 
interpretation. From time to time, taxing authorities conduct 
audits of the Company’s tax filings and may make claims for 
increased  taxes  and,  in  some  cases,  assess  interest  and 
penalties.  The  assessments  for  back  taxes,  interest,  and 
penalties could be significant. If the Company is unsuccessful 
in contesting these claims, the resulting payments could result 
in a drain on the Company’s capital resources and liquidity.

Recent  U.S.  tax  legislation,  as  well  as  future  U.S.  tax 
legislation,  may  adversely  affect  our  business,  results  of 
operations, financial condition and cash flow.

Comprehensive tax reform legislation enacted in December 
2017, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the 
“Tax Act”), made significant changes to U.S. federal income 
tax  laws.  The  Tax  Act,  among  other  things,  reduced  the 
corporate  income  tax  rate  to  21%,  partially  limits  the 
deductibility of business interest expense and net operating 
losses, imposes a one-time tax on unrepatriated earnings from 
certain foreign subsidiaries, taxes offshore earnings at reduced 
rates regardless of whether they are repatriated and allows the 
immediate deduction of certain new investments instead of 
deductions for depreciation expense over time. The Tax Act 
is complex and far-reaching, and the Company continues to 
evaluate the actual impact of its enactment on the Company. 
There may be material adverse effects resulting from the Tax 
Act  that  have  not  been  identified  and  that  could  have  an 
adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  business,  results  of 
operations, financial condition and cash flow.

Risks Related to the Company’s Industry

General  economic  declines  (recessions),  limits  to  credit 
availability,  and  industry  specific  factors  could  have  an 
adverse effect on energy industry activity resulting in lower 
demand for the Company’s products and services.

Worldwide economic uncertainty can reduce the availability 
of liquidity and credit markets to fund the continuation and 
expansion of industrial business operations worldwide. The 
shortage  of  liquidity  and  credit  combined  with  pressure  on 
worldwide  equity  markets  could  continue  to  impact  the 
worldwide economic climate. Geopolitical unrest around the 
world may also impact demand for the Company’s products 
and services both domestically and internationally.

Demand for the Company’s energy segment’s products and 
services is dependent on oil and natural gas industry activity 
and expenditure levels that are directly affected by trends in 
oil and natural gas prices. Demand for the Company’s energy 
products  and  services  is  particularly  sensitive  to  levels  of 
exploration, development, and production activity of, and the 
corresponding  capital  spending  by,  oil  and  natural  gas 
companies, including national oil companies. One indication 
of drilling and completion activity and spending is rig count, 
which the Company monitors to gauge market conditions. In 
addition,  the  EIA  and  other  industry  data  sources  report 
completion activity which is utilized by the Company. Any 
prolonged reduction in oil and natural gas prices or drop in rig 
and/or  completion  count  could  depress  current  levels  of 
exploration, 
activity. 
Perceptions of longer-term lower oil and natural gas prices by 
oil and natural gas companies could similarly reduce or defer 
major expenditures given the long-term nature of many large-
scale  development  projects.  Lower  levels  of  activity  could 
result  in  a  corresponding  decline  in  the  demand  for  the 
Company’s  oil  and  natural  gas  well  products  and  services, 
which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s 
revenue and profitability.

development, 

production 

and 

Events in global credit markets can significantly impact the 
availability of credit and associated financing costs for many 
of  the  Company’s  customers.  Many  of  the  Company’s 
customers  finance  their  drilling  and  completion  programs 
through third-party lenders or public debt offerings. Lack of 
available credit or increased costs of borrowing could cause 
customers to reduce spending on drilling programs, thereby 
reducing demand and potentially resulting in lower prices for 
the  Company’s  products  and  services. Also,  the  credit  and 
the 
economic  environment  could  significantly 
financial  condition  of  some  customers  over  a  prolonged 
period, leading to business disruptions and restricted ability 
to  pay  for  the  Company’s  products  and  services.  The 
Company’s  forward-looking  statements  assume  that  the 
Company’s lenders, insurers, and other financial institutions 
will  be  able  to  fulfill  their  obligations  under  various  credit 
agreements, insurance policies, and contracts. If any of the 
Company’s significant lenders, insurers and others are unable 
to perform under such agreements, and if the Company was 
unable to find suitable replacements at a reasonable cost, the 

impact 

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Company’s  results  of  operations,  liquidity,  and  cash  flows 
could be adversely impacted.

A continuing period of depressed oil and natural gas prices 
could  result  in  further  reductions  in  demand  for  the 
Company’s products and services and adversely affect the 
Company’s  business,  financial  condition,  and  results  of 
operations.

The  markets  for  oil  and  natural  gas  have  historically  been 
volatile. Such volatility in oil and natural gas prices, or the 
perception by the Company’s customers of unpredictability in 
oil  and  natural  gas  prices,  could  adversely  affect  spending 
levels. The oil and natural gas markets may be volatile in the 
future. The demand for the Company’s products and services 
is, in large part, driven by general levels of exploration and 
production  spending  and  drilling  activity  by  its  customers. 
Future declines in oil or natural gas prices could adversely 
affect the Company’s business, financial condition, and results 
of operations.

New and existing competitors within the Company’s industry 
could have an adverse effect on results of operations.

The oil and natural gas industry is highly competitive. The 
Company’s  principal  competitors  include  numerous  small 
companies capable of competing effectively in the Company’s 
markets  on  a  local  basis,  as  well  as  a  number  of  large 
companies  that  possess  substantially  greater  financial  and 
other resources than does the Company. Larger competitors 
may  be  able  to  devote  greater  resources  to  developing, 
promoting, and selling products and services. The Company 
may also face increased competition due to the entry of new 
competitors including current suppliers that decide to sell their 
products and services directly to the Company’s customers. 
As a result of this competition, the Company could experience 
lower sales or greater operating costs, which could have an 
adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s  margins  and  results  of 
operations.

The  Company’s  industry  has  a  high  rate  of  employee 
turnover.  Difficulty  attracting  or  retaining  personnel  or 
agents could adversely affect the Company’s business.

The Company operates in an industry that has historically been 
highly competitive in securing qualified personnel with the 
required  technical  skills  and  experience.  The  Company’s 
services require skilled personnel able to perform physically 
demanding work. Due to industry volatility, the demanding 
nature  of  the  work,  and  the  need  for  industry  specific 
knowledge  and  technical  skills,  current  employees  could 
choose  to  pursue  employment  opportunities  outside  the 
Company that offer a more desirable work environment and/
or higher compensation than is offered by the Company. As a 
result of these competitive labor conditions, the Company may 
not  be  able  to  find  qualified  labor,  which  could  limit  the 
Company’s  growth.  In  addition,  the  cost  of  attracting  and 
retaining  qualified  personnel  has  increased  over  the  past 
several years due to competitive pressures. In order to attract 
and retain qualified personnel, the Company may be required 

to offer increased wages and benefits. If the Company is unable 
to increase the prices of products and services to compensate 
for increases in compensation, or is unable to attract and retain 
qualified  personnel,  operating  results  could  be  adversely 
affected.

Severe  weather  could  have  an  adverse  impact  on  the 
Company’s business.

to  equipment  and 

The Company’s business could be materially and adversely 
affected  by  severe  weather  conditions.  Hurricanes,  tropical 
storms, flash floods, blizzards, cold weather, and other severe 
weather  conditions  could  result  in  curtailment  of  services, 
damage 
in 
transportation  of  products  and  materials,  and  loss  of 
productivity.    If  the  Company’s  customers  are  unable  to 
operate  or  are  required  to  reduce  operations  due  to  severe 
weather  conditions,  and  as  a  result  curtail  purchases  of  the 
Company’s  products  and  services,  the  Company’s  business 
could be adversely affected.

interruption 

facilities, 

A  terrorist  attack  or  armed  conflict  could  harm  the 
Company’s business.

Terrorist  activities,  anti-terrorist  efforts,  and  other  armed 
conflicts involving the U.S. could adversely affect the U.S. 
and global economies and could prevent the Company from 
meeting financial and other obligations. The Company could 
experience loss of business, delays or defaults in payments 
from  payors,  or  disruptions  of  fuel  supplies  and  markets  if 
pipelines, production facilities, processing plants, or refineries 
are direct targets or indirect casualties of an act of terror or 
war. Such activities could reduce the overall demand for oil 
and natural gas which, in turn, could also reduce the demand 
for the Company’s products and services. Terrorist activities 
and the threat of potential terrorist activities and any resulting 
economic  downturn  could  adversely  affect  the  Company’s 
results  of  operations,  impair  the  ability  to  raise  capital,  or 
otherwise adversely impact the Company’s ability to realize 
certain business strategies.

Risks Related to the Company’s Securities

The market price of the Company’s common stock has been 
and may continue to be volatile.

The  market  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  has 
historically  been  subject  to  significant  fluctuations.  The 
following factors, among others, could cause the price of the 
Company’s common stock to fluctuate significantly due to:

• 

• 

• 
• 

• 

• 

variations  in  the  Company’s  quarterly  results  of 
operations;

changes  in  market  valuations  of  companies  in  the 
Company’s industry;

fluctuations in stock market prices and volume;
fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices;

issuances of common stock or other securities in the 
future;
additions or departures of key personnel;

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• 

• 

announcements  by  the  Company  or  the  Company’s 
competitors  of  new  business,  acquisitions,  or  joint 
ventures; and

negative statements made by external parties, about the 
Company’s business, in public forums.

The  stock  market  has  experienced  significant  price  and 
volume fluctuations in recent years that have affected the price 
of  common  stock  of  companies  within  many  industries 
including  the  oil  and  natural  gas  industry. The  price  of  the 
Company’s common stock could fluctuate based upon factors 
that  have  little  to  do  with  the  Company’s  operational 
performance, and these fluctuations could materially reduce 
the Company’s stock price. The Company could be a defendant 
in  a  legal  case  related  to  a  significant  loss  of  value  for  the 
shareholders.  This  could  be  expensive  and  divert 
management’s attention and Company resources, as well as 
have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial 
condition, and results of operations.

If the Company cannot meet the New York Stock Exchange 
continued  listing  requirements,  the  NYSE  may  delist  the 
Company’s common stock.

The  Company’s  common  stock  is  currently  listed  on  the 
NYSE. In the future, if it is not able to meet the continued 
listing requirements of the NYSE, which require, among other 
things, that the average closing price of our common stock be 
above $1.00 over 30 consecutive trading days, the Company’s 
common stock may be delisted. The Company’s closing stock 
price on February 28, 2019 was $3.20, but on December 24, 
2018, closed at a low of $1.01. If the Company is unable to 
satisfy the NYSE criteria for continued listing, its common 
stock would be subject to delisting. A delisting of its common 
stock could negatively impact the Company by, among other 
things,  reducing  the  liquidity  and  market  price  of  the  its 
common stock; reducing the number of investors willing to 
hold or acquire the Company’s common stock, which could 
negatively  impact  its  ability  to  raise  equity  financing; 
decreasing the amount of news and analyst coverage of the 
Company;  and  limiting  the  Company’s  ability  to  issue 
additional  securities  or  obtain  additional  financing  in  the 
future. In addition, delisting from the NYSE might negatively 
impact the Company’s reputation and, as a consequence, its 
business.

An active market for the Company’s common stock may not 
continue  to  exist  or  may  not  continue  to  exist  at  current 
trading levels.

Trading volume for the Company’s common stock historically 
has  been  very  volatile  when  compared  to  companies  with 
larger market capitalizations. The Company cannot presume 
that an active trading market for the Company’s common stock 
will continue or be sustained. Sales of a significant number of 
shares of the Company’s common stock in the public market 
could lower the market price of the Company’s stock.

The  Company  has  no  plans  to  pay  dividends  on  the 
Company’s  common  stock,  and,  therefore,  investors  will 
have to look to stock appreciation for return on investments.

The Company does not anticipate paying any cash dividends 
on  the  Company’s  common  stock  within  the  foreseeable 
future.  The  Company  currently  intends,  subject  to  Board 
approval  of  recommendations  by  the  Strategic  Capital 
Committee described above, to retain future earnings to fund 
the development and growth of the Company’s business and 
to  meet  current  debt  obligations.  Any  payment  of  future 
dividends will be at the discretion of the Company’s board of 
directors  and  will  depend,  among  other  things,  on  the 
Company’s 
capital 
requirements, level of indebtedness, statutory and contractual 
restrictions applying to the payment of dividends, and other 
considerations  deemed  relevant  by  the  board  of  directors. 
Investors must rely on sales of common stock held after price 
appreciation,  which  may  never  occur,  in  order  to  realize  a 
return on their investment.

condition, 

earnings, 

financial 

Certain anti-takeover provisions of the Company’s charter 
documents and applicable Delaware law could discourage 
or prevent others from acquiring the Company, which may 
adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common 
stock.

The  Company’s  certificate  of  incorporation  and  bylaws 
contain provisions that:

• 

• 
• 

• 
• 

permit  the  Company  to  issue,  without  stockholder 
approval, up to 100,000 shares of preferred stock, in 
one or more series and, with respect to each series, to 
fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of 
the shares of the series;
prohibit stockholders from calling special meetings;
limit  the  ability  of  stockholders  to  act  by  written 
consent;
prohibit cumulative voting; and
require advance notice for stockholder proposals and 
nominations for election to the board of directors to be 
acted upon at meetings of stockholders.

In addition, Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation 
Law limits business combinations with owners of more than 
15% of the Company’s stock without the approval of the board 
of  directors.  Aforementioned  provisions  and  other  similar 
provisions make it more difficult for a third party to acquire 
the Company exclusive of negotiation. The Company’s board 
of  directors  could  choose  not  to  negotiate  with  an  acquirer 
deemed not beneficial to or synergistic with the Company’s 
strategic  outlook.  If  an  acquirer  were  discouraged  from 
offering  to  acquire  the  Company  or  prevented  from 
successfully  completing  a  hostile  acquisition  by  these  anti-
takeover measures, stockholders could lose the opportunity to 
sell their shares at a favorable price.

Future issuance of additional shares of common stock could 
cause dilution of ownership interests and adversely affect 
the Company’s stock price.

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The Company is currently authorized to issue up to 80,000,000
shares of common stock. The Company may, in the future, 
issue previously authorized and unissued shares of common 
stock,  which  would  result  in  the  dilution  of  current 
stockholders  ownership  interests.  Additional  shares  are 
subject to issuance through various equity compensation plans 
or through the exercise of currently outstanding options. The 
potential issuance of additional shares of common stock may 
create  downward  pressure  on  the  trading  price  of  the 
Company’s  common  stock.  The  Company  may  also  issue 
additional shares of common stock or other securities that are 
convertible into or exercisable for common stock in order to 
raise capital or effectuate other business purposes. Future sales 
of substantial amounts of common stock, or the perception 
that  sales  could  occur,  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the 
price of the Company’s common stock.

The  Company  filed  a  “universal”  shelf  registration  on 
September 21, 2017, to permit the ability to sell securities to 
the public in a timely manner and which it expects to keep 
active.

The Company may issue shares of preferred stock or debt 
securities with greater rights than the Company’s common 
stock.

Subject to the rules of the NYSE, the Company’s certificate 
of incorporation authorizes the board of directors to issue one 
or more additional series of preferred stock and to set the terms 
of  the  issuance  without  seeking  approval  from  holders  of 
common stock. Currently, there are 100,000 preferred shares 
authorized,  with  no  shares  currently  outstanding.  Any 
preferred stock that is issued may rank senior to common stock 
in terms of dividends, priority and liquidation premiums, and 
may have greater voting rights than holders of common stock.

The  Company’s  ability 
loss 
carryforwards  and  tax  attribute  carryforwards  to  offset 
future  taxable  income  may  be  limited  as  a  result  of 
transactions involving the Company’s common stock.

to  use  net  operating 

Under section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
amended, a corporation that undergoes an “ownership change” 
is subject to limitations on the Company’s ability to utilize 
pre-change net operating losses (“NOLs”), and certain other 
tax attributes to offset future taxable income. In general, an 
ownership change occurs if the aggregate stock ownership of 
certain  stockholders  increases  by  more  than  50  percentage 
points over such stockholders’ lowest percentage ownership 
during the testing period (generally three years). An ownership 
change could limit the Company’s ability to utilize existing 
NOLs  and  tax  attribute  carryforwards  for  taxable  years 
including  or  following  an  identified  “ownership  change.”  
Transactions involving the Company’s common stock, even 
those  outside  the  Company’s  control,  such  as  purchases  or 
sales by investors, within the testing period could result in an 
“ownership change.” In addition, under the Tax Act, the ability 
to  carry  back  NOLs  to  prior  taxable  years  is  generally 
eliminated,  and  while  NOLs  arising  in  tax  years  beginning 
after  2017  may  be  carried  forward  indefinitely,  these 
post-2017  NOLs  may  only  reduce  80%  of  the  Company’s 

taxable income in a tax year. Limitations imposed on the ability 
to use NOLs and tax credits to offset future taxable income 
could  reduce  or  eliminate  the  benefit  of  the  NOLs  and  tax 
attributes and could require the Company to pay U.S. federal 
income  taxes  in  excess  of  that  which  would  otherwise  be 
required if such limitations were not in effect. Similar rules 
and limitations may apply for state income tax purposes.

Disclaimer of Obligation to Update

Except  as  required  by  applicable  law  or  regulation,  the 
Company assumes no obligation (and specifically disclaims 
any such obligation) to update these risk factors or any other 
forward-looking statement contained in this Annual Report to 
reflect actual results, changes in assumptions, or other factors 
affecting such forward-looking statements.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

Not applicable.

Item 2. Properties.

the  Company  operated  16 
At  December 31,  2018, 
manufacturing, warehouse, and research facilities in 7 U.S. 
states,  one  research  facility  in  Calgary, Alberta,  and  sales 
offices in Tokyo, Japan and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 
Company  owns  5  of  these  facilities  and  the  remainder  are 
leased with lease terms that expire from 2019 through 2037. 
In addition, the Company’s corporate office is a leased facility 
located  in  Houston,  Texas.  The  following  table  sets  forth 
facility locations:

Owned/
Leased

Segment
Energy Chemistry
    Technologies

Segment
Energy Chemistry
    Technologies

Owned/
Leased

Location

Leased Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Leased Houston, Texas
Leased Midland, Texas
Leased Natoma, Kansas
Leased Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Leased Raceland, Louisiana

Location

Discontinued Operations

Owned Marlow, Oklahoma
Owned Monahans, Texas
Owned Raceland, Louisiana
Owned Waller, Texas
Leased Calgary, Alberta
Leased Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
Leased Denver, Colorado

Consumer and
    Industrial
    Chemistry
    Technologies

Drilling
    Technologies

Owned Winter Haven, Florida
Leased Tokyo, Japan

Leased Wysox, Pennsylvania

The Company considers owned and leased facilities to be in 
good condition and suitable for the conduct of business.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

Class Action Litigation

On March 30, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the 
four consolidated putative securities class action lawsuits that 
were  filed  in  November  2015,  against  the  Company  and 
certain  of  its  officers.  The  lawsuits  were  previously 
consolidated into a single case, and a consolidated amended 
complaint  had  been  filed.  The  consolidated  amended 
complaint  asserted  that  the  Company  made  false  and/or 
misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material 
adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and 
prospects. The complaint sought an award of damages in an 
unspecified amount on behalf of a putative class consisting of 
persons  who  purchased  the  Company’s  common  stock 
between October 23, 2014 and November 9, 2015, inclusive. 
The lead plaintiff has appealed the District Court’s decision 
granting the motion to dismiss. On February 7, 2019, a three-
judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth 

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Circuit  issued  a  unanimous  opinion  affirming  the  District 
Court’s judgment of dismissal in its entirety.

In January 2016, three derivative lawsuits were filed, two in 
the District Court of Harris County, Texas (which have since 
been consolidated into one case), and one in the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Texas, on behalf of 
the  Company  against  certain  of  its  officers  and  its  current 
directors. The lawsuits allege violations of law, breaches of 
fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment against the defendants.

The  Company  believes  the  lawsuits  are  without  merit  and 
intends  to  vigorously  defend  against  all  claims  asserted. 
Discovery has not yet commenced. At this time, the Company 
is unable to reasonably estimate the outcome of this litigation.

In addition, as previously disclosed, the U.S. Securities and 
Exchange  Commission  had  opened  an  inquiry  related  to 
similar issues to those raised in the above-described litigation. 
On August 21, 2017, the Company received a letter from the 

staff of the SEC stating that the inquiry has been concluded 
and that the staff does not intend to recommend an enforcement 
action against the Company.

aware of any pending or threatened lawsuits or proceedings 
that are expected to have a material effect on the Company’s 
financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Other Litigation

The Company is subject to routine litigation and other claims 
that arise in the normal course of business. Management is not 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related 
Stockholder  Matters  and  Issuer  Purchases  of  Equity 
Securities.

The Company’s common stock began trading on the NYSE 
on December 27, 2007, under the stock ticker symbol “FTK.” 
As of the close of business on February 28, 2019, there were 
57,350,015 shares  of  common  stock  outstanding  held  by 
approximately  9,800  holders  of  record.  The  Company’s 
closing  sale  price  of  the  common  stock  on  the  NYSE  on 
February 28,  2019  was  $3.20.  The  Company  has  never 
declared or paid cash dividends on common stock. While the 

Company regularly assesses the dividend policy, the Company 
has no current plans to declare dividends on its common stock 
and intends, subject to Board approval of recommendations 
by the Strategic Capital Committee described in Part I, Item 
1A – “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report, to continue to use 
earnings and other cash in the maintenance and expansion of 
its business.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

Equity  compensation  plan  information  relating  to  equity  securities  authorized  for  issuance  under  individual  compensation 
agreements at December 31, 2018 is as follows:

Plan Category

Equity compensation plans
approved by security holders

Equity compensation plans not
approved by security holders
Total

Number of Securities to be
Issued Upon Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights(1)

Weighted-
Average Exercise
Price of Outstanding
Options, Warrants 
and Rights(2)

Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column(a))

(a)

(b)

(c)

1,352,138

$

— $
$

1,352,138

—

—
—

1,492,737

—
1,492,737

(1)  Includes shares for outstanding stock options (0 shares), restricted stock awards (1,050,372 shares), and restricted stock unit share equivalents (301,766 

shares).

(2)  The weighted-average exercise price is for outstanding stock options only and does not include outstanding restricted stock awards or restricted stock unit 

share equivalents that have no exercise price.

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Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In November 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $25 million of the Company’s common 
stock.  Repurchases may be made in open market or privately negotiated transactions.  Through December 31, 2018, the Company 
has repurchased $25 million of its common stock under this repurchase program.

In June 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $50 million of the Company’s 
common stock. Repurchases may be made in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Through December 31, 2018, the 
Company has repurchased $0.3 million of its common stock under this authorization and $49.7 million may yet be used to purchase 
shares.

Repurchases of the Company’s equity securities during the three months ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

Total 
Number
of Shares
Purchased (1)
1,639

$
— $
$
$

71,303
72,942

Average 
Price
Paid per 
Share

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs

Maximum Dollar Value
of Shares that May Yet be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs (2)

2.44
—
1.09
1.12

— $
— $
— $
—

49,704,947
49,704,947
49,704,947

October 1 to October 31, 2018
November 1 to November 30, 2018
December 1 to December 31, 2018
Total

(1)  The Company purchases shares of its common stock (a) to satisfy tax withholding requirements and payment remittance obligations related to period vesting 
of restricted shares and exercise of non-qualified stock options, (b) to satisfy payments required for common stock upon the exercise of stock options, and (c) 
as part of a publicly announced repurchase program on the open market.

(2)  A covenant under the Company’s Credit Facility limited the amount that may be used to repurchase the Company’s common stock. At December 31, 2018, 

this covenant did not permit additional share repurchases. On March 1, 2019, the Company paid off the Credit Facility (see Note 21). 

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

The  following  table  sets  forth  certain  selected  historical 
financial data and should be read in conjunction with Part II, 
Item 7 – “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial 
Condition and Results of Operations” and Part II, Item 8 – 
“Financial  Statements  and  Supplementary  Data”  of  this 
Annual Report. The selected operating and financial position 
data as of and for each of the five years presented has been 
derived  from  audited  consolidated  Company  financial 
statements, some of which appear elsewhere in this Annual 
Report.  Financial  data  has  been  adjusted  for  discontinued 
operations, as indicated.

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company initiated a 
strategic plan to sell its Consumer and Industrial Chemistry 
Technologies  segment,  which  was  completed  in  the  first 
quarter of 2019. An investment banking advisory services firm 
was engaged and actively marketed this segment. Effective 
December 31, 2018, the Company has classified the assets, 
liabilities,  and  results  of  operations  for  this  segment  as 
“Discontinued Operations” for all periods presented.

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company initiated a 
strategic restructuring of its business to enable a greater focus 
on its core businesses in energy chemistry and consumer and 
industrial chemistry. During 2017, the Company completed 
the sale or disposal of the assets and transfer or liquidation of 
liabilities and obligations of each of the Drilling Technologies 
and  Production  Technologies  segments.  The  Company  has 
classified the assets, liabilities, and results of operations for 
these  two  segments  as  “Discontinued  Operations”  for  all 
periods presented.

During  2016  and  2015,  the  Company  made  one  small 
acquisition each year, and in 2014, the Company made two 
small acquisitions. Insignificant non-recurring charges were 
incurred related to these acquisitions. The net income and non-
recurring  charges  related  to  these  acquisitions  do  not 
materially affect comparability.

Impairments recognized in 2016 and 2015 relate to the Drilling 
Technologies  and  Production  Technologies  segments  and, 
therefore, are included in discontinued operations.

2018

As of and for the year ended December 31,
2016
(in thousands, except per share data)

2017

2015

2014

Operating Data
Revenue (1)
(Loss) income from operations (1)

$ 177,773
(69,811)

$ 243,106
(10,320)

$ 188,233
(16,968)

$ 213,593
3,536

$ 268,761
52,057

(Loss) income from continuing operations (1)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Net (loss) income

$ (73,441) $ (17,504) $

2,743

(9,891)

(4,447) $
(44,683)

1,489
(14,951)

$

$ (70,698) $ (27,395) $ (49,130) $ (13,462) $

33,260
20,343
53,603

(1) Amounts exclude impact of discontinued operations.

Per Share Data

Basic earnings (loss) per share:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of tax
Basic earnings (loss) per share

Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of tax
Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$

$

$

$

(1.26) $
0.05
(1.21) $

(1.26) $
0.05
(1.21) $

(0.30) $
(0.17)
(0.47) $

(0.30) $
(0.17)
(0.47) $

(0.08) $
(0.80)
(0.88) $

(0.08) $
(0.80)
(0.88) $

$

0.03
(0.27)
(0.24) $

$

0.03
(0.27)
(0.24) $

0.61
0.37
0.98

0.60
0.37
0.97

Financial Position Data

Total assets
Convertible senior notes, long-term debt, and capital 
     lease obligations, less discount and current portion

Stockholders’ equity

$ 285,883

$ 329,888

$ 383,215

$ 403,090

$ 423,276

—

—

7,833

201,624

264,900

287,343

18,255

293,651

25,398

306,003

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of 
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The  following  discussion  and  analysis  should  be  read  in 
conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and 
the  related  Notes  to  the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements 
included  elsewhere  in  this  Annual  Report.  The  following 
information contains forward-looking statements, which are 
subject to risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these 
risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could differ 
from  those  expressed  or  implied  by  the  forward-looking 
the 
statements.  See  “Forward-Looking  Statements”  at 
beginning of this Annual Report.

Basis of Presentation

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company classified the 
Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies segment as 
held  for  sale  based  on  management’s  intention  to  sell  this 
business. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company also 
the  Drilling  Technologies  and  Production 
classified 
Technologies  segments  as  held 
for  sale  based  on 
management’s  intention  to  sell  these  businesses.  The 
Company’s historical financial statements have been revised 
to present the operating results of the Consumer and Industrial 
Chemistry  Technologies,  Drilling  Technologies,  and 
Production  Technologies 
discontinued 
operations. The  results  of  operations  of  these  segments  are 
presented  as  “Loss  from  discontinued  operations”  in  the 
statement  of  operations  and  the  related  cash  flows  of  these 
segments has been reclassified to discontinued operations for 
all  periods  presented.  The  assets  and  liabilities  of  these 
segments have been reclassified to “Assets held for sale” and 
“Liabilities  held  for  sale”,  respectively,  in  the  consolidated 
balance sheet for all periods presented, as applicable.

segments 

as 

During 2017, the Company completed the sale or disposal of 
the  assets  and  transfer  or  liquidation  of  liabilities  and 
obligations  of  the  Drilling  Technologies  and  Production 
Technologies segments.

Results  of  operations  of  the  Consumer  and  Industrial 
Chemistry  Technologies  segment  for  the  years  ended 
December 31,  2018,  2017,  and  2016  are  discussed  below. 
Results  of  operations  of  the  Drilling  Technologies  and 
Production  Technologies  segments  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2016 are discussed below.

Executive Summary

Flotek  is  a  global,  diversified,  technology-driven  company 
that develops and supplies chemistries and services to the oil 
and gas industries. Flotek also supplied high value compounds 
to  companies  that  make  food  and  beverages,  cleaning 
products,  cosmetics,  and  other  products  that  are  sold  in 
consumer and industrial markets, classified as discontinued 
operations at December 31, 2018. Flotek operates in over 20 
domestic and international markets.

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services 

companies, 

The  Company’s  oilfield  business 
includes  specialty 
chemistries  and  logistics  which  enable  its  customers  in 
pursuing improved efficiencies in the drilling and completion 
of their wells. Customers include major integrated oil and gas 
(“O&G”) 
companies, 
oilfield 
independent  O&G  companies,  pressure-pumping  service 
companies,  national  and  state-owned  oil  companies,  and 
international  supply  chain  management  companies.  The 
Company  also  produced  non-energy-related  citrus  oil  and 
related  products,  classified  as  discontinued  operations  at 
December 31, 2018, including (1) high value compounds used 
as  additives  by  companies  in  the  flavors  and  fragrances 
markets and (2) environmentally friendly chemistries for use 
in numerous industries around the world, including the O&G 
industry. Additionally, the Company also provides automated 
bulk  material  handling,  loading  facilities,  and  blending 
capabilities.

Continuing Operations

The  operations  of  the  Company  are  categorized  into  one 
reportable segment: Energy Chemistry Technologies.

•  Energy  Chemistry  Technologies  designs,  develops, 
manufactures,  packages,  and  markets  specialty 
chemistries  used  in  O&G  well  drilling,  cementing, 
completion,  and  stimulation.  These 
technologies 
developed by Flotek’s Research and Innovation team 
enable customers to pursue improved efficiencies in the 
drilling and completion of wells.

Discontinued Operations

In 2018, the Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies 
segment  qualified  for  classification  as  a  discontinued 
operation.  The  Drilling  Technologies  and  Production 
Technologies  segments  were  sold  during  2017  and  are 
classified as discontinued operations, as well.

•  Consumer  and  Industrial  Chemistry  Technologies 
designed, developed, and manufactured products that 
are  sold  to  companies  in  the  flavor  and  fragrance 
industries  and  specialty  chemical  industry.  These 
technologies are used by beverage and food companies, 
fragrance  companies,  and  companies  providing 
household and industrial cleaning products.

•  Drilling  Technologies  assembled, 

rented,  sold, 
inspected, and marketed downhole drilling equipment 
used in energy, mining, and industrial drilling activities.

• 

Production  Technologies  assembled  and  marketed 
production-related  equipment,  including  pumping 
system  components,  electric  submersible  pumps 
(“ESP”),  gas  separators,  valves,  and  services  that 
support natural gas and oil production activities.

 
Market Conditions

The Company’s success is sensitive to a number of factors, 
which  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  drilling  and  well 
completion  activity,  customer  demand  for  its  advanced 
technology  products,  market  prices  for  raw  materials,  and 
governmental actions. 

Drilling and well completion activity levels are influenced by 
a number of factors, including the number of rigs in operation 
and the geographical areas of rig activity.  Additional factors 
that influence the level of drilling and well completion activity 
include:

•  Historical,  current,  and  anticipated  future  O&G 

prices,

• 

Federal,  state,  and  local  governmental  actions  that 
may encourage or discourage drilling activity,

•  Customers’  strategies  relative  to  capital  funds 

allocations,

•  Weather conditions, and
•  Technological  changes  to  drilling  and  completion 

methods and economics.

Historical  North  American  drilling  activity  is  reflected  in 
“TABLE A” below.

Customers’  demand  for  advanced  technology  products  and 
services  provided  by  the  Company  are  dependent  on  their 
recognition of the value of:  

•  Chemistries  that  improve  the  economics  of  their 

O&G operations,

•  Chemistries that meet the need of consumer product 

markets, and

•  Chemistries  that  are  economically  viable,  socially 

responsible, and ecologically sound.

Market prices for commodities, including citrus oils, can be 
influenced by:

•  Historical, current, and anticipated future production 

levels of the global citrus (primarily orange) crops,

•  Weather related risks,

•  Health and condition of citrus trees (e.g., disease and 

pests), and

• 

International  competition  and  pricing  pressures 
resulting 
from  natural  and  artificial  pricing 
influences.

Governmental actions may restrict the future use of hazardous 
chemicals,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  the  following 
industrial applications:

•  O&G drilling and completion operations,
•  O&G production operations, and
•  Non-O&G industrial solvents.

TABLE A

Average North American Active Drilling Rigs

United States
Canada
Total

Average U.S. Active Drilling Rigs by Type

Vertical
Horizontal
Directional

Total

Average North American Drilling Rigs by Product

Oil
Natural Gas

Total

2018

2017

2016

2018 vs. 2017
% Change

2017 vs. 2016
% Change

1,032
191
1,223

63
900
69
1,032

961
262
1,223

876
206
1,082

70
736
70
876

812
270
1,082

509
130
639

60
400
49
509

471
168
639

17.8 %
(7.3)%
13.0 %

(10.0)%
22.3 %
(1.4)%
17.8 %

18.3 %
(3.0)%
13.0 %

72.1%
58.5%
69.3%

16.7%
84.0%
42.9%
72.1%

72.4%
60.7%
69.3%

Source: Rig counts are per Baker Hughes (www.bakerhughes.com); Rig counts are the annual average of the reported weekly rig count activity. 

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Source: Rig counts are per Baker Hughes (www.bakerhughes.com); Rig counts are the annual average of the reported weekly rig count activity.
Completions are per the U.S. Energy Information Administration (https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/drilling/) as of January 22, 2019.

Average  U.S.  rig  activity  increased  by  17.8%  in  2018 
compared to 2017, and increased 72.1% from 2016 to 2017. 

According to data collected by the U.S. Energy Information 
Administration  (“EIA”)  as  reported  on  January 22,  2019, 
completions in the seven most prolific areas in the lower 48 
states  increased  25.4%  in  2018  compared  to  2017  and 
decreased 43.2% from 2016 to 2017.

Outlook for 2019

After a continuous decline in U.S. drilling activity beginning 
in  mid-2014,  the  market  began  to  gradually  recover  in  the 
second quarter of 2016. Although oil and gas markets have 
improved, the level of drilling and completion activity remains 
lower than previous levels experienced before the downturn 
in 2014. Assuming the price for crude oil remains relatively 
stable and regulatory impediments are limited, the Company 
expects global oilfield activity to remain stable heading into 
2019.

During 2018, the Company continued to analyze and promote 
the efficacy of its Complex nano-Fluid® (“CnF®”) chemistries 
and  its  Prescriptive  Chemistry  Management®  (“PCM®”) 
offering. Although quarter-to-quarter performance may vary, 
the Company expects to continue to penetrate the market over 
time by demonstrating the efficacy of its CnF® chemistries and 
reservoir-centric full fluid systems via PCM®. The Company 
will continue to demonstrate the value and benefit of Flotek 
chemistries through comparative analysis of wells with and 
without  Flotek  chemistries  and  field  validation  results 
conducted  in  partnership  with  exploration  and  production 
(“E&P”) companies. Flotek is experiencing a notable shift in 
purchasing behaviors in which E&P companies are seeking 

greater  transparency,  control  and  efficacy  in  their  fluid 
systems, as they see diminishing returns on mechanical factors 
in their completion designs, such as proppant loading, fluid 
loading, and lateral length in their completion. As a result, they 
are  focusing  more  on  sourcing  consumables,  including 
chemistry, directly from manufacturers and providers of these 
products. This trend has created significant changes in Flotek’s 
customer  base,  product  portfolio,  and  sales  efforts  and 
continues to influence changes in inventory and distribution 
strategies, capital allocation, and the business model for the 
Company. While these challenges are expected to persist in 
the near-term, the Company believes it can grow its client base 
and revenue opportunities over time. Additionally during the 
third quarter, the Company experienced increased demand for 
its  products  internationally,  as  unconventional  activity  has 
increased outside of the U.S. and international spending has 
begun to recover.

The Company continues to enhance and improve its patented 
and proven chemistries through its industry leading research 
and innovation staff who develop innovative and customer- 
responsive  products,  as  well  as  create  new  chemistry 
technologies, which are expected to address oilfield challenges 
of the future and expand the Company’s future product lines. 
Completed  in  2016,  the  Company’s  Global  Research  & 
Innovation  Center  in  Houston  houses  scientists,  chemists, 
geologists,  and  reservoir,  petroleum  and  geomechanical 
engineers who advance the development of next-generation 
innovative  energy  chemistries,  as  well  as  expanded 
collaboration  among  clients,  leaders  from  academia,  and 
Company scientists. These collaborative opportunities are an 
important  and  distinguishing  capability  within  the  industry 
and provide real-time product and fluid system development 
direct to the consumer.

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During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company initiated a 
strategic plan to sell its Consumer and Industrial Chemistry 
Technologies  segment,  which  was  completed  in  the  first 
quarter  of  2019.  The  Company  continues  to  focus  on 
maximizing  the  profitability  of  its  product  and  business 
portfolio, and may exit or enter new product lines or businesses 
which complement its current operations.

Capital  expenditures  for  continuing  operations  totaled  $3.6 
million in 2018. The Company expects maintenance capital 
spending to be between $5 million and $9 million in 2019 and 
does not have any specific growth capital projects currently 
planned or committed. During the first quarter of 2019, the 
Company  formed  a  Strategic  Capital  Committee  that  will 
consider possible growth capital projects that could total as 
much as $20 million to $30 million for 2019 and beyond. The 
Company will remain nimble in its core capital expenditure 
plans, adjusting as market conditions warrant, and will focus 
any growth capital spending program on uses that generate 

Results of Continuing Operations (in thousands): 

positive returns and to areas that pose a strategic long-term 
benefit.

Changes to geopolitical, global economic, and industry trends 
could  have  an  impact,  either  positive  or  negative,  on  the 
Company’s  business.  In  the  event  of  significant  adverse 
changes to the demand for oil and gas production, the market 
price for oil and gas, weather patterns, and/or the availability 
of citrus crops, the market conditions affecting the Company 
could  change  rapidly  and  materially.  Should  such  adverse 
changes to market conditions occur, management believes the 
Company  has  access  to  adequate  liquidity  to  withstand  the 
impact  of  such  changes  while  continuing  to  make  strategic 
capital investments and acquisitions, if opportunities arise.  In 
addition,  management  believes  the  Company  is  well-
positioned  to  take  advantage  of  significant  increases  in 
demand  for  its  products  should  market  conditions  improve 
dramatically in the near term.

Revenue
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)

$

Operating expenses %

Corporate general and administrative costs

Corporate general and administrative costs %

Depreciation and amortization
Research and development costs
(Gain) loss on disposal of long-lived assets
Impairment of goodwill
Loss from operations

Operating margin %
Loss on sale of business
Loss on write-down of assets held for sale
Gain on legal settlement
Interest and other expense, net
Loss before income taxes
Income tax benefit (expense)

Loss from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

Net loss

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net loss attributable to Flotek Industries, Inc. (Flotek)

$

$

Year ended December 31,
2017
243,106
188,744

$

$

2018
177,773
159,808

89.9 %

31,467

17.7 %

9,216
10,356
(443)
37,180
(69,811)

(39.3)%
(360)
(2,580)
—
(7,906)
(80,657)
7,216
(73,441)
2,743
(70,698)
358
(70,340)

$

$

77.6 %

41,492

17.1 %

9,768
13,130
292
—
(10,320)

(4.2)%
—
—
—
(1,072)
(11,392)
(6,112)
(17,504)
(9,891)
(27,395)
—
(27,395)

$

$

2016
188,233
143,983

76.5 %

43,745

23.2 %

8,172
9,319
(18)
—
(16,968)

(9.0)%
—
—
12,730
(2,413)
(6,651)
2,204
(4,447)
(44,683)
(49,130)
—
(49,130)

Results for 2018 compared to 2017—Consolidated

Consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2018, 
decreased $65.3 million, or 26.9%, from 2017. The decrease 
in revenue was due to changes in product mix and an ongoing 
transition related to the Company selling progressively more 

to oil and gas company end users rather than through energy 
service companies.

the  year  ended 
Consolidated  operating  expenses  for 
December 31, 2018, decreased $28.9 million, or 15.3%, from 
2017, and, as a percentage of revenue, increased to 89.9% for 

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the year ended December 31, 2018, from 77.6% in 2017. The 
decrease in expenses was primarily attributable to decreased 
sales,  lower  stock  compensation  expense,  and  decreased 
headcount, partially offset by increased freight and other direct 
costs associated with manufacturing.

allowance,  the  subsequent  events  that  occurred  in  the  first 
quarter  of  2019  (Note  21)  provided  a  source  of  income  to 
support the release of $11.5 million of the valuation allowance. 
As such, the Company reversed this portion of the valuation 
allowance during the fourth quarter of 2018.

Corporate general and administrative (“CG&A”) expenses are 
not directly attributable to products sold or services provided.  
CG&A costs decreased $10.0 million, or 24.2%, for the year 
ended  December 31,  2018,  from  2017. As  a  percentage  of 
revenue, CG&A rose from 17.1% to 17.7% for the year ended 
December 31,  2018,  compared  to  2017.  The  decrease  in 
CG&A costs was primarily due to aggressive cost reduction 
measures which began in the last quarter of 2017, as well as 
lower incentive and stock compensation expense.

Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018, decreased by $0.6 million, or 5.7%, from 
2017.

Research and Innovation (“R&I”) expense for the year ended 
December 31, 2018, decreased $2.8 million, or 21.1%, from 
2017.  The  decrease  in  R&I  is  primarily  attributable  to 
reallocating personnel into operational roles.

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company recognized 
a goodwill impairment charge of $37.2 million in the Energy 
Chemistry Technologies reporting unit, which resulted from 
lower  expectations,  and 
sustained  under-performance, 
additional risks associated with the reporting unit.

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company committed 
to a plan to divest the revenue generating assets associated 
with the Dalton, Georgia facility within the Energy Chemistry 
Technologies segment. As a result of this planned divestiture, 
the Company recorded a loss on write-down of assets held for 
sale of $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018. 
During the third quarter of 2018, the Company completed the 
sale and recorded a loss on the sale of the business of $0.4 
million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

Interest and other expense increased $6.8 million for the year 
ended December 31, 2018, compared to 2017, primarily due 
to $1.2 million and $1.9 million write-offs associated with the 
discontinuation of certain corporate projects during the second 
and fourth quarter of 2018, respectively, expenses related to 
winding down of certain business ventures, changes in foreign 
currency  exchange  rates,  and  increased  borrowings  on  the 
revolving credit facility throughout 2018.

The Company recorded an income tax benefit of $7.2 million, 
yielding an effective tax benefit rate of 8.9%, for the year ended 
December 31, 2018, compared to an income tax provision of 
$6.1 million, yielding an effective tax rate of 53.7%, in 2017. 
In the second quarter of 2018, the Company determined that 
it was more likely than not that it will not realize the benefits 
of its gross deferred tax assets and, therefore, recorded a $15.5 
million valuation allowance against the carrying value of net 
deferred tax assets. As all available evidence should be taken 
into  consideration  when  assessing  the  need  for  a  valuation 

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During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company initiated a 
strategic plan to sell its Consumer and Industrial Chemistry 
Technologies  segment,  which  was  completed  in  the  first 
quarter  of  2019.  The  Company  recorded  net  income  from 
discontinued  operations  of  $2.7  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018 for the classification of this segment as 
held for sale. The completion of this sale is expected to occur 
in the first quarter of 2019.

Results for 2017 compared to 2016—Consolidated

Consolidated revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017, 
increased $54.9 million, or 29.2%, from 2016. The increase 
in revenue was driven by the upturn in oilfield market activity.

Consolidated  operating  expenses  for 
the  year  ended 
December 31, 2017, increased $44.8 million, or 31.1%, from 
2016, and, as a percentage of revenue, increased to 77.6% for 
the year ended December 31, 2017, from 76.5% in 2016. These 
increases were primarily attributable to increased sales and 
associated headcount, as well as increased inventory, freight, 
and other direct costs associated with manufacturing.

CG&A expenses are not directly attributable to products sold 
or services provided.  CG&A costs decreased $2.3 million, or 
5.2%, for the year ended December 31, 2017 from 2016. As 
a  percentage  of  revenue,  CG&A  declined  from  23.2%  to 
17.1% for the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to 
2016. The decrease in CG&A costs was primarily due to lower 
legal  expenses  and  stock  compensation  expense,  partially 
offset by costs associated with executive retirement.

Depreciation  and  amortization  expense  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2017, increased $1.6 million, or 19.5%, from 
2016.  This  increase  was  primarily  attributable  to  the 
completion  and  equipping  of  the  Global  Research  & 
Innovation  Center  in  August  2016,  along  with  other 
improvements to manufacturing facilities.

Research and Innovation (“R&I”) expense for the year ended 
December 31, 2017, increased $3.8 million, or 40.9%, from 
2016. The increase in R&I is primarily attributable to increased 
personnel  for  new  product  development  and  Flotek’s 
commitment  to  remaining  responsive  to  customer  needs, 
increased demand, continued growth and refining of existing 
product lines, and the development of new chemistries which 
are expected to expand the Company’s intellectual property 
portfolio.

Interest and other expense decreased $1.3 million, or 55.6%, 
for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2017,  compared  to  2016, 
primarily due to the repayment of the term loan in May 2017, 
as well as decreasing the outstanding balance of the revolving 
credit facility throughout 2017.

The  Company  recorded  an  income  tax  provision  of  $6.1 
million, yielding an effective tax provision rate of 53.7%, for 
the year ended December 31, 2017, compared to an income 
tax benefit of $2.2 million, yielding an effective tax benefit 
rate of 33.1%, in 2016.

As part of the Company’s strategic restructuring of its business 
to  enable  a  greater  focus  on  its  core  businesses  in  energy 
chemistry  and  consumer  and  industrial  chemistry,  the 
Company  completed  the  sale  or  disposal  of  the  assets  and 
transfer  or  liquidation  of  liabilities  and  obligations  of  the 
Drilling Technologies and Production Technologies segments 
during  2017.  The  Company  recorded  a  net  loss  from 
discontinued operations of $14.3 million for the year ended 
December 31, 2017.

Results by Segment

Energy Chemistry Technologies (“ECT”)

(dollars in thousands)

2018

Year ended December 31,
2017

Revenue
(Loss) income from operations
Income from operations - excluding impairment
Operating margin % - excluding impairment

$

$

177,773
(36,817)
363
0.2%

$

243,106
33,611
33,611

2016

188,233
29,014
29,014

13.8%

15.4 %

Results for 2018 compared to 2017—Energy Chemistry 
Technologies

Results for 2017 compared to 2016—Energy Chemistry 
Technologies

ECT  revenue  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2018, 
decreased $65.3 million, or 26.9%, from 2017, compared to a 
25.4% increase in completion activity as measured by the EIA. 
ECT’s  under-performance  when  compared  to  these  market 
indicators was primarily attributable to product mix and an 
the  Company  selling 
ongoing 
progressively more to oil and gas company end users rather 
than through energy service companies.

transition 

related 

to 

Income from operations for the ECT segment decreased $70.4 
million for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared to 
2017, partially due to the $37.2 million goodwill impairment 
charge  taken  in  the  second  quarter  of  2018.  Income  from 
operations, excluding impairment, decreased $33.2 million, 
or 98.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2018, compared 
to 2017. This decrease is primarily a result of gross margin 
compression caused by reduced sales activity coupled with 
increases  in  material  and  labor  costs,  inventory  reserve 
adjustments, and higher logistics expenditures, partially offset 
by a reduction in overhead expenses.

Discontinued Operations

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company classified the 
Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies segment as 
held  for  sale  based  on  management’s  intention  to  sell  the 
business. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2016, the 
Company classified the Drilling Technologies and Production 
Technologies  segments  as  held 
for  sale  based  on 
management’s  intention  to  sell  these  businesses.  The 
Company’s historical financial statements have been revised 
to present the operating results of the Consumer and Industrial 

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ECT revenue for the year ended December 31, 2017, increased 
$54.9  million,  or  29.2%,  from  2016,  compared  to  a  39.9% 
increase in completion activity as measured by the EIA. ECT 
performed  along  these  market  indicators  by  continuing  to 
promote  the  benefits  of  its  CnF®  chemistries.  Revenues 
increased with the increased customer demand resulting from 
improved oilfield market conditions.

Income from operations for the ECT segment increased $4.6 
million,  or  15.8%,  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2017, 
compared to 2016.  This increase is primarily attributable to 
an increase in gross profit, increased activity associated with 
sales and marketing efforts in pursuit of growth opportunities, 
and cost reductions. The Company continues its commitment 
to research and innovation efforts within Energy Chemistry 
Technologies.

Chemistry  Technologies,  Drilling  Technologies,  and 
Production  Technologies 
as  discontinued 
operations.

segments 

During 2017, the Company completed the sale or disposal of 
the  assets  and  transfer  or  liquidation  of  liabilities  and 
obligations  of  the  Drilling  Technologies  and  Production 
Technologies segments.

Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies (“CICT”)

(dollars in thousands)

Revenue
Income from operations
Operating margin %

Year ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

$
$

72,344
3,054

$
$

4.2%

73,992
7,465

$
$

10.1%

74,599
9,668
13.0%

Results for 2018 compared to 2017—Consumer and 
Industrial Chemistry Technologies

CICT  revenue  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2018, 
decreased $1.6 million, or 2.2%, from 2017, primarily due to 
a decline in the value of terpenes and some softness for flavor 
ingredients.  The  market  for  citrus  oils  was  affected  by  the 
historic  high  prices  experienced  in  2017  and  2018,  which 
limited market activity and top line revenue. Citrus greening 
reduced citrus crops globally, thereby limiting the Company’s 
performance in comparison to the growth experienced in 2016 
and 2017.

Income from operations for the CICT segment decreased $4.4 
million, or 59.1%, for the year ended December 31, 2018, from 
2017, primarily due to higher raw material costs and reduced 
by-product  sales,  as  well  as  increased  expenses  related  to 
operations  of  the  new  still  put  into  production  in  the  third 
quarter of 2018.

Results for 2017 compared to 2016—Consumer and 
Industrial Chemistry Technologies

CICT  revenue  for  the  year  ended  December 31,  2017, 
decreased $0.6 million, or 0.8%, from 2016, primarily due to 
a decline in sales volumes. The high price for citrus oils limited 
market  activity  and  top  line  revenue.  Citrus  greening  and 
adverse  weather  reduced  citrus  crops  globally,  thereby 
limiting  the  Company’s  performance  in  comparison  to  the 
growth experienced in 2016 and 2015.

Income from operations for the CICT segment decreased $2.2 
million, or 22.8%, for the year ended December 31, 2017, from 
2016, primarily due to higher raw material costs and increased 
headcount  to  facilitate  growth  in  the  food  and  beverages 
market through new research activities and the opening of a 
sales office in Japan.

Drilling Technologies
(dollars in thousands)

Revenue
Loss from operations
Loss from operations - excluding impairment

Operating margin % - excluding impairment

Results for 2017 compared to 2016—Drilling Technologies

On  May 22,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  sale  of 
substantially all of the assets and transfer of certain specified 
liabilities  and  obligations  of 
the  Company’s  Drilling 
Technologies  segment  to  National  Oilwell  Varco,  L.P. 
(“NOV”) for $17.0 million in cash consideration.

2018

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

— $
— $
— $
—%

11,534
(2,646)
(2,646)

(22.9)%

$
$
$

27,627
(44,522)
(8,000)

(29.0)%

On  August 16,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  sale  of 
substantially  all  of  the  remaining  assets  of  the  Company’s 
Drilling Technologies segment to Galleon Mining Tools, Inc. 
for $1.0 million in cash consideration and a note receivable of 
$1.0 million due in one year.

Upon  completion  of  these  sales,  the  Company  ceased  all 
operations for the Drilling Technologies segment.

$
$
$

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Production Technologies
(dollars in thousands)

Revenue
Loss from operations
Loss from operations - excluding impairment

Operating margin % - excluding impairment

2018

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

$
$
$

— $
— $
— $
—%

4,002
(1,357)
(1,357)

(33.9)%

$
$
$

8,292
(8,814)
(4,901)

(59.1)%

Results for 2017 compared to 2016—Production 
Technologies

Technologies segment to Raptor Lift Solutions, LLC (“Raptor 
Lift”) for $2.9 million in cash consideration.

On  May 23,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  sale  of 
substantially all of the assets and transfer of certain specified 
liabilities  and  obligations  of  the  Company’s  Production 

Upon  completion  of  this  sale,  the  Company  ceased  all 
operations for the Production Technologies segment.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Overview

The Company’s ongoing capital requirements arise from the 
Company’s  need  to  service  debt,  acquire  and  maintain 
equipment, fund working capital requirements, and when the 
opportunities  arise,  to  make  strategic  acquisitions  and 
repurchase  Company  stock.  During  2018,  the  Company 
funded capital requirements primarily with cash on hand and 
debt  financing.  Future  capital  requirements  will  be  funded 
with cash on hand, primarily due to the proceeds received from 
the sale of the CICT segment. 

The Company’s primary source of debt financing was its $75 
million Credit Facility with PNC Bank. This Credit Facility 
contained provisions for a revolving credit facility secured by 
substantially all of the Company’s domestic real and personal 
property,  including  accounts  receivable,  inventory,  land, 
buildings,  equipment,  and  other  intangible  assets.    As  of 
December 31,  2018,  the  Company  had  $49.7  million  in 
outstanding borrowings under the revolving debt portion of 
the Credit Facility.  At December 31, 2018, the Company was 
in compliance with all debt covenants. Significant terms of 
the  Credit  Facility  are  discussed  in  Note  13  –  “Long-Term 
Debt  and  Credit  Facility”  in  Part  II,  Item  8  –  “Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report. 
Upon closing of the sale of the CICT segment, the Company 
repaid  the  outstanding  balance  of  the  Credit  Facility  on 
March 1, 2019 (see Note 21).

At  December 31,  2018,  the  Company  remained  compliant 
with the continued listing standards of the NYSE. 

totaled  $3.0  million  at 
Cash  and  cash  equivalents 
December 31, 2018.  The Company used $20.8 million of cash 

outflows from continuing operations (including $2.1 million
expended  in  working  capital),  $3.6  million  for  capital 
expenditures, and $1.6 million for purchases of various patents 
and other intangible assets. Offsetting these cash outflows, the 
Company received $21.8 million for borrowings of debt, net 
of repayments, and $0.3 million of proceeds from the sale of 
common stock. 

Liquidity

The  Company  expects  maintenance  capital  spending  to  be 
between $5 million and $9 million in 2019 and does not have 
any  specific  growth  capital  projects  currently  planned  or 
committed.  During  the  first  quarter  of  2019,  the  Company 
formed  a  Strategic  Capital  Committee  that  will  consider 
possible growth capital projects that could total as much as 
$20 million to $30 million for 2019 and beyond. During 2019, 
the Company plans to use internally generated funds to fund 
operations and capital expenditures. With the proceeds from 
the sale of the CICT segment, the Company paid off its credit 
facility balance and has formed a Strategic Capital Committee 
to  evaluate  and  make  recommendations  to  the  board  of 
directors  regarding  the  manner  in  which  the  remaining  net 
proceeds  from  the  sale  will  be  deployed.  Subject  to  Board 
approval  of  recommendations  by  the  Strategic  Capital 
Committee,  the  Company  will  continue  to  invest  capital  in 
what it believes to be economically attractive opportunities 
for  its  shareholders.  This  includes  the  potential  for  share 
repurchases as approved by the Board of Directors in June 
2015.

Any  excess  cash  generated  may  be  used  to  pay  down  the 
revolving line of credit or be retained for future use. 

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Net Debt

Net debt represents total debt less cash and cash equivalents and combines the Company’s indebtedness and the cash and cash 
equivalents that could be used to repay that debt. Components of net debt are as follows (in thousands):

December 31, 2018 December 31, 2017

Cash and cash equivalents

Current portion of long-term debt

Net debt

$

$

$

3,044
(49,731)
(46,687) $

4,584
(27,950)
(23,366)

Cash Flows

Cash flow metrics from the consolidated statements of cash flows are as follows (in thousands):

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Net cash flows (used in) provided by discontinued operations
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

$

$

(20,816) $
(2,109)
21,480
(7)
(88)
(1,540) $

$

12,345
14,526
(27,285)
24
151
(239) $

1,192
(21,419)
22,851
(6)
(3)
2,615

Operating Activities

During  2018,  2017,  and  2016,  cash  (used  in)  provided  by 
operating activities totaled $(20.8) million, $12.3 million, and 
$1.2  million,  respectively.  Consolidated  net  loss  for  2018, 
2017, and 2016 totaled $73.4 million, $17.5 million and $4.4 
million, respectively. 

Net  non-cash  contributions  to  net  income  in  2018,  totaled 
items  consisted 
$54.4  million.  Contributory  non-cash 
primarily of $37.2 million for the goodwill impairment charge 
in the second quarter of 2018, $9.6 million for depreciation 
and  amortization  expense,  $7.1  million 
stock 
compensation expense, $3.3 million for provisions related to 
accounts receivables and inventory reserves, $2.6 million for 
the loss on write-down of assets held for sale, $0.7 million for 
reduction  in  incremental  tax  benefit  related  to  share-based 
awards,  and  $0.4  million  for  the  loss  on  sale  of  business, 
partially offset by  $6.0 million for changes to deferred income 
taxes and $0.4 million for net gain on sale of assets. 

for 

Net  non-cash  contributions  to  net  income  in  2017,  totaled 
items  consisted 
$23.9  million.  Contributory  non-cash 
primarily of $10.2 million for depreciation and amortization 
expense, $10.6 million for stock compensation expense, $2.0 
million  for  reduction  in  incremental  tax  benefit  related  to 
share-based  awards,  $0.5  million  for  provisions  related  to 
accounts receivables and inventory reserves, $0.3 million for 
net  loss  on  sale  of  assets,  and  $0.2  million  for  changes  to 
deferred income taxes.

Net non-cash contributions to net income in 2016, totaled $3.3 
million. Contributory non-cash items consisted primarily of 
$8.6 million for depreciation and amortization expense, $11.4 
million  for  stock  compensation  expense,  $2.5  million  for 
reduction  in  incremental  tax  benefit  related  to  share-based 
awards  and  $0.5  million  for  provisions  related  to  accounts 
receivables, partially offset by $19.7 million for changes to 
deferred income taxes.

During 2018, changes in working capital used $2.1 million in 
cash, primarily resulting from increasing accounts receivables 
and income taxes receivable by $3.7 million and decreasing
accrued  liabilities  and  interest  payable  by  $8.8  million, 
partially  offset  by  decreasing  inventories  and  other  current 
assets by $5.8 million and increasing accounts payable by $4.6 
million.

During  2017,  changes  in  working  capital  provided  $6.0 
million in cash, primarily resulting from decreasing accounts 
receivables, income taxes receivable, and other current assets 
by $24.1 million, partially offset by increasing inventories by 
$3.4  million  and  decreasing  accounts  payable  and  accrued 
liabilities by $14.7 million.

During  2016,  changes  in  working  capital  provided  $2.3 
million in cash, primarily resulting from increasing accounts 
payable  and  accrued  liabilities  by  $39.1  million,  partially 
offset by increasing accounts receivables, inventories, income 
taxes receivable, and other current assets by $34.9 million and 
decreasing income taxes payable and interest payable by $2.0 
million.

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Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $2.1 million during 
2018. Cash used in investing activities primarily included $3.6 
million  for  capital  expenditures  and  $1.6  million  for  the 
purchase  of  various  patents  and  other  intangible  assets, 
partially offset by $1.7 million of proceeds received from the 
sale of revenue generating assets associated with a business 
line within the Energy Chemistry Technologies segment and 
$1.4 million of proceeds received from the sale of fixed assets.

Net cash provided by investing activities was $14.5 million 
during 2017. Cash provided by investing activities primarily 
included $18.5 million of proceeds received from the sale of 
the  Drilling  Technologies  and  Production  Technologies 
segments and $0.7 million of proceeds received from the sale 
of  fixed  assets,  partially  offset  by  $4.2  million  for  capital 
expenditures  and  $0.5  million  for  the  purchase  of  various 
patents and other intangible assets.

Net cash used in investing activities was $21.4 million during 
2016.  Cash  used  in  investing  activities  primarily  included 
$13.1 million for capital expenditures, $7.9 million associated 
with the purchase of 100% of the stock and interests of IPI, 
and $0.6 million for the purchase of patents and intangible 
assets.

Financing Activities

Net  cash  generated  through  financing  activities  was  $21.5 
million during 2018, primarily due to receiving $21.8 million 
for borrowings of debt, net of repayments, and receiving $0.3 
million  in  proceeds  from  the  sale  of  common  stock.    Cash 
generated through financing activities was partially offset by 
a  loss  from  noncontrolling  interest  of  $0.4  million,  $0.2 
million  for  purchases  of  treasury  stock  for  tax  withholding 
purposes related to the vesting of restricted stock awards and 
the exercise of non-qualified stock options and $0.1 million 
for payments of debt issuance costs. 

Net cash used in financing activities was $27.3 million during 
2017, primarily due to using $20.4 million for repayments of 
debt,  net  of  borrowings,  $5.2  million  for  the  repurchase  of 
common stock, $1.7 million for purchases of treasury stock 
for tax withholding purposes related to the vesting of restricted 
stock awards and the exercise of non-qualified stock options, 
and $0.6 million for payments of debt issuance costs. Cash 
used in financing activities was partially offset by receiving 
$0.7 million in proceeds from the sale of common stock.

During 2016, net cash generated through financing activities 
was $22.9 million. Cash generated through financing activities 
was primarily due to receiving $30.9 million in proceeds from 
the sale of common stock, inclusive of $30.1 million, net of 
issuance  costs,  from  the  private  placement  of  2.5  million
common  shares  on  July 27,  2016.  Cash  generated  through 
financing activities was partially offset by using $2.1 million
for repayments of debt, net of borrowings, reductions in tax 
benefit related to stock-based compensation of $2.5 million, 
purchases  of  treasury  stock  for  tax  withholding  purposes 
related  to  the  vesting  of  restricted  stock  awards  and  the 
exercise of non-qualified stock options of $2.4 million, and 
payments of debt issuance costs of $1.2 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

There have been no transactions that generate relationships 
with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as 
entities often referred to as “structured finance” or “special 
purpose  entities”  (“SPEs”),  established  for  the  purpose  of 
facilitating  off-balance  sheet  arrangements  or  other 
contractually narrow or limited purposes. As of December 31, 
2018, the Company was not involved in any unconsolidated 
SPEs.

The Company has not made any guarantees to customers or 
vendors  nor  does  the  Company  have  any  off-balance  sheet 
arrangements  or  commitments  that  have,  or  are  reasonably 
likely  to  have,  a  current  or  future  effect  on  the  Company’s 
financial  condition,  change  in  financial  condition,  revenue, 
expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, 
or capital resources that are material to investors.

Contractual Obligations

Cash  flows  from  operations  are  dependent  on  a  variety  of 
factors, including fluctuations in operating results, accounts 
receivable collections, inventory management, and the timing 
of  payments  for  goods  and  services.  Correspondingly,  the 
impact of contractual obligations on the Company’s liquidity 
and  capital  resources  in  future  periods  is  analyzed  in 
conjunction with such factors. 

Material  contractual  obligations  consist  of  repayment  of 
amounts borrowed under the Company’s Credit Facility and 
payment of operating lease obligations.

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Contractual obligations at December 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

Payments Due by Period

Borrowings under revolving credit facility (1)
Operating lease obligations

Total

Total

Less than
1 year

$

$

49,731
19,458
69,189

$

$

49,731
2,562
52,293

1 - 3 years
$

— $

4,290
4,290

$

$

3 -5 years

More than
5 years

— $

3,352
3,352

$

—
9,254
9,254

(1)  The borrowing was classified as current debt. The weighted-average interest rate was 5.51% at December 31, 2018. Borrowings under the revolving credit 

facility were repaid in full on March 1, 2019.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally 
accepted  in  the  United  States  of America  (“U.S.  GAAP”). 
Preparation of these statements requires management to make 
judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts 
of assets and liabilities in the financial statements and revenue 
and  expenses  during  the  reporting  period.  Significant 
accounting policies are described in Note 2 – “Summary of 
Significant Accounting Policies” in Part II, Item 8 – “Financial 
Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report. 
The Company believes the following accounting policies are 
critical  due  to  the  significant,  subjective,  and  complex 
judgments  and  estimates  required  when  preparing  the 
consolidated  financial  statements.  The  Company  regularly 
reviews judgments, assumptions, and estimates to the critical 
accounting policies. 

Basis of Presentation

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company classified the 
Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies reportable 
segment’s operations as held for sale based on management’s 
intention to sell this business. In addition, during the fourth 
quarter  of  2016,  the  Company  classified  the  Drilling 
Technologies  and  Production  Technologies 
reportable 
segments’ operations as held for sale based on management’s 
intention to sell these businesses. The operating results of these 
segments have been reported as discontinued operations in the 
consolidated  financial  statements.  Amounts  previously 
reported have been reclassified to conform to this presentation 
to allow for meaningful comparison of continuing operations.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenues to depict the transfer of 
control of promised goods or services to its customers in an 
amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to 
be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Refer to 
Note  7  —  “Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers”  for 
further discussion on Revenue.

The Company recognizes revenue based on the Accounting 
Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606 five-step model when all 
of the following criteria have been met: (i) a contract with a 
customer  exists,  (ii)  performance  obligations  have  been 
identified, (iii) the price to the customer has been determined, 

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(iv)  the  price  to  the  customer  has  been  allocated  to  the 
performance obligations, and (v) performance obligations are 
satisfied.

Products  and  services  are  sold  with  fixed  or  determinable 
prices. Certain sales include right of return provisions, which 
are  considered  when  recognizing  revenue  and  deferred 
accordingly. Deposits and other funds received in advance of 
delivery are deferred until the transfer of control is complete.

For certain contracts, the Company recognizes revenue under 
the  percentage-of-completion  method  of  accounting, 
measured by the percentage of “costs incurred to date” to the 
“total  estimated  costs  of  completion.”  This  percentage  is 
applied  to  the  “total  estimated  revenue  at  completion”  to 
calculate proportionate revenue earned to date. For the years 
ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the percentage-
of-completion revenue accounted for less than 0.1% of total 
revenue during the respective time periods. This resulted in 
immaterial  unfulfilled  performance  obligations 
and 
immaterial  contract  assets  and/or  liabilities  for  which  the 
Company  did  not  record  adjustments  to  opening  retained 
earnings  as  of  December 31,  2015  or  for  any  periods 
previously presented.

As an accounting policy election, the Company excludes from 
the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by 
a  governmental  authority  that  are  both  imposed  on  and 
concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and 
collected by the entity from a customer.

Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight 
after control over a product has transferred to a customer are 
accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of 
revenues.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The  Company  performs  ongoing  credit  evaluations  of 
customers  and  grants  credit  based  upon  historical  payment 
history,  financial  condition,  and  industry  expectations,  as 
available. Determination of the collectability of amounts due 
from customers requires the Company to use estimates and 
make judgments regarding future events and trends, including 
monitoring  customers’  payment  history  and  current  credit 
worthiness,  in  order  to  determine  that  collectability  is 

 
 
reasonably assured. The Company also considers the overall 
business climate in which its customers operate.

These  uncertainties  require  the  Company  to  make  frequent 
judgments and estimates regarding a customers’ ability to pay 
amounts due in order to assess and quantify an appropriate 
allowance for doubtful accounts. The primary factors used to 
quantify the allowance are customer delinquency, bankruptcy, 
and the Company’s estimate of its ability to collect outstanding 
receivables based on the number of days a receivable has been 
outstanding.

The  majority  of  the  Company’s  customers  operate  in  the 
energy industry. The cyclical nature of the industry may affect 
customers’  operating  performance  and  cash  flows,  which 
could  impact  the  Company’s  ability  to  collect  on  these 
obligations.  Additionally,  some  customers  are  located  in 
international  areas  that  are  inherently  subject  to  risks  of 
economic, political, and civil instability.

The Company continues to monitor the economic climate in 
which  its  customers  operate  and  the  aging  of  its  accounts 
receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on 
the aging of accounts and an individual assessment of each 
invoice.  At December 31, 2018, the allowance was 3.1% of 
gross accounts receivable, compared to an allowance of 1.9% 
a year earlier. While credit losses have historically been within 
expectations  and  the  provisions  established,  should  actual 
write-offs  differ  from  estimates,  revisions  to  the  allowance 
would be required.

Inventory Reserves

Inventories  consist  of  raw  materials,  work-in-process,  and 
finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost or market, 
using  the  weighted-average  cost  method.  Finished  goods 
inventories include raw materials, direct labor, and production 
overhead. The  Company’s  inventory  reserve  represents  the 
excess  of  the  inventory  carrying  amount  over  the  amount 
expected to be realized from the ultimate sale or other disposal 
of the inventory.

The Company regularly reviews inventory quantities on hand 
and records provisions or impairments for excess or obsolete 
inventory  based  on  the  Company’s  forecast  of  product 
demand,  historical  usage  of  inventory  on  hand,  market 
conditions,  production  and  procurement  requirements,  and 
technological  developments.  Significant  or  unanticipated 
changes  in  market  conditions  or  Company  forecasts  could 
affect  the  amount  and  timing  of  provisions  for  excess  and 
obsolete inventory and inventory impairments.

Significant changes have not been made in the methodology 
used to estimate the reserve for excess and obsolete inventory 
or  impairments  during  the  past  three  years.  Specific 
assumptions  are  updated  at  the  date  of  each  evaluation  to 
consider  Company  experience  and  current  industry  trends. 
Significant judgment is required to predict the potential impact 
which  the  current  business  climate  and  evolving  market 
conditions  could  have  on  the  Company’s  assumptions. 

Changes which may occur in the energy industry are hard to 
predict, and they may occur rapidly. To the extent that changes 
in  market  conditions  result  in  adjustments  to  management 
assumptions,  impairment  losses  could  be  realized  in  future 
periods.

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the reserve for excess and 
obsolete inventory was $2.1 million and $0.4 million, or 7.2% 
and 1.1% of inventory, respectively.

Business Combinations

The  Company  allocates 
the  fair  value  of  purchase 
consideration to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and 
any non-controlling interests in the acquired entity generally 
based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess 
of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value 
of  these  assets  acquired,  liabilities  assumed,  and  any  non-
controlling  interests  in  the  acquired  entity  is  recorded  as 
goodwill. The primary items that generate goodwill include 
the value of the synergies between the acquired company and 
Flotek  and  the  value  of  the  acquired  assembled  workforce. 
Acquisition-related expenses are recognized separately from 
the  business  acquisition  and  are  recognized  as  expenses  as 
incurred. 

The purchase price allocation process requires management 
to  make  significant  estimates  and  assumptions  at  the 
acquisition date with respect to the fair value of:

• 
• 
• 

• 

intangible assets acquired from the acquiree;
tax assets and liabilities assumed from the acquiree;
stock  awards  assumed  from  the  acquiree  that  are 
included in the purchase price; and
pre-acquisition obligations and contingencies assumed 
from the acquiree.

Although  the  Company  believes  the  assumptions  and 
estimates it has made in the past have been reasonable and 
appropriate, they are based in part on historical experience and 
information obtained from the management of the acquired 
companies and are inherently uncertain.

Goodwill

Goodwill  is  not  subject  to  amortization,  but  is  tested  for 
impairment  annually  during  the  fourth  quarter,  or  more 
frequently  if  an  event  occurs  or  circumstances  change  that 
would indicate a potential impairment. These circumstances 
may  include,  but  are  not  limited  to,  a  significant  adverse 
change in the business climate, unanticipated competition, or 
a change in projected operations or results of a reporting unit. 
Goodwill is tested for impairment at a reporting unit level. At 
December 31,  2018,  only  the  Consumer  and  Industrial 
Chemistry  Technologies  reporting  unit  had  a  goodwill 
balance. 

During the annual testing, the Company assesses whether a 
goodwill  impairment  exists  using  both  qualitative  and 
quantitative assessments. The qualitative assessment involves 
determining  whether  events  or  circumstances  exist  that 

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indicate  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  fair  value  of  a 
reporting  unit  is  less  than  its  carrying  amount,  including 
goodwill.  If,  based  on  this  qualitative  assessment,  it  is 
determined that it is not more likely than not that the fair value 
of  a  reporting  unit  is  less  than  its  carrying  amount,  the 
Company does not perform a quantitative assessment.

If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely 
than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its 
carrying amount or if the Company elects not to perform a 
qualitative  assessment,  a  quantitative  impairment  test  is 
performed to determine whether goodwill impairment exists 
at the reporting unit.

Effective  during  the  fourth  quarter  of  2017,  the  Company 
adopted  Accounting  Standards  Update  (“ASU”)  2017-04, 
“Simplifying  the  Test  for  Goodwill  Impairment,”  which 
eliminated  the  second  step  of  the  two-step  quantitative 
impairment  test.  Now,  if  quantitative  impairment  testing  is 
performed, the Company compares the estimated fair value of 
each reporting unit which has goodwill to its carrying amount, 
including  goodwill.  To  determine  fair  value  estimates,  the 
Company uses the income approach based on discounted cash 
flow analyses, combined, when appropriate, with a market-
based  approach.  The  market-based  approach  considers 
valuation  comparisons  of  recent  public  sale  transactions  of 
similar businesses and earnings multiples of publicly traded 
businesses operating in industries consistent with the reporting 
unit.  If  the  carrying  amount  of  a  reporting  unit,  including 
goodwill,  exceeds  its  fair  value,  an  impairment  loss  is 
recognized in an amount equal to that excess, limited to the 
amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

Prior to adoption of ASU 2017-04, if quantitative impairment 
testing  was  performed,  the  Company  used  a  two-step 
quantitative impairment test to determine whether goodwill 
impairment exists at the reporting unit. The first step was to 
compare the estimated fair value of each reporting unit which 
has goodwill to its carrying amount, including goodwill. To 
determine fair value estimates, the Company used the income 
approach based on discounted cash flow analyses, combined, 
when appropriate, with a market-based approach. The market-
based  approach  considers  valuation  comparisons  of  recent 
public  sale  transactions  of  similar  businesses  and  earnings 
multiples of publicly traded businesses operating in industries 
consistent with the reporting unit. If the fair value of a reporting 
unit was less than its carrying amount, the second step of the 
impairment test was performed to determine the amount of 
impairment, if any. The second step compares the implied fair 
value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount 
of the goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s 
goodwill exceeded its implied value, an impairment loss was 
recognized in an amount equal to that excess.

The  Company  determines  fair  value  using  widely  accepted 
valuation  techniques,  including  discounted  cash  flows  and 
market  multiples  analyses,  and  through  use  of  independent 
fixed  asset  valuation  firms,  as  appropriate.  These  types  of 
analyses contain uncertainties, as they require management to 
make assumptions and to apply judgments regarding industry 

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economic  factors  and  the  profitability  of  future  business 
strategies. The Company’s policy is to conduct impairment 
testing  based  on  current  business  strategies,  taking  into 
consideration  current  industry  and  economic  conditions  as 
well as the Company’s future expectations. Key assumptions 
used  in the  discounted  cash flow  valuation  model include, 
among  others,  discount  rates,  growth  rates,  cash  flow 
projections, and terminal value rates. Discount rates and cash 
flow  projections  are  the  most  sensitive  and  susceptible  to 
change  as  they  require  significant  management  judgment. 
Discount rates are determined using a weighted average cost 
of  capital  (“WACC”).  The  WACC  considers  market  and 
industry  data,  as  well  as  Company-specific  risk  factors  for 
each reporting unit in determining the appropriate discount 
rate to be used. The discount rate utilized for each reporting 
unit  is  indicative  of  the  return  an  investor  would  expect  to 
receive for investing in a similar business. Management uses 
industry considerations and Company-specific historical and 
projected  results  to  develop  cash  flow  projections  for  each 
reporting  unit.  Additionally,  if  appropriate,  as  part  of  the 
market-based  approach,  the  Company  utilizes  market  data 
from  publicly  traded  entities  whose  businesses  operate  in 
industries  comparable  to  the  Company’s  reporting  units, 
adjusted for certain factors that increase comparability.

During annual goodwill impairment testing in 2018 and 2017, 
the Company first assessed qualitative factors to determine 
whether  it  was  necessary  to  perform  the  quantitative 
impairment test. During annual goodwill impairment testing 
in  2016,  the  Company  first  assessed  qualitative  factors  to 
determine whether it was necessary to perform the two-step 
goodwill impairment test.

As of the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company concluded it 
was not more-likely-than-not that there was an impairment of 
goodwill  for  the  Consumer  and  Industrial  Technologies 
(“CICT”) reporting unit based on the assessment of qualitative 
factors. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the final criterion 
was met for classifying the CICT reporting unit as held for 
sale.    Therefore,  the  CICT  reporting  unit  was  reported  as 
discontinued operations.  After receiving initial interests from 
potential buyers, it was determined that the disposal proceeds, 
after  considering  selling  costs,  would  result  in  excess  over 
book value.  As this was in-line with quantitative impairment 
tests performed in previous quarters for the CICT reporting 
unit, no further impairment assessment was needed.

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company concluded 
it was not more-likely-than-not that there was an impairment 
of  goodwill  for  the  CICT  reporting  unit  based  on  the 
assessment  of  qualitative  factors.  CICT  revenues  have 
increased 1.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2018, versus 
the same period in 2017, while gross margins, as a percentage 
of revenue, decreased 450 basis points driven by product mix 
and higher raw material costs.

For the second quarter of 2018, the Company was not able to 
conclude  that  it  was  not  more-likely-than-not  that  the 
estimated  fair  value  of  the  Energy  Chemistry Technologies 
(“ECT”)  reporting  unit  exceeded  the  carrying  amount. 

Therefore, the Company performed a quantitative impairment 
test for the reporting unit. The results of the impairment test 
indicated that the carrying amount of the ECT reporting unit 
exceeded  the  estimated  fair  value  of  the  reporting  unit  by 
approximately $37.8 million, or 25.6% of the carrying amount. 
To evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations for the 
ECT  reporting  units,  the  Company  applied  a  hypothetical 
0.5%  unfavorable  change  in  the  weighted  average  cost  of 
capital, which would have reduced the estimated fair value of 
the  ECT  reporting  unit  by  approximately  $5.7  million. 
Additionally, reducing the revenue projections by 1.0% and 
holding gross margins steady reduced the estimated fair value 
approximately  $4.4  million.    These  sensitivity  analyses 
confirmed the need for an impairment for the ECT reporting 
unit.  The Company recorded a full impairment of the goodwill 
for $37.2 million in the ECT reporting unit during the second 
quarter of 2018.

Key assumptions and estimates were based on the experience 
of  the  Company’s  management,  experience  with  past 
recessions within the oil and gas industry, and internal as well 
as  published  external  perspectives  of  market  activity.  Key 
assumptions  used  in  the  discounted  cash  flow  analysis 
included:

•  Revenue  and  expenses  experience  industry  level 

growth rates annually beyond 2019;

•  Margins stay in the lower portion of historical ranges; 

and

•  Working capital ratios remain consistent with historical 

levels.

Some of the factors that affected the change in results of the 
impairment test from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the second 
quarter of 2018 included:

•  Declining revenue and margin compression in the first 

half of 2018.

•  Mid-year sensitivity analysis decreased 2018 and 2019 

expectations.

Based  on  the  Company’s  fourth  quarter  2018  testing  of 
goodwill  for  impairment  for  the  CICT  reporting  unit,  no 
impairment was recorded.

and 

and  Consumer 

As of the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company was not able 
to  conclude  that  it  was  not  more-likely-than-not  that  the 
estimated  fair  value  of  the  Energy  Chemistry Technologies 
(“ECT”) 
Industrial  Chemistry 
Technologies (“CICT”) reporting units exceeded the carrying 
amount  of  the  respective  reporting  units.  Therefore,  the 
Company performed a quantitative impairment test for each 
of  these  reporting  units. The  results  of  the  impairment  test 
indicated that the estimated fair values of the two reporting 
units  exceeded  the  carrying  amount  of  their  respective 
reporting  units  by  approximately  $34.7  million  and  $20.2 
million,  respectively,  or  an  excess  of  21%  and  23%, 
respectively,  over  the  carrying  amount.  Therefore,  no 
impairment was deemed necessary for 2017. To evaluate the 
sensitivity of the fair value calculations of the ECT and CICT 

reporting  units,  the  company  applied  a  hypothetical  10% 
unfavorable change in the weighted average cost of capital, 
which would have reduced the estimated fair value of the ECT 
and CICT reporting units by approximately $23.7 million and 
$12.4 million, respectively. These sensitivity analyses were 
not  indicative  of  an  impairment  for  the  ECT  and  CICT 
reporting units.

Key assumptions and estimates were based on experience of 
the Company’s management, experience with past recessions 
within  the  oil  and  gas  industry  (specifically  the  2008/2009 
recession),  and  internal  as  well  as  published  external 
perspectives of recovery timing. Key assumptions used in the 
discounted cash flow analysis included:

•  Revenue and expenses grow 2% annually;

•  Margins stay in the lower portion of historical ranges;

•  Working capital ratios remain consistent with historical 

levels;

•  Risk  premium  related  to  foreign  country  security, 
government  stability,  and  potential  future  foreign 
currency.

Based  on  the  Company’s  fourth  quarter  2017  testing  of 
goodwill  for 
impairment  at  each  reporting  unit,  no 
impairments were recorded.

As of the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company concluded it 
was not more likely than not that there was an impairment of 
goodwill  for  the  Consumer  and  Industrial  Chemistry 
Technologies  or  Energy  Chemistry  Technologies  reporting 
units  based  on  the  assessment  of  qualitative  factors.    The 
Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies reporting 
unit has outpaced prior years revenues and maintained strong 
margins. The Energy Chemistry Technologies reporting unit 
saw quarterly revenue improve throughout 2016 and reduced 
only 12% versus 2015 as market activity fell 43% during the 
same  period.  However,  the  segment  continued  to  produce 
strong margins. 

The Company was not able to conclude that it was not more 
likely than not that the estimated fair value of the Teledrift and 
Production  Technologies  reporting  units  exceeded 
the 
carrying amount of the respective reporting units, as of the 
fourth quarter of 2016. Therefore, the Company performed a 
Step 1 impairment test for each of these reporting units. The 
results of the Step 1 test indicated that the estimated fair values 
of the two reporting units exceeded the carrying amount of 
their  respective  reporting  units  by  approximately  $13.2 
million and $6.7 million respectively, or an excess of 34% and 
44%, respectively, over the carrying amount.  Therefore, no 
further testing was required for these two reporting units. To 
evaluate the sensitivity of the fair value calculations of the 
Teledrift  and  Production  Technologies  reporting  units,  the 
Company applied a hypothetical 10% unfavorable change in 
the  weighted  average  cost  of  capital,  which  would  have 
reduced the estimated fair value of the Teledrift and Production 
Technologies reporting units by approximately $5.3 million 
and $4.2 million, respectively.  These sensitivity analyses were 

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not indicative of an impairment for the Teledrift or Production 
Technologies reporting units.

reporting  unit, 

As of the third quarter of 2016, the Company concluded it was 
not  more  likely  than  not  that  there  was  an  impairment  of 
goodwill  for  the  Consumer  and  Industrial  Chemistry 
Technologies 
the  Energy  Chemistry 
Technologies reporting unit, and the Teledrift reporting unit 
based on the assessment of qualitative factors.  The Consumer 
and Industrial Chemistry Technologies reporting unit has seen 
increased  revenues  in  2016  compared  to  2015  and  has 
maintained margins in the range seen from 2014 through 2015. 
The  Energy  Chemistry  Technologies  reporting  unit  had  an 
11% decrease in revenue versus the 27% decline in market 
activity for the first quarter of 2016 compared to the fourth 
quarter  of  2015,  a  3%  decrease  in  revenue  versus  the  35% 
decline  in  market  activity  for  the  second  quarter  of  2016 
compared to the first quarter of 2016, and a 4% increase in 
revenue  versus  the  28%  increase  in  market  activity  for  the 
third quarter of 2016 compared to the second quarter of 2016, 
but  continues  to  maintain  gross  margins.  The  Teledrift 
reporting unit, having passed the Step 1 impairment tests in 
the previous two quarters, had the highest revenue quarter for 
2016 and improved margins.  Teledrift revenue for the third 
quarter of 2016 increased 37% versus the second quarter of 
2016 and improved gross margins by 8.4%.

For the first quarter of 2016, the Company was not able to 
conclude that it was not more likely than not that the estimated 
fair  value  of  the  Production  Technologies  and  Teledrift 
reporting units exceeded the carrying amount of the respective 
reporting units. Therefore, the Company performed a Step 1 
impairment test for each of these reporting units. The results 
of the Step 1 test indicated that the estimated fair values of the 
Production  Technologies  and  the  Teledrift  reporting  units 
exceeded  the  carrying  amount  of  their  respective  reporting 
units  by  approximately  $34.9  million  and  $2.1  million, 
respectively, or an excess of 153% and 5%, respectively, over 
the  carrying  amount.  Therefore,  no  further  testing  was 
required for these two reporting units. 

Again, for the second quarter of 2016, the Company was not 
able to conclude that it was not more likely than not that the 
estimated  fair  value  of  the  Production  Technologies  and 
Teledrift reporting units exceeded the carrying amount of the 
respective reporting units. Therefore, the Company performed 
a Step 1 impairment test for each of these reporting units. The 
results of the Step 1 test indicated that the estimated fair values 
of  the  Production  Technologies  and  the  Teledrift  reporting 
units  exceeded  the  carrying  amount  of  their  respective 
reporting  units  by  approximately  $17.1  million  and  $2.2 
million,  respectively,  or  an  excess  of  77%  and  6%, 
respectively, over the carrying amount.  Therefore, no further 
testing was required for these two reporting units.

Once again, for the third quarter of 2016, the Company was 
not able to conclude that it was not more likely than not that 
the  estimated  fair  value  of  the  Production  Technologies 
reporting unit exceeded the carrying amount of the reporting 

unit. Therefore, the Company performed a Step 1 impairment 
test  for  this  reporting  unit.  The  results  of  the  Step  1  test 
indicated  that  the  estimated  fair  value  of  the  Production 
Technologies reporting unit exceeded the carrying amount of 
the reporting unit by approximately $8.1 million, or an excess 
of  36.9%  over  the  carrying  amount.   Therefore,  no  further 
testing was required for this reporting unit.

Key assumptions and estimates were based on experience of 
the Company’s management, experience with past recessions 
within  the  oil  and  gas  industry  (specifically  the  2008/2009 
recession),  and  internal  as  well  as  published  external 
perspectives of recovery timing. Key assumptions used in the 
discounted cash flow analysis included:

•  U.S.  rig  count  bottoms  during  2016  and  begins  to 
recover to average 532 rigs for the last two quarters of 
2016.  Average Rig count climbs to 725 in 2017, 880 
in 2018, and 920 in 2019, and grows by 50 rigs annually 
for  2020  through  2023,  and  then  holds  flat  through 
2026;
International revenue grows 3% annually;

• 
•  Domestic  rental  revenue  per  rig  and  total  domestic 
revenue per rig dip to lows seen during the 2008/2009 
downturn through 2017 and then slowly return to the 
lower end of the ranges seen between 2012 and 2014;
International  indirect  expenses  remain  3.5%  of  total 
international revenue;

• 

•  Domestic indirect expense percentages slowly return 

to historical levels;

•  Margins stay in the lower portion of historical ranges;
•  Working capital  ratios remain consistent; and
•  Risk premium related to foreign country security and 

government stability.

Some of the factors that affected the change in results of the 
Step 1 impairment test from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the 
fourth quarter of 2016 included:

• 

• 

Impairment  testing  of  long-lived  assets  excluding 
goodwill resulted in a reduction to the balance sheet of 
$14.3 million for the Teledrift reporting unit in the first 
quarter of 2016.

Impairment of inventory resulted in a reduction to the 
balance sheet of $1.3 million for the Teledrift reporting 
unit and $3.9 million for the Production Technologies 
reporting unit in the first quarter of 2016.

•  Cost reduction initiatives during the first half of 2016 
reduced direct and indirect expenses for the Drilling 
Technologies segment.

•  Due to the surplus of rental tools and the low levels of 
drilling rig activity, capital expenditures for new rental 
tools  will  be  minimal  through  2019  in  the  Teledrift 
reporting unit.

Based  on  the  Company’s  fourth  quarter  2016  testing  of 
impairment  at  each  reporting  unit,  no 
goodwill  for 
impairments were recorded.

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There  are  significant  inherent  uncertainties  and  judgments 
involved in estimating fair value. The Company cannot predict 
the occurrence of events or circumstances that could adversely 
affect the fair value of goodwill. Such events may include, but 
are not limited to, deterioration of the economic environment, 
increases in the Company’s weighted average cost of capital, 
material  negative  changes  in  relationships  with  significant 
customers, reductions in valuations of other public companies 
in  the  Company’s  industry,  or  strategic  decisions  made  in 
response to economic and competitive conditions. If actual 
results are not consistent with the Company’s current estimates 
and assumptions, impairment of goodwill could be required.

Long-Lived Assets Other than Goodwill

Long-lived assets other than goodwill consist of property and 
equipment and intangible assets that have determinable and 
indefinite lives. The Company makes judgments and estimates 
regarding  the  carrying  amount  of  these  assets,  including 
amounts  to  be  capitalized,  depreciation  and  amortization 
methods  to  be  applied,  estimated  useful  lives,  and  possible 
impairments.  Property  and  equipment  and  intangible  assets 
with determinable lives are tested for impairment whenever 
events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  the  carrying 
amount of the asset may not be recoverable.

For  property  and  equipment,  events  or  circumstances 
indicating  possible  impairment  may  include  a  significant 
decrease in market value or a significant change in the business 
climate. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying 
amount of an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted future 
cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its 
eventual disposition. The amount of the impairment loss is the 
excess of the asset’s carrying amount over its fair value. Fair 
value  is  generally  determined  using  an  appraisal  by  an 
independent valuation firm or by using a discounted cash flow 
analysis.

intangible  assets  with  definite 

For 
lives,  events  or 
circumstances indicating possible impairment may include an 
adverse change in the extent or manner in which the asset is 
being used or a change in the assessment of future operations. 
The  Company  assesses  the  recoverability  of  the  carrying 
amount by preparing estimates of future revenue, margins, and 
cash  flows.  If  the  sum  of  expected  future  cash  flows 
(undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the 
carrying  amount,  an  impairment  loss  is  recognized.  The 
impairment  loss  recognized  is  the  amount  by  which  the 
carrying amount exceeds the fair value. Fair value of these 
assets  may  be  determined  by  a  variety  of  methodologies, 
including discounted cash flows.

Intangible  assets  with  indefinite  lives  are  not  subject  to 
amortization, but are tested for impairment annually during 
the fourth quarter, or more frequently if an event occurs or 
circumstances  change  that  would  indicate  a  potential 
impairment.  These  circumstances  may  include,  but  are  not 
limited to, a significant adverse change in the business climate, 
unanticipated competition, or a change in projected operations 
or results of a reporting unit. 

The Company assesses whether an indefinite lived intangible 
impairment  exists  using  both  qualitative  and  quantitative 
assessments. The qualitative assessment involves determining 
whether events or circumstances exist that indicate it is more 
likely  than  not  that  the  fair  value  of  the  indefinite  lived 
intangible is less than its carrying amount. If, based on this 
qualitative assessment, it is determined that it is not more likely 
than not that the fair value of the indefinite lived intangible is 
less than its carrying amount, the Company does not perform 
a quantitative assessment.

If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely 
than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired 
or  if  the  Company  elects  to  not  perform  a  qualitative 
assessment,  the  Company  then  performs  the  quantitative 
impairment  test.  The  quantitative  impairment  test  for  an 
indefinite-lived intangible asset consists of a comparison of 
the  fair  value  of  the  asset  with  its  carrying  amount.  If  the 
carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value, 
an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that 
excess.  Fair  value  of  these  assets  may  be  determined  by  a 
variety of methodologies, including discounted cash flows.

to 

the  Company  uses 

The  development  of  future  net  undiscounted  cash  flow 
projections requires management projections of future sales 
and profitability trends and the estimation of remaining useful 
lives  of  assets.  These  projections  are  consistent  with  those 
projections 
internally  manage 
operations.  When  potential  impairment  is  identified,  a 
discounted cash flow valuation model similar to that used to 
value  goodwill  at  the  reporting  unit  level,  incorporating 
discount rates commensurate with risks associated with each 
asset, is used to determine the fair value of the asset in order 
to  measure  potential 
impairment.  Discount  rates  are 
determined by using a WACC. Estimated revenue and WACC 
assumptions are the most sensitive and susceptible to change 
in  the  long-lived  asset  analysis  as  they  require  significant 
management 
the 
assumptions used are reflective of what a market participant 
would have used in calculating fair value.

judgment.  The  Company  believes 

Valuation methodologies utilized to evaluate long-lived assets 
other than goodwill for impairment were consistent with prior 
periods. Specific assumptions discussed above are updated at 
each  test  date  to  consider  current  industry  and  Company-
specific  risk  factors  from  the  perspective  of  a  market 
participant. The current business climate is subject to evolving 
market  conditions  and  requires  significant  management 
judgment to interpret the potential impact to the Company’s 
assumptions. To the extent that changes in the current business 
climate  result  in  adjustments  to  management  projections, 
impairment losses may be recognized in future periods.

The  domestic  drilling  industry  has  continued  to  deteriorate 
since the end of 2015 to levels not seen since April 1999. As 
the business of the Drilling Technologies segment is closely 
aligned with the drilling rig count and average U.S. drilling 
rig count declined 27% during the first quarter of 2016, the 
drop off in rig count led to a decline in revenue and gross profit 
of 37% and 69%, respectively, from the fourth quarter of 2015 

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for  the  Drilling  Technologies  segment.  As  a  result  of  the 
continued  drop  in  rig  count  and  the  significant  decline  in 
operations in the first quarter of 2016, the Company concluded 
these were events or circumstances that caused the Company 
to test its long-lived assets for impairment within the segment.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company 
completed testing for impairment of long-lived assets within 
the Drilling Technologies segment for four asset groups: 

•  Downhole Tools - primarily used in the vertical drilling 

market;

• 

International  Drill  Pipe  -  primarily  used  in  foreign 
mining operations;

•  Teledrift  Domestic  -  primarily  associated  with  the 
Measurement While Drilling (“MWD”) market in the 
U.S.; and

•  Teledrift International - primarily associated with the 

MWD market in international markets.

Impairment indicators affected both asset groups that are tied 
directly  to  the  domestic  drilling  market. While  impairment 
indicators are not present for the International Drill Pipe or 
Teledrift International asset groups, the Company performed 
recoverability tests for all four asset groups.

The  recoverability  test  indicated  that  the  undiscounted 
estimated  cash  flows  of  the  International  Drill  Pipe  and 
Teledrift  International  asset  groups  exceeded  the  carrying 
amount of their respective asset groups by approximately $2.6 
million and $64.1 million, respectively, or an excess of 98% 
and 906%, respectively. However, the undiscounted estimated 
cash flows of the Downhole Tools and Teledrift Domestic asset 
groups did not exceed the carrying amount of their respective 
asset  groups,  and  therefore,  the  Company  performed  a 
discounted cash flow analysis on each asset group to determine 
the fair values.

Since the assets in the asset groups are not highly specialized, 
the Company assumed the current use of each asset would be 
a similar use as if the assets were sold. As such, the cash flow 
used in the recoverability test is the same cash flow used to 
create the discounted cash flow for fair value analysis. This 
testing indicated that the carrying amount of the Downhole 
Tools and Teledrift Domestic asset groups exceeded the fair 
value by $9.6 million and $14.3 million, respectively, or an 
excess of 69% and 56%, respectively. As a result, a combined 
impairment loss for these two asset groups of $23.9 million 
was  recognized  during  the  three  months  ended  March  31, 
2016.

Additionally,  the  business  of  the  Production  Technologies 
segment  incurred  similar  declines  with  revenue  and  gross 
profit,  falling  approximately  30%  and  42%,  respectively.  
Therefore, the Company completed testing for impairment of 
the  Production  Technologies 
long-lived  assets  within 
segment. 
the 
indicated 
undiscounted estimated cash flows for the segment exceeded 
the carrying amount of assets by $3.0 million, or an excess of 

  The  recoverability 

that 

test 

23%.   As  a  result,  no  impairment  of  long-lived  assets  was 
recognized for the Production Technologies segment.

During the second quarter of 2016, the average U.S. drilling 
rig count fell 23% versus the first quarter of 2016. The Drilling 
Technologies  segment  held  revenue  relatively  flat  and 
improved  margins  when  comparing  the  second  and  first 
quarters  of  2016.   As  such,  the  Company  determined  that 
testing for impairment of long-lived assets was not warranted 
for the segment.

However,  the  Production  Technologies  segment  results 
showed a decline in revenue of 8% and continuing negative 
margins when comparing the second and first quarters of 2016.  
Therefore, the Company completed testing for impairment of 
the  Production  Technologies 
long-lived  assets  within 
segment.  The 
the 
indicated 
undiscounted estimated cash flows for the segment exceeded 
the carrying amount of assets by $4.4 million, or an excess of 
34%. As  a  result,  no  impairment  of  long-lived  assets  was 
recognized for the Production Technologies segment.

recoverability 

that 

test 

During the third quarter of 2016, the average U.S. drilling rig 
count rose 14% versus the second quarter of 2016. The Drilling 
Technologies segment revenue increased 13% and improved 
margins  when  comparing  the  third  and  second  quarters  of 
2016,  while  the  Production  Technologies  segment  results 
showed an increase in revenue of 15% and improved margins 
when comparing the third and second quarters of 2016. As 
such, the Company determined that testing for impairment of 
long-lived assets was not warranted for either segment.

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the average U.S. drilling 
rig  count  rose  23%  versus  the  third  quarter  of  2016.  The 
Drilling  Technologies  segment  revenue  increased  6%  and 
showed slightly lower margins when compared to the third 
quarter  of  2016  but  still  exceeded  second  quarter  2016 
margins.    The  Production  Technologies  segment  results 
showed an increase in revenue of 5% and improved margins 
when comparing the fourth and third quarters of 2016. As such, 
the Company determined that testing for impairment of long-
lived assets was not warranted for either segment.

Key  assumptions  and  estimates  used  in  performing  these 
recoverability  tests  were  based  on  experience  of  the 
Company’s  management,  experience  with  past  oil  and  gas 
industry  downturns  and  recoveries,  and  internal,  as  well  as 
published  external,  perspectives  of  recovery  timing.  Key 
assumptions used in the recoverability test included:

•  Rental tools are the primary cash generating assets for 

each group;

•  Remaining  estimated  useful  life  for  each  group  was 

determined to be 7 years;

•  Carrying amount of the asset group is the net book value 
of  the  assets  as  of  March  31,  2016,  for  first  quarter 
testing and June 30, 2016, for second quarter testing;

•  Estimates of future cash flows for the group assumed 
the sale of the group at the end of the remaining useful 
life of the primary asset; and

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• 

Since the Downhole Tools asset group includes product 
sales in the cash flow analysis, a portion of the inventory 
was included in the carrying amount of the asset group.  
The  remaining  portion  of  the  inventory  is  normally 
utilized  to  repair  and  fabricate  rental  tools  and  is 
included in cost of goods sold.

There  are  significant  inherent  uncertainties  and  judgments 
involved in estimating fair value. The Company cannot predict 
the occurrence of events or circumstances that could adversely 
affect the fair value of the asset (asset group). Such events may 
include, but are not limited to, deterioration of the economic 
environment, increases in the Company’s weighted average 
cost of capital, material negative changes in relationships with 
significant customers, reductions in valuations of other public 
companies in the Company’s industry, or strategic decisions 
made in response to economic and competitive conditions. If 
actual results are not consistent with the Company’s current 
estimates  and  assumptions,  additional  impairment  of  long-
lived assets could be required.

In 2018, 2017, and 2016, while testing annual indefinite lived 
intangible assets for impairment, the Company first assessed 
qualitative factors to determine whether it was necessary to 
perform  the  impairment  test.  Based  on  its  qualitative 
assessment, the Company concluded there was no indication 
of the need for an impairment of indefinite lived intangibles, 
and therefore no further testing was required. 

No impairment was recorded for property and equipment and 
intangible assets with determinable or indefinite lives during 
2018 and 2017. 

Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for 
the sale of an asset or paid for the transfer of a liability in an 
orderly  transaction  between  unrelated  third  party  market 
participants at the measurement date. In determination of fair 
value measurements for assets and liabilities, the Company 
considers  the  principal,  or  most  advantageous,  market  and 
assumptions that market participants would use when pricing 
the asset or liability. The Company categorizes financial assets 
and liabilities using a three-tiered fair value hierarchy, based 
upon the nature of the inputs used in the determination of fair 
value.  Inputs  refer  broadly  to  the  assumptions  that  market 
participants would use in pricing an asset or liability and may 
be  observable  or  unobservable.  Significant  judgments  and 
estimates are required, particularly when inputs are based on 
pricing for similar assets or liabilities, pricing in non-active 
markets, or when unobservable inputs are required.

Income Taxes

The  Company’s  tax  provision  is  subject  to  judgments  and 
estimates  necessitated  by 
the  complexity  of  existing 
regulatory   tax   statutes  and  the  effect  of  these  upon  the 
Company  due  to  operations  in  multiple  tax  jurisdictions. 
Income tax expense is based on taxable income, statutory tax 
rates, and tax planning opportunities available in the various 

jurisdictions in which the Company operates. The Company’s 
income  tax  expense  will  fluctuate  from  year  to  year  as  the 
amount of pretax income fluctuates. Changes in tax laws and 
the Company’s profitability within and across the jurisdictions 
may impact the Company’s tax liability. While the annual tax 
provision  is  based  on  the  best  information  available  to  the 
Company at the time of preparation, several years may elapse 
before the ultimate tax liabilities are determined.

The  Company  uses  the  liability  method  in  accounting  for 
income  taxes.    Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are 
recognized  for  temporary  differences  between  financial 
statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and 
liabilities and are measured using the tax rates expected to be 
in effect when the differences reverse. Deferred tax assets are 
also  recognized  for  operating  loss  and  tax  credit  carry 
forwards. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a 
change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations 
in  the  period  that  includes  the  enactment  date. A  valuation 
allowance  is  used  to  reduce  deferred  tax  assets  when 
uncertainty exists regarding their realization.

A valuation  allowance  is  recorded  to  reduce  previously 
recorded tax assets when it becomes more likely than not such 
assets will not be realized. The Company evaluates, at least 
annually,  net  operating  loss  carry  forwards  and  other  net 
deferred tax assets and considers all available evidence, both 
positive  and  negative,  to  determine  whether  a  valuation 
allowance  is  necessary  relative  to  net  operating  loss  carry 
forwards  and  other  net  deferred  tax  assets.    In  making  this 
determination, the Company considers cumulative losses in 
recent years as significant negative evidence.  The Company 
considers recent years to mean the current year plus the two 
preceding  years.  The  Company  considers 
the  recent 
cumulative  income  or  loss  position  of  its  filings  groups  as 
objectively  verifiable  evidence  for  the  projection  of  future 
income, which consists primarily of determining the average 
of the pre-tax income of the current and prior two years after 
adjusting  for  certain 
indicative  of  future 
items  not 
performance.  Based on this analysis, the Company determines 
whether a valuation allowance is necessary.

In assessing the need for a valuation allowance in the second 
quarter  of  2018,  the  Company  considered  all  available 
objective and verifiable evidence, both positive and negative, 
including historical levels of pre-tax income (loss) both on a 
consolidated basis and tax reporting entity basis, legislative 
developments,  and  expectations  and  risks  associated  with 
estimates of future pre-tax income. As a result of this analysis, 
the Company determined that it is more likely than not that it 
will not realize the benefits of certain deferred tax assets and, 
therefore, recorded a valuation allowance against the carrying 
value  of  net  deferred  tax  assets,  except  for  deferred  tax 
liabilities  related  to  non-amortizable  intangible  assets  and 
certain state jurisdictions. As all available evidence should be 
taken  into  consideration  when  assessing  the  need  for  a 
valuation allowance, the subsequent events that occurred in 
the first quarter of 2019 (Note 21) provided  a source of income 
to  support  the  release  of  $11.5  million  of  the  valuation 

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allowance. As such, the Company reversed this portion of the 
valuation allowance during the fourth quarter of 2018.

The Company periodically identifies and evaluates uncertain 
tax  positions.  This  process  considers  the  amounts  and 
probability of various outcomes that could be realized upon 
final  settlement.  Liabilities  for  uncertain  tax  positions  are 
based on a two-step process. The actual benefits ultimately 
realized may differ from the Company’s estimates. Changes 
in facts, circumstances, and new information may require a 
change in recognition and measurement estimates for certain 
individual  tax  positions.  Any  changes  in  estimates  are 
recorded in results of operations in the period in which the 
change  occurs.  At  December 31,  2018,  the  Company 
performed  an  evaluation  of  its  various  tax  positions  and 
concluded   that   it   did  not  have  significant   uncertain  tax 
positions requiring disclosure.  The Company’s policy is to 
record interest and penalties related to income tax matters as 
income tax expense.

Share-Based Compensation

The  Company  has  stock-based  incentive  plans  which  are 
authorized to issue stock options, restricted stock, and other 
incentive  awards.  Stock-based  compensation  expense  for 
stock options and restricted stock is determined based upon 
estimated grant-date fair value. This fair value for the stock 
options is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing 
model and is recognized as expense over the requisite service 
period. The option-pricing model requires the input of highly 
subjective  assumptions,  including  expected  stock  price 

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About 
Market Risk.

The  Company  is  exposed  to  market  risk  from  changes  in 
interest  rates,  foreign  currency  exchange  rates,  and 
commodity prices. Market risk is measured as the potential 
negative  impact  on  earnings,  cash  flows,  or  fair  values 
resulting  from  a  hypothetical  change  in  interest  rates, 
commodity prices, or foreign currency exchange rates over 
the next year. The Company manages exposure to market risks 
at the corporate level. The portfolio of interest-sensitive assets 
and liabilities is monitored and adjusted to provide liquidity 
necessary  to  satisfy  anticipated  short-term  needs.  The 
Company’s  risk  management  policies  allow  the  use  of 
specified  financial  instruments  for  hedging  purposes  only. 
Speculation on interest rates or foreign currency rates is not 
permitted. The Company does not consider any of these risk 
management activities to be material.

Interest Rate Risk

The Company is exposed to the impact of interest rate changes 
on any outstanding indebtedness under the revolving credit 
facility agreement and the term loan agreement both of which 
have a variable interest rate.  The interest rate on advances 
under the revolving credit facility varies based on the level of 
borrowing under the revolving credit facility.  Rates range (a) 

volatility  and  expected  option  life.  For  all  stock-based 
incentive plans, the Company estimates an expected forfeiture 
rate and recognizes expense only for those shares expected to 
vest.  The  estimated  forfeiture  rate  is  based  on  historical 
experience. To the extent actual forfeiture rates differ from the 
estimate,  stock-based  compensation  expense  is  adjusted 
accordingly.

Loss Contingencies

The Company is subject to a variety of loss contingencies that 
could  arise  during  the  Company’s  conduct  of  business. 
Management considers the likelihood of a loss or impairment 
of  an  asset  or  the  incurrence  of  a  liability,  as  well  as  the 
Company’s ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, 
in determining potential loss contingencies. An estimated loss 
contingency is accrued when it is probable that a liability has 
been incurred or an asset has been impaired and the amount 
of  loss  can  be  reasonably  estimated.  Accruals  for  loss 
contingencies have not been recorded during the past three 
years. The Company regularly evaluates current information 
available to determine whether such accruals should be made 
or adjusted.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent  accounting  pronouncements  which  may  impact  the 
Company are described in Note 2 – “Summary of Significant 
in  Part II,  Item 8  –  “Financial 
Accounting  Policies” 
Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report.

between PNC Bank’s base lending rate plus 1.5% to 2.0% or 
(b) between the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 
2.5% to 3.0%.  PNC Bank’s base lending rate was 5.50% at 
December 31, 2018, and would have permitted borrowing at 
rates ranging between 7.00% and 7.50%.  The Company is 
required to pay a monthly facility fee of 0.25% on any unused 
amount under the commitment based on daily averages.   At 
December 31, 2018, $49.7 million was outstanding under the 
revolving credit facility, with $(0.3) million borrowed as base 
rate  loans  at  an  interest  rate  of  7.50%  and  $50.0  million
borrowed as LIBOR loans at an interest rate of 5.51%.

The amount borrowed under the term loan was reset to $10.0 
million  as  of  September 30,  2016.  Monthly  principal 
payments of $0.2 million were required.  On May 22, 2017, 
the Company repaid the outstanding balance of the term loan. 
No  additional  amount  may  be  re-borrowed  under  the  term 
loan. 

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The  Company  presently  has  limited  exposure  to  foreign 
currency risk. As a global company, Flotek operates in over 
20  domestic  and  international  markets.  Flotek’s  functional 

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is  primarily 

currency 
the  U.S.  dollar.  During  2018, 
approximately 3.0% of revenue was demarcated in non-U.S. 
dollar currencies and virtually all assets and liabilities of the 
Company are denominated in U.S. dollars. However, as the 
Company  expands  its  international  operations,  non-U.S. 
denominated activity is likely to increase. The Company has 
historically  performed  no  swaps  and  no  foreign  currency 
hedges. The Company may utilize swaps or foreign currency 
hedges in the future.

Commodity Risk

The  Company  purchases  raw  materials  derived  from  citrus 
oils and, therefore, has a commodity risk inherent in orange 
harvests.  In recent years, citrus greening has disrupted citrus 

fruit  production  in  Florida  and  Brazil  which  caused  raw 
material  feedstock  cost  to  increase.  Tropical  storms  and 
hurricanes, as experienced during 2017, can also impact the 
future citrus crop yields in growing regions. The Company 
believes that adequate global supply is available to meet the 
Company’s needs.  The Company primarily relies upon long-
term  strategic  supply  relationships  to  meet  its  raw  material 
needs which are expected to remain in place for the foreseeable 
future.  Price  increases  have  been  passed  along  to  the 
Company’s  customers,  where  applicable.  The  Company 
presently does not have any commodity futures contracts but 
may consider utilizing forms of hedging from time to time in 
the future.

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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
Flotek Industries, Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We  have  audited  Flotek  Industries,  Inc.  and  subsidiaries’  (the  “Company”)  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework 2013 issued by the Committee of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material 
respects, effective control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in Internal Control - 
Integrated Framework 2013 issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheets of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the 
related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and 
the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”) and our report dated March 8, 2019 expressed 
an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment 
of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal 
Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial 
reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the 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 audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material 
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material 
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. 
Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our 
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability 
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted 
accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain 
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets 
of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial 
statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are 
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable 
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that 
could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements. Also, 
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because 
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ MOSS ADAMS LLP

Houston, Texas
March 8, 2019

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of
Flotek Industries, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of 
December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash 
flows for the years then ended, and 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 consolidated financial position of the 
Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the years 
then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2018, based on criteria established in 
Internal Control - Integrated Framework 2013 issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission 
and our report dated March 8, 2019 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. 

Change in Accounting Principle

As discussed in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for recognizing 
revenue due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 606.

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 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 in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit 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 to 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/ MOSS ADAMS LLP

Houston, Texas
March 8, 2019

We have served as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm since 2017.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Flotek Industries, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity and cash flows 
of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries for the period ended December 31, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility 
of the company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). 
Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements 
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures 
in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by 
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable 
basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations 
and cash flows of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally 
accepted accounting principles.

/s/ HEIN & ASSOCIATES LLP

Houston, Texas
February 8, 2017

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)

Current assets:

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,190 and
    $673 at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively
Inventories, net
Income taxes receivable
Assets held for sale
Other current assets

Total current assets
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Deferred tax assets, net
Other intangible assets, net
Other long-term assets
Assets held for sale
TOTAL ASSETS

Current liabilities:

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Interest payable
Liabilities held for sale
Long-term debt, classified as current

Total current liabilities and total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies
Equity:

Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized; no shares
    issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 80,000,000 shares authorized; 62,162,875
    shares issued and 57,342,279 shares outstanding at December 31, 2018;
    60,622,986 shares issued and 56,755,293 shares outstanding at
    December 31, 2017
Additional paid-in capital
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,770,224 and 3,621,435 shares at December 31, 2018
    and 2017, respectively

Flotek Industries, Inc. stockholders’ equity

Noncontrolling interests

Total equity

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

December 31,

2018

2017

$

3,044

$

4,584

37,047
27,289
3,161
118,470
5,771
194,782
45,485
—
18,663
26,827
126
—
285,883

15,011
10,335
8
9,174
49,731
84,259

$

$

34,897
32,460
2,826
54,508
8,649
137,924
52,786
37,180
12,713
22,048
527
66,710
329,888

10,394
13,793
43
12,450
27,950
64,630

—

—

6
343,536
(1,116)
(107,565)

(33,237)
201,624
—
201,624
285,883

$

6
336,067
(884)
(37,225)

(33,064)
264,900
358
265,258
329,888

$

$

$

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data) 

Revenue
Costs and expenses:

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)
Corporate general and administrative
Depreciation and amortization
Research and development
(Gain) loss on disposal of long-lived assets
Impairment of goodwill

Total costs and expenses

Loss from operations
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense
Loss on sale of business
Loss on write-down of assets held for sale
Gain on legal settlement
Other (expense) income, net

Total other (expense) income

Loss before income taxes

Income tax benefit (expense)
Loss from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

Net loss
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net loss attributable to Flotek Industries, Inc. (Flotek)

Amounts attributable to Flotek shareholders:

Loss from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

Net loss attributable to Flotek

Basic earnings (loss) per common share:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of tax

Basic earnings (loss) per common share

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations, net of tax

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

Weighted average common shares:

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

$

177,773

$

243,106

$

188,233

159,808
31,467
9,216
10,356
(443)
37,180
247,584
(69,811)

(2,866)
(360)
(2,580)
—
(5,040)
(10,846)
(80,657)
7,216
(73,441)
2,743
(70,698)
358
(70,340) $

188,744
41,492
9,768
13,130
292
—
253,426
(10,320)

(2,168)
—
—
—
1,096
(1,072)
(11,392)
(6,112)
(17,504)
(9,891)
(27,395)
—
(27,395) $

143,983
43,745
8,172
9,319
(18)
—
205,201
(16,968)

(1,979)
—
—
12,730
(434)
10,317
(6,651)
2,204
(4,447)
(44,683)
(49,130)
—
(49,130)

(73,083) $
2,743
(70,340) $

(17,504) $
(9,891)
(27,395) $

(4,447)
(44,683)
(49,130)

(1.26) $
0.05
(1.21) $

(1.26) $
0.05
(1.21) $

(0.30) $
(0.17)
(0.47) $

(0.30) $
(0.17)
(0.47) $

(0.08)
(0.80)
(0.88)

(0.08)
(0.80)
(0.88)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

Weighted average common shares used in computing basic earnings
(loss) per common share

Weighted average common shares used in computing diluted earnings
(loss) per common share

57,995

57,995

57,580

57,580

56,087

56,087

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands)

Loss from continuing operations

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

Net loss

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Foreign currency translation adjustment

Comprehensive loss

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

Comprehensive loss attributable to Flotek

Year ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

$

$

(73,441) $
2,743
(70,698)

(17,504) $
(9,891)
(27,395)

(232)
(70,930)
358
(70,572) $

72
(27,323)
—
(27,323) $

(4,447)
(44,683)
(49,130)

281
(48,849)
—
(48,849)

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(in thousands)

Common Stock

Treasury Stock

Shares
Issued

Par
Value

Shares

Cost

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Accumulated
Other 
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Retained 
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)

Non-
controlling
Interests

Total
Equity

Balance, December 31, 2015

56,220

$

Net loss

Foreign currency translation adjustment

Sale of common stock, net of issuance cost

Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan

Stock options exercised

Restricted stock granted

Restricted stock forfeited

Treasury stock purchased

Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options

Excess tax benefit related to share-based awards

Stock compensation expense

Stock issued in IAL acquisition

Balance, December 31, 2016

Net loss

Foreign currency translation adjustment

Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan

Common stock issued in payment of accrued liability

Stock options exercised

Restricted stock granted

Restricted stock forfeited

Treasury stock purchased

Stock surrendered for exercise of stock options

Stock compensation expense

Stock issued in IPI acquisition

Repurchase of common stock

Balance, December 31, 2017

Net loss

Foreign currency translation adjustment

Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan

Restricted stock granted

Restricted stock forfeited

Treasury stock purchased

Stock compensation expense

Balance, December 31, 2018

—

—

2,450

—

114

653

—

—

—

—

—

248

59,685

$

—

—

—

—

663

275

—

—

—

—

—

—

60,623

$

—

—

—

1,540

—

—

—

62,163

$

6

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

6

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

6

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

6

1,785

$ (17,869)

$

273,451

$

(1,237)

$

39,300

$

358

$ 294,009

—

—

—

(93)

—

—

96

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

238

(2,350)

3

—

—

—

(50)

—

—

—

—

—

30,090

833

184

—

—

—

—

(2,510)

13,076

3,268

—

281

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(49,130)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(49,130)

281

30,090

833

184

—

—

(2,350)

(50)

(2,510)

13,076

3,268

2,029

$ (20,269)

$

318,392

$

(956)

$

(9,830)

$

358

$ 287,701

—

—

(113)

—

—

—

122

200

478

—

—

905

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(1,729)

(5,863)

—

—

(5,203)

—

—

654

188

5,884

—

—

—

—

10,949

—

—

—

72

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(27,395)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(27,395)

72

654

188

5,884

—

—

(1,729)

(5,863)

10,949

—

(5,203)

3,621

$ (33,064)

$

336,067

$

(884)

$

(37,225)

$

358

$ 265,258

—

—

(111)

—

158

102

—

—

—

—

—

—

(173)

—

—

—

341

—

—

—

7,128

—

(232)

—

—

—

—

—

(70,340)

(358)

(70,698)

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

(232)

341

—

—

(173)

7,128

3,770

$ (33,237)

$

343,536

$

(1,116)

$

(107,565)

$

— $ 201,624

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

45

 
 
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net loss attributable to Flotek Industries, Inc. (Flotek)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
Loss from continuing operations

Adjustments to reconcile loss from continuing operations to net cash (used in) provided by operating
activities:

Depreciation and amortization
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Provision for doubtful accounts
Provision for excess and obsolete inventory
Loss on sale of business
Loss on write-down of assets held for sale
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
Impairment of goodwill
Stock compensation expense
Deferred income tax (benefit) provision
Reduction in tax benefit related to share-based awards
Changes in current assets and liabilities:

Accounts receivable, net
Inventories
Income taxes receivable
Other current assets
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Income taxes payable
Interest payable

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities:

Capital expenditures
Proceeds from sale of businesses
Proceeds from sale of assets
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
Purchase of patents and other intangible assets
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities:

Repayments of indebtedness
Borrowings on revolving credit facility
Repayments on revolving credit facility
Debt issuance costs
Reduction in tax benefit related to share-based awards
Purchase of treasury stock
Proceeds from sale of common stock
Repurchase of common stock
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Loss from noncontrolling interest

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Discontinued operations:

Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities

Net cash flows (used in) provided by discontinued operations
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

Year ended December 31,

2018

2017

2016

$

(70,340) $
2,743
(73,083)

(27,395) $
(9,891)
(17,504)

(49,130)
(44,683)
(4,447)

9,216
400
839
2,418
360
2,580
(443)
37,180
7,050
(5,950)
709

(2,606)
2,597
(1,116)
3,177
4,631
(8,740)
—
(35)
(20,816)

(3,559)
1,665
1,387
—
(1,602)
(2,109)

—
277,599
(255,818)
(111)
—
(173)
341
—
—
(358)
21,480

9,768
472
157
388
—
—
292
—
10,643
181
1,989

4,076
(3,442)
8,008
12,001
(8,528)
(6,175)
—
19
12,345

(4,197)
18,490
689
—
(456)
14,526

(9,833)
383,160
(393,776)
(579)
—
(1,729)
654
(5,203)
21
—
(27,285)

1,296
(1,303)
(7)
(88)
(1,540)
4,584
3,044

$

4,102
(4,078)
24
151
(239)
4,823
4,584

$

$

8,172
424
482
—
—
—
(18)
—
11,446
(19,681)
2,510

(10,905)
(1,463)
(8,189)
(14,296)
6,365
32,769
(1,890)
(87)
1,192

(13,072)
—
115
(7,863)
(599)
(21,419)

(15,564)
338,460
(325,043)
(1,199)
(2,510)
(2,350)
30,923
—
134
—
22,851

874
(880)
(6)
(3)
2,615
2,208
4,823

See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

46

 
 
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Organization and Nature of Operations

Flotek Industries, Inc. (“Flotek” or the “Company”) is a global, 
diversified,  technology-driven  company  that  develops  and 
supplies chemistries and services to the oil and gas industries. 
Flotek also supplied high value compounds to companies that 
make food and beverages, cleaning products, cosmetics, and 
other  products  that  are  sold  in  consumer  and  industrial 
markets,  classified  as  discontinued  operations  at  December 
31, 2018.

The  Company’s  oilfield  business 
includes  specialty 
chemistries  and  logistics  which  enable  its  customers  in 
pursuing improved efficiencies in the drilling and completion 
of  their  wells. The  Company  also  provides  automated  bulk 
material handling, loading facilities, and blending capabilities. 
In  the  segment  reported  as  discontinued  operations  at 
December  31,  2018,  the  Company  processed  citrus  oil  to 
produce  (1)  high  value  compounds  used  as  additives  by 
companies  in  the  flavors  and  fragrances  markets  and  (2) 
environmentally  friendly  chemistries  for  use  in  numerous 

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared  in  accordance  with  the  accounting  principles 
generally  accepted  in  the  United  States  of America  (“U.S. 
GAAP”).

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of 
Flotek  Industries,  Inc.  and  all  wholly-owned  subsidiary 
corporations.  Where Flotek owns less than 100% of the share 
capital  of  its  subsidiaries,  but  is  still  considered  to  have 
sufficient  ownership  to  control  the  business,  results  of  the 
business  operations  are  consolidated  within  the  Company’s 
financial  statements. The  ownership  interests  held  by  other 
parties are shown as noncontrolling interests.

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company classified the 
Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies segment as 
held  for  sale  based  on  management’s  intention  to  sell  this 
business.  In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2016, the 
Company classified the Drilling Technologies and Production 
for  sale  based  on 
Technologies  segments  as  held 
management’s  intention  to  sell  these  businesses.  The 
Company’s historical financial statements have been revised 
to present the operating results of the Consumer and Industrial 
Chemistry  Technologies,  Drilling  Technologies,  and 
discontinued 
Production  Technologies 
operations. The  results  of  operations  of  these  segments  are 
presented  as  “Loss  from  discontinued  operations”  in  the 
statement  of  operations  and  the  related  cash  flows  of  these 
segments has been reclassified to discontinued operations for 
all  periods  presented.  The  assets  and  liabilities  of  the 

segments 

as 

industries around the world, including the oil and gas (“O&G”) 
industry. 

Flotek operates in over 20 domestic and international markets. 
Customers include major integrated O&G companies, oilfield 
services companies, independent O&G companies, pressure-
pumping  service  companies,  national  and  state-owned  oil 
companies,  and  international  supply  chain  management 
companies.  The  Company  also  served  customers  who 
purchase non-energy-related citrus oil and related products, 
including  household  and  commercial  cleaning  product 
companies,  fragrance  and  cosmetic  companies,  and  food 
manufacturing 
as  discontinued 
operations at December 31, 2018.

companies, 

reported 

Flotek  was  initially  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the 
Province  of  British  Columbia  on  May  17,  1985.  On 
October 23, 2001, Flotek changed its corporate domicile to the 
state of Delaware.

Consumer  and  Industrial  Chemistry  Technologies  segment 
have been reclassified to “Assets held for sale” and “Liabilities 
held for sale”, respectively, in the consolidated balance sheet 
for all periods presented.

During 2017, the Company completed the sale or disposal of 
the  assets  and  transfer  or  liquidation  of  liabilities  and 
obligations  of  each  of  the  Drilling  Technologies  and 
Production Technologies segments.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have 
been eliminated in consolidation. The Company does not have 
investments in any unconsolidated subsidiaries.

Cash Equivalents

Cash  equivalents  consist  of  highly  liquid  investments  with 
maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase.

Cash Management

The Company uses a controlled disbursement account for its 
main cash account. Under this system, outstanding checks can 
be  in  excess  of  the  cash  balances  at  the  bank  before  the 
disbursement  account  is  funded,  creating  a  book  overdraft. 
Book  overdrafts  on  this  account  are  presented  as  a  current 
liability in accounts payable in the consolidated balance sheets.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful 
Accounts

Accounts receivable arise from product sales and services and 
are  stated  at  estimated  net  realizable  value.  This  value 

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

incorporates an allowance for doubtful accounts to reflect any 
loss  anticipated  on  accounts  receivable  balances.  The 
Company  regularly  evaluates  its  accounts  receivable  to 
estimate amounts that will not be collected and records the 
appropriate  provision  for  doubtful  accounts  as  a  charge  to 
operating expenses. The allowance for doubtful accounts is 
based on a combination of the age of the receivables, individual 
customer  circumstances,  credit  conditions,  and  historical 
write-offs and collections. The Company writes off specific 
accounts  receivable  when  they  are  determined  to  be 
uncollectible.

The majority of the Company’s customers are engaged in the 
energy industry. The cyclical nature of the energy industry may 
affect  customers’  operating  performance  and  cash  flows, 
which  directly  impact  the  Company’s  ability  to  collect  on 
outstanding  obligations. Additionally,  certain  customers  are 
located in international areas that are inherently subject to risks 
of economic, political, and civil instability, which can impact 
the collectability of receivables.

Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts for continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of year

Charged to provision for doubtful accounts
Write-offs
Balance, end of year

Inventories

Inventories  consist  of  raw  materials,  work-in-process,  and 
finished goods and are stated at the lower of cost, determined 
using  the  weighted-average  cost  method,  or  net  realizable 
value. Finished goods inventories include raw materials, direct 
labor,  and  production  overhead.  The  Company  regularly 
reviews inventories on hand and current market conditions to 
determine  if  the  cost  of  finished  goods  inventories  exceeds 
current  market  prices  and  impairs  the  cost  basis  of  the 
inventory accordingly. The Company records a provision for 
excess and obsolete inventory based primarily on forecasts of 
product  demand,  historical 
trends,  market  conditions, 
production,  or  procurement  requirements  and  technological 
developments and advancements.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. The cost of ordinary 
maintenance and repair is charged to operating expense, while 
replacement of critical components and major improvements 
are capitalized. Depreciation or amortization of property and 
equipment,  including  assets  held  under  capital  leases,  is 
calculated  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the  asset’s 
estimated useful life as follows:

Buildings and leasehold improvements
Machinery and equipment
Furniture and fixtures
Transportation equipment
Computer equipment and software

2-30 years
7-10 years
3 years
2-5 years
3-7 years

Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment on an 
annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances 

48

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

$

$

673
839
(322)
1,190

$

$

579
157
(63)
673

$

$

716
482
(619)
579

indicate the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may 
not be recoverable. Indicative events or circumstances include, 
but are not limited to, matters such as a significant decline in 
market value or a significant change in business climate. An 
impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of 
an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows 
from  the  use  of  the  asset  and  its  eventual  disposition.  The 
amount  of  impairment  loss  recognized  is  the  excess  of  the 
asset’s  carrying  amount  over  its  fair  value.  Assets  to  be 
disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount 
or the fair value less cost to sell. Upon sale or other disposition 
of an asset, the Company recognizes a gain or loss on disposal 
measured as the difference between the net carrying amount 
of the asset and the net proceeds received.

Internal Use Computer Software Costs

Direct  costs  incurred  to  purchase  and  develop  computer 
software for internal use are capitalized during the application 
development and implementation stages. These software costs 
have been primarily for enterprise-level business and finance 
software that is customized to meet the Company’s specific 
operational needs. Capitalized costs are included in property 
and equipment and are amortized on a straight-line basis over 
the estimated useful life of the software beginning when the 
software  project  is  substantially  complete  and  placed  in 
service. Costs incurred during the preliminary project stage 
and costs for training, data conversion, and maintenance are 
expensed as incurred.

The Company amortizes software costs using the straight-line 
method over the expected life of the software, generally 3 to 
7 years.  The unamortized amount of capitalized software was 
$3.1 million at December 31, 2018.

 
 
FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Goodwill

Goodwill is the excess of cost of an acquired entity over the 
amounts assigned to identifiable assets acquired and liabilities 
assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is not subject 
to amortization, but is tested for impairment annually during 
the fourth quarter, or more frequently if an event occurs or 
circumstances  change  that  would  indicate  a  potential 
impairment.  These  circumstances  may  include  an  adverse 
change in the business climate or a change in the assessment 
of future operations of a reporting unit.

The Company assesses whether a goodwill impairment exists 
using  both  qualitative  and  quantitative  assessments.  The 
qualitative assessment involves determining whether events 
or circumstances exist that indicate it is more likely than not 
that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying 
amount,  including  goodwill.  If,  based  on  this  qualitative 
assessment, it is determined that it is not more likely than not 
that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying 
amount,  the  Company  does  not  perform  a  quantitative 
assessment.

If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely 
than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its 
carrying amount or if the Company elects not to perform a 
qualitative  assessment,  a  quantitative  impairment  test  is 
performed to determine whether goodwill impairment exists 
at the reporting unit.

The  quantitative  impairment  test,  used  to  identify  both  the 
existence of impairment and the amount of impairment loss, 
compares the estimated fair value of each reporting unit with 
goodwill  to  its  carrying  amount,  including  goodwill.  To 
determine fair value estimates, the Company uses the income 
approach based on discounted cash flow analyses, combined, 
when appropriate, with a market-based approach. The market-
based  approach  considers  valuation  comparisons  of  recent 
public  sale  transactions  of  similar  businesses  and  earnings 
multiples of publicly traded businesses operating in industries 
consistent with the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a 
reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds its fair value, an 
impairment  loss  is  recognized  in  an  amount  equal  to  that 
excess,  limited  to  the  amount  of  goodwill  allocated  to  that 
reporting unit.

Other Intangible Assets

The  Company’s  other  intangible  assets  have  finite  and 
indefinite  lives  and  consist  of  customer  relationships, 
trademarks, brand names, and purchased patents.

The cost of intangible assets with finite lives is amortized using 
the straight-line method over the estimated period of economic 
benefit, ranging from 2 to 95 years. Asset lives are adjusted 
whenever there is a change in the estimated period of economic 
benefit. No residual value has been assigned to these intangible 
assets.

Intangible  assets  with  finite  lives  are  tested  for  impairment 
whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  the 
carrying  amount  may  not  be  recoverable. These  conditions 
may include a change in the extent or manner in which the 
asset  is  being  used  or  a  change  in  future  operations.  The 
Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying amount 
by preparing estimates of future revenue, margins, and cash 
flows. If the sum of expected future cash flows (undiscounted 
and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount, 
an  impairment  loss  is  recognized.  The  impairment  loss 
recognized  is  the  amount  by  which  the  carrying  amount 
exceeds  the  fair  value.  Fair  value  of  these  assets  may  be 
determined  by  a  variety  of  methodologies,  including 
discounted cash flow models.

Intangible  assets  with  indefinite  lives  are  not  subject  to 
amortization, but are tested for impairment annually during 
the fourth quarter, or more frequently if an event occurs or 
circumstances  change  that  would  indicate  a  potential 
impairment.  These  circumstances  may  include,  but  are  not 
limited to, a significant adverse change in the business climate, 
unanticipated competition, or a change in projected operations 
or results of a reporting unit.

The Company assesses whether an indefinite lived intangible 
impairment  exists  using  both  qualitative  and  quantitative 
assessments. The qualitative assessment involves determining 
whether events or circumstances exist that indicate it is more 
likely  than  not  that  the  fair  value  of  the  indefinite  lived 
intangible is less than its carrying amount. If, based on this 
qualitative assessment, it is determined that it is not more likely 
than not that the fair value of the indefinite lived intangible is 
less than its carrying amount, the Company does not perform 
a quantitative assessment.

If the qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely 
than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired 
or  if  the  Company  elects  to  not  perform  a  qualitative 
assessment,  the  Company  then  performs  the  quantitative 
impairment  test.  The  quantitative  impairment  test  for  an 
indefinite-lived intangible asset consists of a comparison of 
the  fair  value  of  the  asset  with  its  carrying  amount.  If  the 
carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value, 
an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to that 
excess.  Fair  value  of  these  assets  may  be  determined  by  a 
variety of methodologies, including discounted cash flows.

Business Combinations

The  Company  includes  the  results  of  operations  of  its 
acquisitions in its consolidated results, prospectively from the 
date of acquisition.  Acquisitions are accounted for by applying 
the acquisition method.  The Company allocates the fair value 
of  purchase  consideration  to  the  assets  acquired,  liabilities 
assumed,  and  any  noncontrolling  interests  in  the  acquired 
entity generally based on their fair values at the acquisition 
date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration 
over the fair value of these assets acquired, liabilities assumed, 

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

and  any  noncontrolling  interests  in  the  acquired  entity  is 
recorded  as  goodwill.  The  primary  items  that  generate 
goodwill  include  the  value  of  the  synergies  between  the 
acquired company and Flotek and the value of the acquired 
assembled  workforce.  Acquisition-related  expenses  are 
recognized separately from the business acquisition and are 
recognized as expenses as incurred. 

of-completion revenue accounted for less than 0.1% of total 
revenue during the respective time periods. This resulted in 
immaterial  unfulfilled  performance  obligations 
and 
immaterial  contract  assets  and/or  liabilities  for  which  the 
Company  did  not  record  adjustments  to  opening  retained 
earnings  as  of  December 31,  2015  or  for  any  periods 
previously presented.

Fair Value Measurements

to  unobservable 

The Company categorizes financial assets and liabilities using 
a  three-tier  fair  value  hierarchy,  based  on  the  nature  of  the 
inputs  used  to  determine  fair  value.  Inputs  refer  broadly  to 
assumptions market participants would use to value an asset 
or  liability  and  may  be  observable  or  unobservable.  The 
hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active 
markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1) and the lowest 
inputs  (level  3).  “Level  1” 
priority 
measurements are measurements using quoted prices in active 
markets  for  identical  assets  and  liabilities.  “Level  2” 
measurements  are  measurements  using  quoted  prices  in 
markets that are not active or that are based on quoted prices 
for similar assets or liabilities. “Level 3” measurements are 
measurements that use significant unobservable inputs which 
require  a  company  to  develop  its  own  assumptions.  When 
determining  the  fair  value  of  assets  and  liabilities,  the 
Company uses the most reliable measurement available.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenues to depict the transfer of 
control of promised goods or services to its customers in an 
amount that reflects the consideration to which it expects to 
be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Refer to 
Note 7 – “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for further 
discussion on Revenue.

The Company recognizes revenue based on the Accounting 
Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606 five-step model when all 
of the following criteria have been met: (i) a contract with a 
customer  exists,  (ii)  performance  obligations  have  been 
identified, (iii) the price to the customer has been determined, 
(iv)  the  price  to  the  customer  has  been  allocated  to  the 
performance obligations, and (v) performance obligations are 
satisfied.

Products  and  services  are  sold  with  fixed  or  determinable 
prices. Certain sales include right of return provisions, which 
are  considered  when  recognizing  revenue  and  deferred 
accordingly. Deposits and other funds received in advance of 
delivery are deferred until the transfer of control is complete.

As an accounting policy election, the Company excludes from 
the measurement of the transaction price all taxes assessed by 
a  governmental  authority  that  are  both  imposed  on  and 
concurrent with a specific revenue-producing transaction and 
collected by the entity from a customer.

Shipping and handling costs associated with outbound freight 
after control over a product has transferred to a customer are 
accounted for as a fulfillment cost and are included in cost of 
revenues.

Foreign Currency Translation

Financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are prepared using 
the  currency  of  the  primary  economic  environment  of  the 
foreign  subsidiaries  as  the  functional  currency. Assets  and 
liabilities  of  foreign  subsidiaries  are  translated  into  U.S. 
dollars at exchange rates in effect as of the end of identified 
reporting  periods.  Revenue  and  expense  transactions  are 
translated  using  the  average  monthly  exchange  rate  for  the 
reporting  period.  Resultant  translation  adjustments  are 
recognized  as  other  comprehensive  income  (loss)  within 
stockholders’ equity.

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive  income  (loss)  encompasses  all  changes  in 
stockholders’  equity,  except  those  arising  from  investments 
from  and  distributions  to  stockholders.  The  Company’s 
comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and 
foreign currency translation adjustments.

Research and Development Costs

Expenditures  for  research  activities  relating  to  product 
development  and  improvement  are  charged  to  expense  as 
incurred.

Income Taxes

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2015,  the  Company 
restructured its legal entities such that there is only one U.S. 
tax  filing  group  filing  a  single  U.S.  consolidated  federal 
income tax return beginning in 2016.

For certain contracts, the Company recognizes revenue under 
the  percentage-of-completion  method  of  accounting, 
measured by the percentage of “costs incurred to date” to the 
“total  estimated  costs  of  completion.”  This  percentage  is 
applied  to  the  “total  estimated  revenue  at  completion”  to 
calculate proportionate revenue earned to date. For the years 
ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the percentage-

The  Company  uses  the  liability  method  in  accounting  for 
income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized 
for  temporary  differences  between  financial  statement 
carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities and 
are measured using the tax rates expected to be in effect when 
the differences reverse.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are 
recognized  related  to  the  anticipated  future  tax  effects  of 

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temporary differences between the financial statement basis 
and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities using 
statutory  tax  rates  at  the  applicable  year  end.  Deferred  tax 
assets  are  also  recognized  for  operating  loss  and  tax  credit 
carry forwards. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities 
of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations 
in the period that includes the enactment date.  A valuation 
allowance  is  used  to  reduce  deferred  tax  assets  when 
uncertainty exists regarding their realization.

A valuation  allowance  is  recorded  to  reduce  previously 
recorded tax assets when it becomes more likely than not that 
such assets will not be realized. The Company evaluates, at 
least annually, net operating loss carry forwards and other net 
deferred tax assets and considers all available evidence, both 
positive  and  negative,  to  determine  whether  a  valuation 
allowance  is  necessary  relative  to  net  operating  loss  carry 
forwards  and  other  net  deferred  tax  assets.    In  making  this 
determination, the Company considers cumulative losses in 
recent years as significant negative evidence.  The Company 
considers recent years to mean the current year plus the two 
preceding  years.  The  Company  considers 
the  recent 
cumulative income or loss position as objectively verifiable 
evidence for the projection of future income, which consists 
primarily of determining the average of the pre-tax income of 
the current and prior two years after adjusting for certain items 
not indicative of future performance.  Based on this analysis, 
the  Company  determines  whether  a  valuation  allowance  is 
necessary.

Historically, U.S. Federal income taxes are not provided on 
unremitted earnings of subsidiaries operating outside the U.S. 
because it is the Company’s intention to permanently reinvest 
undistributed earnings in the subsidiary. These earnings would 
become  subject  to  income  tax  if  they  were  remitted  as 
dividends or loaned to a U.S. affiliate. Due to the 2017 Tax 
Cuts  and  Jobs Act,  U.S.  federal  transition  taxes  have  been 
recorded  at  December  31,  2017,  for  a  one-time  U.S.  tax 
liability  on  those  earnings  which  have  not  previously  been 
repatriated  to  the  U.S.  Determination  of  the  amount  of 
unrecognized  deferred  U.S.  income  tax  liability  on  these 
unremitted earnings is not practicable.

The Company has performed an evaluation and concluded that 
there  are  no  significant  uncertain  tax  positions  requiring 
recognition in the Company’s financial statements.

The  Company’s  policy  is  to  record  interest  and  penalties 
related to income tax matters as income tax expense.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic  earnings  (loss)  per  common  share  is  calculated  by 
dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders 
by  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares 
outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is 
calculated  by  dividing  net  income  (loss)  attributable  to 
common  stockholders,  adjusted  for  the  effect  of  assumed 
conversions of convertible notes and preferred stock,  by the 

weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding, 
including  potentially  dilutive  common  share  equivalents,  if 
the  effect  is  dilutive.  Potentially  dilutive  common  shares 
equivalents  consist  of  incremental  shares  of  common  stock 
issuable  upon  exercise  of  stock  options  and  warrants, 
settlement  of  restricted  stock  units,  and  conversion  of 
convertible notes and convertible preferred stock.

Debt Issuance Costs

Costs related to debt issuance are capitalized and amortized 
as interest expense over the term of the related debt using the 
straight-line  method,  which  approximates  the  effective 
interest method. Upon the repayment of debt, the Company 
accelerates the recognition of an appropriate amount of the 
costs as interest expense.

Capitalization of Interest

Interest costs are capitalized for qualifying in-process software 
development projects. Capitalization of interest commences 
when  activities  to  prepare  the  asset  are  in  progress  and 
expenditures and borrowing costs are being incurred. Interest 
costs are capitalized until the assets are ready for their intended 
use. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying 
assets  and  amortized  over  the  estimated  useful  lives  of  the 
assets.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense for share-based payments, 
related to stock options, restricted stock awards, and restricted 
stock units, is recognized based on their grant-date fair values. 
The  Company  recognizes  compensation  expense,  net  of 
estimated forfeitures, on a straight-line basis over the requisite 
service period of the award. Estimated forfeitures are based 
on historical experience.

Use of Estimates

The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  conformity  with 
U.S.  GAAP  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and 
assumptions  that  affect  reported  amounts  of  assets  and 
liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and 
reported  amounts  of  revenue  and  expenses. Actual  results 
could differ from these estimates. 

Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include 
application of the carrying amount and useful lives of property 
and equipment and intangible assets, impairment assessments, 
share-based compensation expense, and valuation allowances 
for accounts receivable, inventories, and deferred tax assets.

Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale

The Company classifies disposal groups as held for sale in the 
period  in  which  all  of  the  following  criteria  are  met:  (1) 
management,  having  the  authority  to  approve  the  action, 
commits to a plan to sell the disposal group; (2) the disposal 
group is available for immediate sale in its present condition 

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subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of 
such disposal groups; (3) an active program to locate a buyer 
or buyers and other actions required to complete the plan to 
sell the disposal group have been initiated; (4) the sale of the 
disposal group is probable, and transfer of the disposal group 
is  expected  to  qualify  for  recognition  as  a  completed  sale, 
within one year, except if events of circumstances beyond the 
Company’s control extend the period of time required to sell 
the disposal group beyond one year; (5) the disposal group is 
being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable 
in relation to its current fair value; and (6) actions required to 
complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant 
changes  to  the  plan  will  be  made  or  that  the  plan  will  be 
withdrawn.

A disposal group that is classified as held for sale is initially 
measured at the lower of its carrying amount or fair value less 
any costs to sell. Any loss resulting from this measurement is 
recognized in the period in which the held for sale criteria are 
met.

Subsequent changes in the fair value of a disposal group less 
any costs to sell are reported as an adjustment to the carrying 
amount  of  the  disposal  group,  as  long  as  the  new  carrying 
amount does not exceed the carrying amount of the asset at 
the  time  it  was  initially  classified  as  held  for  sale.  Upon 
determining  that  a  disposal  group  meets  the  criteria  to  be 
classified as held for sale, the Company reports the assets and 
liabilities of the disposal group for all periods presented in the 
line  items  assets  held  for  sale  and  liabilities  held  for  sale, 
respectively, in the consolidated balance sheets.

Discontinued Operations

The results of operations of a component of the Company that 
can be clearly distinguished, operationally and for financial 
reporting  purposes,  that  either  has  been  disposed  of  or  is 
classified  as  held  for  sale  is  reported  in  discontinued 
operations, if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has, 
or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and 
financial results.

General corporate overhead is not allocated to discontinued 
operations for all periods presented. Interest expense on debt 
required  to  be  repaid  as  a  result  of  disposal  transactions  is 
allocated  to  discontinued  operations.  Interest  allocated  to 
discontinued operations totaled $0.2 million and $0.4 million 
for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform 
to the current year presentation.  The reclassifications did not 
impact net loss.

New Accounting Pronouncements

(a) Application of New Accounting Standards

Effective  January  1,  2018,  the  Company  adopted  the 
accounting  guidance 
in  Accounting  Standards  Update 
(“ASU”)  No.  2014-09,  “Revenue  from  Contracts  with 
Customers.”  This  standard  supersedes  most  of  the  existing 
revenue  recognition  requirements  in  U.S.  GAAP  under 
Accounting  Standards  Codification  (“ASC”)  605  and 
establishes  a  new  revenue  standard,  ASC  606.  This  new 
standard requires entities to recognize revenue at an amount 
that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects 
to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to 
a  customer.  The  new  standard  also  requires  significantly 
expanded  disclosures 
the  qualitative  and 
regarding 
quantitative information of an entity’s nature, amount, timing, 
and  uncertainty  of  revenue  and  cash  flows  arising  from 
contracts  with  customers.  The  Company  adopted ASC  606 
using  the  full  retrospective  method.  The  adoption  of  this 
standard  did  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s 
consolidated  financial  statements.  Refer  to  Note  7  — 
“Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers”  for  further 
information surrounding adoption of this new standard.

Effective  January  1,  2018,  the  Company  adopted  the 
accounting guidance in ASU No. 2016-15, “Classification of 
Certain  Cash  Receipts  and  Cash  Payments.” This  standard 
addressed eight specific cash flow issues with the objective of 
reducing the existing diversity in practice. Implementation of 
this standard did not have a material effect on the consolidated 
financial  statements  and  related  disclosures.  The  Company 
applied this standard prospectively, where applicable, as there 
were  no  historical 
this 
implementation.

affected  by 

transactions 

Effective  January  1,  2018,  the  Company  adopted  the 
accounting  guidance  in ASU  No.  2017-01,  “Clarifying  the 
Definition of a Business.” This standard provided additional 
guidance on whether an integrated set of assets and activities 
constitutes a business. Implementation of this standard did not 
have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements 
and related disclosures. The Company applied this standard 
prospectively and, therefore, prior periods were not adjusted. 
In addition, the Company had no activity during the year ended 
December 31, 2018 that was required to be treated differently 
under this ASU than previously issued guidance.

Effective  January  1,  2018,  the  Company  adopted  the 
accounting  guidance  in  ASU  No.  2017-09,  “Scope  of 
Modification Accounting.” This standard provided guidance 
about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-
based payment award require an entity to apply modification 
accounting under Topic 718. Implementation of this standard 

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did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial 
statements and related disclosures. The Company applied this 
standard prospectively and, therefore, prior periods presented 
were  not  adjusted.  There  were  no  changes  to  the  terms  or 
conditions of current share-based payment awards during the 
year ended December 31, 2018.

a new lease accounting system in connection with the adoption 
of  the  updated  guidance. The  impact  of ASC  842  has  been 
evaluated on the internal control over financial reporting and 
other  changes  in  business  practices  and  processes.  The 
Company is in the process of finalizing its catalog of existing 
lease contracts and implementing changes to its systems. 

(b) New Accounting Requirements and Disclosures

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board 
(“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases.” This standard 
(ASC 842) requires the recognition of right of use (“ROU”) 
assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified 
as operating leases under previous U.S. GAAP (ASC 840). 
The lease liability represents the lessee’s obligation to make 
lease payments arising from a lease and will be measured as 
the present value of the future lease payments. The ROU asset 
represents the lessee’s right to use a specified asset for the lease 
term  and  will  be  measured  at  the  lease  liability  amount, 
adjusted for lease prepayment, lease incentives received and 
the lessee’s initial direct costs. The pronouncement is effective 
for  annual  reporting  periods  beginning  after  December  15, 
2018, including interim periods within that reporting period 
and should be applied using a modified retrospective transition 
approach, with early application permitted. In July 2018, the 
FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10 and ASU No. 2018-11, which 
provide codification and targeted improvements to the original 
guidance issued, as well as modifies the transition methods 
available upon adoption.

Certain practical expedients are provided when adopting the 
guidance. The Company plans to elect the package of practical 
expedients allowing the Company to not reassess whether any 
expired or existing contracts are, or contain, leases, the lease 
classification for any expired or existing leases, or initial direct 
costs for any expired or existing leases. The Company also 
plans to apply the hindsight practical expedient allowing the 
Company to use hindsight when determining the lease term 
and  assessing  impairment  of  expired  or  existing  leases.  In 
addition, the Company will elect to apply the short-term lease 
exception,  and  will  therefore  not  record  a  ROU  asset  or 
corresponding lease liability for leases with a term of twelve 
months  or  less  and  instead  recognize  a  single  lease  cost 
allocated over the lease term, generally on a straight line basis. 
Further, the Company plans to elect the practical expedient to 
not  separate  lease  components  from  non-lease  components 
and account for both as a single lease component for all asset 
classes.

The Company has substantially completed its evaluation of 
the impact on the Company’s lease portfolio. As part of the 
assessment,  the  Company  formed  an  implementation  work 
team, conducted training for the relevant staff regarding the 
potential  impacts  of ASC  842,  and  have  concluded  on  the 
Company’s  contract  analyses  and  policy  review.  The 
Company engaged external resources to assist in the efforts of 
completing  the  analysis  of  potential  changes  to  current 
accounting practices and are in the process of implementing 

The Company will adopt the new standard effective January 
1, 2019 using the optional transition method. Consequently, 
the  Company’s  reporting  for  the  comparative  periods 
presented  in  the  financial  statements  will  continue  to  be  in 
accordance with ASC 840. The adoption of this guidance will 
result in the addition of ROU assets and corresponding lease 
obligations to the consolidated balance sheet, yet the Company 
does not anticipate a significant impact on the consolidated 
statements  of  operations  or  cash  flows.  Upon  adoption,  the 
Company expects to record operating lease ROU assets and 
corresponding  operating  lease  liabilities  of  approximately 
$19.5 million, representing the present value of future lease 
payments under operating leases with terms of greater than 
twelve months. The Company is continuing to evaluate the 
impact the pronouncement will have on the related disclosures.

the 

loss 

incurred 

In  June  2016,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2016-13, 
“Measurement  of  Credit  Losses  on  Financial  Instruments.” 
This  standard  replaces 
impairment 
methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that 
reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a 
broader range of reasonable and supportable information to 
inform credit loss estimates. The pronouncement is effective 
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including 
interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption 
for  the  fiscal  years  beginning  after  December  15,  2018, 
including  interim  periods  within  those  fiscal  years.  The 
Company 
the 
pronouncement  will  have  on  the  consolidated  financial 
statements and related disclosures.

is  currently  evaluating 

impact 

the 

In  February  2018,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2018-02, 
“Reclassification  of  Certain  Tax  Effects  from  Accumulated 
Other  Comprehensive  Income.”    This  standard  allows  a 
reclassification  from  accumulated  other  comprehensive 
income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting 
from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The pronouncement is 
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, 
and  interim  periods  within  those  fiscal  years,  with  early 
adoption  permitted  in  any  interim  period. The  Company  is 
currently evaluating the impact the pronouncement will have 
the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  related 
on 
disclosures.

In  June  2018,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2018-07, 
“Improvements 
to  Nonemployee  Share-Based  Payment 
Accounting.” This standard expands the scope of Topic 718 to 
include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods 
and  services  from  nonemployees.  The  pronouncement  is 
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, 
including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early 

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adoption permitted no earlier than an entity’s adoption date of 
Topic 606. The Company is currently evaluating the impact 
the  pronouncement  will  have  on  the  consolidated  financial 
statements and related disclosures.

In  August  2018,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2018-13, 
“Disclosure  Framework  —  Changes  to  the  Disclosure 
Requirements  for  Fair  Value  Measurement.”  This  standard 
removes,  modifies,  and  adds  additional  requirements  for 

Note 3 — Discontinued Operations

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company initiated and 
began  executing  a  strategic  plan  to  sell  its  Consumer  and 
Industrial  Chemistry  Technologies  (“CICT”)  segment.  An 
investment banking advisory services firm was engaged and 
actively marketed this segment.

The  Company  met  all  of  the  criteria  to  classify  the  CICT 
segment’s assets and liabilities as held for sale in the fourth 
quarter   2018.   The   Company   has   classified   the   assets, 

disclosures related to fair value measurement in ASC 820. The 
pronouncement  is  effective  for  fiscal  years  beginning  after 
December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those 
fiscal  years,  with  early  adoption  permitted  in  any  interim 
period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the 
pronouncement  will  have  on  the  consolidated  financial 
statements and related disclosures.

liabilities,  and  results  of  operations  for  this  segment  as 
“Discontinued Operations” for all periods presented.

Disposal of the CICT reporting segment represented a strategic 
shift that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations 
and financial results.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company entered into a 
material  definitive  agreement  and,  subsequently,  completed 
the sale of the CICT segment (see Note 21).

The following summarized financial information has been segregated from continuing operations and reported as Discontinued 
Operations for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016 (in thousands):

Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies

2018

2017

2016

Discontinued operations:

Revenue

Operating expenses

Depreciation and amortization

Research and development

Income from operations

Other income (expense)

Income before income taxes

Income tax expense

$

72,344

$

73,992

$

(65,940)

(2,760)

(590)

3,054

341

3,395

(652)

(63,621)

(2,391)

(515)

7,465

(284)

7,181

(2,730)

Net income from discontinued operations

$

2,743

$

4,451

$

74,599

(62,673)

(2,257)

(1)

9,668

127

9,795

(3,441)

6,354

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The assets and liabilities held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows (in 
thousands):

Assets:

Accounts receivable, net
Inventories, net
Other current assets
Property and equipment, net
Goodwill
Other intangible assets, net
Assets held for sale

Liabilities:

Accounts payable

Accrued liabilities

Liabilities held for sale

Consumer and Industrial Chemistry Technologies

2018

2017

$

$

$

$

10,547
52,069
446
15,899
19,480
20,029
118,470

8,883

291

9,174

$

$

11,121
43,299
88
16,049
19,480
26,183
116,220

11,654

796

12,450

During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company initiated a 
strategic restructuring of its business to enable a greater focus 
on its core businesses in energy chemistry and consumer and 
industrial chemistry. The Company executed a plan to sell or 
otherwise dispose of the Drilling Technologies and Production 
Technologies  segments.  An  investment  banking  advisory 
services  firm  was  engaged  and  actively  marketed  these 
segments.

The Company met all of the criteria to classify the Drilling 
Technologies and Production Technologies segments’ assets 
and liabilities as held for sale in the fourth quarter 2016. The 
Company has classified the assets, liabilities, and results of 
operations  for 
two  segments  as  “Discontinued 
Operations” for all periods presented.
Disposal  of  the  Drilling  Technologies  and  Production 
Technologies reporting segments represented a strategic shift 
that would have a major effect on the Company’s operations 
and financial results.

these 

On  December 30,  2016,  the  Company  sold  a  portion  of  its 
Drilling Technologies  segment  and  recorded  a  loss  of  $1.2 
million  which  is  included  in  the  loss  from  discontinued 
operations for the year ended December 31, 2016.

On  May 22,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  sale  of 
substantially all of the assets and transfer of certain specified 

liabilities  and  obligations  of 
the  Company’s  Drilling 
Technologies  segment  to  National  Oilwell  Varco,  L.P. 
(“NOV”) for $17.0 million in cash consideration, subject to 
normal working capital adjustments, with $1.5 million held 
back  by  NOV  for  up  to  18  months  to  satisfy  potential 
indemnification claims.

On  May 23,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  sale  of 
substantially all of the assets and transfer of certain specified 
liabilities  and  obligations  of  the  Company’s  Production 
Technologies segment to Raptor Lift Solutions, LLC (“Raptor 
Lift”) for $2.9 million in cash consideration, with $0.4 million
held back by Raptor Lift to satisfy potential indemnification 
claims.

On  August 16,  2017,  the  Company  completed  the  sale  of 
substantially  all  of  the  remaining  assets  of  the  Company’s 
Drilling Technologies segment to Galleon Mining Tools, Inc. 
for $1.0 million in cash consideration and a note receivable of 
$1.0 million due in one year.

The sale or disposal of the assets and transfer or liquidation of 
liabilities and obligations of these segments was completed in 
2017. The Company has no continuing involvement with the 
discontinued operations.

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The following summarized financial information has been segregated from continuing operations and reported as Discontinued 
Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

Drilling Technologies

Production Technologies

2017

2016

2017

2016

Discontinued operations:

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Selling, general and administrative

Depreciation and amortization

Research and development

Gain (loss) on disposal of long-lived assets

Impairment of inventory and long-lived assets

Loss from operations

Other expense

Loss on sale of businesses

Loss on write-down of assets held for sale

Loss before income taxes

Income tax benefit

$

11,534

$

27,627

$

4,002

$

(7,309)

(6,963)

—

(5)

97

—

(2,646)

(96)

(1,600)

(6,831)

(11,173)

4,138

(18,667)

(15,285)

(1,714)

(64)

103

(36,522)

(44,522)

(412)

(1,199)

(18,971)

(65,104)

23,661

(3,236)

(1,759)

—

(364)

—

—

(1,357)

(52)

(479)

(9,718)

(11,606)

4,299

Net loss from discontinued operations

$

(7,035) $

(41,443) $

(7,307) $

8,292

(7,881)

(3,790)

(584)

(888)

(50)

(3,913)

(8,814)

(96)

—

(6,161)

(15,071)

5,477

(9,594)

At December 31, 2017, all remaining assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations were assumed by the Company’s continuing 
operations. These balances included $0.3 million of net accounts receivable, $1.4 million of sales price hold-back that was received 
during 2018, and $1.4 million of accrued liabilities partially settled in 2018, with the remainder to be settled in 2019.

Note 4 — Impairment of Inventory and Long-Lived
Assets for Discontinued Operations

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, as a result of 
changes  in  the  oil  and  gas  industry  that  occurred  since  the 
beginning  of  2016  and  the  corresponding  impact  on  the 
Company’s  business  outlook,  the  Company  evaluated  the 
direction  of  its  business  activities.  Crude  oil  prices,  which 
appeared to have stabilized during the fourth quarter of 2015, 
fell  further  during  the  first  quarter  of  2016,  decreasing 
approximately  21%  from  average  prices  seen  in  the  fourth 
quarter of 2015. The U.S. drilling rig count declined from 698 
at December 31, 2015 to 450 at April 1, 2016, a decline of 
35.5%.

Due  to  the  decreased  rig  activity  and  its  impact  on 
management’s  expectations  for  future  market  activity,  the 
Company  further  refocused  operations  of  its  Drilling 
Technologies  segment.  The  Company  decided  to  exit  the 
business  of  building  and  repairing  motors  in  all  domestic 
markets. In addition, changes in drilling technique, including 
further escalation of the move to a dominance of pad drilling, 
reduced the marketability of certain other inventory items. The 
focus of the Production Technologies segment shifted to its 
new technologies for electric submersible pumps for the oil 
and gas industry and for hydraulic pumping units. Inventory 

associated with older technologies for these items has been 
evaluated for impairment. As a result of these changes in focus 
and  projected  declines  in  asset  utilization,  the  Company 
recorded a pre-tax impairment of inventories as noted below.

Changes in the business climate noted above and increasing 
operating losses experienced within the Drilling Technologies 
and  Production  Technologies  segments  during  the  three 
months ended March 31, 2016, caused the Company to test 
asset  groups  within  these  two  segments  for  recoverability. 
Recoverability of the carrying amount of the asset groups was 
based  upon  estimated  future  cash  flows  while  taking  into 
consideration  various  assumptions  and  estimates,  including 
future use of the assets, remaining useful life of the assets, and 
eventual  disposition  of  the  assets.  Undiscounted  estimated 
cash  flows  of  two  asset  groups  associated  with  domestic 
operations  in  the  Drilling  Technologies  segment  did  not 
exceed  the  carrying  amount  of  the  respective  asset  groups. 
Therefore, the Company performed an analysis of discounted 
future cash flows to determine the fair value of each of these 
two  asset  groups. As  a  result  of  this  testing,  the  Company 
recorded a pre-tax impairment of long-lived assets as noted 
below.

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The Company recorded impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2016, as follows (in thousands):

Drilling Technologies:

Inventories
Long-lived assets:

Property and equipment
Intangible assets other than goodwill

Production Technologies:

Inventories
Total impairment

$

12,653

14,642
9,227

3,913
40,435

$

Based on the changes in the business climate discussed above and continuing operating losses experienced during the three months 
ended March 31, 2016, June 30, 2016, September 30, 2016, and December 31, 2016, goodwill within the Teledrift and Production 
Technologies reporting units was tested for impairment. However, no impairments of goodwill were recorded based upon this 
testing.

Note 5 — Assets Held for Sale

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company committed 
to a plan to divest the revenue generating assets associated 
with  the  Dalton,  Georgia  facility  within  the  Energy 
Chemistry Technologies segment. The Company determined 
that  the  divestiture  of  this  business  line  did  not  meet  the 
criteria  for  discontinued  operations  presentation,  as  the 
commitment to divest this business line does not represent a 
strategic shift that will have a major effect on its operations 
and  financial  results.  These  assets  were  available  for 
immediate  sale  in  their  present  condition,  subject  to  only 
usual and customary terms. During the three months ended 
June 30, 2018, a loss on write-down of assets held for sale 
of $2.6 million was recorded to state the assets at fair value 
less costs to sell.

Note 6 — Acquisitions

The assets classified as held for sale at December 31, 2017 
is as follows (in thousands):

Property and equipment, net

Valuation allowance

Assets held for sale, net

$

$

4,998

—

4,998

On September 10, 2018, the Company completed the sale of 
the assets of the Dalton, Georgia facility to T&L Properties 
of Dalton, LLC for $1.8 million in cash consideration. The 
Company recorded a loss on the sale of the business of $0.4 
million for the three months ended September 30, 2018.

On July 27, 2016, the Company acquired 100% of the stock 
and  interests  in  International  Polymerics,  Inc.  (“IPI”)  and 
related entities for $7.9 million in cash consideration, net of 
cash acquired, and 247,764 shares of the Company’s common 

stock. IPI is a U.S. based manufacturer of high viscosity guar 
gum and guar slurry for the oil and gas industry with a wide 
selection of stimulation chemicals.

Note 7 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Effective  January  1,  2018,  the  Company  adopted ASC  606 
using the full retrospective method applied to those contracts 
which were not completed as of December 31, 2015. As a result 
of electing the full retrospective adoption approach, results for 
reporting  periods  beginning  after  December  31,  2015  are 
presented under ASC 606.

There was no material impact upon the adoption of ASC 606. 
As revenue is primarily related to product sales accounted for 
at a point in time and service contracts that are primarily short-
term in nature (typically less than 30 days), the Company did 

not record any adjustments to retained earnings at December 
31, 2015 or for any periods previously presented.

Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods 
or services is transferred to the customer, in an amount that 
reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled 
to  in  exchange  for  those  goods  or  services.  In  recognizing 
revenue for products and services, the Company determines 
the  transaction  price  of  purchase  orders  or  contracts  with 
customers,  which  may  consist  of  fixed  and  variable 
consideration. Determining the transaction price may require 

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significant 
includes 
judgment  by  management,  which 
identifying  performance  obligations,  estimating  variable 
consideration  to  include  in  the  transaction  price,  and 
determining  whether  promised  goods  or  services  can  be 
distinguished  in  the  context  of  the  contract.  Variable 
consideration  typically  consists  of  product  returns  and  is 
estimated based on the amount of consideration the Company 
expects  to  receive.   Revenue  accruals  are  recorded  on an 
ongoing  basis  to  reflect  updated  variable  consideration 
information.

For certain contracts, the Company recognizes revenue under 
the  percentage-of-completion  method  of  accounting, 
measured by the percentage of “costs incurred to date” to the 
“total  estimated  costs  of  completion.”  This  percentage  is 
applied  to  the  “total  estimated  revenue  at  completion”  to 
calculate proportionate revenue earned to date. For the years 
ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the percentage-
of-completion revenue accounted for less than 0.1% of total 
revenue during the respective time periods. This resulted in 

immaterial  unfulfilled  performance  obligations 
and 
immaterial  contract  assets  and/or  liabilities  for  which  the 
Company  did  not  record  adjustments  to  opening  retained 
earnings  as  of  December 31,  2015  or  for  any  periods 
previously presented.

The vast majority of the Company’s products are sold at a point 
in time and service contracts are short-term in nature. Sales 
are billed on a monthly basis with payment terms customarily 
30  days  from  invoice  receipt.  In  addition,  sales  taxes  are 
excluded from revenues.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company has disaggregated revenues by product sales 
(point-in-time revenue recognition) and service revenue (over-
time revenue recognition), where product sales accounted for 
over 95% of total revenue for the years ended December 31, 
2018, 2017, and 2016.

The Company differentiates revenue and operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) based on whether the 
source of revenue is attributable to products or services. Revenue and operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) 
disaggregated by revenue source are as follows (in thousands):

Revenue:
Products
Services

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization):

Products
Services

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

$

$

$

$

172,412
5,361
177,773

152,846
6,962
159,808

$

$

$

$

237,211
5,895
243,106

182,330
6,414
188,744

$

$

$

$

182,294
5,939
188,233

140,108
3,875
143,983

Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

The  Company’s  contracts  with  customers  may  include 
multiple performance obligations. For such arrangements, the 
total  transaction  price  is  allocated  to  each  performance 
obligation  in  an  amount  based  on  the  estimated  relative 
standalone selling prices of the promised goods or services 
underlying each performance obligation. Standalone selling 
prices are generally determined based on the prices charged 
to customers (“observable standalone price”) or an expected 
cost  plus  a  margin  approach.  For  combined  products  and 
services  within  a  contract,  the  Company  accounts  for 
individual products and services separately if they are distinct 
(i.e. if a product or service is separately identifiable from other 
items in the contract and if a customer can benefit from it on 
its own or with other resources that are readily available to the 
customer). The  consideration  is  allocated  between  separate 
products and services within a contract based on the prices at 

the observable standalone price. For items that are not sold 
separately, the expected cost plus a margin approach is used 
to estimate the standalone selling price of each performance 
obligation.

Contract Balances

Under  revenue  contracts  for  both  products  and  services, 
customers are invoiced once the performance obligations have 
been  satisfied,  at  which  point  payment  is  unconditional. 
Accordingly, no revenue contracts give rise to contract assets 
or liabilities under ASC 606.

Practical Expedients and Exemptions 

The Company has elected to apply several practical expedients 
as discussed below: 

• 

Sales  commissions  are  expensed  when  incurred 
because the amortization period would have been one 

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year or less. These costs are recorded within segment 
selling and administrative expenses. 

to a customer and when the customer pays for that good 
or service will be one year or less. 

•  The majority of the Company’s services are short-term 
in nature with a contract term of one year or less. For 
those contracts, the Company has utilized the practical 
expedient  in  ASC  606-10-50-14,  exempting  the 
Company  from  disclosure  of  the  transaction  price 
allocated to remaining performance obligations if the 
performance obligation is part of a contract that has an 
original expected duration of one year or less. 

•  The Company’s payment terms are short-term in nature 
with settlements of one year or less. The Company has 
utilized the practical expedient in ASC 606-10-32-18, 
exempting the Company from adjusting the promised 
amount of consideration for the effects of a significant 
financing  component  given  that  the  period  between 
when the Company transfers a promised good or service 

• 

In most service contracts, the Company has the right to 
consideration  from  a  customer  in  an  amount  that 
corresponds directly with the value to the customer of 
the  Company’s  performance  completed  to  date.  For 
these contracts, the Company has utilized the practical 
expedient 
the 
Company to recognize revenue in the amount to which 
it has a right to invoice. 

in  ASC  606-10-55-18,  allowing 

Accordingly, the Company does not disclose the value 
of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts 
with an original expected length of one year or less and 
(ii)  contracts  for  which  the  Company  recognizes 
revenue at the amount to which it has the right to invoice 
for services performed.

Note 8 — Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information is as follows (in thousands):

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

Supplemental non-cash investing and financing activities:

Value of common stock issued in acquisitions
Value of common stock issued in payment of accrued liability
Exercise of stock options by common stock surrender

Supplemental cash payment information:

Interest paid
Income taxes (received, net of payments) paid, net of refunds

$

$

— $
—
—

— $
188
5,863

3,268
—
50

$

2,502
(139)

$

1,851
(10,195)

2,024
333

Note 9 — Inventories

Inventories are as follows (in thousands):

Raw materials
Work-in-process
Finished goods
Inventories

Less reserve for excess and obsolete inventory

Inventories, net

December 31,

2018

2017

10,608
—
18,798
29,406
(2,117)
27,289

$

$

13,462
3
19,363
32,828
(368)
32,460

$

$

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Changes in the reserve for excess and obsolete inventory are as follows (in thousands):

Balance, beginning of year

Charged to costs and expenses
Deductions

Balance, end of the year

2018

2017

2016

$

$

368
2,418
(669)
2,117

$

$

50
388
(70)
368

$

$

50
—
—
50

Note 10 — Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are as follows (in thousands):

Land
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Machinery and equipment
Fixed assets in progress
Furniture and fixtures
Transportation equipment
Computer equipment and software
Property and equipment

Less accumulated depreciation

Property and equipment, net

December 31

2018

2017

$

$

4,372
37,719
26,995
581
1,573
1,852
9,370
82,462
(36,977)
45,485

$

$

4,008
37,786
25,762
3,573
1,869
1,802
12,044
86,844
(34,058)
52,786

Depreciation expense totaled $7.8 million, $8.4 million, and $6.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, 
respectively.

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, no impairments were recognized related to property and equipment. 

Note 11 — Goodwill

The Company has no reporting units which have a goodwill 
balance at December 31, 2018.

Goodwill  is  tested  for  impairment  annually  in  the  fourth 
quarter,  or  more  frequently  if  circumstances  indicate  a  
potential impairment. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the 
Company  adopted ASU  2017-04,  which  eliminates  Step  2 
from  the  goodwill  impairment  test.  If  the  carrying  amount 
exceeds  the  reporting  unit’s  fair  value,  the  Company  will 
recognize an impairment charge for the excess amount.

During the second quarter of  2018, the Company recognized 
a goodwill impairment charge of $37.2 million in the Energy 
Chemistry  Technologies  (“ECT”)  reporting  unit,  which 
resulted  from  sustained  under-performance  and 
lower 
expectations related to the reporting unit. As a result of these 
factors, a qualitative analysis, and additional risks associated 
with  the  business,  the  Company  concluded  that  sufficient 
indicators existed to require an interim quantitative assessment 
of goodwill for that reporting unit as of June 30, 2018. The 
fair  value  of  the  reporting  unit  was  estimated  based  on  an 

analysis of the present value of future discounted cash flows. 
The significant estimates used in the discounted cash flows 
model  included  the  Company’s  weighted  average  cost  of 
capital, projected cash flows and the long-term rate of growth. 
The  assumptions  were  based  on  the  actual  historical 
performance  of  the  reporting  unit  and  took  into  account  a 
recent weakening of operating results in an improving market 
environment. The excess of the reporting unit’s carrying value 
over  the  estimated  fair  value  was  recorded  as  the  goodwill 
impairment  charge  during  the  three  months  ended  June 30, 
2018 and represented all of the ECT reporting unit’s goodwill.

During annual goodwill impairment testing for the year ended 
December 31, 2017, the Company first assessed the qualitative 
factors and was unable to conclude that it was not more likely 
than not that fair value of the ECT reporting unit exceeded the 
carrying amount of the reporting unit. Therefore, the Company 
performed the quantitative impairment test. The result of this 
testing indicated that the fair value of the ECT reporting unit 
exceeded  the  carrying  amount,  including  goodwill,  of  the 
reporting unit.

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During annual goodwill impairment testing for the year ended 
December 31,  2016,  the  Company  first  assessed  qualitative 
factors to determine whether it was necessary to perform the 
two-step  goodwill  impairment  test  that  the  Company  has 
historically used. The Company concluded that it was not more 

likely  than  not  that  goodwill  was  impaired  as  of  the  fourth 
quarter of 2016, and therefore, further testing was not required.

No impairments of goodwill were recognized during the years 
ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the ECT reporting unit are as follows (in thousands):

Balance at December 31, 2016:

Goodwill
Accumulated impairment losses

Goodwill balance, net
Activity during the year 2017:

Goodwill impairment recognized
Acquisition goodwill recognized

Balance at December 31, 2017:

Goodwill
Accumulated impairment losses

Goodwill balance, net
Activity during the year 2018:

Goodwill impairment recognized
Acquisition goodwill recognized

Balance at December 31, 2018:

Goodwill
Accumulated impairment losses

Goodwill balance, net

Note 12 — Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

Finite lived intangible assets:

Patents and technology
Customer lists
Trademarks and brand names

Total finite lived intangible assets acquired

Deferred financing costs

Total amortizable intangible assets

Indefinite lived intangible assets:
Trademarks and brand names
Total other intangible assets

Carrying amount:

Other intangible assets, net

$

$

$

$

$

37,180

—
37,180

—
—

37,180
—
37,180

(37,180)
—

37,180
(37,180)
—

December 31,

2018

2017

Cost

Accumulated
Amortization

Cost

Accumulated
Amortization

3,144
4,505
1,114
8,763
96
8,859

$

$

6,689
5,259
1,149
13,097
496
13,593

$

$

$

$

$

9,457
15,367
1,532
26,356
1,791
28,147

2,760
30,907

22,048

18,884
15,367
1,485
35,736
1,924
37,660

2,760
40,420

26,827

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Intangible  assets  acquired  are  amortized  on  a  straight-line 
basis over two to 95 years. Amortization of intangible assets 
acquired totaled $1.4 million, $1.4 million, and $1.5 million 
for the years end ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, 
respectively.

Amortization of deferred financing costs totaled $0.4 million, 
$0.5  million,  and  $0.4  million  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

Estimated future amortization expense for other finite lived intangible assets, including deferred financing costs, at December 31, 
2018 is as follows (in thousands):

Year ending December 31,
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Thereafter
Other amortizable intangible assets, net

$

$

2,351
2,324
2,315
2,048
1,821
13,208
24,067

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, no impairments were recognized related to other intangible assets.

Note 13 — Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility

Long-term debt is as follows (in thousands): 

Long-term debt, classified as current:

Borrowings under revolving credit facility

December 31,

2018

2017

$

49,731

$

27,950

Borrowing under the revolving credit facility is classified as current debt as a result of the required lockbox arrangement and the 
subjective acceleration clause.

Credit Facility

On May 10, 2013,  the Company and certain of its subsidiaries 
(the  “Borrowers”)  entered  into  an  Amended  and  Restated 
Revolving  Credit,  Term  Loan  and  Security Agreement  (as 
amended,  the  “Credit  Facility”)  with  PNC  Bank,  National 
Association (“PNC Bank”). The Company may borrow under 
the Credit Facility for working capital, permitted acquisitions, 
capital expenditures and other corporate purposes. The Credit 
Facility continues in effect until May 10, 2022. Under terms 
of  the  Credit  Facility,  as  amended,  the  Company  has  total 
borrowing availability of $75 million under a revolving credit 
facility. A term loan was repaid in May 2017 and may not be 
re-borrowed. In addition, the Company repaid the outstanding 
balance of the revolving credit facility on March 1, 2019 (see 
Note 21).

The  Credit  Facility  was  secured  by  substantially  all  of  the 
Company’s  domestic  real  and  personal  property,  including 
accounts receivable, inventory, land, buildings, equipment and 

other  intangible  assets.  The  Credit  Facility  contained 
customary  representations,  warranties,  and  both  affirmative 
and negative covenants. The Company was in compliance with 
all  debt  covenants  at  December 31,  2018.  In  the  event  of 
default, PNC Bank may accelerate the maturity date of any 
outstanding amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility.

Effective  June 13,  2018,  the  Company  entered  into  an 
Eleventh Amendment  to  the  Credit  Facility  which,  among 
other  things,  maintained  the  maximum  revolving  advance 
amount at $75 million, but added a collateral block equal to 
$10 million minus the amount of any collateral value in excess 
of $75 million and, to the extent not duplicated, any inventory 
collateral in excess of $52 million. Compliance with the fixed 
charge coverage ratio and the leverage ratio was suspended 
through  December  31,  2018,  as  long  as  there  was  not  a 
financial  covenant  trigger  event,  which  occurs  if  undrawn 
availability is less than $15 million at any month-end through 
December  31,  2018.  At  December 31,  2018,  undrawn 
availability for this calculation was $25.1 million.

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The Credit Facility contained financial covenants to maintain 
a fixed charge coverage ratio and a leverage ratio, as well as 
establishes an annual limit on capital expenditures. The fixed 
charge coverage ratio is the ratio of (a) earnings before interest, 
taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), adjusted 
for non-cash stock-based compensation, during the period to 
(b)  all  debt  payments  during  the  period.  The  fixed  charge 
coverage ratio requirement  was to begin for the quarter ended 
March 31, 2019 at 1.10 to 1.00, and for each annualized fiscal 
quarter in 2019 and thereafter. The leverage ratio (funded debt 
to adjusted EBITDA) requirement was to begin for the quarter 
ended March 31, 2019, at not greater than 3.00 to 1.00, and 
for each annualized fiscal quarter in 2019 and thereafter. These 
financial  covenants  would  be  tested  earlier  if  a  financial 
covenant trigger event occurs. Following a triggering event, 
the fixed charge coverage ratio must be maintained at no less 
than 1.10 to 1.00 and the leverage ratio must be maintained at 
no greater than 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the quarter. 
The annual limit on capital expenditures for 2018 and each 
fiscal  year  thereafter  was  $26  million. The  annual  limit  on 
capital  expenditures  is  reduced  if  the  undrawn  availability 
under the revolving credit facility falls below $15 million at 
any month-end.

The Credit Facility restricted the payment of cash dividends 
on common stock and limited the amount that may be used to 
repurchase common stock and preferred stock.

Beginning with fiscal year 2017, the Credit Facility included 
a provision that 25% of EBITDA minus cash paid for taxes, 
dividends, debt payments, and unfunded capital expenditures, 
not  to  exceed  $3.0  million  for  any  year,  be  paid  on  the 
outstanding balance within 75 days of the fiscal year end. For 
the year ended December 31, 2018, there was no additional 
payment required based on this provision.

Each  of  the  Company’s  domestic  subsidiaries  was  fully 
obligated for Credit Facility indebtedness as a borrower or as 
a guarantor.

(a) Revolving Credit Facility

Under the revolving credit facility, the Company may borrow 
up  to  $75  million  through  May 10,  2022.  This  included  a 

Note 14 — Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for 
selling  an  asset  or  paid  to  transfer  a  liability  in  an  orderly 
transaction between market participants at the measurement 
date. The Company categorizes financial assets and liabilities 
into the three levels of the fair value hierarchy. The hierarchy 
prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure 
fair value and bases categorization within the hierarchy on the 
lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair 
value measurement.

sublimit of $10 million that may be used for letters of credit. 
The revolving credit facility was secured by substantially all 
of the Company’s domestic accounts receivable and inventory.

At  December 31,  2018,  eligible  accounts  receivable  and 
inventory securing the revolving credit facility provided total 
borrowing capacity of $66.6 million under the revolving credit 
facility.  Available  borrowing  capacity,  net  of  outstanding 
borrowings, was $16.8 million at December 31, 2018. 

The interest rate on advances under the revolving credit facility 
varied based on the fixed charge coverage ratio.  Rates ranged 
(a) between PNC Bank’s base lending rate plus 1.5% to 2.0%
or (b) between the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) 
plus 2.5% to 3.0%.  PNC Bank’s base lending rate was 5.5%
at December 31, 2018. The Company was required to pay a 
monthly  facility  fee  of  0.25%  per  annum  on  any  unused 
amount under the commitment based on daily averages. At 
December 31, 2018, $49.7 million was outstanding under the 
revolving credit facility, with $(0.3) million borrowed as base 
rate  loans  at  an  interest  rate  of  7.5%  and  $50.0  million 
borrowed as LIBOR loans at an interest rate of 5.51%.

On  March 1,  2019,  the  Company  repaid  the  outstanding 
balance of the Credit Facility (see Note 21).

(b) Term Loan

The amount borrowed under the term loan was reset to $10 
million effective as of September 30, 2016.  Monthly principal 
payments of $0.2 million were required. On May 22, 2017, 
the Company repaid the outstanding balance of the term loan.  
No additional amount may be re-borrowed under the term loan.

Debt Maturities

At December 31, 2018, borrowing under the revolving credit 
facility, which matures on May 10, 2022, is classified a current 
debt, and therefore, the entire balance is considered to mature 
in 2019.

•  Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical 

assets or liabilities;

•  Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1, such 
as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted 
prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that 
are observable or can be corroborated by observable 
market data for substantially the full term of the assets 
or liabilities; and

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•  Level  3  —  Significant  unobservable  inputs  that  are 
supported by little or no market activity or that are based 
on the reporting entity’s assumptions about the inputs.

Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

At December 31, 2018 and 2017, no liabilities were required 
to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. There were 
no transfers in or out of either Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 fair 
value  measurements  during  the  years  ended  December 31, 
2018, 2017, and 2016. 

Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

The Company’s non-financial assets, including property and 
equipment, goodwill, and other intangible assets are measured 
at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are subject to fair 
value adjustment in certain circumstances. During the three 

months  ended  June  30,  2018,  the  Company  recorded  an 
impairment of $37.2 million for goodwill in the ECT reporting 
unit   (see   Note   11).   No   impairments   of   goodwill   were 
recognized  during  the  years  ended  December 31,  2017  and 
2016.  No  impairment  of  property  and  equipment  or  other 
intangible  assets  were  recognized  during  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The  carrying  amounts  of  certain  financial  instruments, 
including  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  accounts  receivable, 
accounts  payable  and  accrued  expenses,  approximate  fair 
value  due  to  the  short-term  nature  of  these  accounts.  The 
Company had no cash equivalents at December 31, 2018 or 
2017.

The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):

December 31,

2018

2017

Carrying
Amount

Fair
Value

Carrying
Amount

Fair
Value

Borrowings under revolving credit facility

$

49,731

$

49,731

$

27,950

$

27,950

The carrying amount of borrowings under the revolving credit facility approximates its fair value because the interest rate is 
variable.

Note 15 — Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic  earnings  (loss)  per  common  share  is  calculated  by 
dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of 
common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings 
(loss) per common share is calculated by dividing net income 
(loss)  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares 
outstanding  combined  with  dilutive  common 
share 
equivalents outstanding, if the effect is dilutive.

Potentially  dilutive  securities  were  excluded  from  the 
calculation  of  diluted  loss  per  share  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2018,  2017, and 2016, since including them 

would have an anti-dilutive effect on loss per share due to the 
loss from continuing operations incurred during the period. 
Securities convertible into shares of common stock that were 
not considered in the diluted loss per share calculations were 
0.3  million  restricted  stock  units  for  the  year  ended 
December 31,  2018,  0.7  million  stock  options,  before  they 
were  converted  into  common  shares  during  2017,  and  0.7 
million restricted stock units for the year ended December 31, 
2017, and 0.7 million stock options and 0.8 million restricted 
stock units for the year ended December 31, 2016.

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for the basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share computations is as follows 
(in thousands):

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Basic

57,995

57,580

56,087

Assumed conversions:

Incremental common shares from stock options
Incremental common shares from restricted stock units

Weighted average common shares outstanding - Diluted

—
—
57,995

—
—
57,580

—
—
56,087

Year ended December 31,
2017

2018

2016

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Note 16 — Income Taxes

Components of the income tax (benefit) expense are as follows (in thousands):

Current:

Federal
State
Foreign
Total current
Deferred:

Federal
State
Foreign

Total deferred
Income tax (benefit) expense

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

$

$

— $
97
(740)
(643)

(6,585)
(89)
101
(6,573)
(7,216) $

(1,126) $
587
488
(51)

5,994
214
(45)
6,163
6,112

$

(3,325)
(126)
(526)
(3,977)

1,904
(85)
(46)
1,773
(2,204)

The components of (loss) income before income taxes are as follows (in thousands):

United States
Foreign
(Loss) income before income taxes

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

$

$

(80,034) $
(623)
(80,657) $

(10,025) $
(1,367)
(11,392) $

(5,292)
(1,359)
(6,651)

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the effective income tax rate is as follows:

Federal statutory tax rate

State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Non-U.S. income taxed at different rates
(Increase) decrease in valuation allowance
Impact of 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Net operating loss carryback adjustment
Reduction in tax benefit related to stock-based awards
Non-deductible expenditures and goodwill
Research and development credit
Other

Effective income tax rate

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

21.0%
0.8
0.8
(3.6)
—
—
(1.0)
(9.0)
0.3
(0.4)
8.9%

35.0 %
(3.2)
(4.3)
0.1
(64.2)
—
(16.9)
(3.9)
3.6
0.1
(53.7)%

35.0%
2.5
(0.6)
(0.2)
—
(4.7)
—
(6.1)
5.7
1.5
33.1%

Fluctuations in effective tax rates have historically been impacted by permanent tax differences with no associated income tax  
impact, changes in state apportionment factors, including the effect on state deferred tax assets and liabilities, and non-U.S. income 
taxed at different rates.

Comprehensive tax reform legislation enacted in December 2017, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (“2017 Tax 
Act”), makes significant changes to U.S. federal income tax laws. The 2017 Tax Act, among other things, reduces the corporate 
income tax rate from 35% to 21%, partially limits the deductibility of business interest expense and net operating losses, provides 
additional limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation, imposes a one-time tax on unrepatriated earnings from 
certain foreign subsidiaries, taxes offshore earnings at reduced rates regardless of whether they are repatriated, and allows the 
immediate deduction of certain new investments instead of deductions for depreciation expense over time. The Company had not 
completed its determination of the 2017 Tax Act and recorded provisional amounts in its financial statements as of December 31, 
2017. The Company recorded a provisional expense for the effects of the 2017 Tax Act of $7.3 million. The effects of the 2017 

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Tax Act on the Company include three main categories: 1) remeasurement of the net deferred tax assets from 35% to 21%, which 
resulted in tax expense of $5.5 million; 2) a one-time tax on unrepatriated earnings from certain foreign subsidiaries of $0.2 million; 
and 3) additional limitations on the deductibility of executive compensation, which resulted in tax expense of $1.6 million. The 
Company completed its review of the 2017 Tax Act in 2018, and there were no material changes in the measurement period.

Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for 
financial reporting purposes and the value reported for income tax purposes, at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when 
the differences reverse. The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):

Deferred tax assets:

Net operating loss carryforwards
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Inventory valuation reserves
Equity compensation
Goodwill
Accrued compensation
Foreign tax credit carryforward
Interest expense limitation
Other

Total gross deferred tax assets

Valuation allowance

Total deferred tax assets, net
Deferred tax liabilities:

Property and equipment
Intangible assets
Goodwill
Convertible debt
Unearned revenue
Prepaid insurance and other

Total gross deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets

December 31,

2018

2017

$

$

30,241
1,073
1,057
548
1,089
342
4,041
534
50
38,975
(4,042)
34,933

(6,613)
(9,657)
—
—
—
—
(16,270)
18,663

$

$

24,569
981
827
685
—
222
3,955
—
—
31,239
(1,187)
30,052

(6,216)
(10,084)
(365)
(619)
(52)
(3)
(17,339)
12,713

As  of  December 31,  2018,  the    Company  had  U.S.  net 
operating  loss  carryforwards  of  $127.5  million,  including 
$106.7 million expiring in various amounts in 2029 through 
2037  which  can  offset  100%  of  taxable  income  and  $20.8 
million that has an indefinite carryforward period which can 
offset 80% of taxable income per year. The ability to utilize 
net operating losses and other tax attributes could be subject 
to a significant limitation if the Company were to undergo an 
“ownership change” for purposes of Section 382 of the Tax 
Code.

Net deferred tax assets arise due to the recognition of income 
and expense items for tax purposes, which differ from those 
used  for  financial  statement  purposes.  ASC  740,  Income 
Taxes, provides for the recognition of deferred tax assets if 
realization of such assets is more likely than not. In assessing 
the need for a valuation allowance in the second quarter of 
2018,  the  Company  considered  all  available  objective  and 

verifiable  evidence,  both  positive  and  negative,  including 
historical levels of pre-tax income (loss) both on a consolidated 
basis and tax reporting entity basis, legislative developments, 
and expectations and risks associated with estimates of future 
pre-tax  income. As  a  result  of  this  analysis,  the  Company 
determined that it is more likely than not that it will not realize 
the  benefits  of  certain  deferred  tax  assets  and,  therefore, 
recorded  a  $15.5  million  valuation  allowance  against  the 
carrying value of net deferred tax assets, except for deferred 
tax liabilities related to non-amortizable intangible assets and 
certain state jurisdictions. As all available evidence should be 
taken  into  consideration  when  assessing  the  need  for  a 
valuation allowance, the subsequent events that occurred in 
the first quarter of 2019 (Note 21) provided a source of income 
to  support  the  release  of  $11.5  million  of  the  valuation 
allowance  which  resulted  in  a  deferred  tax  asset  of  $18.7 
million. As  such,  the  Company  reversed  this  portion  of  the 
valuation allowance during the fourth quarter of 2018.

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The  Company  has  not  calculated  U.S.  taxes  on  unremitted 
earnings of certain non-U.S. subsidiaries due to the Company’s 
intent  to  reinvest  the  unremitted  earnings  of  the  non-U.S. 
subsidiaries.  At  December 31,  2018,  the  Company  had 
approximately $3.2 million in unremitted earnings for one of 
its foreign jurisdictions, which were not included for U.S. tax 
purposes. Due to the 2017 Tax Act, U.S. federal transition taxes 
have been recorded for a one-time U.S. tax liability on these 
earnings  which  have  not  previously  been  repatriated  to  the 
U.S. However, certain withholding taxes will need to be paid 
upon repatriation. It is not practicable to estimate the amount 
of the deferred tax liability on such unremitted earnings.

The  Company  has  performed  an  evaluation  and  concluded 
there  are  no  significant  uncertain  tax  positions  requiring 
recognition  in  the  Company’s  financial  statements.  The 
evaluation  was  performed  for  the  tax  years  which  remain 

Note 17 — Common Stock

subject to examination by tax jurisdictions as of December 31, 
2018, which are the years ended December 31, 2015 through 
December 31, 2018 for U.S. federal taxes and the years ended 
December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2018 for state tax 
jurisdictions. 

At December 31, 2018, the Company had no unrecognized tax 
benefits.

In  January  2017,  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  notified  the 
Company  that  it  will  examine  the  Company’s  federal  tax 
returns for the year ended December 31, 2014.  No adjustments 
have been asserted and management believes that sustained 
adjustments, if any, would not have a material effect on the 
Company’s  financial  position,  results  of  operations  or 
liquidity.

The Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended November 9, 2009, authorizes the Company to issue up to 80 million
shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 100,000 shares of one or more series of preferred stock, par value 
$0.0001 per share.

A reconciliation of the changes in common shares issued is as follows:

Shares issued at the beginning of the year
Issued as restricted stock award grants
Issued upon exercise of stock options

Shares issued at the end of the year

Year ended December 31,
2017
2018

60,622,986
1,539,889
—
62,162,875

59,684,669
275,029
663,288
60,622,986

Stock-Based Incentive Plans

Stockholders  approved  long  term  incentive  plans  in  2018, 
2014, 2010, and 2007 (the “2018 Plan,” the “2014 Plan,” the 
“2010 Plan,” and the “2007 Plan,” respectively) under which 
the  Company  may  grant  equity  awards  to  officers,  key 
employees, non-employee directors, and service providers in 
the form of stock options, restricted stock, and certain other 
incentive awards. The maximum number of shares that may 
be issued under the 2018 Plan, 2014 Plan, 2010 Plan, and 2007 
Plan are 3.0 million, 5.2 million, 6.0 million, and 2.2 million, 
respectively. At December 31, 2018, the Company had a total 
of 1.5 million shares remaining to be granted under the 2018 
Plan,  2014  Plan,  and  2010  Plan.  Shares  may  no  longer  be 
granted under the 2007 Plan.

Stock Options

All stock options are granted with an exercise price equal to 
the market value of the Company’s common stock on the date 
of grant. Options expire no later than ten years from the date 
of  grant  and  generally  vest  in  four  years  or  less.  Proceeds 

received from stock option exercises are credited to common 
stock  and  additional  paid-in  capital,  as  appropriate.  The 
Company uses historical data to estimate pre-vesting option 
forfeitures.  Estimates  are  adjusted  when  actual  forfeitures 
differ from the estimate. Stock-based compensation expense 
is recorded for all equity awards expected to vest. 

The fair value of stock options at the date of grant is calculated 
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The risk free 
interest  rate  is  based  on  the  implied  yield  of  U.S. Treasury 
zero-coupon securities that correspond to the expected life of 
the  option.  Volatility  is  estimated  based  on  historical  and 
implied volatilities of the Company’s stock and of identified 
companies  considered  to  be  representative  peers  of  the 
Company. The expected life of awards granted represents the 
period of time the options are expected to remain outstanding. 
The Company uses the “simplified” method which is permitted 
for companies that cannot reasonably estimate the expected 
life  of  options  based  on  historical  share  option  exercise 
experience. The Company does not expect to pay dividends 
on  common  stock.  No  options  were  granted  to  employees 
during 2018, 2017, and 2016. 

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The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed to 
estimate the fair value of traded options that have no vesting 
restrictions  and  are  fully-transferable.  Because  option 
valuation models require the use of subjective assumptions, 
changes  in  these  assumptions  can  materially  affect  the  fair 
value  calculation.  The  Company’s  options  are  not 
characteristic of traded options; therefore, the option valuation 
models do not necessarily provide a reliable measure of the 
fair value of options.

The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during the 
years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $2.3 million 
and $1.0 million, respectively. No stock options vested during 
the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.

At  December 31,  2017,  the  Company  had  no  remaining 
outstanding stock options.

Restricted Stock

The  Company  grants  employees  either  time-vesting  or 
performance-based restricted shares in accordance with terms 
specified in the Restricted Stock Agreements (“RSAs”). Time-
vesting restricted shares vest after a stipulated period of time 
has elapsed subsequent to the date of grant, generally three 
years. Certain time-vested shares have also been issued with 
a  portion  of  the  shares  granted  vesting  immediately. 
Performance-based 
issued  with 
performance criteria defined over a designated performance 
period and vest only when, and if, the outlined performance 
criteria are met. During the year ended December 31, 2018, 
84%  of  the  restricted  shares  granted  were  time-vesting  and 
16% were performance-based. Grantees of restricted shares 
retain voting rights for the granted shares. 

restricted  shares  are 

Restricted stock share activity for the year ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:

Restricted Stock Shares
Non-vested at January 1, 2018

Granted to employees
RSAs converted from 2016 restricted stock units
Vested
Forfeited

Non-vested at December 31, 2018

Weighted-
Average Fair
Value at Date of
Grant

12.24
3.67
12.02
10.82
5.52
3.47

Shares

246,258
1,287,484
252,405
(578,114)
(157,661)
1,050,372

$

$

The weighted-average grant-date fair value of restricted stock 
granted during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 
2016 was $3.67, $10.62, and $11.92 per share, respectively. 
The total fair value of restricted stock that vested during the 
years  ended  December 31,  2018,  2017,  and  2016  was  $6.3 
million, $8.6 million, and $15.4 million, respectively.

At December 31, 2018, there was $2.7 million of unrecognized 
compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock. 
The  unrecognized  compensation  expense  is  expected  to  be 
recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.

Restricted Stock Units

During  the  year  ended  December 31,  2018,  the  Company 
granted performance-based restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for 
407,698 shares equivalents.  The performance period for these 
share equivalents continues until December 31, 2019.

During  the  year  ended  December 31,  2017,  the  Company 
granted  performance-based  RSUs 
for  604,682  share 
equivalents,  which  had  a  performance  period  through 
December 31,  2018.  No  RSUs  were  earned  during  this 
performance period.

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Restricted stock unit share activity for the year ended December 31, 2018 is as follows:

Restricted Stock Unit Shares

RSU share equivalents at January 1, 2018
2016 RSUs converted to RSAs in 2018
2017 share equivalents forfeited
2017 share equivalents not earned
2017 share equivalents
2018 share equivalents granted
2018 share equivalents forfeited

RSU share equivalents at December 31, 2018

Weighted-
Average Fair
Value at Date of
Grant

Shares

725,331
(252,405)
(121,514)
(351,412)
—
407,698
(105,932)
301,766

$

$

16.41
12.02
19.33
18.56
—
3.95
3.95
3.95

At December 31, 2018, there was $3.2 million of unrecognized 
compensation  expense  related  to  2018  and  2017  restricted 
stock  units.  The  unrecognized  compensation  expense  is 
expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 
1.3 years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) was 
approved by stockholders on May 18, 2012.  The Company 
registered 500,000 shares of its common stock, currently held 
as treasury shares, for issuance under the ESPP.  The purpose 
of the ESPP is to provide employees with an opportunity to 
purchase  shares  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  through 
accumulated payroll deductions. The ESPP allows participants 
to purchase common stock at a purchase price equal to 85% 
of  the  fair  market  value  of  the  common  stock  on  the  last 
business day of a three-month offering period which coincides 
with  calendar  quarters.  Payroll  deductions  may  not  exceed 
10% of an employee’s compensation and participants may not 
purchase more than 1,000 shares in any one offering period. 
In addition, for each calendar year, an employee may not be 
granted purchase rights for Flotek Stock valued over $25,000, 
as determined at the time such purchase right is granted. The 
fair  value  of  the  discount  associated  with  shares  purchased 
under  the  plan  is  recognized  as  share-based  compensation 
expense and was $0.1 million, $0.1 million, and $0.1 million 
during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and  2016, 
respectively. The total fair value of the shares purchased under 
the plan during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 
2016   was   $0.4 million,    $0.8 million,   and   $1.0 million, 
respectively.  The  employee  payment  associated  with 
participation  in  the  plan  was  satisfied  through  payroll 
deductions. Effective after the third quarter 2018 purchase, the 
Company  temporarily  suspended  the  ESPP  due  to  lack  of 
shares.

Share-Based Compensation Expense

purchased under the Company’s ESPP was $7.1 million, $10.6 
million,  and  $11.4  million  during 
the  years  ended 
December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

Treasury Stock

The  Company  accounts  for  treasury  stock  using  the  cost 
method  and  includes  treasury  stock  as  a  component  of 
stockholders’  equity.  During  the  years  ended  December 31, 
2018,  2017,  and  2016,  the  Company  purchased  102,333
shares, 199,644 shares, and 238,216 shares, respectively, of 
the Company’s common stock at market value as payment of 
income tax withholding owed by employees upon the vesting 
of restricted shares and the exercise of stock options. Shares 
issued  as  restricted  stock  awards  to  employees  that  were 
forfeited are accounted for as treasury stock. During the year 
ended December 31, 2018, there were no shares surrendered 
for  the  exercise  of  stock  options.  During  the  years  ended 
December 31,  2017  and  2016,  shares  surrendered  for  the 
exercise  of  stock  options  were  478,287  and  3,225, 
respectively. These surrendered shares are also accounted for 
as treasury stock.

Stock Repurchase Program

In  November  2012,  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors 
authorized  the  repurchase  of  up  to  $25  million  of  the 
Company’s common stock.  Repurchases may be made in the 
open  market  or  through  privately  negotiated  transactions. 
Through December 31, 2018, the Company has repurchased 
$25 million of its common stock under this authorization.

In June 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized 
the  repurchase  of  up  to  an  additional  $50  million  of  the 
Company’s common stock. Repurchases may be made in the 
open  market  or  through  privately  negotiated  transactions. 
Through December 31, 2018, the Company has repurchased 
$0.3 million of its common stock under this authorization.

Non-cash  share-based  compensation  expense  related  to 
restricted  stock,  restricted  stock  unit  grants,  and  stock 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company did 
not repurchase any shares of its outstanding common stock. 

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During  the  year  ended  December 31,  2017,  the  Company 
repurchased 905,000 shares of its outstanding common stock 
on  the  open  market  at  a  cost  of  $5.2  million,  inclusive  of 
transaction  costs,  or  an  average  price  of  $5.75  per  share. 
During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company did 
not repurchase any shares of its outstanding common stock.

At  December 31,  2018,  the  Company  has  $49.7  million
remaining  under  its  share  repurchase  program. A  covenant 
under the Company’s Credit Facility limited the amount that 
may be used to repurchase the Company’s common stock. At 
December 31, 2018, this covenant did not permit additional 
share repurchases.

Note 18 — Commitments and Contingencies

Class Action Litigation

On March 30, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Southern 
District of Texas granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the 
four consolidated putative securities class action lawsuits that 
were filed in November 2015, against the Company and certain 
of its officers. The lawsuits were previously consolidated into 
a single case, and a consolidated amended complaint had been 
filed. The consolidated amended complaint asserted that the 
Company made false and/or misleading statements, as well as 
failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s 
business, operations, and prospects. The complaint sought an 
award of damages in an unspecified amount on behalf of a 
putative  class  consisting  of  persons  who  purchased  the 
Company’s  common  stock  between  October  23,  2014  and 
November 9, 2015, inclusive. The lead plaintiff appealed the 
District Court’s decision granting the motion to dismiss. On 
February  7,  2019,  a  three-judge  panel  of  the  United  States 
Court  of Appeals  for  the  Fifth  Circuit  issued  a  unanimous 
opinion affirming the District Court’s judgment of dismissal 
in its entirety.

In January 2016, three derivative lawsuits were filed, two in 
the District Court of Harris County, Texas (which have since 
been consolidated into one case), and one in the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Texas, on behalf of 
the  Company  against  certain  of  its  officers  and  its  current 
directors. The lawsuits allege violations of law, breaches of 
fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment against the defendants.

The  Company  believes  the  lawsuits  are  without  merit  and 
intends  to  vigorously  defend  against  all  claims  asserted. 
Discovery has not yet commenced. At this time, the Company 
is unable to reasonably estimate the outcome of this litigation.

In addition, as previously disclosed, the U.S. Securities and 
Exchange  Commission  had  opened  an  inquiry  related  to 
similar issues to those raised in the above-described litigation. 
On August 21, 2017, the Company received a letter from the 
staff of the SEC stating that the inquiry has been concluded 
and that the staff does not intend to recommend an enforcement 
action against the Company.

Other Litigation

The Company is subject to routine litigation and other claims 
that arise in the normal course of business. Management is not 

aware of any pending or threatened lawsuits or proceedings 
that are expected to have a material effect on the Company’s 
financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Legal Settlement

In December 2016, the Company reached a settlement with a 
stockholder related to disgorgement of potential short-swing 
profits under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934  in  connection  with  purchases  and  sales  of  Company 
securities. As a result of the settlement, the Company recorded 
a gain of $12.7 million.

Operating Lease Commitments

The Company has operating leases for office space, vehicles, 
and  equipment.  Future  minimum  lease  payments  under 
operating  leases  at  December 31,  2018  are  as  follows  (in 
thousands):

Year ending December 31,
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Thereafter
Total

Minimum
Lease
Payments
2,562
$
2,256
2,034
2,001
1,351
9,254
19,458

$

Rent expense under operating leases totaled $2.9 million, $2.9 
million, and $3.3 million during the years ended December 31, 
2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

401(k) Retirement Plan

The  Company  maintains  a  401(k)  retirement  plan  for  the 
benefit of eligible employees in the U.S. All employees are 
eligible  to  participate  in  the  plan  upon  employment.  On 
January 1, 2015, the Company implemented a new matching 
program. The Company matches contributions at 100% of up 
to  2%  of  an  employee’s  compensation  and,  if  greater,  the 
Company matches contributions at 50% from 5% to 8% of an 
employee’s compensation.

During the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016, 
compensation expense included $0.7 million, $1.0 million and 

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$1.0  million,  respectively,  related  to  the  Company’s  401(k) 
match. 

This  concentration  of  customers  in  one  industry  increases 
credit and business risks.

Concentrations and Credit Risk

The majority of the Company’s revenue is derived from the 
oil and gas industry. Customers include major oilfield services 
companies, major integrated oil and natural gas companies, 
independent oil and natural gas companies, pressure pumping 
service companies, and state-owned national oil companies. 

The Company is subject to concentrations of credit risk within 
trade accounts receivable, as the Company does not generally 
require collateral as support for trade receivables. In addition, 
the majority of the Company’s cash is maintained at a major 
financial  institution  and  balances  often  exceed  insurable 
amounts.

Note 19 — Business Segment, Geographic and Major Customer Information

Segment Information

Operating  segments  are  defined  as  components  of  an 
enterprise for which separate financial information is available 
that is regularly evaluated by chief operating decision-makers 
in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.  
The  operations  of  the  Company  are  categorized  into  one 
reportable segments: Energy Chemistry Technologies.

•  Energy  Chemistry  Technologies  designs,  develops, 
manufactures,  packages,  and  markets  specialty 
chemistries  used  in  oil  and  natural  gas  well  drilling, 
cementing, completion, and stimulation. In addition, the 
in  specialized 
Company’s  chemistries  are  used 
enhanced  and 
recovery  markets.   
Activities in this segment also include construction and 

improved  oil 

management of automated material handling facilities 
and  management  of  loading  facilities  and  blending 
operations for oilfield services companies.

The Company evaluates performance based upon a variety of 
criteria. The primary financial measure is segment operating 
income.  Various  functions,  including  certain  sales  and 
marketing activities and general and administrative activities, 
are provided centrally by the corporate office. Costs associated 
with corporate office functions, other corporate income and 
expense items, and income taxes are not allocated to reportable 
segments.

Summarized financial information of the reportable segments is as follows (in thousands): 

As of and for the year ended December 31,

Energy Chemistry
Technologies

Corporate and
Other

Total

2018

Net revenue from external customers
Income (loss) from operations
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditures

2017

Net revenue from external customers
Income (loss) from operations
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditures

2016

Net revenue from external customers
Income (loss) from operations
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditures

$

$

$

177,773
(36,817)
7,107
2,733

243,106
33,611
7,323
3,279

188,233
29,014
5,935
10,674

— $

(32,994)
2,109
826

— $

(43,931)
2,445
918

— $

(45,982)
2,237
2,398

177,773
(69,811)
9,216
3,559

243,106
(10,320)
9,768
4,197

188,233
(16,968)
8,172
13,072

$

$

$

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Assets of the Company by reportable segments are as follows (in thousands):

Energy Chemistry Technologies
Corporate and Other
Total segments

Held for sale
Total assets

Geographic Information

December 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

$

$

139,205
28,208
167,413
118,470
285,883

$

$

172,799
35,871
208,670
121,218
329,888

Revenue by country is based on the location where services are provided and products are used.  No individual country other than 
the United States (“U.S.”) accounted for more than 10% of revenue.  Revenue by geographic location is as follows (in thousands):

U.S.
Other countries
Total

Year ended December 31,
2017

2016

2018

$

$

146,421
31,352
177,773

$

$

219,517
23,589
243,106

$

$

164,596
23,637
188,233

Long-lived assets held in countries other than the U.S. are not considered material to the consolidated financial statements.

Major Customers

Revenue from major customers, as a percentage of consolidated revenue, is as follows:

Customer A
Customer B
Customer C

Year ended December 31,
2017
*
*
16.7%

2016
*
16.4%
21.9%

2018
12.2%
10.1%
*

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 20 — Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

First 
Quarter

Second
Quarter

Third
Quarter
(in thousands, except per share data)

Fourth
Quarter

Total

2018
Revenue (1)
Loss from operations (1)

(Loss) income from continuing operations (1)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

Net (loss) income
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net loss attributable to Flotek Industries, Inc. (Flotek)

Amounts attributable to Flotek shareholders:

(Loss) income from continuing operations (1)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

Net income (loss) attributable to Flotek

Basic earnings (loss) per common share (2):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Basic earnings (loss) per common share
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (2):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

2017
Revenue (1)
(Loss) income from operations (1)

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

$

41,069
(9,223)

39,546
(47,140)

$

$

53,709
(4,080)

43,449
(9,368)

$ 177,773
(69,811)

(9,528) $ (68,987) $
9,595
67
—
67

(6,404)
(75,391)
357

$ (75,034) $

(4,869) $
937
(3,932)
—
(3,932) $

9,943
(1,385)
8,558
1
8,559

$ (73,441)
2,743
(70,698)
358
$ (70,340)

(9,528) $ (68,630) $
9,595
67

(6,404)
$ (75,034) $

(4,869) $
937
(3,932) $

9,944
(1,385)
8,559

$ (73,083)
2,743
$ (70,340)

(0.17) $
0.17

— $

(0.17) $
0.17

— $

(1.19) $
(0.11)
(1.30) $

(1.19) $
(0.11)
(1.30) $

(0.08) $
0.02
(0.06) $

(0.08) $
0.02
(0.06) $

0.17
(0.02)
0.15

0.17
(0.02)
0.15

$

$

$

$

(1.26)
0.05
(1.21)

(1.26)
0.05
(1.21)

$

60,765
(4,326)

$

65,875
(2,469)

$

61,167
(4,088)

55,299
563

$ 243,106
(10,320)

Loss from continuing operations (1)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax

Net loss

$

(3,041) $
(8,937)
$ (11,978) $

(1,835) $
(1,991)
(3,826) $

(4,275) $
1,173
(3,102) $

(8,353) $ (17,504)
(9,891)
(8,489) $ (27,395)

(136)

Basic earnings (loss) per common share (2):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Basic earnings (loss) per common share
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share (2):

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share

$

$

$

$

(0.05) $
(0.15)
(0.20) $

(0.05) $
(0.15)
(0.20) $

(0.03) $
(0.03)
(0.06) $

(0.03) $
(0.03)
(0.06) $

(0.07) $
0.02
(0.05) $

(0.07) $
0.02
(0.05) $

(0.15) $
—
(0.15) $

(0.15) $
—
(0.15) $

(0.30)
(0.17)
(0.47)

(0.30)
(0.17)
(0.47)

(1)    Amounts exclude impact of discontinued operations.
(2)    The sum of the quarterly earnings (loss) per share (basic and diluted) may not agree to the earnings (loss) per share for the year due to the timing of

common stock issuances.

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 21 — Subsequent Events

On  January 10,  2019,  the  Company  entered  into  a  Share 
Purchase Agreement with Archer Daniels-Midland Company 
(“ADM”)  for  the  sale  of  all  of  the  shares  representing 
membership interest in its wholly owned subsidiary, Florida 
Chemical  Company,  LLC,  which  represents  the  CICT 
segment.

Effective  February 28,  2019,  the  Company  completed  the 
sale of the CICT segment to ADM for $175.0 million in cash 
consideration, with $4.4 million temporarily held in escrow 
by ADM for post-closing working capital adjustments for up 

to 90 days and $13.1 million temporarily held in escrow by 
ADM with releases at 6 months, 12 months, and 15 months
to  satisfy  potential  indemnification  claims.  The  Company 
expects to recognize a gain on the sale of approximately $62 
million to $66 million, pending post-closing adjustments.

Upon closing of the above transaction, the Company repaid 
the  outstanding  balance,  interest,  and  fees  related  to  the 
revolving credit facility on March 1, 2019, and subsequently 
terminated the Credit Facility with PNC Bank.

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The  Company’s  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  are 
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed 
by  the  Company  in  reports  filed  or  submitted  under  the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange 
Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within 
the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. The 
Company’s  disclosure  controls  and  procedures  are  also 
designed  to  ensure  such  information  is  accumulated  and 
communicated  to  management,  including  the  principal 
executive  and  principal  financial  officers,  as  appropriate  to 
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. There 
are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of 
disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility 
of human error and the circumvention or overriding of controls 
and  procedures.  Accordingly,  even  effective  disclosure 
controls  and  procedures  can  only  provide  reasonable 
assurance that control objectives are attained. The Company’s 
disclosure  controls  and  procedures  are  designed  to  provide 
such reasonable assurance.

The  Company’s  management,  with  the  participation  of  the 
principal executive and principal financial officers, evaluated 
the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s 
disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2018, 
as  required  by  Rule  13a-15(e)  of  the  Exchange Act.  Based 
upon  that  evaluation,  the  principal  executive  and  principal 
financial  officers  have  concluded  that  the  Company’s 
disclosure  controls  and  procedures  were  effective  as  of 
December 31, 2018.

Item 9B. Other Information.

None.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial 
Reporting

including 

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing 
and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. 
The  Company’s  management, 
the  principal 
executive  and  principal  financial  officers,  assessed  the 
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of 
December 31, 2018, based on criteria issued by the Committee 
of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the Treadway  Commission 
(2013 Framework) (“COSO”) in Internal Control – Integrated 
Framework.  Upon evaluation, the Company’s management 
has  concluded  that  the  Company’s  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting  was  effective  in  connection  with  the 
preparation  of  the  consolidated  financial  statements  as  of 
December 31, 2018.

The  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over 
financial reporting as of December 31, 2018 has been audited 
by  Moss  Adams  LLP,  an  independent  registered  public 
accounting  firm,  as  stated  in  their  report  which  is  included 
herein. 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There  have  been  no  changes  in  the  Company’s  system  of 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting  during  the  three 
months  ended  December 31,  2018  that  have  materially 
affected,  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the 
Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate 
Governance.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related 
Transactions, and Director Independence.

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  by 
reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for 
the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the 
SEC within 120 days of year end.

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  by 
reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for 
the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the 
SEC within 120 days of year end.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  by 
reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for 
the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the 
SEC within 120 days of year end.

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  by 
reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for 
the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the 
SEC within 120 days of year end.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial 
Owners and Management and Related Stockholder 
Matters.

The  information  required  by  this  Item  is  incorporated  by 
reference to the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement for 
the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the 
SEC within 120 days of year end.

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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

PART IV

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

4.1

4.2

Exhibit Title
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s 
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009).
Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated December 9, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s 
Form 8-K filed on December 10, 2014).
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, dated October 11, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the 
Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 17, 2017).
Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Appendix E to the Company’s Definitive 
Proxy Statement filed on September 27, 2001).
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016, by and among the Company, Donald Bramblett, and 
Mark Kieper (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 
(File No. 333-212864) filed on August 3, 2016).

10.1

† 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company’s Definitive Proxy 

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

Statement filed on July 13, 2010).
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated May 10, 2013 (incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 13, 2013).
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated December 
31, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2014).

† 2014  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit A  to  the  Company’s  Definitive  Proxy 

Statement filed on April 18, 2014).
Fifth Amended and Restated Service Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2014, between the Company, Protechnics 
II, Inc. and Chisholm Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K 
filed on April 21, 2014).

† Letter Agreement, dated as of April 15, 2014, between the Company and John Chisholm (incorporated by reference 

to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on April 21, 2014).
Second Amendment  to Amended  and  Restated  Revolving  Credit,  Term  Loan  and  Security Agreement  dated 
December 5, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 10, 
2014).
Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated June 
19, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 24, 2015).
Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated July 
21, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on July 23, 2015).

10.10

† Employment Agreement,  dated  effective  January  1,  2016  between  the  Company  and  Joshua A.  Snively,  Sr. 

10.11

10.12

10.13

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 7, 2016).
Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated effective 
March 31, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2016).
Form of Subscription Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the 
Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2016).
Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated effective 
September 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 
2, 2016).

10.14

† Retirement Agreement, dated February 14, 2017, between Robert M. Schmitz and the Company (incorporated by 

reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2017).

10.15

10.16

10.17

† Retirement Agreement,  dated  February  16,  2017,  between  Steve  Reeves  and  the  Company  (incorporated  by 

reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2017).

† Letter Agreement, dated February 13, 2017, among the Company, Protechnics II, Inc. and Chisholm Management, 
Inc. amending the Fifth Amended and Restated Service Agreement among such parties (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 17, 2017).
Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement and Sixth 
Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated effective as 
of March 31, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on May 1, 2017).

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Exhibit
Number
10.18

10.19

10.20

10.21

10.22

Exhibit Title
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated May 2, 2017, by and among National Oilwell DHT, L.P., Dreco Energy Services 
ULC, and National Oilwell Varco, L.P., the buyers, Teledrift Company, Turbeco, inc., Flotek Technologies ULC, 
and Flotek Industries FZE, the sellers, and Flotek Industries, Inc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the 
Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017).
Eighth Amendment  to Amended  and  Restated  Revolving  Credit,  Term  Loan  and  Security Agreement,  dated 
effective as of June 7, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter 
ended September 30, 2017).
Ninth Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated effective 
as of July 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
September 30, 2017).
Tenth Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated effective 
as of September 29, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on October 
3, 2017).

† Confidential Severance and Release Agreement, dated effective October 12, 2017, between the Company and 
Robert Bodnar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 
September 30, 2017).

10.23

† Employment Agreement,  dated  effective  March  16,  2018,  between  the  Company  and  Joshua A.  Snively,  Sr. 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2018).

10.24

† Employment  Agreement,  dated  effective  March  16,  2018,  between  the  Company  and  H.  Richard  Walton 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2018).

10.25

10.26

10.27

10.28

10.29

10.30

10.31

21

23.1
23.2

31.1

31.2

32.1

32.2

† Employment Agreement,  dated  effective  March  16,  2018,  between  the  Company  and  Matthew  B.  Marietta 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2018).

† Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, dated March 16, 2018, between the Company and Joshua A. Snively, Sr. 
and Matthew B. Marietta (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 
22, 2018).

† Form  of  Restricted  Stock Agreement,  dated  March  16,  2018,  between  the  Company  and  H.  Richard Walton 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on March 22, 2018).

† 2018  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit A  to  the  Company’s  Definitive  Proxy 

Statement filed on March 30, 2018).
Eleventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated June 
13, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 13, 2018).

† Employment Agreement, dated effective December 20, 2018, between the Company and Elizabeth T. Wilkinson 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2018).

† Form of Restricted Stock Agreement, dated December 27, 2018, between the Company and Elizabeth T. Wilkinson 

(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on December 27, 2018).

* List of Subsidiaries.
* Consent of Moss Adams LLP.

* Consent of Hein & Associates LLP.

* Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

* Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

** Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.

** Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer.

101.INS * XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH * XBRL Schema Document.
101.CAL * XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.LAB * XBRL Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE * XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF * XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.

*

**

†

Filed with this Form 10-K.

Furnished with this Form 10-K, not filed.
Management contracts or compensatory plans or agreements.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this 
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

By:

  /s/    JOHN W. CHISHOLM
John W. Chisholm
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

Date: March 8, 2019 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons 
on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ JOHN W. CHISHOLM
John W. Chisholm

President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board

March 8, 2019

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ ELIZABETH T. WILKINSON
Elizabeth T. Wilkinson

Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ MICHELLE M. ADAMS
Michelle M. Adams
/s/ TED D. BROWN
Ted D. Brown
/s/ L. MELVIN COOPER
L. Melvin Cooper
/s/ L.V. “BUD” MCGUIRE
L.V. “Bud” McGuire
/s/ DAVID NIERENBERG
David Nierenberg
/s/ KATHERINE T. RICHARD
Katherine T. Richard

  Director

  Director

  Director

  Director

  Director

  Director

March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019

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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES

EXHIBIT 21

Flotek Chemistry, LLC

Oklahoma Limited Liability Company

Material Translogistics, Inc.

Texas Corporation

Flotek Industries FZE

Flotek Ecuador Investments, LLC

Texas Limited Liability Company

Flotek Ecuador Management, LLC

Texas Limited Liability Company

Flotek Chemical Ecuador Cia. Ltda.

Jebel Ali Free Zone Establishment

Ecuador Limited Liability Company

Flotek Services, LLC

Panama Limited Liability Company

USA Petrovalve, Inc.

Texas Corporation

Turbeco, Inc.

Texas Corporation

Flotek Export, Inc.

Texas Corporation

Flotek Paymaster, Inc.

Texas Corporation

Teledrift Company

Delaware Corporation

Flotek International, Inc.

Delaware Corporation

Flotek Hydralift, Inc.

Texas Corporation

Florida Chemical Company, Inc.

Delaware Corporation

Flotek Flavor & Fragrance, LLC

Delaware Limited Liability Company

Flotek Gulf, LLC

Omani Limited Liability Company

Flotek Gulf Research, LLC

Omani Limited Liability Company

Flotek Industries Holdings Limited

England and Wales Corporation

Flotek Industries UK Limited

England and Wales Corporation

Flotek Technologies ULC

British Columbia Unlimited Liability Company

Flotek Energetic Foundation - Making a Difference

Texas Nonprofit Corporation

 
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements filed on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-157276, 333-172596, 
333-174983,  333-183617,  333-198757,  333-213407,  and  333-225865)  and  on  Form  S-3  (Nos.  333-161552,  333-166442, 
333-166443, 333-173806, 333-174199, 333-189555, 333-212864 and 333-219618) of our reports dated March 8, 2019, relating 
to the consolidated financial statements of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries which report expresses an unqualified opinion 
and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of new accounting standards, and the effectiveness of internal 
control over financial reporting of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries appearing in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the 
year ended December 31, 2018.

EXHIBIT 23.1

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

Houston, Texas
March 8, 2019

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements filed on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-157276, 333-172596, 
333-174983,  333-183617,  333-198757,  333-213407  and  333-225865)  and  on  Form  S-3  (Nos.  333-161552,  333-166442, 
333-166443, 333-173806, 333-174199, 333-189555, 333-212864 and 333-219618) of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries (the 
“Company”) of our reports dated February 8, 2017, relating to the consolidated financial statements of the Flotek Industries, Inc. 
and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of the Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries, 
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Flotek Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2018.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statements.

EXHIBIT 23.2

/s/ Hein & Associates LLP

Houston, Texas
March 8, 2019

Exhibit 31.1 

I, John W. Chisholm, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Flotek Industries, Inc.; 

CERTIFICATION 

2. To the best of my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading 
with respect to the period covered by this report; 

3. To the best of my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in 
all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods 
presented in this report; 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures 
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange 
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under 
our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made 
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed 
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of 
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions 
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on 
such evaluation; and 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the 
registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s 
internal control over financial reporting; and 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial 

reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors: 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting 
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial 
information; and 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s 

internal control over financial reporting. 

Date: March 8, 2019 

/s/    JOHN W. CHISHOLM
John W. Chisholm
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board

 
Exhibit 31.2 

I, Elizabeth T. Wilkinson, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Flotek Industries, Inc.; 

CERTIFICATION 

2. To the best of my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact 
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading 
with respect to the period covered by this report; 

3. To the best of my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in 
all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods 
presented in this report; 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures 
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange 
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: 

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under 
our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made 
known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; 

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed 
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of 
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; 

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions 
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on 
such evaluation; and 

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the 
registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s 
internal control over financial reporting; and 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial 

reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors: 

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting 
which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial 
information; and 

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s 

internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 8, 2019 

/s/    ELIZABETH T. WILKINSON
Elizabeth T. Wilkinson
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 
 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 

Exhibit 32.1 

In connection with the Annual Report of Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 
2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, 
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations 

of the Company.

Date: March 8, 2019 

/s/    JOHN W. CHISHOLM
John W. Chisholm
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board

 
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, 
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO 
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 

Exhibit 32.2 

In connection with the Annual Report of Flotek Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 
2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, 
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that: 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations 

of the Company.

Date: March 8, 2019 

/s/    ELIZABETH T. WILKINSON
Elizabeth T. Wilkinson
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

 
2018

Flotek Industries

A N N U A L  M E E T I N G

B O A R D O F D I R E C T O R S

L E A D E R S H I P T E A M

John W. Chisholm, 
Chief Executive Officer and  
President 
Member, Strategic Capital 
Committee

Elizabeth T. Wilkinson 
Chief Financial Officer 
Member, Strategic Capital 
Committee

William York 
Chief Administrative Officer

Danielle Allen 
Senior Vice President, 
Global Communications 
& Technology  
Commercialization

James Silas 
Senior Vice President,  
Research and Innovation

* Effective as of the 2019 Annual Meeting on

May 24, 2019

**Effective March 2019

Friday, May 24, 2019 

10:00 am CDT

Flotek Industries  

Global Headquarters 

10603 W Sam Houston 

Pkwy North 

Suite 300 

Houston, TX 77064

S T O C K E XC H A N G E 
L I S T I N G

John W. Chisholm 
Outgoing Chairman of the 
Board* 
Member, Strategic Capital 
Committee

David Nierenberg 
Incoming Chairman  
of the Board* 
Member, Governance & 
Nominating Committee 
Member, Compensation 
Committee 
Chair, Strategic Capital 
Committee

The company’s common stock 

trades on the New York Stock 

Exchange, under the symbol 

“FTK”.

L.V. “Bud” McGuire,  
Lead Director 
Member, Audit Committee 
Member, Governance & 
Nominating Committee

T R A N S F E R  A G E N T

American Stock Transfer & 

Trust Company 

6201 15th Ave. 

Brooklyn, New York 11219 

800-937-5449

A U D I T O R S

Moss Adams, LLP 

500 Dallas St., Suite 2500 

Houston, TX 77002 

713-850-9814

Michelle M. Adams, Director 
Chair, Compensation 
Committee 
Member, Governance & 
Nominating Committee

Ted D. Brown, Director 
Chair, Governance & 
Nominating Committee 
Member, Audit Committee 
Member, Compensation 
Committee 
Member, Strategic Capital 
Committee

L. Melvin Cooper, Director 
Chair, Audit Committee 
Member, Compensation 
Committee

Paul W. Hobby, Director** 
Member, Governance & 
Nominating Committee 
Member, Strategic Capital 
Committee

Kate Richard, Outgoing 
Director* 
Member, Strategic Capital 
Committee

© FLOTEK INDUSTRIES 2019