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Letter from the CEO
Safety & Training
Vertical Integration
People & Culture
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Growth Strategy
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A Letter
From Our
CEO
Liberty Energy had a tremendous 2023, rais-
ing the bar again and smashing the records
we set in 2022 for all major financial and safe-
ty metrics. Fully diluted earnings per share in
2023 was $3.15, annual revenue was $4.7
billion, net income was $556 million, and Ad-
justed EBITDA1 was $1.2 billion. Long-term
returns for the year remained strong with
40% Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Em-
ployed (“ROCE2”) and 34% Cash Return on
Capital Invested (“CROCI3”). In 2022, we saw
strengthening business conditions through-
out the year. 2023 began with exceptionally
strong business conditions that gradually
weakened throughout the year, as indicated
by the roughly 20% decline in active rig and
frac spread counts. Nevertheless, the Liberty
team continued to grow our competitive ad-
vantage, allowing us to thrive even as macro
conditions softened.
Our business revolves around partnering with the
U.S. and Canada’s leading oil and gas producers to
unlock their vast underground shale oil and natu-
ral gas reserves through hydraulic fracturing. Our
founders were pioneers of the shale revolution
that began with natural gas 25 years ago. Liber-
ty has been a leader in the effort to broaden the
shale revolution to include oil production. These
efforts have transformed the United States from
the world’s largest importer of oil and natural gas
to a net exporter of oil and refined oil products and
the world’s largest exporter of natural gas today!
Canada is the world’s fourth largest producer of
oil and natural gas and, together with the United
States, is among the cleanest producers in the
world. U.S. Shale production today represents the
largest majority of our oil and gas production, rep-
resenting nearly 60% of total U.S. energy produc-
tion from all sources and nearly 10% of total global
primary energy production! Energy enables all hu-
man activity, and we are proud to play a growing
role in helping lift everyone’s standard of living.
My most important job at Liberty is to help build
a family of committed people who love their work
and are passionate about building the best ser-
vice company in our industry. This is our North
Star, not a destination but a direction that we work
towards daily. Priority number one is safety. Our
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) in 2023 was
0.49, the lowest in our company history and 2X
lower than industry average. Our frac and wireline
crews work 24-7-365 from South Texas to North-
east British Columbia, from scorching summers to
bone-chilling winter storms without pause as ener-
gy demand never stops. Operating safely and per-
forming at a high level is a testament to our people
and company culture.
The core of our operations takes place on our cus-
tomer well locations with our high pressure (5,000
to 15,000 psi), high horsepower (40,000 to 70,000
horsepower) hydraulic fracturing fleets operat-
ing in concert with Liberty’s wireline units, both
of which are industry-leading. These teams and
associated equipment must dance together flaw-
lessly to make the magic happen. In this report,
you will read about our innovations in equipment
technology that enable us to both raise operational
quality while also switching from diesel-powered
engines to our next-generation electric and natu-
ral gas-powered digiTechnologiesSM. Natural gas
is cheaper, cleaner, and has lower greenhouse gas
intensity than diesel. Our ongoing fleet transfor-
mation is a win for Liberty, our customers, and the
environment.
We are constantly striving to enhance the quality
of our operations and the strength of our business.
Vertical integration of our company has been vi-
tal for both of these objectives. Imagine the sup-
ply chain challenges of pumping nearly a billion
pounds of sand underground weekly across over
40 North American locations, mostly in remote
areas. All this sand must be moved safely and
reliably from mines via rail and truck, natural gas
must be continually supplied to power our fleets
and an array of control systems and computation-
al power must orchestrate fleet operations to max-
imize ultimate well production for our customers.
And, of course, our customers want real-time data
on operations with the ability to make on-the-fly
changes in consultation with Liberty engineers. In
other words, a lot of moving parts must robustly
synchronize. Hence, our desire to control the criti-
cal links in the chain to maximize reliability, perfor-
mance, and Liberty profitability. This report cov-
ers our new business, Liberty Power Innovations
(LPI), which supplies natural gas to our fleets. You
will also read about our new manufacturing capa-
bilities to insource our key next-generation fleet
technologies, advances in our sand logistics and
mining, new technologies to better monitor and
maintain our fleets, and software and training to
enhance the lives and capabilities of Liberty team
members.
Recruiting, training, and empowering passionate
people is the key to Liberty’s success and our fu-
ture. Our field crews work two weeks on followed
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by two weeks off, compared to two weeks
on and one week off at most of our com-
petitors. We want our employees to cre-
ate careers at Liberty, so we must give
them time to rest, recharge, and spend
time with their loved ones. Our driven
HR team is always finding more interac-
tive ways of enhancing the lives of those
at Liberty and their families. Promoting
from within is another hallmark at Liber-
ty, with over 300 internal promotions last
year and over 1,000 employee-owners.
For the past seven years, Kimberlite has conduct-
ed detailed surveys of oil and gas producers to
determine their view of frac service providers.
Figure 1 shows a summary of their rankings for
the top four frac companies across six major ar-
eas of service quality. I am proud to report that
Liberty has ranked #1 in all six quality categories
every year Kimberlite has conducted its survey!
I explain these remarkable survey results by the
passion that all Liberty family members bring to
our mission every day.
We started Liberty with a simple business strat-
egy that has always stayed the same: build the
best service company in our industry, period. We
also began with a simple mission: better human
lives. This mission starts at home with Liberty
team members and their families and flows into
communities where we work. We focus on three
broad pillars: poverty abatement, education, and
veteran services. While we are passionate about
our nonprofit endeavors, our most significant im-
pact of bettering human lives is from our day job
of relentlessly growing the supply of affordable,
reliable, and secure energy. To read more about
this, please see Liberty’s 2024 Bettering Human
Lives Report detailing our mission via an over-
view of energy, climate, poverty, and prosperity.
U.S. oil production has more than doubled over
the last two decades, and natural gas produc-
tion has nearly doubled. Propane production has
grown even faster, and this is my favorite hydro-
carbon as it is the crucial fuel that will change
the lives of more than two billion people who are
still cooking their daily meals with wood, dung,
or charcoal. Indoor air pollution from this prac-
tice kills two to three million people annually. We
launched the Bettering Human Lives Foundation
(betteringhumanlives.org) to support innovation
and help African entrepreneurs speed up access
to life-saving, life-transforming clean cooking fu-
els. Our efforts are starting in Kenya and Ghana
but will spread much wider. I strongly encourage
you to read more about this foundation in this re-
port. We hope to bring in broad support for this
noble endeavor.
Thanks for your partnership and interest in Liber-
ty Energy. I look forward to reporting next year on
further progress in strengthening our company
and pursuing our mission.
To bettering human lives,
Chris Wright
Liberty Energy, Founder and CEO
1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see Appendix on page 48 for reconciliation and calculation of non-GAAP
financial and operational measures.
2 Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed is a non-GAAP operational measure. Please see Appendix on page 48 for reconciliation and
calculation of non-GAAP financial and operational measures.
3 Cash Return on Capital Invested is a non-GAAP operational measure. Please see Appendix on page 48 for reconciliation and calculation
of non-GAAP financial and operational measures.
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Big 4 Performance Ratings Trend vs Industry Average (2017 to 2023)
F I G U R E 1
Responsive to Needs
Technical Support & Service
9.00
8.50
8.00
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7.0
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Completion Efficiency
Competency of Field Personnel
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Equipment Reliability
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
7.0
6.50
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
7.00
6.50
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Likely to Recommend
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
7.0
6.50
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
7.0
6.50
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
7.00
6.50
6.00
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Industry Average
Liberty Energy
Company 1
Company 2
Company 3
Source: Kimberlite 2023 Hydraulic Fracturing Supplier Performance Report
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Liberty views safety as a collective responsibility.
We are proud to maintain a culture where all team
members know others have their back — whether
in the field, shop, or office. In 2023, we continued
to build on our comprehensive training program,
ensuring that the Liberty team adeptly navigated
the intricacies of day-to-day operations.
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Liberty emphasizes a common-sense ap-
proach to safety. Over the last year, we have
analyzed our internal data, spoken with our
crews, and identified ten core concepts that
positively impact our culture of safety. The
Liberty Top 10 campaign, deployed across
our operations, establishes simple, clear, and
actionable directives that align with our belief
that keeping it simple keeps it safe. In 2023,
our total recordable incident rate (TRIR) was
2X lower than the industry average.
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Eyes on Path –
Watch for slips, trips, and falls.
Proper PPE for the Task –
Use your last line of defense.
Situational Awareness –
Keep your head on a swivel.
Working at Heights –
Tie off to safety harness every time.
Fit for Duty –
Show up ready.
LOTO (Lock Out Tag Out) –
Kill the energy.
Stop Work Authority –
Trust your gut.
Drive Right –
Follow the regulations.
Brother’s Keeper –
Keep an eye out for one another.
Proper Tool and Procedure for the Task –
Take the time.
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Balancing
Data with
Human
Factors
Our culture is, and always will be, peo-
ple first. In an increasingly digitized
world, we stay on top of technological
advancements while maintaining the
human touch. We expanded our ability
to collect and analyze safety trends by
implementing our Behavior Observation
Card (BOC) app, simplifying reporting of
potential hazards, unsafe behaviors, and
safe behaviors.
While this data provides valuable and
actionable insight, we carefully avoid
allowing it to supersede the human ele-
ment of our work. Our field safety repre-
sentatives maintain routine communica-
tion with their crews, working to ensure
everyone adheres to our procedures and
the highest safety standards.
Leading
Liberty
Liberty believes in the quality of our people. We
focus on development and promotion from with-
in, fostering a highly passionate and dedicated
workforce. As employees grow into leadership
roles, they require additional skills and support
to contribute to the success of their colleagues
and teams. To set our leaders up for success,
we built a course that addresses the unique chal-
lenges these employees face. The Leading Liber-
ty program works hand in hand with our Training
Department to provide a course structure that
equips new and long-term leaders with the skills
and tools they need to thrive.
Classes in the Leading Liberty program invite
a range of employees from crew lead level up
through our executive team to come together as
peers. Courses cover various topics: how to tran-
sition into a leadership role, tips on working with
different personality types, and implementing
conflict management skills. The program teach-
es that leadership is a journey, not a destination
and that we must constantly evaluate and reflect
on ourselves as leaders. As of publication, 81% of
Liberty leadership have participated in the Lead-
ing Liberty program.
The Leading Liberty program remains dedicat-
ed to its mission to add value to its participants
through continued support and engagement.
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Total Miles Driven
14,772,043
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)
Lowest in company history and below industry average of 1.0
Motor Vehicle Accident Rate (MVAR)
4.5X lower than compliance rate
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Historical Motor Vehicle Accident Rate (MVAR)
Compliance rate is 1.5 for rural drivers.
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Vertical
Integration
Vertical integration plays a crucial role in shaping
the Liberty Energy narrative. Liberty’s integrated
completions portfolio allows us to control the criti-
cal components of hydraulic fracturing operations,
including frac, wireline, proppant, chemical sourc-
ing, delivery, and power generation. Owning greater
control of a breadth of services provides a range of
benefits, including a more diversified supply chain,
reduced costs, quicker response to market chang-
es, and stronger technical leadership.
Liberty Energy
Frac and Wireline
Liberty Power Innovations
CNG services, power generation and field gas
processing
Freedom Proppant
Sand mines in the Permian Basin
PropX
Logistics and sand delivery solutions
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digiTechnologies
Our fleet of digiTechnologies creates a modular system that can meet the requirements
of any job. We provide precision and reliability by integrating two key system components:
consistent baseload power and a highly responsive system capable of meeting changing
demands throughout the job. Just as pumping a frac treatment demands finesse, our suite
is a triumph of innovation and performance, providing an advanced solution built to ensure
the ideal combination of components on location.
H Y B R I D F R A C S Y S T E M
The industry’s first natural gas hybrid frac system concurrently generates the power re-
quired to electrify the entire site, including the blender, wireline, and proppant handling.
E L E C T R I C F R A C S Y S T E M
Liberty’s electric frac system features the industry’s first purpose-built power-agnostic
electric pumps.
E L E C T R I C W I R E L I N E
Electric wireline unit fully compatible with both digiFracSM and digiPrimeSM pumps.
• Precise electric control.
• Electric power removes the emission generation from prime mover
engines and eliminates common failure modes.
N A T U R A L G A S P O W E R G E N E R A T I O N
Powered by a Rolls Royce 20V4000 natural gas generator set, digiPowerSM provides
high thermal efficiency along with the lowest emissions and lowest fuel consumption
available on the market.
• A modular platform that can be managed through a common bus distribution
trailer.
• Flexibility to accommodate any amount of grid power available to supplement
or replace our on-site electricity generation.
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Equipment Design
& Manufacturing
Since its inception, Liberty has been at the fore-
front of equipment design. In 2018, we created
a manufacturing division and acquired ST9. This
acquisition provided Liberty with control over our
pump design and manufacturing process, pro-
viding critical components, including the valves,
seats, fluid ends, and power ends that comprise
a pump. By bringing this in-house, Liberty took
back control of the supply chain to the steel forg-
ing process, including specifying the various com-
ponents’ metallurgy. These changes provided
visibility and control that is not possible through
third-party providers. Rapid innovation driven by
real-time feedback from the field, together with
sophisticated instrumentation and monitoring,
contribute to a faster product evolution.
In 2023 we launched our Liberty Advanced Equip-
ment Technologies (LAET) division, further ex-
panding our internal manufacturing capabilities to
include complete equipment, specifically our mo-
bile frac pump units including radiators, transmis-
sions, and all other required components. Liberty
plans to transition over 90% of our fleet to primari-
ly natural gas-fueled by the end of 2024. Given the
growing demand for these units, we saw an oppor-
tunity to bring a portion of this manufacturing ef-
fort in-house, ensuring the same benefits we have
seen in the pump components arena. Manufactur-
ing centers in Texas and Oklahoma will improve
our innovation cycle and deliver next-generation
assets to our operations team. This integration
will provide better visibility and quality control into
the component supply chain, reduced costs, and
seamless integration with existing Liberty assets.
We have carefully considered sizing our manufac-
turing centers to provide critical baseload capac-
ity for the company while augmenting additional
needs with our long-term third-party partners.
This combination of internal capability paired with
external partners allows us to optimize our capital
spending to meet the needs of the business while
innovating at the pace required to maintain our
leadership position in the industry. We don’t want
to oversize this operation as we seek to provide
stable employment despite industry downturns.
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250 million data
points daily.
Leverages AI and
machine learning
algorithms to detect
subtle patterns.
FracPulseTM notifies
operators of
irregularities in real-
time by analyzing
telemetry data.
Allows operators
to view current and
historical data on
gas substitution
and manage engine
parameters to
maximize the natural
gas displacement of
diesel fuel.
Provides a summary
of emissions data for
all the wells and frac
pads.
Next
Generation
Maintenance
Maintenance is a vital part of operations and goes
hand in hand with our equipment design. We are
continuously deploying advanced functionalities
throughout our fleet to optimize the monitoring
and operation of our equipment and to provide
a constant feedback loop to our design and sup-
ply chain teams. At Liberty, each of our crews
has a dedicated maintenance team, facilitating
improved communication between the field and
the shop. This structure aligns with our focus on
delivering superior service in the field by integrat-
ing how equipment is operated and maintained.
It extends equipment life, reduces downtime,
and reduces our cost of operations. For exam-
ple, our patent-pending asset management plat-
form, FracPulse, detects wear of fluid end valves
and seats. Our AI machine-learning-driven algo-
rithms trigger preventive maintenance events,
helping our crews avoid failures predicted by a
combination of factors that may not be obvious
to equipment operators, ensuring minimal down-
time disruptions.
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Supply
Chain
Hydraulic fracturing has become increasingly effi-
cient, leading to a continued trend of more hours
and higher volumes pumped daily. We operate at
a faster pace while doing more with less. These
improvements benefit the surrounding communi-
ties, the environment, North American energy pro-
duction, and Liberty’s profitability.
respond to changing demand facilitates our sup-
plier partnerships and allows for the successful
delivery of over 20 million tons of proppant and
one million truckloads annually across North
America. A unique and complex supply chain,
choreographed in real-time behind the scenes,
makes this possible.
We pride ourselves on our strong partnerships
with various sand and last-mile trucking providers
across North America. Our strategy emphasizes
working closely with our supply partners to under-
stand what makes our operations most efficient
and how we can streamline our supply chains into
one cohesive process. This partnership requires
proactive open lines of communication for long-
term accurate forecasting and daily interaction to
ensure execution efficiencies.
The Liberty supply chain team oversees specified
basins and crews committed to real-time moni-
toring of live jobs, making agile adjustments for
optimal performance that reflect our dedication
to precision and efficiency. Our ability to quickly
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To support our teams in achieving efficient and
proactive execution, we have created a special-
ized, fully integrated supply chain platform tai-
lored for frac operations. Liberty’s SentinelSM Lo-
gistics platform expands on the foundation PropX
built with its PropConnectTM software. Sentinel
provides real-time updates on truck driver selec-
tion and trip segment execution. This data is com-
bined with driver trip data in our engineering da-
tabase to provide accurate and timely executable
data for our supply chain team. Sentinel’s visibility
and predictive analytics have allowed Liberty to
maximize pick-up and delivery efficiencies while
substantially reducing our overall active truck
count. With Sentinel, we do more with less.
S A N D S C O R P I O N ®
The Liberty and PropX engineering teams have worked together over the past four years
to develop a new process to transport and manage wet sand, sand that retains the mois-
ture content created during the mining process. Drying sand is energy-intensive, which
could be cost-prohibitive for new sand mines and impossible for mobile small mines built
near frac operations. Wet sand handling technologies are a lower cost and lower emis-
sions alternative in sand mining — an economic and environmental win.
The transportation and handling of wet sand is made possible by PropX’s second-gen-
eration sand delivery system, the Sand Scorpion®. This system is purpose-built for wet
sand, ensuring consistent on-site product delivery while allowing a broader range of sand
sources and moisture contents. The integration of this system reduces operating costs,
enhances safety by eliminating silica dust exposure, and improves mine accessibility. The
Sand Scorpion is a highly versatile sand handling system; integrated with Liberty’s robust
supply chain network, we can source any proppant from any sand mine or transload fa-
cility capable of loading box delivery systems. Proving the ability to add wet and proxim-
ity mining to the Liberty supply network, the Sand Scorpion raises the bar for efficiency,
cost-savings, and safety. This addition has allowed Liberty to adapt to the ever-changing
proppant supply and logistics landscape, creating a model that can efficiently utilize as
many options as possible.
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Streamlining
Proppant Logistics
with SENTINEL
Using real-time data to enhance prop-
pant delivery execution.
Liberty’s Sentinel platform is an advanced
system that harnesses real-time data from
every frac location to precisely predict on-
site proppant inventory for the upcoming
24-hours. This comprehensive data set
considers current on-site sand inventory
levels, consumption rate trends, proppant
truck count, truck locations, loading facility
wait times, traffic conditions, and weather
updates to forecast sand volumes to en-
sure our team is optimizing inventory levels
on location. Utilizing Sentinel, we execute
proppant delivery, monitor frac location and
road conditions in real-time, and analyze all
data points in-house to create a streamlined
and cohesive process. The strategic combi-
nation of the entire Proppant Supply Chain
(Freedom Proppant, 3rd Party, Wet & Dry)
and Logistics (Trucking and PropX Delivery
System) eliminates supply interruptions, sta-
bilizes costs, and maximizes safety, reflect-
ing our commitment to excellence and effi-
cient execution.
SENTINEL
Difference
90% reduction in proppant
delivery downtime, leading to
emission reductions.
35% decrease in drivers
needed for a job, lowering
Liberty’s footprint on the road.
33% decrease in total time
required to deliver a load of
proppant.
Leverage real-time data from
each frac location.
Understand the cadence of
every job and proactively plan for
proppant delivery.
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We pride ourselves in building a workplace where
everyone feels heard, respected, and included. Our
commitment to our employees includes ensuring
everyone can contribute to and shape their fu-
tures, Liberty’s future, and our customers’ futures.
Liberty believes a diverse workforce is more than
beneficial– it is essential. We enrich our collective
knowledge, creativity, and problem-solving ca-
pabilities by welcoming individuals from various
backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
Liberty’s community culture empowers each team
member to help shape our narrative and values,
regardless of background, ensuring that everyone
has the chance to rise, innovate, and lead.
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Women of
Inspiration Series
Our Women of Inspiration series was launched
in 2022. To date, we have welcomed six unique
guests, providing valuable insight from diverse
voices within our community. This program will
continue to offer encouragement and support to
help our team flourish.
Support for
Liberty Families
On day one, every employee - and their families -
has access to our full suite of benefits, a robust
network of spouses to offer support, and oppor-
tunities to meet other Liberty families in their dis-
tricts. Unique to Liberty, our spouse network is
built and managed by Liberty families, providing
the relationships and networking that connect the
broader Liberty family.
Flexible Work
Schedules
Liberty offers a flexible work schedule for our
non-rotational employees. We base these sched-
ules on practicality and business needs at each lo-
cation. Our rotational employees work a schedule
that is two weeks on and two weeks off, which is
dramatically more family-friendly than our indus-
try’s typical schedule of two weeks on and one
week off.
A Family-First
Approach to Benefits
At Liberty Energy, our unique approach to benefits
goes beyond providing traditional offerings focused
solely on the employee. We recognize that the well-be-
ing of team members directly correlates with the
health and happiness of their families, who are no less
important than our employees.
As part of our commitment to the families of our team
members, Liberty proudly offers comprehensive med-
ical, dental, vision, and supplemental coverage. And,
true to style, we have gone above and beyond to make
an impact on our families’ lives.
A few examples include:
• The Wellness Rewards Program is offered
through our Liberty mobile app and used by
76% of Liberty employees.
• Heart health monitoring and digital coaching
that drives lifestyle change in the field and at
home.
• Legal plans that allow convenient and afford-
able legal protection for life’s big and small
moments.
• Direct contact with the Benefits Team through
our mobile app for employees, spouses, and
dependents during crisis or life events.
• Dedicated HR representative for each basin,
24-hour, or less, response time.
• Childcare benefits through Bright Horizons,
with local options for employees.
Our family-first approach to benefits is a compassion-
ate and responsible choice. We want every employee
to know that they matter, their family matters, and we
are here to support them.
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44% of employees
are minorities
Over 300 internal
promotions in 2023
Our corporate
offices are 39%
women, with 22%
of our management
roles held by women
Veterans make
up 11% of our
workforce
Featured
Employees
Madison Holloway
Low Carbon and Sustainability Lead
Madison began her career as a Field Engineer at Liberty Energy
in 2017 after graduating from Texas A&M University (Gig Em
Ags) with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. After spending
two years in the Williston Basin, she co-authored Liberty’s White
Paper “The Shale Revolution: Frac Fleet Emissions” and now
works out of Liberty’s Denver office under the Liberty Advanced
Equipment Technology umbrella. During her free time, she en-
joys hiking, hanging out with her dog, and attending as many
Red Rocks concerts as possible.
“Liberty has provided me with many wonderful opportunities to
grow and progress in my career, which I will be forever grateful
for. I am now in a position that I am incredibly passionate about
and take so much pride in. More importantly, though, because
of the culture at Liberty, I was able to make lifelong friends who
have been with me every step of the way.”
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Pedro Hernandez Lopez
LPI Director of Operations
Pedro’s career began in 2005 as a Wireline Field Engineer in
Venezuela. Over the years, he has worked across three di-
verse countries and forged connections with wonderful peo-
ple. Outside of work, he enjoys spending quality time with his
wife and three sons, immersing themselves in the beauty of
the Rocky Mountains.
“Joining the Liberty family in 2021 was a thrilling experience
from day one. Initially, I was part of the wireline team and have
recently transitioned to the LPI organization, where I eagerly
anticipate the tremendous growth ahead. I firmly believe that
Liberty’s philosophy of prioritizing employees first is the foun-
dation of our organization. Building strong friendships at Liber-
ty has reinforced the feeling of working with family.”
Priscilla Lujan
Odessa Office Manager
Priscilla was born in the small town of Andrews, Texas. She
moved to Odessa in the 3rd grade when her Dad received a
transfer to the area to work in the oilfield. Working in the oil-
field had always captivated her, ingrained in her memory since
childhood. Her passions are spending quality time with her
family and watching a variety of sports. Priscilla loves bring-
ing laughter to others and extending a helping hand whenever
possible.
“Liberty has been one of the biggest blessings to me. This
company has a way of pouring into their employees and mak-
ing you feel valued. I’ve been able to learn and grow alongside
the phenomenal team that we have. They strive to help make
me better every day; I couldn’t ask for more. I’m thankful Liberty
took a chance on me and I’m hopeful about what’s to come.”
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Community
At Liberty, we firmly believe in making a positive
impact in our communities, and our commitment
to education, poverty alleviation, and supporting
veterans exemplifies our unwavering dedication to
creating a better future for all.
Total dollars donated
$1,385,146
Total hours volunteered
2,126
Organizations supported
by Love, Liberty
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Love, Liberty is our donation matching program,
allowing us to support the organizations most im-
portant to our employees.
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Indigenous Relations
In the spirit of fostering meaningful connections
and cultural understanding, our commitment to
Indigenous relations and community involve-
ment has been at the forefront of our endeavors
throughout the past year. Over the past year, we
have dedicated time to immerse ourselves with-
in Indigenous communities, gaining invaluable
insights into their unique cultures and experienc-
es. One notable highlight was our active partici-
pation in the Blueberry River First Nation culture
camp, where we not only donated our support
but also engaged in the deep traditions. Addi-
tionally, our involvement extended to the heart-
warming celebration of togetherness at the Half-
way River First Nation Christmas dinner, where
contributions and participation echoed our ded-
ication to building bridges of understanding. As
we reflect on the past year, we are inspired by
the connections we’ve forged and look forward
to continuing our collaborative journey towards
fostering positive Indigenous relations.
ACE
Scholarships
ACE Scholarships is committed to helping low-in-
come parents provide an excellent education
for their children. ACE raises money to award
financial scholarships, enabling students to at-
tend the school of their choice. We are proud to
be long-time partners with ACE, awarding over
1,000 scholarships over our 13-year partnership.
2023 Contributions:
Total Donations: $811,440
Funding 325 Scholarships
“ DRMR is an event that is very special to me. I am grateful that I have been able to help create this event and
participate in it by rowing an individual marathon three years in a row. It always amazes me how our commu-
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nity can unite to support our Veterans. This year, we had incredible support from the Liberty Family. Liberty
entered the event this year with several teams, and it was awesome to witness the comradery they brought
to the row and to support our Veterans.
– Grace Bol, Co-Founder DRMR
Death Row
Marathon Row
The Death Row Marathon Row (DRMR) is an ex-
ceptional event co-founded by Liberty Account
Representative Grace Bol. It was a natural part-
nership for Liberty and an exciting opportunity to
support one of our employees pushing for posi-
tive change in her community.
Embodying Liberty’s competitive all-in spirit, par-
ticipants row 42,195 meters (that’s 26.2 miles) to
raise funds and awareness for veterans’ health.
In 2023, the event benefited the Heart and Armor
Foundation, an organization working hard to put
progress over politics and advance outcomes for
veterans, their families, and their health.
American veterans have been willing to serve
with distinction, self-sacrifice, and devotion to
our country and one another through the most
challenging conditions. They represent true char-
acter at its best. To show our support to DRMR,
the Heart and Armor Foundation, and our nation’s
veterans, Liberty was the presenting sponsor of
the 2023 event. The Death Row Marathon Row
serves as a powerful reminder of the resilience
and determination displayed by veterans and the
importance of supporting their mental health.
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Houston Books
Between Kids
Liberty’s Houston office spent the afternoon
sorting donated books with Books Between
Kids, a non-profit organization serving Hous-
ton’s at-risk children by providing them with
books to build their own home libraries.
Denver Colorado
Youth Outdoors
Energy Week
The Denver team dedicated a day to Col-
orado Youth Outdoors’ Energy Week, con-
structing 700 yards of fencing for the orga-
nization’s property. It’s wonderful to engage
in outdoor activities while supporting CYO’s
goal of fostering connections through tradi-
tional outdoor recreation.
Calgary
Food Bank
The Calgary team volunteered at the
Calgary Food Bank, assisting in the as-
sembly of hampers as members of the
distribution team. These hampers play a
crucial role in promptly alleviating hunger
within the neighboring communities.
Oklahoma Regional
Food Bank
The Liberty team in El Reno came togeth-
er to pack 2,166 food bags, supplying
5,565 meals to families combating hun-
ger in Oklahoma. Throughout the year
our team has spent over 200 hours at the
Oklahoma Regional Food Bank.
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Bettering Human
Lives Foundation
In 2024, Liberty launched the Bettering Human Lives (BHL) Foundation with an initial commit-
ment of $1 million. The mission of the BHL Foundation is rooted in the conviction that clean
cooking has the power to transform lives. Currently, one-third of the global population relies on
open fires or polluting stoves for meal preparation, contributing to poor health and premature
deaths and hindering human potential. This issue is urgent, and the foundation is committed to
increasing access to clean cooking fuels.
The Bettering Human Lives Foundation aims to achieve its mission by directly supporting inno-
vators and entrepreneurs in Africa and Asia, enabling them to establish and expand their busi-
nesses in the clean cooking sector. By fostering solutions at the grassroots level, the founda-
tion seeks to empower communities and provide families with a viable pathway out of poverty
through access to modern, clean energy.
The foundation’s initiatives will include financial support, mentorship programs, and partner-
ships with local businesses to advance clean cooking solutions. Liberty Energy invites collabo-
ration from like-minded entities, philanthropists, and individuals who share the vision of a world
where everyone cooks over clean-burning stoves, leading to improved health, economic pros-
perity, and a brighter future.
Cooking amidst harmful smoke
from traditional fuels such
as wood, dung, agricultural
waste, and charcoal is life
threatening.
Worldwide, 2.3 billion
people - predominately women
and girls cook today using these
B E F O R E
harmful fuels.
A F T E R
Household air pollution kills
an estimated 3.2 million
people per year. In 2020 it claimed
over 237,000 children under 5 - more
than the combined annual toll of HIV,
tuberculosis, and malaria.
Gathering fuel consumes
considerable time for
women and children – preventing
them from pursuing education and
other productive activities.
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Strategy
Since the founding of Liberty, our goal has been
simple: to deliver superior returns over business
cycles. Our strategy is simple: create a company
culture that attracts and retains the best employ-
ees, encourage innovation and leadership from all
levels of the company, and align compensation
with Liberty’s goals – all to keep relentlessly fo-
cused on providing the best service to our cus-
tomers day in and day out. We partner with our
customers and vendors to deliver energy to the
world in the cleanest most cost-effective way
we can. We invest in technology and assets that
expand our competitive advantage and deliver
a high rate of return, manage a fortress-like bal-
ance sheet to capitalize on unique opportunities
as they arise, and prioritize free cash flow gen-
eration supporting an industry-leading return of
capital strategy.
The financial impact of our strategy is highlighted
by our 12-year average CROCI³ of 24%, nearly 50%
higher than the S&P 500. We are proud to have
delivered strong returns for our investors over
these dozen years, through a period stressed by
multiple oil and gas cyclical downturns, reduced
capital flow into the energy sector, and intense
political pressure.
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In 2023, we achieved our second consecutive year of record earnings per share. We did
so during a time where the industry softened throughout the year. Our ability to execute
for our clients in fluctuating markets with superior performance makes us the partner
of choice, and helped insulate us from the full weight of the declining market we saw in
2023. We delivered the highest daily pumping efficiencies recorded in Liberty’s history,
driving strong profits and free cash flow. We simultaneously responded to markets pru-
dently, retiring horsepower when industry activity softened, preserving strong returns
across the remainder of the full fleet. For the full year, total sales were $4.7 billion and
Adjusted EBITDA1 was $1.2 billion. Over the same period, we spent $576 million in net
capital expenditures2 expanding our competitive advantage and returned an impres-
sive $241 million to shareholders through buybacks and cash dividends.
F I G U R E 3
Cash Return on Capital Invested3
44%
44%
29%
19%
14%
(1%)
34%
31%
LBRT Average: 24%
21%
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5%
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Selected Financial Data
(In millions)
2023
2022
2021
Total Revenue
$4,748
$4,149
$2,471
Total Gross Profit4
$1,399
$1,000
$221
Pre-Tax Net Income (Loss)
$735
$400
$(178)
Adjusted EBITDA1
$1,213
$860
$121
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Leading Edge Technology
& Expanded Services
Underpins Profitability
Throughout our 12 year history, Liberty has oper-
ated in a series of cycles interrupted by two ex-
ogenous and unusual downturns, the OPEC price
war on U.S. shale beginning in late 2014 and the
COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Our growth over the
years has been substantial though lumpy during
the depths of the cycles. In our first four operat-
ing years from 2012-2015, our average annual
Adjusted EBITDA1 was approximately $41 mil-
lion. By the 2017 to 2019 period following OPEC’s
price war on U.S. Shale, we had grown our aver-
age annual Adjusted EBITDA1 8-fold, owing to our
forward-thinking investment in dual fuel, Quiet
Fleet® technology and the opportunistic acqui-
sition of Sanjel’s U.S. assets in 2016. During the
depths of the COVID-19 downturn when industry
activity almost completely halted, we acquired
SLB’s North American completions business.
Since then, our annual average Adjusted EBITDA1
in the last two years is now over $1 billion, more
than 3 times the prior 2017 to 2019 period, driven
by the vertical integration, software and scale that
bolstered our efficiencies and earnings potential.
This change is depicted in Figure 4, providing a
visual representation of how our we’ve raised
the bar of profitability and potential by building
long-lasting competitive advantages.
Expansion of Integrated Services Drives Higher Earnings
F I G U R E 4
Hydraulic Fracturing
Engineering & Execution
Equipment Design & MFG
ST9
Wireline
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Damp Sand Technology
Software AI and Real Time Data
Completion Design
Reservoir Engineering & Analytics
Logistics
Software AI & Real Time Data
Sand Mines
Freedom Proppant
Gas Delivery
Processing,
Compression & Logistics
Liberty Service Suite Additions Since 2020
2022-2023
Average
Digital Solutions
Software AI, Real Time Data,
Automation
Proppant Handling
PropX
digiTechnologies
Electric & Hybrid Equipment
Technology
Integrated Model
Drives Higher
Earnings
>2x Last Cycle
Peak Adjusted
EBITDA1
2017 - 2019
Average
2012 - 2015
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Creating Significant
Value for Shareholders
Our long-term strategy has built the company to a
size that delivers sizable cash flows. We’re well po-
sitioned to capitalize on our competitive advantag-
es to accelerate our growth potential and continue
to execute on a leading return of capital program.
The cumulative uses of cash since COVID-19 as
outlined in Figure 5, are dominated by share repur-
chases, followed by acquisitions and strategic in-
vestments, and cash dividends. Since we reinstat-
ed our share repurchase program in July of 2022,
we have reduced the number of our outstanding
shares at attractive prices by an impressive 11.7%
through 2023, raising the per share value for each
of our shareholders. We added Siren Energy to ac-
celerate the expansion of LPI. We’ve made strate-
gic investments in energy businesses focused on
geothermal (Fervo), small modular nuclear reac-
tors (Oklo), and battery technologies (Natron), all
of which we believe have a pathway to economic
success as global energy needs continue to rise
and demand diversification. We’ve also partnered
with Tamboran through investment and upcoming
frac operations to unlock value in Australia’s Bee-
taloo Basin. Our cash dividends are the final leg of
value creation for our investors. We reinstated our
dividend in Q4 of 2022 after the COVID-19 down-
turn suspension and most recently increased it by
40% in Q4 of 2023.
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Cumulative Uses of Excess Cash (2021 to 2023)
Share Repurchases
Acquisitions & Strategic Investments
Dividends
>$500M
since 2021
$600
$500
$400
$300
$200
$100
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1H21
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1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Please see Appendix on page 48 for reconciliation and calculation of non-GAAP financial and
operational measures.
2 Net capital expenditures include investing cash flows from purchase of property and equipment, excluding acquisitions, net of proceeds from the
sales of assets.
3 Cash return on capital invested and return on capital employed are derived in part from non-GAAP financial measures. Please see Appendix on
page 48 for reconciliation and calculation of non-GAAP financial and operational measures.
4 Gross Profit is calculated as revenues less cost of goods sold exclusive of depreciation, depletion, and amortization.
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Liberty has been at the forefront of servicing the
changing needs of our customers, be it through
our expertise in underground reservoir fluid flow
and fracture networks, our early drive into dual
fuel and quiet equipment technologies, and now
our investment in digiTechnologies and LPI.
As we look forward, our strategy remains the
same: build exceptionally strong relationships,
maintain resilient revenue streams, and widen our
competitive advantage. Today’s focus is on in-
vesting in Liberty-designed next generation fleet
technology and owning the supportive infrastruc-
ture to control critical technology that will drive
high efficiencies over the next decade, particu-
larly in those areas not yet well developed in the
oilfield like natural gas fuel supply. Owning these
assets, from power generation to pump technol-
ogy to the virtual pipeline of CNG delivery and
logistics, provides an immense opportunity in an
ever-changing market for energy.
The generational shift within the oilfield towards
natural gas fueled equipment has raised the de-
mand for Liberty’s digiTechnologies and requires
the surety of natural gas for fuel. Liberty is at the
center of innovation in equipment technology.
Our proprietary pump technologies comprise our
digiFleets, enabling bespoke solutions for each
client based on their respective needs that span
fleet electrification accessing microgrid power to
simply natural gas fueled equipment capitalizing
on the economic benefit of a substantial diesel
to gas fuel cost arbitrage. By the end of the 2024,
we expect approximately 90% of our fleets will be
primarily powered by natural gas. Within the next
5-7 years, our entire fleet will likely consist of low
emissions, natural gas-fueled digiFleets.
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In 2023, we launched LPI to vertical integrate
CNG compression, delivery and logistics, field
gas treating and processing and power genera-
tion services. During the year, we acquired Siren
Energy to accelerate the expansion of LPI. We
launched LPI to initially support the generational
shift in oilfield fuel from diesel to natural gas but
the versatility of the assets we are investing in,
such as our digiPower mobile power generation,
natural gas compression capacity, and CNG lo-
gistics and delivery capabilities, could potentially
unlock an array of opportunity beyond the oilfield,
particularly as the demand for energy continues
to rise.
Natural gas is by far the fastest growth energy
source in the world. Even the lucky 1 billion are
demanding AI solutions and other high energy-in-
tensive technologies important to modern day
living. At the same time, we find ourselves in an
environment where public policies are destabiliz-
ing the grid. Liberty has the potential to support
the rising need for reliable energy with our mo-
bile, modular, scalable power generation assets
supported by a virtual pipeline of CNG fuel and
logistics.
These investments reinforce sustainable long-
term competitive advantages and expand our
ability to drive strong free cash flow. The de-
mand for low-emission, high efficiency solutions
is on the rise, and there remain only a handful of
companies that are capable of investing in dif-
ferential technologies that truly move the needle.
And there is only one that owns the entire value
chain and can chart its own destiny – and that is
Liberty.
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Reconciliation of Historical Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA & Adjusted EBITDA1
$ In millions
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Net income (loss)
$556
$400
$(187) $(161) $75
$249
$169
$(61)
$(9)
$35
$9
$26
Depreciation, depletion, and
amortization
$422
$323
$263
$180
$165
$125
$81
$41
$36
$22
$13
$6
Interest expense, net
$28
$23
$16
$15
$15
$17
$13
Income tax expense (benefit)
$178
$(1)
$9
$(31)
$14
$40
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$6
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$6
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$4
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$1
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$-
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EBITDA
$1,184
$745
$101
$3
$269
$432
$263
$(13)
$33
$60
$23
$32
Stock based compensation expense
$33
$23
$20
Fleet start-up and lay-down costs
Transaction, severance and other
costs
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
Provision for credit losses
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of
liability under tax receivable
agreements
$17
$3
$17
$12
$6
$15
$21
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$5
$2
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Adjusted EBITDA
$1,213
$860
$121
$58
$291
$444
$281
$(6)
$41
$65
$26
$32
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Calculation of Historical Cash Return on Capital Invested3
$ In millions
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014 2013 2012 2011
Adjusted EBITDA1
$1,213 $860
$121
$58
$291
$444
$281
$(6)
$41
$65
$26
$32
Total Assets
$3,034 $2,576 $2,041
$1,890 $1,283
$1,117
$852
$452
$297
$332 $175 $107 $36
Add back: Accumulated
depreciation, depletion,
and amortization
Less: Accounts payable
and accrued liabilities
Total Gross Capital
Invested
Average Gross Capital
Invested4
Cash Return on Capital
Invested3
$1,502 $1,142
$863
$623
$456
$307
$198
$117
$77
$41
$19
$6
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$572
$610
$528
$312
$227
$219
$220
$119
$53
$99
$27
$13
$2
$3,963 $3,108
$2,375
$2,200 $1,513
$1,204 $830
$451
$321
$273 $167
$100 $34
$3,536 $2,742
$2,288
$1,857
$1,358
$1,017
$640
$386
$297
$220 $134
$67
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44%
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47%
Calculation of Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed2
$ In millions
Capital Employed
Net income
Add back: Income tax expense (benefit)
Less: (gain) loss on remeasurement of liability
under tax receivable agreements5
Adjusted Pre-tax net income (loss)
Total debt, net of discount
Total equity
Total Capital Employed
Average Capital Employed6
Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed7
2023
$556
$178
$(2)
$733
$140
$1,841
$1,981
$1,849
40 %
2022
$400
$(1)
$76
$476
$218
$1,497
$1,716
$1,534
31%
2021
$122
$1,230
$1,353
1 Adjusted EBITDA is not presented in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”).
Please see the table above for a Reconciliation of net Income (loss)
to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, its most directly comparable to U.S.
GAAP financial measure.
2 Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed (“ROCE”) is an oper-
ational measure. Please see the table above for a Calculation of Ad-
justed Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed. Certain amounts in the
table above may not sum to the amounts presented due to the cumu-
lative effects of rounding.
3 Cash Return on Capital Invested (“CROCI”) is an operational mea-
sure. CROCI is the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA, as reconciled above, for
the year then ended to Average Gross Capital Invested. Please see
the table above for a calculation of Cash Return on Capital Invested.
4 Average Gross Capital Invested is the simple average of Gross Capi-
tal Invested as of the end of the current year and prior year.
5 Loss on remeasurement of the liability under tax receivable agree-
ments is a result of the release of the valuation allowance on the
Company’s deferred tax assets and should be excluded in the deter-
mination of pre-tax return on capital employed.
6 Average Capital Employed is the simple average of Total Capital Em-
ployed as of the end of the current year and prior year.
7 Adjusted Pre-Tax Return on Capital Employed is the ratio of adjusted
pre-tax net income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023
and 2022 to Average Capital Employed.
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Forward Looking
Statement
In order to utilize the ‘safe harbor’ provisions of the
United States Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and the general doctrine of caution-
ary statements, Liberty is providing the following
cautionary statement. This report contains certain
forecasts, projections, and forward looking state-
ments- that is, statements related to future, not
past events and circumstances with respect to
the financial condition, results of operations and
businesses of Liberty and certain of the plans and
objectives of Liberty with respect to these items.
For this purpose, any statement that is not a state-
ment of historical fact should be considered a for-
ward looking statement. These statements may
generally, but not always, be identified by the use
of words such as ‘will’, ‘expects’, ‘is expected to’,
‘aims’, ‘should’, ‘may’, ‘objective’, ‘is likely to’, ‘in-
tends’, ‘believes’, ‘anticipates’, ‘plans’, ‘we see’ or
similar expressions; however, the absence of these
words does not mean that the statements are
not forward looking. These forward looking state-
ments are subject to certain risks, uncertainties,
and assumptions, including those disclosed from
time to time in Liberty’s filings with the Securi-
ties and Exchange Com-mission (the “SEC”). As
a result of these factors, actual results may dif-
fer materially from those indicated or implied by
such forward
looking statements. Any forward
looking statement speaks only as of the date on
which it is made, and, except as required by law,
we do not undertake any obligation to update or
revise any forward looking statement, whether as
a result of new information, future events or other-
wise. New factors emerge from time to time, and
it is not possible for us to predict all such factors.
When considering these forward looking state-
ments, you should keep in mind the risk factors
and other cautionary statements in “Item 1A. Risk
Factors” included in Liberty’s latest Annual Re-
port on Form 10-K and in our other public filings
with the SEC. All forward looking statements, ex-
pressed or implied, included in this report are ex-
pressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
statement. This cautionary statement should also
be considered in connection with any subsequent
written or oral forward-looking statements that
we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
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1934
Commission File No. 001-38081
Liberty Energy Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or
Organization)
950 17th Street, Suite 2400
Denver, Colorado
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
81-4891595
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
80202
(Zip Code)
(303) 515-2800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01
LBRT
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 ☐
No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐ Yes
☒ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 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
Indicate by check mark 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 presiding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No
Indicate by check mark 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 ☒
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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.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on an attestation to its management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by
the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒
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registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-
based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to
§240.10D-1(b). ☐
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As of June 30, 2023, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, the aggregate
market value of voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $2.2 billion,
determined using the per share closing price on the New York Stock Exchange on that date of $13.37. Shares of common stock
held by each director and executive officer (and their respective affiliates) and each person who owns 10 percent or more of the
outstanding common stock or who is otherwise believed by the registrant to be in a control position have been excluded. This
determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.
At February 5, 2024 the Registrant had 166,682,012 shares of Class A Common Stock and 0 shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates certain information by
reference from the registrant’s proxy statement for the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed no later than 120 days
after the end of the registrant’s fiscal year.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 1B.
Item 1C.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.
Item 7.
Business
Risk Factors
Unresolved Staff Comments
Cybersecurity
Properties
Legal Proceedings
Mine Safety Disclosures
PART I
PART II
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
[Reserved]
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Item 8.
Item 9.
Item 9A.
Item 9B.
Item 10.
Item 11.
Item 12.
Item 13.
Item 14.
Item 15.
Item 16.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Other Information
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Executive Compensation
PART III
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Form 10-K Summary
PART IV
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) and certain other communications made by us contain forward-
looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), including among others, expected
performance, future operating results, oil and natural gas demand and prices and the outlook for the oil and gas industry, future
global economic conditions, the impact of global conflicts, improvements in operating procedures and technology, our business
strategy and the business strategies of our customers, in addition to other estimates, and beliefs. For this purpose, any statement
that is not a statement of historical fact should be considered a forward-looking statement. We may use the words “estimate,”
“outlook,” “project,” “forecast,” “position,” “potential,” “likely,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “assume,” “plan,” “expect,” “intend,”
“achievable,” “may,” “will,” “continue,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions to help identify forward-looking statements.
However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. We cannot assure you that our
assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those indicated or implied by forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the risks described in this Annual Report
and other filings that we make with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We undertake no intention or
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by law, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise and readers should not rely on the forward-looking statements as representing the
Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date of the filing of this Annual Report. These forward-looking statements
are based on management’s current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future
events.
All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Annual Report are expressly qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent
written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.
MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA
This Annual Report includes market and industry data and certain other statistical information based on third-party
sources including independent industry publications, government publications and other published independent sources, such as
content and estimates provided by Lium, LLC (“Lium Research”) as of December 31, 2023, and industry content and figures
provided by Baker Hughes Co. (“Baker Hughes”) as of December 31, 2023. Neither Lium Research nor Baker Hughes is a
member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or the Securities Investor Protection Corporation and neither is a
registered broker dealer or investment advisor. Although we believe these third-party sources are reliable as of their respective
dates, we have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information. Some data is also based on our own
good faith estimates, which are supported by our management's knowledge of and experience in the markets and business in
which we operate.
TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS AND TRADENAMES
This Annual Report contains trademarks, tradenames, and service marks that are owned by us or other companies, which
are our property. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, tradenames, and service marks referred to in this Annual Report may
appear without the ®, TM, and SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not
assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the rights of the applicable licensors to these trademarks,
tradenames, and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other parties’ trademarks, tradenames, or service marks
to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by,
these other parties.
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PART I
As used in this Annual Report, except as otherwise indicated or required by the context, all references in this Annual
Report to (i) the “Company,” “Liberty,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Liberty Energy Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries;
(ii) “Liberty LLC” refer to Liberty Oilfield Services New HoldCo LLC; and (iii) “PropX” refer to Proppant Solutions, LLC and
its predecessor in interest.
Item 1. Business
Our Company
We are a leading integrated energy services and technology company focused on providing innovative hydraulic services
and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production (“E&P”) companies in North America. We
offer customers hydraulic fracturing services, together with complementary services including wireline services, proppant
delivery solutions, field gas processing and treating, compressed natural gas (“CNG”) delivery, data analytics, related goods
(including our sand mine operations), and technologies that will facilitate lower emission completions, thereby helping our
customers reduce their emissions profile.
Our areas of operations are in all of the most active shale basins in North America, including the Permian Basin, the
Williston Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the Haynesville Shale, the Appalachian Basin (Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale), the
Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, the Denver-Julesburg Basin (the “DJ Basin”), and the Anadarko Basin. Our operations
also extend to a few smaller shale basins, including the Uinta Basin, the Powder River Basin, and the San Juan Basin. The
breadth of our operational footprint provides us an opportunity to leverage our fixed costs and to efficiently reposition our
equipment in response to customer requirements. The map below represents our current primary areas of operation.
The process of hydraulic fracturing involves pumping a pressurized stream of fracturing fluid (typically a mixture of
water, chemicals and proppant) into a well casing or tubing to cause the underground formation to fracture or crack. These
fractures release trapped hydrocarbon particles and provide a conductive channel for the oil or natural gas to flow freely to the
wellbore for collection. The propping agent, or proppant, typically sand, becomes lodged in the cracks created by the hydraulic
fracturing process, “propping” them open to facilitate the flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the well. The fracturing
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fluid is engineered to lose viscosity, or “break,” and is subsequently flowed back from the formation, leaving the proppant
suspended in the formation fractures. Once our customer has flushed the fracturing fluids from the well using a controlled flow-
back process, the customer manages fluid and water recycling or disposal.
Our hydraulic fracturing fleets consist of mobile hydraulic fracturing units and other auxiliary heavy equipment to
perform fracturing services. Our hydraulic fracturing units consist primarily of high-pressure hydraulic pumps, engines,
transmissions, radiators and other supporting equipment that are typically mounted on trailers. We refer to the group of units
and other equipment, such as blenders, data vans, sand storage, tractors, manifolds and high-pressure fracturing iron, which are
necessary to perform a typical hydraulic fracturing job, as a “fleet,” and the personnel assigned to each fleet as a “crew.” The
size of each fleet and crew can vary depending on the requirements of each job design.
Wireline operations supplement our hydraulic fracturing fleets, which consist of a truck equipped with a spool of wireline
that is lowered into wells to convey specialized tools or equipment, such as perforating guns and charges, which are necessary
to connect the wellbore with the target formation. This operation is performed between each hydraulic fracturing stage. Our
wireline service is primarily offered alongside our hydraulic fracturing services, which allows us to maximize efficiency for our
customers through optimized coordination of the wireline and hydraulic fracturing services. In addition, we also offer our
wireline service on a stand-alone basis.
We also operate two sand mines that allows us to vertically integrate our supply-chain in the Permian Basin. The mines
provide sand to Liberty hydraulic fracturing fleets as well as to third parties. With a secured supply of regional sand in the
basin, we reduce our dependency on other providers and any downtime that could result from sand supply issues.
As a result of the acquisition of PropX, which was completed in October 2021, we are a leading provider of last-mile
proppant delivery solutions, including proppant handling equipment and logistics software across North America. PropX offers
innovative environmentally friendly technology with optimized dry and wet sand containers and wellsite proppant handling
equipment that drive logistics efficiency and reduce noise and emissions. We believe that PropX wet sand handling technology
is a key enabler of the next step of cost and emissions reductions in the proppant industry. PropX also offers customers the
latest real-time logistics software, PropConnect™, as a hosted software as a service.
In early 2023, we launched Liberty Power Innovations LLC (“LPI”), an integrated alternative fuel and power solutions
provider for remote applications. On April 6, 2023, LPI expanded its footprint with the acquisition of Siren Energy & Logistics,
LLC (“Siren”) (“the Siren Acquisition”), a Permian focused integrated natural gas compression and CNG delivery business.
LPI provides CNG supply, field gas processing and treating, and well site fueling and logistics. LPI was formed with the initial
focus on supporting Liberty’s transition towards our next generation digiFleets℠ and dual fuel fleets, as CNG fueling services
are limited in the market, yet critical to maintaining highly efficient well site operations. Currently, LPI is primarily focused on
supporting an industry transition to natural gas fueled technologies, serving as a key enabler of the next step of cost and
emissions reductions in the oilfield.
Our operations are organized into a single business segment, which consists of hydraulic fracturing services, including
wireline, proppant delivery and goods, including our Permian Basin sand mines, and natural gas compression and delivery, and
we have one reportable geographical segment, North America. We have grown from one active hydraulic fracturing fleet as of
December 2011 to over 40 active fleets as of December 31, 2023. We are focused on providing “next-generation” frac fleets
and technologies to assist our customers with completing their wells in an environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”)
friendly manner.
Our founders and management are pioneers in the development of data-driven hydraulic fracturing technologies for
application in shale plays. Prior to founding the Company, the majority of our management team founded and built Pinnacle
Technologies, Inc. (“Pinnacle Technologies”) into a leading fracturing technology company. In 1992, Pinnacle Technologies
developed the first commercial hydraulic fracture mapping technologies, analytical tools that played a major role in launching
the shale revolution. Our extensive experience with fracture technologies and customized fracture design has enabled us to
develop new technologies and processes that provide our customers with real-time solutions that significantly enhance their
completions. These technologies include hydraulic fracture propagation models, reservoir engineering tools, large, proprietary
shale production databases and multi-variable statistical analysis techniques. Taken together, these technologies have enabled
us to be a leader in hydraulic fracture design innovation and application. Our management team has an average of over 20 years
of energy services experience, and the majority of our management team worked together before founding our company.
We believe technical innovation and strong relationships with our customer and supplier bases distinguish us from our
competitors and are the foundations of our business. We expect that E&P companies will continue to focus on technological
innovation as completion complexity and fracture intensity of horizontal wells increases, particularly as customers are
increasingly focused on reducing emissions from their completions operations. We remain proactive in developing innovative
solutions to industry challenges, including developing: (i) our databases of U.S. unconventional wells to which we apply our
proprietary multi-variable statistical analysis technologies to provide differential insight into fracture design optimization; (ii)
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our Liberty Quiet Fleet® design which significantly reduces noise levels compared to conventional hydraulic fracturing fleets;
(iii) hydraulic fracturing fluid systems tailored to the specific reservoir properties in the basins in which we operate; (iv) our
dual fuel dynamic gas blending (“DGB”) fleets that allow our engines to run diesel or a combination of diesel and natural gas,
to optimize fuel use, reduce emissions and lower costs; (v) our digiFleets℠, comprising of digiFrac℠ and digiPrime℠ pumps,
our innovative, purpose-built electric and hybrid frac pumps that have approximately 25% lower CO2e emission profile than
the Tier IV DGB; (vi) our wet sand handling technology which eliminates the need to dry sand, enabling the deployment of
mobile mines nearer to wellsites; and (vii) the launch of LPI to support the transition to our digiFleets as well as the transition
to lower costs and emissions in the oilfield. In addition, our integrated supply chain includes proppant, chemicals, equipment,
natural gas fueling services, logistics and integrated software which we believe promotes wellsite efficiency and leads to more
pumping hours and higher productivity throughout the year to better service our customers. In order to achieve our
technological objectives, we carefully manage our liquidity and debt position to promote operational flexibility and invest in the
business throughout the full commodity cycle in the regions we operate.
ESG Focused
We support all energy sources that improve our energy system and better lives. We passionately work to better the process
of bringing hydrocarbons to the surface in a clean, safe and efficient fashion and view these principles as foundational to our
business. We focus on developing and adding technologies to our operations that assist our customers in implementing their
goals. The list below sets forth specific examples of our efforts in this regard:
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In 2013, we introduced Tier II dual-fuel technology to our fleets which allows our frac pumps to use natural gas in
place of some diesel fuel to lower particulate emissions.
In 2014, we began the use of containerized sand delivery at frac locations, which reduces dust, noise and truck traffic.
In 2016, we introduced Quiet Fleet® technology, which significantly reduces noise levels associated with frac
operations.
In 2018, we partnered with an equipment supplier to introduce Tier IV dynamic gas blending, or DGB, engines to our
frac fleet that can substitute up to 80% of the diesel typically used by a frac pump with natural gas and significantly
lower emission levels in frac operations. Tier IV DGB engines were added to our fleet in 2020.
In 2018, we began the design and development of digiFracSM, our innovative, purpose-built electric frac pump that has
approximately a 25% lower CO2e emission profile than the Tier IV DGB.
In 2021, we announced the successful test of digiFrac and in 2022 commenced delivery of commercial pumps.
In October 2021, we acquired PropX, a leading provider of last-mile proppant delivery solutions including proppant
handling equipment and logistics software. PropX offers innovative, environmentally friendly technology with
optimized dry and wet sand containers and wellsite proppant handling equipment that drive logistics efficiency and
reduce noise and emissions.
In 2022, we began the design and development of digiPrimeSM, the first hybrid pump technology, utilizing direct
mechanical drive for the pumps while simultaneously generating power capable of electrifying supporting equipment
at the well site. These pumps have a lower CO2e emissions profile than digiFrac.
In 2023, we launched LPI and closed the acquisition of Siren. We believe that the shift in fuel consumption from diesel
to cleaner natural gas has the potential to promote emissions reductions in the industry.
In 2023, we commenced deployment of digiFleetsSM, comprised of digiFrac and digiPrime pump technology along
with other complementary equipment from our digiTechnologiesSM suite.
In January 2024, we established the Bettering Human Lives Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to
improving the well-being of communities worldwide with an early focus on promoting clean cooking solutions.
In February 2024, we released the third edition of our Bettering Human Lives report, emphasizing energy’s central role
in human lives. The report has been updated to include real-world case studies and is now segmented into six sections:
Energy, Energy and the Modern World, Energy Poverty, Climate Change, Climate Economics, and an in-depth section
on Liberty Energy.
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Furthermore, we are continuously committed to engagement in our communities. We provide K-12 scholarships to low-
income children through ACE (Alliance for Choice in Education) and we have launched a Liberty Scholars program at Montana
Technological University to enable lower-income students to obtain a college education. In total, over 140 students received
Liberty scholarships across the U.S. and Canada in 2023. In addition to our educational initiatives, we have other efforts
targeting veterans, poverty abatement, low-income housing, criminal justice reform, and job opportunities for those who had a
disadvantaged start in life. To double our impact and encourage our employees to get involved in their communities, we
launched Love, Liberty, our corporate matching program in 2021. In 2023, Liberty processed over 100 match requests to nearly
50 different organizations, totaling nearly $30,000 in matching contributions.
Cyclical Nature of Industry
We operate in a cyclical industry reflecting global oil and gas supply and demand dynamics, current and expected future
oil and gas commodity prices, and the perceived stability and sustainability of those prices. Global oil and gas supply and
demand can be impacted by general domestic and international economic conditions, inflationary pressures, geopolitical
developments, government regulations, and other factors. Such factors also impact capital expenditures and drilling and
completions activities of E&P companies, which in turn can impact demand for our services. For these reasons, the results of
our operations may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and from year to year, and these fluctuations may distort comparisons of
results across periods.
Seasonality
Our results of operations have historically reflected seasonal tendencies relating to holiday seasons, inclement weather and
the conclusion of our customers’ annual drilling and completion capital expenditure budgets. Our most notable declines
typically occur in the fourth quarter of the year for the reasons described above. Additionally, some of the areas in which we
have operations, including Canada, the DJ Basin, Powder River Basin and Williston Basin, are adversely affected by seasonal
weather conditions, primarily in the winter and spring. During periods of heavy snow, ice, rain, or frost, and related road
restrictions, we may be unable to move our equipment between locations, thereby reducing our ability to provide services and
generate revenues. The exploration activities of our customers may also be affected during such periods of adverse weather
conditions. Additionally, extended drought conditions in our operating regions could impact our ability or our customers’
ability to source sufficient water or increase the cost for such water.
Intellectual Property
Over the last several years and in connection with the acquisitions of PropX, Siren, and others in prior periods, we have
significantly invested in our research and technology capabilities. Our efforts to date have been focused on developing
innovative, fit-for-purpose solutions designed to enhance our core service offerings, increase completion efficiencies, provide
cost savings to our operations and add value for our customers. A cornerstone of our technological advantage is a series of
proprietary databases of U.S. unconventional wells that include production data, completion designs and reservoir
characteristics. We utilize these databases to perform multi-variable statistical analysis that generates differential insight into
fracture design optimization to enhance our customers’ production economics. Our emphasis on data analytics is also deployed
during job execution through the use of real-time feedback on variables that maximizes customer returns by improving cost-
effective hydraulic fracturing operations.
Today, we hold approximately 500 patents and patent licenses relating to our engineering and technology solutions. We
seek patent and trademark protections for our technology when we deem it prudent, and we aggressively pursue protection of
these rights when warranted. We believe our patents, trademarks, and other protections for our proprietary technologies are
adequate for the conduct of our business and that no single patent or trademark is critical to our business. In addition, we rely,
to a great extent, on the technical expertise and know-how of our personnel to maintain our competitive position, and we take
commercially reasonable measures to protect trade secrets and other confidential and/or proprietary information relating to the
technologies we develop.
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Human Capital Management
As of December 31, 2023, we had approximately 5,500 employees and no unionized labor. We believe we have good
relations with our employees and that one of our key competitive advantages is our people. Our highly trained, experienced and
motivated employees are critical to delivering our hydraulic fracturing services. Taking care of our employees is one of our top
priorities, and we continually invest in hiring, training and retaining the employees we believe to be the best in our field. We
consistently assess the current business environment and labor market to refine our compensation and benefits programs in
order to attract and retain top talent in our industry. We strive to promote from within our existing employee base to manage
new hydraulic fracturing fleets and organically grow our operating expertise. This organic growth is essential in achieving the
expertise and level of customer service we strive to provide each of our customers. As a result, we plan to continue to invest in
our employees through both personal and professional training to attract and retain the best individuals in our areas of
operation. Overall, we focus on individual contributions and team success to foster a culture built around operational excellence
and superior safety.
Health and Safety
Our people are our most important asset and ensuring their safety and the safety of those around them is the most
important thing we do. Making certain that the Liberty team is well trained to handle the complexities of daily field operations,
and that their training and competency remains current with the latest technology and standards is a key component. In order to
facilitate this training, we have developed the Liberty Frac Academy, a thorough program where employees are trained on
various aspects of the Company, from safety in equipment operation to leadership skills. The Liberty Frac Academy not only
ensures dissemination of high-quality training material, but also provides a forum for sharing best practices and lessons learned
across the Company. As a result, we are among the safest service providers in the industry with a constant focus on Health,
Safety and Environmental performance and service quality, as evidenced by an average incident rate that was consistently lower
than the industry average from 2021 to 2023. Our employee-centered focus and reputation for safety has enabled us to obtain
projects from industry leaders with some of the most demanding safety and operational requirements.
Programs and Benefits
One way we have demonstrated a history of investing in our workforce is by offering competitive salaries and wages. To
foster a strong sense of ownership, restricted stock units are provided to eligible employees under our long-term incentive plan.
Furthermore, we offer innovative benefits to all eligible employees, including, among others, comprehensive health insurance
coverage, parental leave to all new parents, for birth or adoption, financial support for child adoption, leave to care for partners
with serious health conditions, 401(k) savings plan and educational tuition assistance for both bachelor’s degree and master’s
degree programs. We are also passionate about community investment and are a part of the Ban the Box initiative which
provides work opportunities for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Governmental Regulation and Climate Change
As a company with operations in both the United States and Canada, we are subject to the laws of both jurisdictions in
which we operate and the rules and regulations of various governing bodies, which may differ among those jurisdictions.
Compliance with these laws, rules and regulations has not had, and is not expected to have, a material effect on our capital
expenditures, results of operations and competitive position as compared to prior periods. We are also subject to numerous
environmental and regulatory requirements related to our operations. For further information related to such regulation, see the
risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report.
Our operations are subject to numerous stringent and complex laws and regulations at the federal, state, and local levels
governing the discharge of materials into the environment, environmental protection, and health and safety aspects of our
operations. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations or to obtain or comply with permits may result in the assessment
of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties, imposition of remedial or corrective action requirements, and the imposition of
injunctions or other orders to prohibit certain activities, restrict certain operations, or force future compliance with
environmental requirements.
There is inherent risk of incurring significant environmental costs and liabilities in the performance of our operations due
to our handling of petroleum hydrocarbons, other hazardous substances, and wastes, as a result of air emissions and wastewater
discharges related to our operations, and because of historical operations and waste disposal practices. Spills or other releases of
regulated substances, including such spills and releases that occur in the future, could expose us to material losses,
expenditures, and liabilities under applicable environmental laws and regulations. Under certain of such laws and regulations,
we could be held strictly liable for the removal or remediation of previously released materials or property contamination,
regardless of whether we were responsible for the release or contamination and even if our operations met previous standards in
the industry at the time they were conducted. The following is a summary of some of the existing laws, rules, and regulations to
which we are subject.
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U.S. Laws and Regulations
Hazardous Substances and Waste Handling
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) and comparable state statutes regulate the generation,
transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, and cleanup of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Under guidance issued by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”), the individual states administer some or all of the provisions of RCRA,
sometimes in conjunction with their own, more stringent requirements. RCRA currently exempts many E&P wastes from
classification as hazardous waste. Specifically, RCRA excludes from the definition of hazardous waste produced waters and
other wastes intrinsically associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil and natural gas. However,
these E&P wastes may still be regulated under state solid waste laws and regulations, and it is possible that certain oil and
natural gas E&P wastes now classified as non-hazardous could be classified as hazardous waste in the future. Stricter regulation
of wastes generated during our or our customers’ operations could result in increased costs for our operations or the operations
of our customers, which could in turn reduce demand for our services and adversely affect our business. We cannot guarantee
that the EPA will not revisit the exemption of E&P waste or that waste will not become more heavily regulated at the federal or
state level.
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), also known as the
Superfund law, imposes joint and several liability, without regard to fault or legality of conduct, on classes of persons who are
considered to be responsible for the release of a hazardous substance into the environment. These persons include the current
and former owner or operator of the site where the release occurred and anyone who transported or disposed or arranged for the
transport or disposal of a hazardous substance released at the site. Persons who are or were responsible for releases of
hazardous substances under CERCLA and any state analogs may be subject to joint and several strict liability for the costs of
cleaning up the hazardous substances that have been released into the environment and for damages to natural resources and for
the costs of certain health studies. We currently own, lease, or operate numerous properties that have been used for
manufacturing and other operations for many years. These properties and the substances disposed or released on them may be
subject to CERCLA and analogous state laws. Under such laws, we could be required to remove previously disposed substances
and wastes, remediate contaminated property, or perform remedial operations to prevent future contamination. In addition, it is
not uncommon for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file claims for personal injury and property damage
allegedly caused by the hazardous substances released into the environment.
Worker Health and Safety
We are subject to a number of federal and state laws and regulations, including the OSHA regulatory standards, which
establish requirements to protect the health and safety of workers. Among others, we may be subject to OSHA regulations for
safe operation of cranes, power industrial trucks and similar equipment at our worksites, safe practices for working in hazardous
locations and permit-required confined spaces, and proper use of required personal protective equipment by workers. OSHA’s
hazard communication standard requires tracking of hazardous chemicals present at the worksite, sharing of such information
with the workers, and training the workers to handle the chemicals appropriately. The EPA’s community right-to-know
regulations under Title III of the federal Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act, and comparable state statutes also
require maintenance of information about hazardous materials used or produced in operations and provision of this information
to employees, state and local government authorities, and citizens. We are also subject to OSHA’s regulatory standard for
respirable crystalline silica, which provides measures to protect workers in hydraulic fracturing operations from exposure to this
chemical including limiting exposure to airborne respirable crystalline silica in excess of a specified limit. Additionally, the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (the “FMCSA”) regulates and provides safety oversight of commercial motor
vehicles, the EPA establishes requirements to protect human health and the environment, the federal Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives establishes requirements for the safe use and storage of explosives, and the federal Nuclear
Regulatory Commission establishes requirements for the protection against ionizing radiation. We are subject to Mine Safety &
Health Administration regulations related to operation of sand mines including regulations for training and retraining of
workers engaged in sand mine operations. Substantial fines and penalties can be imposed, and orders or injunctions limiting or
prohibiting certain operations may be issued, in connection with any failure to comply with these laws and regulations.
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Water Discharges
The federal Water Pollution Control Act (the “Clean Water Act”) and analogous state laws impose restrictions and strict
controls with respect to the discharge of pollutants, including spills and leaks of oil and other substances, into waters of the U.S.
The discharge of pollutants into regulated waters, including jurisdictional wetlands, is prohibited, except in accordance with the
terms of a permit issued by the EPA or an analogous state agency. To the extent the agencies expanding the range of properties
subject to the Clean Water Act’s jurisdiction or impose more stringent requirements on discharges of wastewater, certain energy
companies could face increased costs and delays with respect to obtaining permits, including for the discharge of dredge and fill
activities in waters of the U.S. or wetland areas, which in turn could reduce demand for our services. Furthermore, the process
for obtaining permits has the potential to delay our operations and those of our customers. Spill prevention, control, and
countermeasure requirements of federal laws require appropriate containment berms and similar structures to help prevent the
contamination of navigable waters by a petroleum hydrocarbon tank spill, rupture, or leak. In addition, the Clean Water Act and
analogous state laws require individual permits or coverage under general permits for discharges of wastewater and storm water
runoff from certain types of facilities. The Clean Water Act and analogous state laws provide for administrative, civil, and
criminal penalties for unauthorized discharges and, together with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, impose rigorous requirements
for spill prevention and response planning, as well as substantial potential liability for the costs of removal, remediation, and
damages in connection with any unauthorized discharges.
Air Emissions
The federal Clean Air Act (the “CAA”) and comparable state laws regulate emissions of various air pollutants through air
emissions permitting programs and the imposition of other requirements. In addition, the EPA has developed, and continues to
develop, stringent regulations governing emissions of toxic air pollutants and other air emissions at specified sources. These
regulations change frequently. These laws and regulations may require us to obtain pre-approval for the construction or
modification of certain projects or facilities expected to produce or significantly increase air emissions, obtain and strictly
comply with stringent air permit requirements, utilize specific equipment or technologies to control emissions of certain
pollutants or prohibit certain types of emissions management practices. In recent years, the CAA has been used to impose
additional stringent requirements upon oil and gas production operations. While these rules may not be directly applicable to
our business, they are applicable to the business of our customers. Promulgation of stricter permitting or emission control
requirements could delay or impair our or our customers’ ability to obtain air emission permits, to develop new wells and to
continue to operate existing wells, and result in fewer wells being drilled or redeveloped, causing a decrease in demand for our
services. Federal and state regulatory agencies can impose administrative, civil, and criminal penalties, as well as injunctive
relief, for non-compliance with air permits or other requirements of the CAA and associated state laws and regulations.
Climate Change
The EPA has determined that emissions of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, present a danger to
public health and the environment because emissions of such gases are, according to the EPA, contributing to warming of the
Earth’s atmosphere and other climatic changes. The EPA has established greenhouse gas emissions reporting requirements for
sources in the oil and gas sector and has also promulgated rules requiring certain large stationary sources of greenhouse gases to
obtain preconstruction permits under the CAA and follow “best available control technology” requirements. Although we are
not likely to become subject to greenhouse gas emissions permitting and best available control technology requirements
because none of our facilities are presently major sources of greenhouse gas emissions, such requirements could become
applicable to our customers. In addition, the EPA has used the CAA to impose additional greenhouse gas emissions control
requirements upon our customers. Furthermore, the Inflation Reduction Act (“IRA 2022”) imposes a methane emissions charge
on certain emissions from specific classes of sources that are required to report their greenhouse gas emissions, which began in
calendar year 2024. This fee as well as additional requirements on greenhouse gas emissions from our customers could have an
adverse effect on their costs of operations or financial performance, thereby adversely affecting our business, financial
condition, and results of operations. Also, the U.S. Congress has from time to time considered adopting legislation to reduce
emissions of greenhouse gases, and many states have already established regional greenhouse gas “cap-and-trade” programs.
The adoption of any legislation or regulation that restricts emissions of greenhouse gases from the equipment and operations of
our customers or with respect to the oil and natural gas they produce could adversely affect demand for our products and
services.
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Hydraulic Fracturing
Our business is clearly dependent on hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling activities. As further described herein,
hydraulic fracturing is an important and common practice that is used to stimulate production of hydrocarbons, particularly
natural gas, from tight formations, including shale. The process, which involves the injection of water, sand, and chemicals
under pressure into formations to fracture the surrounding rock and stimulate production, is typically regulated by state oil and
natural gas commissions. However, federal agencies have asserted regulatory authority over certain aspects of the process.
Specifically, there is considerable uncertainty surrounding regulation of the emissions of methane, which may be released
during hydraulic fracturing, chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process, the discharge of wastewater from hydraulic
fracturing operations and concerns about the triggering of seismic activity by the injection of produced waters into underground
wells. Certain proposed regulation could make it significantly more difficult and/or costly to drill and operate oil and gas wells.
If adopted, such regulation could result in a decline in the completion of new oil and gas wells or the recompletion of existing
wells, which could negatively impact the drilling programs of our customers and, consequently, delay, limit or reduce the
demand for our services. Given the long-term trend towards increasing regulation, future regulation in the industry remains a
possibility.
Some states, counties, and municipalities have enacted or are considering moratoria on hydraulic fracturing. For example,
New York, Vermont, Maryland, and Washington have banned the use of high-volume hydraulic fracturing. Alternatively, some
municipalities are, or have considered, zoning and other ordinances, the conditions of which could impose a de facto ban on
drilling and/or hydraulic fracturing operations. Further, some states, counties, and municipalities are closely examining water
use issues, such as permit and disposal options for processed water, which could have a material adverse impact on our
financial condition, prospects, and results of operations if such additional permitting requirements are imposed upon our
industry. If new laws or regulations that significantly restrict hydraulic fracturing are adopted, such laws could reduce demand
for our business by making it more difficult or costly for certain customers to perform fracturing to stimulate production from
tight formations.
National Environmental Policy Act
Businesses and operations of our customers that are carried out on federal lands may be subject to the National
Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), which requires federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of the Interior, to
evaluate major agency actions having the potential to significantly impact the human environment. In the course of such
evaluations, an agency will evaluate the potential direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of a proposed project and, if
necessary, will prepare a detailed Environmental Impact Statement that must be made available for public review and comment.
To the extent that our customers’ current activities, as well as proposed plans, on federal lands require governmental permits
that are subject to the requirements of NEPA, this process has the potential to delay or impose additional conditions upon the
development of oil and natural gas projects which in turn could reduce demand for our services.
Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The federal Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) was established to protect endangered and threatened species. Pursuant to
that act, if a species is listed as threatened or endangered, restrictions may be imposed on activities adversely affecting that
species or its habitat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the “FWS”) must also designate the species’ critical habitat and
suitable habitat as part of the effort to ensure survival of the species. A critical habitat or suitable habitat designation could
result in further material restrictions to land use and may materially delay or prohibit land access for oil and natural gas
development and development of sand mines used for hydraulic fracturing. Similar protections are offered to migratory birds
under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (the “MBTA”), which makes it illegal to, among other things, hunt, capture, kill, possess,
sell, or purchase migratory birds, nests, or eggs without a permit. This prohibition covers most bird species in the U.S. Future
implementation of the rules implementing the ESA and the MBTA are uncertain. If we or our customers were to have areas
within our respective operations designated as critical or suitable habitat for a protected species, it could decrease demand for
our services and have a material adverse effect on our business.
Canadian Laws and Regulations
Companies such as us offering energy services that include hydraulic fracturing, engineering, and wireline services in the
Province of Alberta in Canada are regulated by both the provincial government of Alberta (“Province”) and the federal
government of Canada (“Canada”). This includes, but is not limited to, regulation related to environmental protection
legislation, climate change legislation, fracking legislation, and legislation related to wildlife. In addition to being regulated by
the Province and Canada, energy services companies may also be subject to other international, national, and subnational laws,
regulations, and policies.
Provincial Legislation
Energy services companies are primarily regulated by provincial governments in Canada. For example, in Alberta,
provincial legislation potentially applicable to our Canadian operations includes the Environmental Protection and
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Enhancement Act, RSA 2000, e E-12. This Act promotes the protection, enhancement and wise use of the environment, and
deals with matters such as air emissions, water discharges, and the handling of hazardous substances and waste control (for
example, under the Waste Control Regulation, Alta Reg 192/1996). Other environmental legislation in the Province that applies
to energy service companies includes: the Water Act, RCA 2000, c W-3 and associated regulations, under which companies
must apply for a license for any water use; and the Wildlife Act, RCA 2000, c W-10 which provides for the protection and
conservation of wild animals and endangered species in Alberta.
Other potentially applicable provincial legislation in Alberta includes legislation directed at the transportation of
dangerous goods, including oil (the Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act, RSA 2000, c D-4 and associated
regulations), legislation intended to provide for the responsible management of oil wells and associated sites, including
remediation responsibilities (the Oil and Gas Conservation Act, RSA 2000, c O-6 and associated regulations), legislation
establishing regulatory bodies overseeing oil and gas and electricity in Alberta (the Responsible Energy Development Act, SA
2012, c R-17.3 and the Alberta Utilities Commission Act, SA 2007, c A-37.2), legislation governing the removal of gas or
propane from Alberta (the Gas Resources Preservation Act, RSA 2000, c G-4), legislation to effect conservation and prevent
waste of the oil sands resource in Alberta (the Oil Sands Conservation Act, RSA 2000, c O-7), and legislation governing worker
safety (the Occupational Health and Safety Act, SA 2017, c O-2.1).
The Alberta Energy Regulator has a number of directives that are applicable to energy services companies, such as
Directive 050, updated in March 2023, which addresses salinity ranges for soils that can receive drilling wastes, Directive 058,
which sets out regulatory requirements for the handling, treatment, and disposal of upstream oilfield waste, and Directive 083,
updated April 2023, which sets out the requirements for managing subsurface integrity associated with hydraulic fracturing,
including seismic monitoring in certain areas of Alberta. Other provinces in Canada have their own statutory regime applicable
to oilfield service companies.
Federal Legislation
The Federal government in Canada shares certain jurisdiction with the provinces over certain environmental matters.
Federal legislation potentially applicable to our Canadian operations includes legislation focused on regulating greenhouse
gases (the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, SC 2018, c 12, s 186), legislation aimed at protecting wildlife (the Species at
Risk Act, SC 2002, c 29, Fisheries Act, RSC 1985, c F-14, and Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, SC 1994, c 22), and
legislation governing the transportation of potentially dangerous substances and prevention of pollution (the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, SC 1992, c 34 and Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, SC 1999, c 33).
Environmental assessment of major projects in Canada is shared between the federal and provincial governments. In
October 2023 the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Canada’s Impact Assessment Act, SC 2019, c 28, s1, which governs
approvals for federally regulated projects, is largely unconstitutional (Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23). The
federal government is currently amending its environmental impact assessment legislation in response to the decision.
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Properties
Properties
Our corporate headquarters are located at 950 17th Street, Suite 2400, Denver, Colorado 80202. We lease our general
office space at our corporate headquarters. The lease expires in December 2027. We currently own or lease the following
additional principal properties:
District Facility Location
Midland, TX
Midland, TX
Odessa, TX
Cibolo, TX
Size
90,000 sq. ft on 35 acres
70,000 sq. ft on 12 acres
77,500 sq. ft on 48 acres
90,000 sq. ft on 34 acres
Kermit, TX
Monahans, TX
Magnolia, TX
Magnolia, TX
Gainesville, TX
Shreveport, LA
Cheyenne, WY
Gillette, WY
Henderson, CO
Henderson, CO
Williston, ND
Vernal, UT
Farmington, NM
Farmington, NM
El Reno, OK
Red Deer, AB
Grand Prairie, AB
Huallen, AB
5,000 acres
3,200 acres
63,350 sq. ft.
11,680 sq. ft
170,000 sq. ft.
215,000 sq ft. on 45 acres
115,000 sq. ft on 60 acres
32,757 sq. ft on 15 acres
50,000 sq. ft on 13 acres
96,582 sq. ft on 12 acres
55,000 sq. ft on 50 acres
30,901 sq. ft on 10 acres
34,000 sq. ft on 30 acres
23,000 sq. ft on 9 acres
80,000 sq. ft on 33 acres
170,000 sq. ft on 42 acres
135,000 sq. ft on 40 acres
80 acres
Leased or Owned
Owned
Owned
Owned
Owned
Owned
Owned
Leased (through May 31, 2031)
Leased (through February 28, 2025)
Leased (through May 31, 2024)
Owned
Owned
Leased (through December 31, 2034)
Leased (through December 31, 2034)
Owned
Owned
Leased (through September 30, 2025)
Owned
Owned
Owned
Owned
Owned
Owned
We also lease several smaller facilities, which leases generally have terms of one to six years. We believe that our existing
facilities are adequate for our operations and their locations allow us to efficiently serve our customers. We do not believe that
any single facility is material to our operations and, if necessary, we could readily obtain a replacement facility.
Marketing and Customers
We have developed long-term partnerships with our customers through a continuous dialogue focused on their production
economics. Further, we have a proven track record of executing our customers’ plans and delivering on time and in line with
expected costs. Our customer base includes a broad range of integrated and independent E&P companies, including some of the
largest E&P companies in our areas of operation. Our technological innovations, customer-tailored approach and track record of
consistently providing high-quality, safe and reliable service has allowed us to develop long-term customer partnerships, which
we believe makes us the service provider of choice for many of our customers.
Our sales and marketing activities typically are performed through our local sales representatives in each geographic
region and are supported by our corporate headquarters. For the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, our top five
customers collectively accounted for approximately 34%, 30%, and 27% of our revenues, respectively. For the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, no customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenues.
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Suppliers and Raw Materials
We have a dedicated supply chain team that manages sourcing and logistics to ensure flexibility and continuity of supply
in a cost-effective manner across our areas of operation. We have built long-term relationships with multiple industry leading
suppliers of proppant, chemicals and hydraulic fracturing equipment and have started to internally design and assemble key
pump and maintenance parts. In addition, we have built a strong relationship with the assemblers of our custom-designed
hydraulic fracturing fleets and believe we will continue to have timely access to new, high capability fleets as we continue to
grow. In 2018, we vertically integrated a supplier of certain major components through the acquisition of ST9 Gas and Oil
LLC, which recently changed its name to Liberty Advanced Equipment Technologies LLC. In October 2021, we vertically
integrated a supplier of our containerized sand and last mile proppant logistics solutions with the acquisition of PropX. This,
along with our two state-of-the-art sand mines in the Permian Basin, help us alleviate the risk of proppant supply shortages.
We purchase a wide variety of raw materials, parts and components that are manufactured and supplied for our operations.
We are not dependent on any single source of supply for those parts, supplies or materials. To date, we have generally been able
to obtain the equipment, parts and supplies necessary to support our operations, although we have experienced delivery delays
and shortages on some items. While we believe that we will be able to make satisfactory alternative arrangements in the event
of any interruption in the supply of these materials and/or products by one of our suppliers, we may not always be able to do so.
In addition, certain materials for which we do not currently have long-term supply agreements could experience shortages and
significant price increases in the future. As a result, we may be unable to mitigate any future supply shortages and our results of
operations, prospects and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Competition
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive. We provide services in various geographic regions across the
United States and Canada, and our competitors include many large and small oilfield service providers, including some of the
largest integrated service companies. Our hydraulic fracturing services compete with large, integrated companies such as
Halliburton Company as well as other companies including Patterson-UTI Energy Inc., ProFrac Holding Corp., and ProPetro
Services, Inc. In addition, we compete regionally with smaller service providers.
We believe that the principal competitive factors in the markets we serve are technical expertise, equipment capacity,
work force competency, efficiency, safety record, reputation, experience and price. Additionally, projects are often awarded on
a bid basis, which tends to create a highly competitive environment. We seek to differentiate ourselves from our competitors by
delivering the highest-quality services and equipment possible, coupled with superior execution and operating efficiency in a
safe working environment.
Available Information
We file or furnish annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other documents with the SEC under the
Exchange Act. The SEC also maintains an internet website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information
statements and other information regarding issuers, including us, that file electronically with the SEC.
We also make available free of charge through our website, www.libertyenergy.com, electronic copies of certain
documents that we file with the SEC, including our 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 Exchange Act
as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Described below are certain risks that we believe apply to our business and the industry in which we operate. You should
carefully consider each of the risks described below in conjunction with other information including the financial statements
and related notes provided in this Annual Report and in our other public disclosures. The risks described below highlight
potential events, trends or other circumstances that could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of
operations, cash flows, liquidity or access to sources of financing, and consequently, the market value of our Class A common
stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A Common Stock”). These risks could cause our future results to differ materially
from historical results and from guidance we may provide regarding our expectations of future financial performance. The
risks described below are those that we have identified as material and is not an exhaustive list of all the risks we face. There
may be other risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial which may also
materially and adversely affect our business operations in the future. Please refer to the explanation of the qualifications and
limitation on forward-looking statements set forth on page ii hereof.
Risks Related to the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
Federal, state, local and other applicable legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to hydraulic fracturing may serve to
limit future oil and natural gas E&P activities and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and
business.
Various federal, state, local and other applicable legislative and regulatory initiatives have been, or could be undertaken
which could result in additional requirements or restrictions being imposed on hydraulic fracturing operations. Currently,
hydraulic fracturing is generally exempt from federal regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act Underground Injection
Control (the “SDWA UIC”) program and is typically regulated by state oil and gas commissions or similar agencies but
increased scrutiny and regulation by federal agencies does occur. For example, in late 2016, the EPA released a final report on
the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources, concluding that “water cycle” activities associated
with hydraulic fracturing may impact drinking water resources. Additionally, the EPA has asserted regulatory authority
pursuant to the SDWA UIC program over hydraulic fracturing activities involving the use of diesel fuel in the fracturing fluid
and issued guidance regarding the permitting of such activities. Furthermore, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has
previously published rules that established stringent standards relating to hydraulic fracturing on federal and Native American
lands. Similarly, the EPA has adopted rules on the capture of methane and other emissions released during hydraulic fracturing.
These rules have been the subject of ongoing legal challenges. Most recently, in December 2022, the EPA finalized additional
methane rules for new and existing petroleum operations. The EPA rules could make it more difficult and/or costly to drill and
operate oil and gas wells. These rules may result in a decline in the completion of new oil and gas wells or the recompletion of
existing wells, which could negatively impact the drilling programs of our customers and, consequently, delay, limit or reduce
the demand for our services. In addition to federal regulatory actions, legislation has been introduced, but not enacted, in
Congress to provide for further federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing and to require disclosure of the chemicals used in the
hydraulic fracturing process.
Moreover, many states and local governments have adopted, or are considering, regulations that impose new or more
stringent permitting, disclosure, disposal and well-construction requirements on hydraulic fracturing operations, including states
where we or our customers operate, such as Texas, Colorado and North Dakota. States could also elect to place prohibitions on
hydraulic fracturing, as several states have already done. In addition, some states have adopted broader sets of requirements
related to oil and gas development more generally that could impact hydraulic fracturing activities. For example, in 2019 the
Colorado legislature adopted SB 19-181, which gave greater regulatory authority to local jurisdictions and reoriented the
mandate of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to place more emphasis on the protection of human health and
the environment. In response, a reconstituted Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission modified its rules to address the
requirements of the legislation, adopting increased setback requirements, provisions for assessing alternative sites for well pads
to minimize environmental impacts, and consideration to cumulative impacts, among other provisions. The Colorado
Department of Public Health and the Environment also finalized rules related to the control of emissions from certain pre-
production activities. In Texas, there has been increased pressure on the Railroad Commission (“RRC”) to impose more
stringent limitations on the flaring of gas from wells to prevent waste and because of increased concerns related to the
environmental effects of flaring. The RRC continues to approve flaring permits, but at least one lawsuit has been filed by a
pipeline operator challenging the RRC’s flaring approval practices. Environmental groups, local citizens groups and others
continue to seek to use a variety of means to force action on additional restrictions on hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas
development generally.
Additionally, some states have enacted legislation limiting PFAS usage in certain products or limiting PFAS usage
generally. For example, Colorado has banned the use of PFAS in oil and gas products including hydraulic fracturing fluids,
drilling fluids and proppants. Should PFAS be in hydraulic fracturing chemicals, this could open up a new front for the
regulation of hydraulic fracturing and result in additional exposure to liability for contamination resulting from the use or
release of hydraulic fracturing chemicals.
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Some states in which we operate require the disclosure of some or all of the chemicals used in our hydraulic fracturing
operations. Certain aspects of one or more of these chemicals may be considered proprietary by us or our chemical suppliers.
Disclosure of our proprietary chemical information to third parties or to the public, even if inadvertent, could diminish the value
of our trade secrets or those of the chemicals suppliers and could result in competitive harm to us, which could have an adverse
impact on our business, financial condition, prospects and results of operations.
In recent years, there have been allegations that hydraulic fracturing may result in seismic activities. Although the extent
of any correlation between hydraulic fracturing and seismic activity has been and remains the subject of studies and debate,
some parties believe that there is a causal relationship. As a result, federal and state legislatures and agencies may seek to
further regulate, restrict or prohibit hydraulic fracturing. Such actions could result in a decline in the completion of new oil and
gas wells, which could negatively impact the drilling programs of our customers and, consequently, delay, limit or reduce the
demand for our services.
Increased regulation and attention given to the hydraulic fracturing process could lead to greater opposition to, and
litigation concerning, oil and natural gas production activities using hydraulic fracturing techniques. Additional legislation or
regulation could also lead to operational delays for our customers or increased operating costs in the production of oil and
natural gas, including from the developing shale plays, or could make it more difficult for (or could result in a prohibition for)
us and our customers to perform hydraulic fracturing. The adoption of any additional laws or regulations regarding hydraulic
fracturing or limitation in hydraulic fracturing could potentially cause a decrease in the completion of new oil and natural gas
wells and an associated decrease in demand for our services and increased compliance costs and time. Such events could have a
material adverse effect on our liquidity, consolidated results of operations, and consolidated financial condition.
Additional legislation, executive actions, regulations or other regulatory initiatives to limit, delay or prohibit hydraulic
fracturing or other aspects of oil and gas development may be pursued. In the event that these or other new federal restrictions,
delays or prohibitions relating to the hydraulic fracturing process are adopted in areas where we or our customers conduct
business, we or our customers may incur additional costs or permitting requirements to comply with such federal requirements
that may be significant and, in the case of our customers, also could result in added restrictions or delays in the pursuit of
exploration, development, or production activities, which would in turn reduce the demand for our services and have a material
adverse effect on our results of operations.
Federal legislation and regulatory initiatives relating to drilling on federal lands could harm our business and negatively
impact the oil and natural gas industry.
Businesses and operations of our customers may be carried out on federal lands. The Biden administration has announced
that it is considering more stringent regulations for operations on such lands, and in January 2021, the U.S. Department of the
Interior issued an order that effectively suspends new oil and gas leases and drilling permits on non-Indian federal lands and
waters for a period of 60 days. However, the suspension does not limit existing operations under valid leases.
President Biden followed with an executive order directing the Secretary of the Interior to pause the issuance of new oil
and gas leases on federal public lands and offshore waters pending completion of a comprehensive review of federal oil and gas
permitting and leasing practices that take into consideration potential climate and other impacts associated with oil and gas
activities. The leasing suspension has been the subject of several lawsuits, resulting in conflicting decisions on the legality of
the lease suspension. For example, in August 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana blocked the
Biden administration’s ability to unilaterally pause oil and gas leasing in 13 states, holding that the U.S. Department of the
Interior violated federal law when it canceled onshore and offshore leasing on federal lands. While the various lawsuits were
pending, in August 2022, Congress passed the IRA 2022 which, among other things, makes changes to the federal oil and gas
leasing program (including increasing royalty rates and implementing policies to discourage venting and flaring) and requires
the Biden administration to hold several oil and gas lease auctions, including many that had been suspended or cancelled.
Additionally, in November 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior released a report on the federal oil and gas leasing
program, which found that the current program fails to serve the public interest. The report makes several recommendations,
including increasing royalty rates and adding new restrictions on what lands are made available for oil and gas development to
minimize leasing of lands with low potential for development. The U.S. Department of the Interior is expected to propose rules
based on these recommendations. In April 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior also announced that the U.S. Bureau of
Land Management would post notices for significantly reformed onshore lease sales that would promote the public interest in
public lands while addressing deficiencies in the current federal oil and gas leasing program. The new lease sales will
incorporate many of the recommendations in the U.S. Department of the Interior report on the federal leasing program. Such
scheduled sales began in June 2022.
Furthermore, a group of oil and gas related interests has also sued alleging that lease sales are not occurring as required
under the Mineral Leasing Act. In addition, where lease sales have occurred, environmental groups have sued to block the sales.
On June 1, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion to voluntarily dismiss three cases after
the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and other defendants agreed to conduct more robust environmental reviews of certain oil
and gas leases and reconsider the cumulative climate effects of these leases. The settlement agreements apply to nearly four
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million acres of land in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, and New Mexico. If the U.S. Bureau of Land Management fails
to complete its obligations under the settlement agreements, the plaintiffs can reinstate the litigation.
To the extent our customers operate on leased federal land, these and other regulatory actions could have a material
adverse effect on the Company and our industry.
Our business depends on domestic capital spending by the oil and natural gas industry, and reductions in capital spending
could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.
Our business is directly affected by our customers’ capital spending to explore for, develop and produce oil and natural
gas in the United States and Canada. In addition, certain of our customers could become unable to pay their vendors and service
providers, including us, as a result of a decline in commodity prices. Reduced discovery rates of new oil and natural gas
reserves in our areas of operation as a result of decreased capital spending may also have a negative long-term impact on our
business, even in an environment of stronger oil and natural gas prices. Any of these conditions or events could adversely affect
our operating results. If current activity levels decrease or our customers further reduce their capital spending, it could have a
material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.
Industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which we have no control, including:
expected economic returns to E&P companies of new well completions;
domestic and foreign economic conditions and supply of and demand for oil and natural gas;
the level of prices, and expectations about future prices, of oil and natural gas;
the level of global oil and natural gas exploration and production;
the level of domestic and global oil and natural gas inventories;
the supply of and demand for hydraulic fracturing services and equipment in the United States and Canada;
federal, tribal, state and local laws, regulations and taxes, including the policies of governments regarding hydraulic
fracturing, oil and natural gas exploration, development and production activities and the transportation of oil and gas
by pipeline, as well as non-U.S. governmental regulations and taxes;
governmental regulations, including the policies of governments regarding the exploration for and production and
development of their oil and natural gas reserves;
political and economic conditions in oil and natural gas producing countries;
actions by the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil exporting nations
(“OPEC+”) with respect to oil production levels and potential changes in such levels;
global weather conditions and natural disasters;
worldwide political, military and armed conflict, and economic conditions;
the cost of producing and delivering oil and natural gas;
lead times associated with acquiring equipment and products and availability of qualified personnel;
the discovery rates of new oil and natural gas reserves;
the production decline rate of existing oil and gas wells;
stockholder activism or activities by non-governmental organizations to limit certain sources of funding for the energy
sector or to restrict the exploration, development, production and transportation of oil and natural gas;
the availability of water resources, suitable proppant and chemical additives in sufficient quantities for use in hydraulic
fracturing fluids;
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uncertainty in capital and commodities markets and the ability of oil and natural gas companies to raise equity capital
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The volatility of oil and natural gas prices may adversely affect the demand for our hydraulic fracturing services and
negatively impact our results of operations.
The demand for our hydraulic fracturing services is primarily determined by current and anticipated oil and natural gas
prices and the related levels of capital spending and drilling activity in the areas in which we have operations. Volatility or
weakness in oil prices or natural gas prices (or the perception that oil prices or natural gas prices will decrease) affects the
spending patterns of our customers and may result in the drilling of fewer new wells. This, in turn, could lead to lower demand
for our services and may cause lower utilization of our assets. We have experienced, and may in the future experience
significant fluctuations in operating results as a result of the reactions of our customers to changes in oil and natural gas prices.
Prices for oil and natural gas historically have been extremely volatile and are expected to continue to be volatile. During
the year 2023, the posted WTI price traded at an average of $77.58 per barrel (“Bbl”), as compared to the 2022 average of
$94.90 per Bbl and the 2021 average of $68.13 per Bbl. During this three-year period, the WTI price fluctuated between a high
of $123.64 per Bbl and a low of $47.47 per Bbl. If the prices of oil and natural gas remain or become more volatile, our
operations, financial condition, cash flows and level of expenditures may be materially and adversely affected.
Delays or restrictions in obtaining permits by us for our operations or by our customers for their operations could impair
our business.
In most states, our hydraulic fracturing services, our natural gas compression and CNG delivery operations, and the
operations of our oil and natural gas producing customers require permits from one or more governmental agencies in order to
perform drilling and completion activities, secure water rights, or other regulated activities. Such permits are typically issued by
state agencies, but federal and local governmental permits may also be required. The requirements for such permits vary
depending on the location where such regulated activities will be conducted. As with all governmental permitting processes,
there is a degree of uncertainty as to whether a permit will be granted, the time it will take for a permit to be issued, and the
conditions that may be imposed in connection with the granting of the permit. In addition, some of our customers’ drilling and
completion activities may take place on federal land or Native American lands, requiring leases and other approvals from the
federal government or Native American tribes to conduct such drilling and completion activities or other regulated activities.
Under certain circumstances, federal agencies may cancel proposed leases for federal lands and refuse to grant or delay required
approvals. Therefore, our customers’ operations in certain areas may be interrupted or suspended for varying lengths of time,
causing a loss of revenue to us and adversely affecting our results of operations in support of those customers.
As described above, in January 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued an order that effectively suspends new oil
and gas leases and drilling permits on non-Indian federal lands and waters for a period of 60 days, but the suspension does not
limit existing operations under valid leases. President Biden followed with an executive order that ordered the Secretary of the
Interior to pause the issuance of new oil and gas leases on federal public lands and offshore waters pending completion of a
comprehensive review of federal oil and gas permitting and leasing practices that take into consideration potential climate and
other impacts associated with oil and gas activities. This order further directs agencies to identify fossil fuel subsidies provided
by such agencies and take measures to ensure that federal funding is not directly subsidizing fossil fuels, with an objective of
eliminating fossil fuel subsidies from federal budget requests beginning in 2022. This order is currently being challenged by
industry groups. While the various lawsuits were pending, in August 2022, Congress passed the IRA 2022 which, among other
things, makes changes to the federal oil and gas leasing program (including increasing royalty rates and implementing policies
to discourage venting and flaring) and requires the Biden administration to hold several oil and gas lease auctions, including
many that had been suspended or cancelled. For additional information, see the risk factor titled “Federal legislation and
regulatory initiatives relating to drilling on federal lands could harm our business and negatively impact the oil and natural gas
industry.”
Oil and natural gas companies’ operations using hydraulic fracturing are substantially dependent on the availability of
water. Restrictions on the ability to obtain water for E&P activities and the disposal of flowback and produced water may
impact their operations and have a corresponding adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Water is an essential component of shale oil and natural gas production during both the drilling and hydraulic fracturing
processes. Our oil and natural gas producing customers’ access to water to be used in these processes may be adversely affected
due to reasons such as periods of extended drought, privatization, third party competition for water in localized areas or the
implementation of local or state governmental programs to monitor or restrict the beneficial use of water subject to their
jurisdiction for hydraulic fracturing to assure adequate local water supplies. The occurrence of these or similar developments
may result in limitations being placed on allocations of water due to needs by third party businesses with more senior
contractual or permitting rights to the water. Our customers’ inability to locate or contractually acquire and sustain the receipt
of sufficient amounts of water could adversely impact their E&P operations and have a corresponding adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition.
Moreover, the imposition of new environmental regulations and other regulatory initiatives could include increased
restrictions on our producing customers’ ability to dispose of flowback and produced water generated in hydraulic fracturing or
other fluids resulting from E&P activities. Applicable laws impose restrictions and strict controls regarding the discharge of
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pollutants into waters of the United States and require that permits or other approvals be obtained to discharge pollutants to
such waters. Additionally, in 2016, the EPA adopted a pretreatment standard that prohibits the discharge of wastewater
pollutants from onshore unconventional oil and gas extraction facilities to publicly owned treatment works. Further, regulations
implemented under both federal and state laws prohibit the discharge of produced water and sand, drilling fluids, drill cuttings
and certain other substances related to the natural gas and oil industry into coastal waters. These laws provide for civil, criminal
and administrative penalties for any unauthorized discharges of pollutants and unauthorized discharges of reportable quantities
of oil and hazardous substances. Compliance with current and future environmental regulations and permit requirements
governing the withdrawal, storage and use of surface water or groundwater necessary for hydraulic fracturing of wells and any
inability to secure transportation and access to disposal wells with sufficient capacity to accept all of our flowback and
produced water on economic terms may increase our customers’ operating costs and could result in restrictions, delays, or
cancellations of our customers’ operations, the extent of which cannot be predicted.
Our operations are subject to risks associated with climate change and potential regulatory programs meant to address
climate change; these programs may impact or limit our business plans, result in significant expenditures or reduce demand
for our services and reduce our revenues.
Climate change continues to be the focus of political and societal attention. Numerous proposals have been made and are
likely to be forthcoming on the international, national, regional, state and local levels to reduce GHG emissions. These efforts
have included or may include cap-and-trade programs, carbon taxes, GHG reporting obligations and other regulatory programs
that limit or require control of GHG’s from certain sources. Upon taking office, President Biden issued several Executive
Orders relating climate change, envisioning a “government-wide approach” to climate policy. At the 26th Conference of the
Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in October and November 2021, President Biden
announced a commitment to significantly reduce GHG’s and transition the U.S. economy to net-zero carbon by 2050. At the
27th Conference of the Parties in 2022, President Biden reinforced these commitments and emphasized efforts to reduce
methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. At the 28th Conference of the Parties (the “COP28”) in 2023, the United States
announced a new rule on requiring reductions in methane and other air pollutants from oil and natural gas industry. Programs
addressing climate change may limit the ability to produce crude oil and natural gas, require stricter limits on the release of
methane or other GHGs, increase reporting and/or other compliance obligations associated with GHG emissions, limit the
ability to explore in new areas, limit the construction of pipelines and related equipment or may make it more expensive to
produce, any of which may decrease the demand for our services and our revenues.
Incentives to conserve energy or use alternative energy sources, which can be part of climate change programs, may
increase the competitiveness of alternative energy sources (such as wind, solar, geothermal, tidal and biofuels) or increase the
focus on reducing the use of combustion engines in transportation (such as governmental mandates that ban the sale of new
gasoline-powered automobiles). At COP28, the parties adopted a statement calling for “transitioning away from fossil fuels”
and an increased focus on renewable energy capacity and energy efficiency. These actions could, in turn, reduce demand for
hydrocarbons and therefore for our services, which would lead to a reduction in our revenues. Additionally, on January 26,
2024, the Biden Administration announced a temporary pause on pending decisions regarding exports of liquified natural gas
until the U.S. Department of Energy can update the underlying analyses for authorization.
An increased societal and governmental focus on ESG and climate change issues may adversely impact our business, impact
our access to investors and financing, and decrease demand for our services.
An increased expectation that companies address ESG matters (including climate change) may have a myriad of impacts
on our business. Some investors and lenders are factoring these issues into investment and financing decisions. They may rely
upon companies that assign ratings to a company’s ESG performance. Unfavorable ESG ratings, as well as recent activism
around fossil fuels, may dissuade investors or lenders from us and toward other industries, which could negatively impact our
stock price or our access to capital. Additionally, some potential sources of investment or financing have announced an
intention to avoid or limit investment in companies that engage in hydraulic fracturing. While a substantial number of major
banks and financing sources remain active in investments related to hydraulic fracturing, it is possible that the investment
avoidance or limitation theme could expand in the future and restrict access to capital for companies like us.
Moreover, while we have and may continue to create and publish voluntary disclosures regarding ESG matters from time
to time, many of the statements in those voluntary disclosures are based on hypothetical expectations and assumptions that may
or may not be representative of current or actual risks or events or forecasts of expected risks or events, including the costs
associated therewith. Such expectations and assumptions are necessarily uncertain and may be prone to error or subject to
misinterpretation given the long timelines involved and the lack of an established single approach to identifying, measuring and
reporting on many ESG matters. Additionally, to the extent that we report GHG emissions data, the methodologies that we use
to calculate our emissions may change over time based upon changing industry standards. We note that standards and
expectations regarding the processes for measuring and counting GHG emissions and GHG emission reductions are evolving,
and it is possible that our approach to measuring our emissions maybe considered inconsistent with common or best practices
with respect to measuring and accounting for such matters. If our approaches to such matters fall out of step with common or
best practice, we may be subject to additional scrutiny, criticism, regulatory and investor engagement or litigation, any of which
may adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operation.
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Furthermore, the SEC has announced proposed rules that, among other matters, will establish a framework for reporting
climate related risks. To the extent that any proposed rules impose additional reporting obligations, we could face increased
costs. Separately, the SEC has also announced that it is scrutinizing existing climate change related disclosure in public filings,
increasing the potential for enforcement if the SEC were to allege our existing climate disclosures are misleading or deficient.
Furthermore, in November 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor adopted final rules that allow plan fiduciaries to consider
climate change and other ESG factors when they select retirement investments and exercise shareholder rights, such as proxy
voting. Should plan investors decide to not invest in us based on ESG factors, our business and access to capital may be
negatively impacted. In 2023, the State of California enacted legislation that will require large U.S. companies doing business
in California to make broad-based climate-related disclosures starting as early as 2026, and other jurisdictions, domestically and
internationally, are also considering various climate change disclosure requirements.
In addition, ESG and climate change issues may cause consumer preference to shift toward other alternative sources of
energy, lowering demand for oil and natural gas and consequently lowering demand for our services. In some areas these
concerns have caused governments to adopt or consider adopting regulations to transition to a lower-carbon economy. These
measures may include adoption of cap-and-trade programs, carbon taxes, increased efficiency standards, prohibitions on the
manufacture of certain types of equipment (such as new automobiles with internal combustion engines), and requirements for
the use of alternate energy sources such as wind or solar. These types of programs may reduce the demand for oil and natural
gas and consequently the demand for our services.
Approaches to climate change and a transition to a lower-carbon economy, including government regulation, company
policies, and consumer behavior, are continuously evolving. At this time, we cannot predict how such approaches may develop
or otherwise reasonably or reliably estimate their impact on our financial condition, results of operations and ability to compete.
However, any long-term material adverse effect on the oil and gas industry may adversely affect our financial condition, results
of operations and cash flows.
Our operations are subject to significant risks, some of which are beyond our control. These risks may be self-insured, or
may not be fully covered under our insurance policies.
Our operations are subject to significant hazards often found in the oil and natural gas industry, such as, but not limited to,
accidents, including accidents related to trucking operations provided in connection with our services, blowouts, explosions,
craterings, fires, natural gas leaks, oil and produced water spills and releases of hydraulic fracturing fluids or other well fluids
into the environment. These conditions can cause:
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substantial repair or remediation costs;
personal injury or loss of human life;
significant damage to or destruction of property, and equipment;
environmental pollution, including groundwater contamination;
unusual or unexpected geological formations or pressures and industrial accidents;
impairment or suspension of operations; and
substantial revenue loss.
In addition, our operations are subject to, and exposed to, employee/employer liabilities and risks such as wrongful
termination, discrimination, labor organizing, retaliation claims and general human resource related matters.
The occurrence of a significant event or adverse claim in excess of the insurance coverage that we maintain or that is not
covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, consolidated results of operations and financial
condition. Claims for loss of oil and natural gas production and damage to formations can occur in the well services industry.
Litigation arising from a catastrophic occurrence at a location where our equipment and services are being used or trucking
services provided in connection therewith may result in our being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting large claims.
We do not have insurance against all foreseeable risks, either because insurance is not available or because of the high
premium costs. The occurrence of an event not fully insured against or the failure of an insurer to meet its insurance obligations
could result in substantial losses. In addition, we may not be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we
consider reasonable. Insurance may not be available to cover any or all of the risks to which we are subject, or, even if
available, it may be inadequate, or insurance premiums or other costs could rise significantly in the future so as to make such
insurance prohibitively expensive.
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We could experience continued or increased severity of trucking related issues or trucking accidents, which could materially
affect our results of operations.
Trucking services can be adversely impacted by traffic congestion, shortage of drivers and weather delays which could
hinder our service levels. During 2021 and into 2022 there was a shortage of available trucking services in the United States due
to the industry not having enough qualified drivers, which impacted our field operations at times. In addition, our field
employees are generally required to have a commercial driver’s license (“CDL”) so they can drive trucks and move our frac
pumps and other equipment from location to location. Obtaining employees with CDLs can be challenging during times when
the trucking industry has driver shortages, as competition for qualified employees is often more intense. If we are unable to
obtain trucking services on a timely basis or the services of a sufficient number of field employees with CDLs, it could have a
material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
In addition, potential liability and unfavorable publicity associated with accidents in the trucking industry can be severe
and occurrences are unpredictable. The number and severity of litigation claims may be worsened by distracted driving by both
truck drivers and other motorists. Our transportation operations often involve traveling on unpaved roads located in rural areas,
increasing the risk of accidents. If we are involved in an accident involving hazardous substances, if there are releases of
hazardous substances we transport, if soil or groundwater contamination is found at our facilities or results from our operations,
or if we are found to be in violation of applicable environmental laws or regulations, we could owe cleanup costs and incur
related liabilities, including substantial fines or penalties or civil and criminal liability. A material increase in the frequency or
severity of accidents or workers’ compensation claims or the unfavorable development of existing claims could materially
adversely affect our results of operations. In the event that accidents occur, we may be unable to obtain desired contractual
indemnities, and our insurance may be inadequate in certain cases which could result in substantial losses. Any such lawsuits in
the future may result in the payment of substantial settlements or damages and increases to our insurance costs.
We may be subject to claims for personal injury and property damage, which could materially adversely affect our financial
condition, prospects and results of operations.
Our services are subject to inherent risks that can cause personal injury or loss of life, damage to or destruction of
property, equipment or the environment or the suspension of our operations. Litigation arising from operations where our
services are provided, may cause us to be named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting potentially large claims including claims
for exemplary damages. We maintain what we believe is customary and reasonable insurance to protect our business against
these potential losses, but such insurance may not be adequate to cover our liabilities, and we are not fully insured against all
risks.
In addition, our customers usually assume responsibility for, including control and removal of, all other pollution or
contamination which may occur during operations, including that which may result from seepage or any other uncontrolled
flow of drilling and completion fluids. We may have liability in such cases if we are grossly negligent or commit willful acts.
Our customers generally agree to indemnify us against claims arising from their employees’ personal injury or death to the
extent that, in the case of our hydraulic fracturing operations, their employees are injured by such operations, unless resulting
from our gross negligence or willful misconduct. Our customers also generally agree to indemnify us for loss or destruction of
customer-owned property or equipment. In turn, we agree to indemnify our customers for loss or destruction of property or
equipment we own and for liabilities arising from personal injury to or death of any of our employees, unless resulting from
gross negligence or willful misconduct of the customer. However, we might not succeed in enforcing such contractual liability
allocation or might incur an unforeseen liability falling outside the scope of such allocation. As a result, we may incur
substantial losses which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operation.
We are subject to environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations that may expose us to significant
costs and liabilities.
Our operations and the operations of our customers are subject to numerous federal, tribal, regional, state and local laws
and regulations relating to protection of the environment including natural resources, health and safety aspects of our operations
and waste management, including the transportation and disposal of waste and other materials. These laws and regulations may
impose numerous obligations on our operations and the operations of our customers, including the acquisition of permits or
other approvals to conduct regulated activities, the imposition of restrictions on the types, quantities and concentrations of
various substances that may be released into the environment or injected in non-productive formations below ground in
connection with oil and natural gas drilling and production activities, the incurrence of capital expenditures to mitigate or
prevent releases of materials from our equipment, facilities or from customer locations where we are providing services, the
imposition of substantial liabilities for pollution resulting from our operations, and the application of specific health and safety
criteria addressing worker protection. Any failure on our part or the part of our customers to comply with these laws and
regulations could result in assessment of sanctions including administrative, civil and criminal penalties; imposition of
investigatory, remedial or corrective action obligations or the incurrence of capital expenditures; the occurrence of restrictions,
delays or cancellations in the permitting, performance or development of projects or operations; and the issuance of orders
enjoining performance of some or all of our operations in a particular area. In addition to civil and other penalties associated
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with enforcement activities regarding compliance with occupational health and safety laws, our operations may be subject to
abatement obligations that could require significant modifications to existing operations to achieve compliance.
Our business activities present risks of incurring significant environmental costs and liabilities, including costs and
liabilities resulting from our handling of oilfield and other wastes, because of air emissions and wastewater discharges related to
our operations, and due to historical oilfield industry operations and waste disposal practices. Moreover, accidental releases or
spills may occur in the course of our operations or at facilities where our wastes are taken for reclamation or disposal, and we
cannot assure you that we will not incur significant costs and liabilities as a result of such releases or spills, including any third-
party claims for injuries to persons or damages to properties or natural resources. Some environmental laws and regulations
may impose strict liability, which means that in some situations we could be exposed to liability as a result of our conduct that
was lawful at the time it occurred or the conduct of, or conditions caused by, prior operators or other third parties. Remedial and
abatement costs and other damages arising as a result of environmental and occupational health and safety laws and costs
associated with changes in these laws and regulations could be significant and have a material adverse effect on our liquidity,
consolidated results of operations and financial condition.
Laws and regulations protecting the environment generally have become more stringent in recent years and are expected
to continue to do so, which could lead to material increases in costs for future environmental compliance and remediation. In
particular, the ESA restricts activities that may result in a “take” of endangered or threatened species and provides for
substantial penalties in cases where listed species are taken by being harmed. The dunes sagebrush lizard is one example of a
species that, if listed as endangered or threatened under the ESA, could impact our operations and the operations of our
customers. The dunes sagebrush lizard is found in the active and semi-stable shinnery oak dunes of southeastern New Mexico
and adjacent portions of Texas, including areas where our customers operate and our frac sand facilities are located. The FWS
is currently conducting a review to determine whether listing the dunes sagebrush lizard as endangered or threatened under the
ESA is warranted. In July 2020, the FWS published a 90-day finding that a 2018 petition seeking that the dunes sagebrush
lizard be listed as endangered or threatened presented substantial evidence indicating that listing may be warranted. In May
2022, an environmental group filed suit against the U.S. Department of the Interior and the FWS alleging that they have
unlawfully delayed protection of the dunes sagebrush. In July 2023, the FWS proposed to list the dunes sagebrush lizard as
endangered. If the dunes sagebrush lizard is listed as an endangered or threatened species, our operations and the operations of
our customers in any area that is designated as the dunes sagebrush lizard’s habitat may be limited, delayed or, in some
circumstances, prohibited, and we and our customers could be required to comply with expensive mitigation measures intended
to protect the dunes sagebrush lizard and its habitat. Furthermore, new laws and regulations, amendment of existing laws and
regulations, reinterpretation of legal requirements or increased governmental enforcement with respect to environmental matters
could restrict, delay or curtail exploratory or developmental drilling for oil and natural gas by our customers and could limit our
well servicing opportunities.
Oilfield anti-indemnity provisions enacted by many states may restrict or prohibit a party’s indemnification of us.
We typically enter into agreements with our customers governing the provision of our services, which usually include
certain indemnification provisions for losses resulting from operations. Such agreements may require each party to indemnify
the other against certain claims regardless of the negligence or other fault of the indemnified party; however, many states place
limitations on contractual indemnity agreements, particularly agreements that indemnify a party against the consequences of its
own negligence. Furthermore, certain states, including Texas, New Mexico and Wyoming, have enacted statutes generally
referred to as “oilfield anti-indemnity acts” expressly prohibiting certain indemnity agreements contained in or related to
oilfield services agreements. Such anti-indemnity acts may restrict or void a party’s indemnification of us, which could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, prospects and results of operations.
Technology advancements in well service technologies, including those involving hydraulic fracturing, could have a
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The hydraulic fracturing industry is characterized by rapid and significant technological advancements and introductions
of new products and services using new technologies. As competitors and others use or develop new technologies or
technologies comparable to ours in the future, we may lose market share or be placed at a competitive disadvantage. Further, we
may face competitive pressure to implement or acquire certain new technologies at a substantial cost. Some of our competitors
may have greater financial, technical and personnel resources than we do, which may allow them to gain technological
advantages or implement new technologies before we can. Additionally, we may be unable to implement new technologies or
services at all, on a timely basis or at an acceptable cost. New technology could also make it easier for our customers to
vertically integrate their operations, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for our services. Limits on our ability to
effectively use or implement new technologies may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
The ability or willingness of OPEC+ and other oil exporting nations to set and maintain production levels and/or the impact
of sanctions and global conflicts may have a significant impact on natural gas commodity prices.
OPEC+ is an intergovernmental organization that seeks to manage the price and supply of oil on the global energy market.
Actions taken by OPEC+ members, including those taken alongside other oil exporting nations, have a significant impact on
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global oil supply and pricing. For example, OPEC+ and certain other oil exporting nations have previously agreed to take
measures, including production cuts, to support crude oil prices. In 2020, largely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, oil
prices decreased dramatically, and OPEC+ agreed to historic production cuts in an effort to support prices. Conversely,
sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2022 increased prices. In October 2022, OPEC+ again
determined to reduce production of oil, by approximately 2 million barrels per day. At its meeting on December 4, 2022,
OPEC+ agreed to keep its current policy unchanged as the oil markets struggle to assess the impact of a slowing Chinese
economy on demand, and the Group of Seven Nations agreed on a price cap on Russian oil supply. In June 2023, OPEC+
members announced they would extend crude oil production cuts through 2024, limiting global crude oil supplies. In November
2023, OPEC+ agreed to cut production by an additional 1 million barrels per day beginning in January 2024.
There can be no assurance that OPEC+ members and other oil exporting nations will agree to future production cuts or
other actions to support and stabilize oil prices, nor can there be any assurance that sanctions or other global conflicts, including
the Russia-Ukraine conflict and various conflicts in the broader Middle East, will not further impact oil prices. Uncertainty
regarding future sanctions or actions to be taken by OPEC+ members or other oil exporting countries could lead to increased
volatility in the price of oil and natural gas, which could adversely affect our business, future financial condition and results of
operations.
Risks Related to the TRAs
The Company is required to make payments under the TRAs for certain tax benefits that it may claim, and the amounts of
such payments could be significant.
In connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), on January 17, 2018, the Company entered into two
Tax Receivable Agreements (the “TRAs”) with R/C Energy IV Direct Partnership, L.P. and the then-existing owners of Liberty
Oilfield Services Holdings LLC (“Liberty Holdings”) that continued to own Liberty LLC Units (each such person and any
permitted transferee, a “TRA Holder”). The TRAs generally provide for the payment by the Company to each TRA Holder of
85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, and local income tax and franchise tax (computed using simplifying
assumptions to address the impact of state and local taxes) that the Company actually recognizes (or is deemed to recognize in
certain circumstances) as a result of certain increases in tax basis, net operating losses available to the Company as a result of
the corporate reorganization performed in connection with the IPO (the “Corporate Reorganization”), and certain benefits
attributable to imputed interest. The Company will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of these cash savings.
The Company is a holding company and has no material assets other than its direct and indirect equity interests in its
subsidiaries. Because the Company has no independent means of generating revenue, its ability to make payments under the
TRAs is dependent on the ability of its subsidiaries to make distributions to the Company in an amount sufficient to cover its
obligations under the TRAs. To the extent that the Company is unable to make payments under the TRAs for any reason, such
payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid.
The term of each of the TRAs continues until all tax benefits that are subject to such TRAs have been utilized or expired,
unless the Company experiences a change of control (as defined in the TRAs, which includes certain mergers, asset sales and
other forms of business combinations) or the TRAs are terminated early (at the Company’s election or as a result of its breach),
and the Company makes the termination payments specified in such TRAs. In addition, payments the Company makes under
the TRAs will be increased by any interest earned from the due date (without extensions) of the corresponding tax return.
Payments under the TRAs commenced in 2020 and so long as the tax savings are recognized and the TRAs are not terminated,
payments are anticipated to continue for 15 years after the date of the last redemption of the Liberty LLC Units, which occurred
on January 31, 2023. Accordingly, if the applicable U.S. federal corporate tax rate is increased, then the amount of TRA
payments paid in the future may also increase.
In certain cases, if the Company experiences a change of control (as defined under the TRAs, which includes certain
mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations) or the TRAs terminate early (at the Company’s election or as a
result of its breach), the Company would be required to make an immediate lump-sum payment, and such payment may be
significantly in advance of, and may materially exceed, the actual realization, if any, of the future tax benefits to which the
payment relates. As a result, the Company’s obligations under the TRAs could have a substantial negative impact on its
liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, or other forms of business
combinations or changes of control. There can be no assurance we will be able to finance our obligations under the TRAs.
Furthermore, as a result of this payment obligation, holders of our Class A Common Stock could receive substantially less
consideration in connection with a change in control transaction than they would receive in the absence of such obligation.
Because our payment obligations under the TRAs will not be conditioned upon the TRA Holders’ having continued interest in
the Company or Liberty LLC, the TRA Holders’ interests may conflict with those of the holders of our Class A Common Stock.
Payments under the TRAs are based on the tax reporting positions that we will determine. The TRA Holders will not
reimburse us for any payments previously made under the TRAs if any tax benefits that have given rise to payments under the
TRAs are subsequently disallowed in an audit, except that excess payments made to any TRA Holder will be netted against
payments that would otherwise be made to such TRA Holder, if any, after our determination of such excess. As a result, in such
circumstances the Company could make payments that are greater than its actual cash tax savings, if any, and may not be able
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to recoup those payments, which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity. Furthermore, the payments under the TRAs
will not be conditioned upon a holder of rights under each of the TRAs having a continued ownership interest in the Company
or Liberty LLC. For further details of the TRAs, see Note 12—Income Taxes to the consolidated financial statements included
in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.
General Risks Related to our Business
We may be adversely affected by uncertainty in the global financial markets and the deterioration of the financial condition
of our customers.
Our future results may be impacted by the uncertainty caused by an economic downturn, volatility or deterioration in the
debt and equity capital markets, inflation, deflation or other adverse economic conditions that may negatively affect us or
parties with whom we do business resulting in a reduction in our customers’ spending and their non-payment or inability to
perform obligations owed to us, such as the failure of customers to honor their commitments or the failure of major suppliers to
complete orders. Additionally, during times when the oil or natural gas markets weaken, our customers are more likely to
experience financial difficulties, including being unable to access debt or equity financing, which could result in a reduction in
our customers’ spending for our services. In addition, in the course of our business we hold accounts receivable from our
customers. In the event of the financial distress or bankruptcy of a customer, we could lose all or a portion of such outstanding
accounts receivable associated with that customer. Further, if a customer was to enter into bankruptcy, it could also result in the
cancellation of all or a portion of our service contracts with such customer at significant expense or loss of expected revenues to
us.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely impacted by the effects of inflation.
Inflation has the potential to adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations by increasing our
overall cost structure, particularly if we are unable to achieve commensurate increases in the prices we charge our customers.
Other inflationary pressures could affect wages, the cost and availability of components, materials and other inputs and our
ability to meet customer demand. Inflation may further exacerbate other risk factors, including supply chain disruptions, risks
related to international operations and the recruitment and retention of qualified employees.
Reliance upon a few large customers may adversely affect our revenue and operating results.
Our top five customers represented approximately 34%, 30%, and 27%, of our consolidated revenue for the years ended
December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. It is possible that we will derive a significant portion of our revenue from a
concentrated group of customers in the future. If a major customer fails to pay us, revenue would be impacted and our operating
results and financial condition could be materially harmed. Additionally, if we were to lose any material customer or our
customers were to consolidate or merge with other operators, we may not be able to redeploy our equipment at similar
utilization or pricing levels or within a short period of time and such loss could have a material adverse effect on our business
until the equipment is redeployed at similar utilization or pricing levels.
We are subject to cyber security risks. A cyber incident could occur and result in information theft, data corruption,
operational disruption and/or financial loss.
The oil and natural gas industry has become increasingly dependent on digital technologies to conduct certain processing
activities. For example, we depend on digital technologies to perform many of our services and to process and record financial
and operating data. At the same time, cyber incidents, including deliberate attacks, have increased. The U.S. government has
issued public warnings that indicate that energy assets might be specific targets of cyber security threats. In early 2020, we
experienced a denial of service cyberattack that targeted a portion of our non-financial data. We immediately shutdown critical
systems, diagnosed the root cause of the attack and then methodically returned systems online. This cyberattack disrupted
certain non-financial aspects of our internal system for a period of less than one day, while limited and non-critical portions of
our systems were kept offline for up to one week in order to properly evaluate the breach. We determined that this cyberattack
did not materially affect us or any of our operations. We engaged in extensive data evaluation for potential damage and
concluded that minimal to no data loss had occurred as a result of this cyberattack. Our technologies, systems and networks,
and those of our vendors, suppliers and other business partners, may become the target of cyberattacks or information security
breaches in the future that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of
proprietary and other information, or other disruption of business operations. In addition, certain cyber incidents, such as
surveillance, may remain undetected for an extended period. Our systems and insurance coverage for protecting against cyber
security risks may not be sufficient. As cyber incidents continue to evolve, we will likely be required to expend additional
resources to continue to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate and remediate any vulnerability to cyber
incidents. Our insurance coverage for cyberattacks may not be sufficient to cover all the losses we may experience as a result of
such cyberattacks.
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Our assets require significant amounts of capital for maintenance, upgrades and refurbishment and may require significant
capital expenditures for new equipment.
Our hydraulic fracturing fleets and other completion service-related equipment require significant capital investment in
maintenance, upgrades and refurbishment to maintain their competitiveness. The costs of components and labor have increased
in the past and may increase in the future with increases in demand, which will require us to incur additional costs for any fleets
we may acquire in the future. Our fleets and other equipment typically do not generate revenue while they are undergoing
maintenance, upgrades or refurbishment. Any maintenance, upgrade or refurbishment project for our assets could increase our
indebtedness or reduce cash available for other opportunities. Furthermore, such projects may require proportionally greater
capital investments as a percentage of total asset value, which may make such projects difficult to finance on acceptable terms.
To the extent we are unable to fund such projects, we may have less equipment available for service or our equipment may not
be attractive to potential or current customers. Additionally, competition or advances in technology within our industry may
require us to update or replace existing fleets or build or acquire new fleets. Such demands on our capital or reductions in
demand for our hydraulic fracturing fleets and the increase in cost of labor necessary for such maintenance and improvement, in
each case, could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity position, financial condition, prospects and results of
operations and may increase our costs.
We rely on certain third parties for materials, and delays in deliveries of such materials, increases in the cost of such
materials or our contractual obligations to pay for materials that we ultimately do not require could harm our business,
results of operations and financial condition.
We have established relationships with certain suppliers of our materials (such as, but not limited to, proppant and
chemical additives) and other parts, supplies and items needed for our operations. Delays or shortages in materials can result
from a variety of reasons, including those caused by weather and natural disasters. Presently, the United States is undergoing a
supply chain disruption due to backlogged ports and trucking shortages, and our business is not immune from these effects.
Even once the root cause of the supply chain disruption or any future shortage or delay has passed, it can take time for our
supply chain to recover and run in a regular fashion. Should the nationwide supply chain disruption continue, or should any of
our current suppliers be unable to provide the necessary materials or otherwise fail to deliver the materials in a timely manner
and in the quantities required, any resulting delays in the provision of services could have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, increasing costs of such materials may negatively impact
demand for our services or the profitability of our business operations. In the past, our industry faced sporadic proppant
shortages associated with hydraulic fracturing operations requiring work stoppages, which are believed to have adversely
impacted the operating results of several competitors. We may not be able to mitigate any future shortages of materials,
including proppant, or the impact of supply chain disruptions. Furthermore, to the extent our contracts require us to purchase
more materials, including proppant, than we ultimately require, we may be forced to pay for the excess amount under “take or
pay” contract provisions.
We currently utilize a limited number of assemblers and suppliers for major equipment to both build new fleets and upgrade
any fleets we acquire to our preferred specifications, and our reliance on these vendors exposes us to risks including price
and timing of delivery.
We currently utilize a limited number of assemblers and suppliers for major equipment to both build our new fleets and
upgrade any fleets we may acquire to our custom design. If demand for hydraulic fracturing fleets or the components necessary
to build such fleets increases or these vendors face financial distress or bankruptcy, these vendors may not be able to provide
the new or upgraded fleets on schedule or at the current price. If this were to occur, we could be required to seek another
assembler or other suppliers for major equipment to build or upgrade our fleets, which may adversely affect our revenues or
increase our costs.
Interruptions of service on the rail lines by which we receive proppant could adversely affect our results of operations.
We receive a portion of the proppant used in our hydraulic fracturing services by rail. Rail operations are subject to
various risks that may result in a delay or lack of service, including lack of available capacity, mechanical problems, extreme
weather conditions, work stoppages, labor strikes, terrorist attacks and operating hazards. Additionally, if we increase the
amount of proppant we require for delivery of our services, we may face difficulty in securing rail transportation for such
additional amount of proppant. Any delay or failure in the rail services on which we rely could have a material adverse effect on
our financial condition and results of operations.
Changes in transportation regulations may increase our costs and negatively impact our results of operations.
We are subject to various transportation regulations including as a motor carrier by the Department of Transportation and
by various federal, state, provincial and tribal agencies, whose regulations include certain permit requirements of highway and
safety authorities. These regulatory authorities exercise broad powers over our equipment transportation operations, generally
governing such matters as the authorization to engage in motor carrier operations, safety, equipment testing, driver requirements
and specifications and insurance requirements. The trucking industry is subject to possible regulatory and legislative changes
that may impact our operations, such as changes in fuel emissions limits, hours of service regulations that govern the amount of
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time a driver may drive or work in any specific period and requiring onboard electronic logging devices or limits on vehicle
weight and size. As the federal government continues to develop and propose regulations relating to fuel quality, engine
efficiency and greenhouse gasses emissions, we may experience an increase in costs related to truck purchases and
maintenance, impairment of equipment productivity, a decrease in the residual value of vehicles, unpredictable fluctuations in
fuel prices and an increase in operating expenses. Additionally, we rely on third parties to provide trucking services, including
hauling proppant to our customer work sites, and these third parties may fail to comply with various transportation regulations,
resulting in our inability to use such third party providers. Increased truck traffic may contribute to deteriorating road conditions
in some areas where our operations are performed. Our operations, including routing and weight restrictions, could be affected
by road construction, road repairs, detours and state and local regulations and ordinances restricting access to certain roads.
Proposals to increase federal, state, provincial or local taxes, including taxes on motor fuels, are also made from time to time,
and any such increase would increase our operating costs. Also, state and local regulation of permitted routes and times on
specific roadways could adversely affect our operations. We cannot predict whether, or in what form, any legislative or
regulatory changes or municipal ordinances applicable to our logistics operations will be enacted and to what extent any such
legislation or regulations could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business or operations.
Our current and future indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.
Effective January 23, 2023, using proceeds from borrowings on our ABL Facility (as defined herein), we repaid all
amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility (as defined herein). As of February 5, 2024, the Company had $159.0
million outstanding under our ABL Facility, in addition to letters of credit in the amount of $7.4 million, with $235.1 million of
remaining availability. Please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—
Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Moreover, subject to the limits contained in our ABL Facility, we may incur substantial additional debt from time to time.
Any borrowings we may incur in the future would have several important consequences for our future operations, including
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covenants contained in the documents governing such indebtedness may require us to meet or maintain certain
financial tests, which may affect our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in our industry, such as being
able to take advantage of acquisition opportunities when they arise;
our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate and
other purposes may be limited;
our ability to use operating cash flow in other areas of our business may be limited because we must dedicate a
substantial portion of these funds to make principal and interest payments on our indebtedness;
we may be more vulnerable to interest rate increases to the extent that we incur variable rate indebtedness;
we may be competitively disadvantaged to our competitors that are less leveraged or have greater access to capital
resources; and
we may be more vulnerable to adverse economic and industry conditions.
If we incur indebtedness in the future, we may have significant principal payments due at specified future dates under the
documents governing such indebtedness. Our ability to meet such principal obligations will be dependent upon future
performance, which in turn will be subject to general economic conditions, industry cycles and financial, business and other
factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control. Our business may not continue to generate sufficient
cash flow from operations to repay any incurred indebtedness. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations,
we may be required to sell assets, to refinance all or a portion of such indebtedness or to obtain additional financing.
Unsatisfactory safety performance may negatively affect our customer relationships and, to the extent we fail to retain
existing customers or attract new customers, adversely impact our revenues.
Our ability to retain existing customers and attract new business is dependent on many factors, including our ability to
demonstrate that we can reliably and safely operate our business in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws, rules and
permits, which legal requirements are subject to change. Existing and potential customers consider the safety record of their
third-party service providers to be of high importance in their decision to engage such providers. If one or more accidents were
to occur at one of our operating sites, the affected customer may seek to terminate or cancel its use of our equipment or services
and may be less likely to continue to use our services, which could cause us to lose substantial revenues. Furthermore, our
ability to attract new customers may be impaired if they elect not to engage us because they view our safety record as
unacceptable. In addition, it is possible that we will experience multiple or particularly severe accidents in the future, causing
our safety record to deteriorate. This may be more likely as we continue to grow, if we experience high employee turnover or
labor shortage, or hire inexperienced personnel to bolster our staffing needs.
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If we are unable to fully protect our intellectual property rights, we may suffer a loss in our competitive advantage or market
share.
We do not have patents or patent applications relating to many of our key processes and technology. If we are not able to
maintain the confidentiality of our trade secrets, or if our competitors are able to replicate our technology or services, our
competitive advantage would be diminished. We also cannot ensure that any patents we may obtain in the future would provide
us with any significant commercial benefit or would allow us to prevent our competitors from employing comparable
technologies or processes.
We may be adversely affected by disputes regarding intellectual property rights of third parties.
Third parties from time to time may initiate litigation against us by asserting that the conduct of our business infringes,
misappropriates or otherwise violates intellectual property rights. We may not prevail in any such legal proceedings related to
such claims, and our products and services may be found to infringe, impair, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate the
intellectual property rights of others. If we are sued for infringement and lose, we could be required to pay substantial damages
and/or be enjoined from using or selling the infringing products or technology. Any legal proceeding concerning intellectual
property could be protracted and costly regardless of the merits of any claim and is inherently unpredictable and could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition, regardless of its outcome.
If we were to discover that our technologies or products infringe valid intellectual property rights of third parties, we may
need to obtain licenses from these parties or substantially re-engineer our products in order to avoid infringement. We may not
be able to obtain the necessary licenses on acceptable terms, or at all, or be able to re-engineer our products successfully. If our
inability to obtain required licenses for our technologies or products prevents us from selling our products, that could adversely
impact our financial condition and results of operations.
Additionally, we currently license certain third party intellectual property in connection with our business, and the loss of
any such license could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.
Seasonal weather conditions, natural disasters, public health crises, and other catastrophic events outside of our control
could severely disrupt normal operations and harm our business.
Our operations are located in different regions of the United States and Canada. Some of these areas, including the DJ
Basin, Powder River Basin, Williston Basin and our Canadian operations, are adversely affected by seasonal weather
conditions, primarily in the winter and spring. However, as evidenced by the severe winter weather experienced in the southern
United States and Canada during December 2022, weather-related hazards can exist in almost all the areas where we operate.
During periods of heavy snow, ice or rain, we may be unable to move our equipment between locations or obtain adequate
supplies of raw material or fuel, thereby reducing our ability to provide services and generate revenues. The exploration
activities of our customers may also be affected during such periods of adverse weather conditions. Additionally, extended
drought conditions in our operating regions could impact our ability or our customers’ ability to source sufficient water or
increase the cost for such water. As a result, a natural disaster or inclement weather conditions could severely disrupt the
normal operation of our business and adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, if the area
in which we operate or the market demand for oil and natural gas is affected by a public health crisis, such as the COVID-19
pandemic, or other similar catastrophic event outside of our control, our business and results of operations could be adversely
impacted.
The sand mining operations are subject to a number of risks relating to the proppant industry.
We operate two sand mines in the Permian Basin. Sand mining operations are subject to risks normally encountered in the
proppant industry. These risks include, among others: unanticipated ground, grade or water conditions; inability to acquire or
maintain, or public or nongovernmental organization opposition to, necessary permits for mining, access or water rights; our
ability to timely obtain necessary authorizations, approvals and permits from regulatory agencies (including environmental
agencies, such as the FWS, where our operations in West Texas may be slowed, limited or halted due to conservation efforts
targeted at the habitat of the dunes sagebrush lizard); pit wall or pond failures, and sluffing events; costs associated with
environmental compliance or as a result of unauthorized releases into the environment; restrictions imposed on our operations
related to the protection of natural resources, including plant and animal species; and reduction in the amount of water available
for processing. Any of these risks could result in delays, limitations or cancellations in mining or processing activities, losses or
possible legal liability.
Silica-related legislation, health issues and litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation or
results of operations.
We are subject to laws and regulations relating to human exposure to crystalline silica. Historically, our environmental
compliance costs with respect to existing crystalline silica requirements have not had a material adverse effect on our results of
operations; however, federal regulatory authorities and analogous state agencies may continue to propose changes in their
regulations regarding workplace exposure to crystalline silica, such as permissible exposure limits, required controls and
personal protective equipment. We may not be able to comply with any new laws and regulations that are adopted, and any new
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laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our operating results by requiring us to modify or cease our
operations.
In addition, the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica is associated with the lung disease silicosis. There is evidence of
an association between crystalline silica exposure or silicosis and lung cancer and a possible association with other diseases,
including immune system disorders such as scleroderma. The actual or perceived health risks of handling hydraulic fracture
sand could materially and adversely affect hydraulic fracturing service providers, including us, through reduced use of
hydraulic fracture sand, the threat of product liability or employee lawsuits, increased scrutiny by federal, state and local
regulatory authorities of us and our customers or reduced financing sources available to the industry. Furthermore, we may
incur additional costs with respect to purchasing specialized equipment designed to reduce exposure to crystalline silica in
connection with our operations or invest capital in new equipment.
We are subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, which imposes stringent health and safety standards on
certain aspects of our operations.
Our operations are subject to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by the Mine Improvement and
New Emergency Response Act of 2006, which imposes stringent health and safety standards on numerous aspects of mineral
extraction and processing operations, including the training of personnel, operating procedures, operating equipment, and other
matters. Our failure to comply with such standards, or changes in such standards or the re-interpretation or more stringent
enforcement thereof, could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition or otherwise impose
significant restrictions on its ability to conduct mineral extraction and processing operations.
The occurrence of explosive incidents could disrupt our operations and could adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
The wireline service we provide to oil and natural gas E&P customers involves the storage and handling of explosive
materials. Despite the use of specialized facilities to store explosive materials and intensive employee training programs, the
handling of explosive materials could result in incidents that temporarily shut down or otherwise disrupt our or E&P customers’
operations or could cause restrictions, delays or cancellations in the delivery of services. It is possible that an explosion could
result in death or significant injuries to employees and other persons. Material property damage to us, E&P customers and third
parties could also occur. Any explosive incident could expose us to adverse publicity or liability for damages or cause
production restrictions, delays or cancellations, any of which developments could have a material adverse effect on our ability
to compete, business, financial condition and results of operations.
The ongoing military action between Russia and Ukraine could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
In February of 2022, Russian military forces invaded Ukraine, resulting in conflict and disruption in the region. The
length, impact and outcome of the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine is highly unpredictable. This conflict has led and may
continue to lead to significant market and other disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices and supply of
energy resources, instability in financial markets, higher inflation, supply chain interruptions, political and social instability,
changes in consumer or purchaser preferences as well as increase in cyberattacks and espionage. As a result of the invasion and
ongoing military conflict, governments in the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and other
countries have implemented and may implement additional sanctions, export controls or other measures against Russia, Belarus
and other countries, regions, officials, individuals or industries in the respective territories. Such sanctions, and other measures,
as well as the existing and potential further responses from Russia or other countries to such sanctions, supply chain
disruptions, tensions and military actions, could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and could adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, and could also aggravate the other risk factors that we identify
herein.
The choice of forum provisions in our charter and bylaws could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial
forum for disputes with us.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Charter”) provides that unless the Company
consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on
behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Company
or any director or officer or other employee of the Company arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware, the Charter or the Company’s bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Company or any
director or officer or other employee of the Company governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to
Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Our Second
Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) further provide that unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of
an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America will be the sole and exclusive forum for the
resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act. Under the Securities Act, federal and
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state courts have concurrent jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act, and
stockholders cannot waive compliance with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly,
there is uncertainty as to whether a court would enforce such a forum selection provision as written in connection with claims
arising under the Securities Act. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of common stock
of the Company will be deemed to have notice of and have consented to the provisions of our Charter and Bylaws related to
choice of forum. The choice of forum provisions in our Charter and Bylaws may limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a
favorable judicial forum for disputes with us. Additionally, the enforceability of choice of forum provisions in other companies’
governing documents has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with any applicable action
brought against us, a court could find the choice of forum provisions contained in our Charter and Bylaws to be inapplicable or
unenforceable in such action. If so, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions,
which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
There can be no assurance we will repurchase shares of our Class A Common Stock in any particular amounts.
The stock markets in general have experienced substantial price and trading fluctuations, which have resulted in volatility
in the market prices of securities that often are unrelated or disproportionate to changes in operating performance. These broad
market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our Class A Common Stock. Price volatility over a given period
may also cause the average price at which we repurchase our own Class A Common Stock to exceed the stock’s price at a given
point in time. In addition, significant changes in the trading price of our Class A Common Stock and our ability to access
capital on terms favorable to us could impact our ability to repurchase shares of our Class A Common Stock. The timing and
amount of any repurchases will be determined by the Company’s management based on its evaluation of market conditions,
capital allocation alternatives and other factors beyond our control. Our share repurchase program may be modified, suspended,
extended or terminated by the Company at any time and without notice.
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
We recognize the critical importance of developing, implementing, and maintaining robust cybersecurity measures to
safeguard our information systems and protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our information systems and the
data residing therein.
We have integrated cybersecurity risk management into our broader risk management framework to promote a company-
wide practice of cybersecurity risk management. This integration ensures that cybersecurity considerations are part of our
decision-making processes. Our cybersecurity risk management processes include technical security controls, policy
enforcement mechanisms, monitoring systems, employee training, contractual arrangements, tools and related services from
third-party providers, and management oversight to identify, assess, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats. As
part of our cybersecurity risk management process, we have conducted simulated cybersecurity incidents to ensure that we are
prepared to respond to such an incident and to highlight any areas for potential improvement in our cyber incident preparedness.
Engagement of Third-Parties
Recognizing the complexity and evolving nature of cybersecurity threats, we may periodically engage a range of external
experts, including cybersecurity assessors, consultants, and auditors to evaluate and test our information systems. These
partnerships enable us to leverage specialized knowledge and insights, ensuring our cybersecurity strategies and processes
generally follow industry-recognized standards and frameworks, and are compliant with applicable laws.
Oversight of Third-Party Risk
Because we are aware of the risks associated with third-party service providers, we implement processes to oversee and
manage these risks. We conduct security assessments of critical third-party providers before engagement and maintain ongoing
monitoring to ensure compliance with our cybersecurity standards. The monitoring includes regular assessments by our Chief
Information Officer (“CIO”) and cybersecurity staff and advisors. This approach is designed to mitigate risks related to data
breaches or other security incidents involving third-parties.
Risks from Cybersecurity Threats
We have experienced, and may in the future experience, directly or indirectly through our third-party service providers,
cybersecurity incidents. While prior cybersecurity incidents have not had a material impact on us, future incidents could have a
material impact on our business strategy, results of operations, and financial condition. For more information about the
cybersecurity risks we face, see “We are subject to cyber security risks. A cyber incident could occur and result in information
theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss” in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Cybersecurity Governance
Board of Directors Oversight
Our Board of Directors has designated the Audit Committee to oversee risk management associated with cybersecurity
threats. The Audit Committee is comprised of board members with diverse expertise including risk management, technology,
and finance, which we believe enables them to oversee cybersecurity risks.
Management’s Role
We have a cybersecurity risk management committee comprised of senior leadership, including our CIO. The committee
evaluates and addresses cybersecurity risks in alignment with our business objectives and operational needs. The Company’s
cybersecurity risk management committee is also responsible for informing the Audit Committee on cybersecurity risks. The
committee provides briefings to the Audit Committee on at least a quarterly basis, performs a comprehensive annual review of
cybersecurity risks and threats, and assesses and adjusts the Company’s processes to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate
any such risks and threats.
Primary responsibility for assessing, monitoring and managing our cybersecurity risks rests with our CIO. With over 30
years of experience in the field of information systems and cybersecurity, our CIO brings a wealth of expertise to this role. His
background includes extensive experience as an enterprise CIO and his in-depth knowledge and experience are instrumental in
developing and executing our cybersecurity strategies. Our CIO oversees our governance programs, tests our compliance with
standards, remediates known risks, and leads our employee training program as such items relate to cybersecurity. Our CIO
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manages our cybersecurity risks with the help of key personnel overseeing cybersecurity, information technology networks and
infrastructure, operational technology, and critical software applications.
Our CIO and information technology team are continually informed about the latest developments in cybersecurity,
including potential threats and innovative risk management techniques. The CIO and information technology team implements
and oversees processes for the regular monitoring of our information systems. This includes the deployment of advanced
security measures and regular system audits to identify potential vulnerabilities. In the event of a cybersecurity incident, the
CIO and information technology team are equipped with a well-defined incident response plan, which includes escalation to the
cybersecurity risk management committee and the Audit Committee, and relevant public disclosure, as appropriate.
Item 2. Properties
Information regarding our properties is contained in “Item 1. Business” and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
The information with respect to this Item 3. Legal Proceedings is set forth in Note 15—Commitments & Contingencies in
Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this Form 10-K.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
Market Information
On January 17, 2018, we consummated an initial public offering of our Class A Common Stock at a price of $17.00 per
share. Our Class A Common Stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol “LBRT.” Prior to that time, there was no public
market for our Class A Common Stock. There is no public market for our Class B Common Stock.
Holders of our Common Stock
As of February 5, 2024, there were 17 stockholders of record of our Class A Common Stock and no stockholders of
record of our Class B Common Stock. The number of record holders is based upon the actual number of holders registered on
the books of the Company at such date and does not include holders of shares in “street names” or persons, partnerships,
associations, corporations or other entities identified in security position listings maintained by depositories.
Dividend Policy
On October 18, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) reinstated quarterly dividends after they were
suspended on April 2, 2020. The Company paid cash dividends of $0.05 per share of Class A Common Stock on December 20,
2022, March 20, 2023, June 20, 2023, and September 20, 2023 to stockholders of record as of December 6, 2022, March 6,
2023, June 6, 2023, and September 6, 2023, respectively. Additionally, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.07 per share of
Class A Common Stock on December 20, 2023 to stockholders of record as of December 6, 2023. The declaration of dividends
is subject to approval by the Board and to the Board’s continuing determination that such declaration of dividends is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders. Future dividends may be adjusted at the Board’s discretion based on market
conditions and capital availability. We are not required to pay dividends, and our stockholders will not be guaranteed, or have
contractual or other rights to receive, dividends.
During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, dividend payments totaled $37.5 million and $9.0 million,
respectively.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities
We had no sales of unregistered equity securities during the period covered by this Annual Report that were not
previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K (or on Form 10-Q in lieu of Form 8-K).
Purchase of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
On July 25, 2022, the Board authorized and the Company announced a share repurchase program that allowed the
Company to repurchase up to $250.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock beginning immediately and continuing
through and including July 31, 2024. On January 24, 2023, the Board authorized and the Company announced an increase to the
share repurchase program that increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase authorization to $500.0 million. Furthermore,
on January 23, 2024, the Board authorized and the Company announced an increase to the share repurchase program that
increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase authorization to $750.0 million and extended the authorization through
July 31, 2026. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions or by other
means in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws. The timing, as well as the number and value of shares
repurchased under the program, will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors,
including management’s assessment of the intrinsic value of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, the market price of the
Company’s Class A Common Stock, general market and economic conditions, available liquidity, compliance with the
Company’s debt and other agreements, applicable legal requirements, and other considerations. The exact number of shares to
be repurchased by the Company is not guaranteed, and the program may be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time
without prior notice. The Company expects to fund any repurchases by using cash on hand, borrowings under the ABL Facility
and expected free cash flow to be generated through the duration of the share repurchase program.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased and retired 13,705,622 shares of Class A Common
Stock for $203.1 million or $14.82 average price per share including commissions, under the share repurchase program.
As of December 31, 2023, $171.9 million remained authorized for future repurchases of Class A Common Stock under
the share repurchase program and $417.5 million as of February 5, 2024, following the authorization increase.
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The following sets forth information with respect to our repurchases of shares of Class A Common Stock during the three
months ended December 31, 2023:
Period
October 1, 2023 - October
31, 2023
November 1, 2023 -
November 30, 2023
December 1, 2023 -
December 31, 2023
Total
Total number of
shares purchased
Average price
paid per share
(2)
Total number of shares
purchased as part of
publicly announced plans
or programs (1)
Approximate dollar value of
shares that may yet be
purchased under the plans or
programs (1)
351,632
1,161,489
518,615
2,031,736
19.91
19.45
18.22
19.21
351,632
1,161,489
518,615
2,031,736
203,968,909
181,379,741
171,930,956
171,930,956
(1) On July 25, 2022, the Board authorized and the Company announced a share repurchase program that allowed the
Company to repurchase up to $250.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock beginning immediately and continuing
through and including July 31, 2024. On January 24, 2023, the Board authorized and the Company announced an increase to the
share repurchase program that increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase authorization to $500.0 million. Furthermore,
on January 23, 2024, the Board authorized and the Company announced an increase to the share repurchase program that
increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase authorization to $750.0 million and extended the authorization through
July 31, 2026. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions or by other
means in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws.
(2) The average price paid per share of $19.21 was calculated excluding commissions.
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph and table compares the cumulative total return on our Class A Common Stock with the cumulative
total return on the Standard & Poor’s 500 ® Index and the Philadelphia Oil Service Index, since December 31, 2018 and each
annual period thereafter through December 31, 2023. The graph assumes that $100 was invested in our Class A Common Stock
in each index on December 31, 2018 and that any dividends were reinvested on the last day of the month in which they were
paid. The cumulative total return set forth is not necessarily indicative of future performance.
The following graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or to be “filed” with the SEC, nor
shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except
to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing.
For the Years Ended December 31
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Liberty Energy Inc.
$ 100.00 $
87.20 $
82.35 $
77.48 $ 128.28 $ 147.43
Standard & Poor’s 500 ® Index
Philadelphia Oil Service Index
100.00
100.00
131.49
155.68
99.44
57.60
200.37
69.54
164.08
112.31
207.21
114.47
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Comparison of Cumulative Total Return Liberty Energy Inc.Standard & Poor’s 500 ® IndexPhiladelphia Oil Service Index12/31/201812/31/201912/31/202012/31/202112/31/202212/31/2023$0$50$100$150$200$250
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction
with our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report. The following
discussion contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance.
Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of
risks and uncertainties, including those described in this Annual Report under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors.” Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update any of these forward-
looking statements. This section of this Annual Report generally discusses 2023 and 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons
between 2023 and 2022. For discussion of year ended December 31, 2021, as well as the year ended 2022 compared to the
year ended December 31, 2021, refer to Part II, Item 7— Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations of our 2022 Annual Report.
Overview
The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a leading integrated energy services and technology company focused on
providing innovative hydraulic fracturing services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas E&P companies in
North America. We offer customers hydraulic fracturing services, together with complementary services including wireline
services, proppant delivery solutions, field gas processing and treating, CNG delivery, data analytics, related goods (including
our sand mine operations), and technologies that will facilitate lower emission completions, thereby helping our customers
reduce their emissions profile. We have grown from one active hydraulic fracturing fleet in December 2011 to over 40 active
fleets as of December 31, 2023. We provide our services primarily in the Permian Basin, the Williston Basin, the Eagle Ford
Shale, the Haynesville Shale, the Appalachian Basin (Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale), the Western Canadian Sedimentary
Basin, the DJ Basin, and the Anadarko Basin. Our operations also extend to a few smaller shale basins, including the Uinta
Basin, the Powder River Basin, and the San Juan Basin, as well as to two sand mines in the Permian Basin.
In early 2023, the Company launched Liberty Power Innovations LLC (“LPI”), an integrated alternative fuel and power
solutions provider for remote applications. LPI provides CNG supply, field gas processing and treating, and well site fueling
and logistics. LPI was formed with the initial focus on supporting Liberty’s transition towards our next generation digiFleets℠
and dual fuel fleets, as CNG fueling services are limited in the market, yet critical to maintaining highly efficient well site
operations. Currently, LPI is primarily focused on supporting an industry transition to natural gas fueled technologies, serving
as a key enabler of the next step of cost and emissions reductions in the oilfield.
We believe technical innovation and strong relationships with our customer and supplier bases distinguish us from our
competitors and are the foundations of our business. We expect that E&P companies will continue to focus on technological
innovation as completion complexity and fracture intensity of horizontal wells increases, particularly as customers are
increasingly focused on reducing emissions from their completions operations. We remain proactive in developing innovative
solutions to industry challenges, including developing: (i) our databases of U.S. unconventional wells to which we apply our
proprietary multi-variable statistical analysis technologies to provide differential insight into fracture design optimization; (ii)
our Liberty Quiet Fleet® design which significantly reduces noise levels compared to conventional hydraulic fracturing fleets;
(iii) hydraulic fracturing fluid systems tailored to the specific reservoir properties in the basins in which we operate; (iv) our
dual fuel dynamic gas blending (“DGB”) fleets that allow our engines to run diesel or a combination of diesel and natural gas,
to optimize fuel use, reduce emissions and lower costs; (v) our digiFleets℠, comprising of digiFrac℠ and digiPrime℠ pumps,
our innovative, purpose-built electric and hybrid frac pumps that have approximately 25% lower CO2e emission profile than
the Tier IV DGB; (vi) our wet sand handling technology which eliminates the need to dry sand, enabling the deployment of
mobile mines nearer to wellsites; and (vii) the launch of LPI to support the transition to our digiFleets as well as the transition
to lower costs and emissions in the oilfield.. In addition, our integrated supply chain includes proppant, chemicals, equipment,
natural gas fueling services, logistics and integrated software which we believe promotes wellsite efficiency and leads to more
pumping hours and higher productivity throughout the year to better service our customers. In order to achieve our
technological objectives, we carefully manage our liquidity and debt position to promote operational flexibility and invest in the
business throughout the full commodity cycle in the regions we operate.
Recent Trends and Outlook
Entering 2024, we believe the fundamental outlook for the frac industry is stable. Service prices remain relatively steady
as the industry’s supply of marketed fleets was right sized in response to lower completions activity. Many fleets exited the
market both from accelerated attrition of older equipment and the deliberate idling of underutilized fleets to match customer
demand. Operators continue to demand technologies that provide significant emissions reductions and fuel savings.
We believe E&P operators are now better served with larger, well capitalized integrated frac companies that can meet
their technical demands and more complex needs. Engineering and innovation have led to rising shale productivity. Service
companies have worked with operators to drive efficiencies, including faster completions, longer laterals and completion design
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optimization, helping to offset the gradual decline in reservoir quality. The trend toward higher intensity fracs should raise
demand for horsepower, which is expected to keep frac assets well utilized and drive service company returns during 2024.
Global oil and gas markets continue to contend with commodity price fluctuations, owing to developments in geopolitics,
interest rates, and macroeconomic data. Range bound oil prices have not meaningfully changed E&P operator plans to deliver
flat to modest production growth for 2024. Further, as North American oil production continues to reach record levels, more
frac activity may be required during 2024 and future years to offset production decline. Near term natural gas markets are under
pressure, but domestic power demand growth and increased liquified natural gas exports are currently expected to lead to
improved conditions in 2025.
During the year 2023, the posted WTI price traded at an average of $77.58 per barrel (“Bbl”), as compared to the 2022
average of $94.90 per Bbl, and the 2021 average of $68.13 per Bbl. In addition, the average domestic onshore rig count for the
United States and Canada was 781 rigs reported in the fourth quarter of 2023, down from the average in the fourth quarter of
2022 of 947, according to a report from Baker Hughes.
Acquisitions
On October 26, 2021, the Company acquired PropX in exchange for $11.9 million in cash, 3,405,526 shares of Class A
Common Stock and 2,441,010 shares of Class B Common Stock, and 2,441,010 Liberty LLC Units, for total consideration of
$103.0 million, based on the Class A Common Stock closing price of $15.58 on October 26, 2021, subject to customary post-
closing adjustments. The Liberty LLC Units were redeemable for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock at
any time, at the election of the shareholder. Founded in 2016, PropX is a leading provider of last-mile proppant delivery
solutions including proppant handling equipment and logistics software across North America. PropX offers innovative
environmentally friendly technology with optimized dry and wet sand containers and wellsite proppant handling equipment that
drive logistics efficiency and reduce noise and emissions. We believe that PropX wet sand handling technology and logistics is
a key enabler of the next step of cost and emissions reductions in the proppant industry. PropX also offers customers the latest
real-time logistics software, PropConnect, as a hosted software as a service.
On April 6, 2023, LPI accelerated its expansion by acquiring Siren, a Permian focused integrated natural gas compression
and CNG delivery business with 16 MMcf per day of natural gas compression capacity at two expandable Permian sites and
transportation, logistics, and pressure reduction services, for cash consideration of $75.7 million, after post-closing adjustments
and net of cash received. LPI currently delivers fuel to customers in both the drilling and completions markets, and its logistics
system is designed to deliver CNG, renewable natural gas, or hydrogen to remote locations. We believe that the added natural
gas compression capability is a key enabler of the next step of cost and emissions reductions in the industry.
Increase in Drilling Efficiency and Service Intensity of Completions
Over the past decade, E&P companies have focused on exploiting the vast resource potential available across many of
North America’s unconventional resource plays through the application of horizontal drilling and completion technologies,
including the use of multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, in order to increase recovery of oil and natural gas. As E&P companies
have improved drilling and completion techniques to maximize return and efficiency, we believe that well economics have
improved and unconventional oil and gas production is globally competitive. Liberty has been a significant partner with our
customers in driving these continued improvements.
Improved drilling economics from horizontal drilling and greater rig efficiencies. Unconventional resources are
increasingly being targeted through the use of horizontal drilling. According to Baker Hughes, as reported on January 26, 2024,
horizontal rigs accounted for approximately 90% of all rigs drilling in the United States and Canada, up from 77% as of
December 26, 2014. Over the past several years, North American E&P companies have benefited from improved drilling
economics driven by technologies that reduce the number of days, and the cost, of drilling wells. North American drilling rigs
have incorporated newer technologies, which allow them to drill rock more effectively and quickly, meaning each rig can drill
more wells in a given period. These include improved drilling technologies and the incorporation of geosteering techniques
which allow better placement of the wellbore. Drilling rigs have also incorporated new technology which allows fully
assembled rigs to automatically “walk” from one location to the next without disassembling and reassembling the rig, greatly
reducing the time it takes to move from one drilling location to the next. Today the majority of E&P drilling is on multi-well
pad development, allowing efficient drilling of multiple horizontal wellbores from the same pad or location. The aggregate
effect of these improved techniques and technologies have reduced the average days required to drill a well, which according to
Lium Research, has dropped from 28 days in 2014 to 18 days in 2023.
Increased complexity and service intensity of horizontal well completions. In addition to improved rig efficiencies
discussed above, E&P companies are also improving the subsurface techniques and technologies used to exploit unconventional
resources. These improvements have targeted increasing the exposure of each wellbore to the reservoir by drilling longer
horizontal lateral sections of the wellbore. To complete the well, hydraulic fracturing is applied in stages along the wellbore to
break-up the resource so that oil and gas can be produced. As wellbores have increased in length, the number of frac stages and/
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or the number of perforation clusters (frac initiation points) has also increased. Further, E&P companies have improved
production from each stage by applying increasing amounts of proppant in each stage, which better connects the well to the
resource. The aggregate effect of increased number of stages and the increasing amount of proppant in each stage has greatly
increased the total amount of proppant used in each well, according to Liberty’s FracTrends database, from six million pounds
per well in 2014 to over 20 million pounds per well in 2023. Further efficiency gains are being sought via the “simul-frac,”
“trimul-frac,” and other techniques. When compared to typical zipper-frac operations, these methods allow operators to
complete a pad of wells quicker, thereby shortening the time from spud to first production.
These industry trends continue to keep our customers as important suppliers to the global oil and natural gas markets,
which directly benefit hydraulic fracturing companies like us that have the expertise and innovative technology to effectively
service today’s more efficient oilfield drilling activity and the increasing complexity and intensity of well completions. Given
the expected returns that E&P companies have reported for new well development activities due to improved rig efficiencies
and increasing well completion complexity and intensity, we expect these industry trends to continue.
How We Generate Revenue
We currently generate revenue through the provision of hydraulic fracturing, wireline services and goods, including sand
from our Permian Basin sand mines, proppant delivery and logistics, and natural gas compression and delivery. These services
and goods are provided under a variety of contract structures, primarily master service agreements (“MSAs”) as supplemented
by statements of work, pricing agreements and specific quotes. A portion of our statements of work, under MSAs, include
provisions that establish pricing arrangements for a period of up to approximately one year in length. However, the majority of
those agreements provide for pricing adjustments based on market conditions. The majority of our services are priced based on
prevailing market conditions and changing input costs at the time the services are provided, giving consideration to the specific
requirements of the customer.
Our hydraulic fracturing and wireline services are performed in sections, which we refer to as fracturing stages. The
estimated number of fracturing stages to be completed for a particular horizontal well is determined by the customer’s well
completion design. We recognize revenue for each fracturing stage completed, although our revenue per completed fracturing
stage varies depending on the actual volumes and types of proppants, chemicals, and fluid utilized for each fracturing stage. The
number of fracturing stages that we are able to complete in a period is directly related to the number and utilization of our
deployed fleets and size of stages.
Costs of Conducting Our Business
The principal expenses involved in conducting our business are direct cost of personnel, services, and materials used in
the provision of services, general and administrative expenses, and depreciation, depletion, and amortization. A large portion of
the costs we incur in our business are variable based on the number of hydraulic fracturing jobs and the requirements of
services provided to our customers. We manage the level of our fixed costs, except depreciation, depletion, and amortization,
based on several factors, including industry conditions and expected demand for our services.
How We Evaluate Our Operations
We use a variety of qualitative, operational and financial metrics to assess our performance. First and foremost, of these is
a qualitative assessment of customer satisfaction because ensuring we are a valuable partner to our customers is the key to
achieving our quantitative business metrics. Among other measures, management considers each of the following:
• Revenue;
• Operating Income;
• EBITDA;
• Adjusted EBITDA;
• Net Income; and
• Earnings per Share.
Revenue
We analyze our revenue by comparing actual revenue to our internal projections for a given period and to prior periods to
assess our performance.
Operating Income
We analyze our operating income, which we define as revenues less direct operating expenses, depreciation, depletion,
and amortization and general and administrative expenses, to measure our financial performance. We believe operating income
is a meaningful metric because it provides insight on profitability and true operating performance based on the historical cost
basis of our assets. We also compare operating income to our internal projections for a given period and to prior periods.
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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
We view EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as important indicators of performance. We define EBITDA as net income
before interest, income taxes, and depreciation, depletion, and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted
to eliminate the effects of items such as non-cash stock-based compensation, new fleet or new basin start-up costs, fleet lay-
down costs, costs of asset acquisitions, gain or loss on the disposal of assets, provision for credit losses, transaction, severance,
and other costs, the gain or loss on remeasurement of liability under our tax receivable agreements, the gain or loss on
investments, and other non-recurring expenses that management does not consider in assessing ongoing performance. See
“Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
to net income, the most comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Results of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2023, Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022
Description
Revenue
Cost of services, excluding depreciation, depletion, and amortization shown
separately
General and administrative
Transaction, severance, and other costs
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
Gain on disposal of assets, net
Operating income
Other expense, net
Net income before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net income
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
Net income attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders
Revenue
Years Ended December 31,
2022
Change
2023
(in thousands)
$
4,747,928 $
4,149,228 $
598,700
3,349,370
221,406
2,053
421,514
3,149,036
180,040
5,837
323,028
(6,994)
(4,603)
760,579
25,689
734,890
178,482
556,408
91
556,317 $
495,890
96,381
399,509
(793)
400,302
700
399,602 $
$
200,334
41,366
(3,784)
98,486
(2,391)
264,689
(70,692)
335,381
179,275
156,106
(609)
156,715
Our revenue increased $598.7 million, or 14%, to $4.7 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $4.1
billion for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to higher service pricing, the
reactivation of several fleets not fully reflected in the prior year, and an activity-driven increase in fleet efficiency
commensurate with consistent demand for hydraulic fracturing services.
Cost of Services
Cost of services (excluding depreciation, depletion, and amortization) increased $200.3 million, or 6%, to $3.3 billion for
the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $3.1 billion for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in expense
was primarily related to increases in materials and parts consumption and higher labor costs related to reactivated fleets and
higher fleet efficiency during the year ended December 31, 2023.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased $41.4 million, or 23%, to $221.4 million for the year ended December 31,
2023 compared to $180.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 primarily related to increases from labor cost inflation,
various corporate costs related to increased levels of activity, and increased share-based compensation expense related to
Company performance.
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Transaction, Severance and Other Costs
Transaction, severance and other costs decreased $3.8 million, or 65%, to $2.1 million for the year ended December 31,
2023 compared to $5.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The costs incurred during the year ended December 31,
2023 primarily related to integration cost, legal, accounting, and other professional services provided in connection with the
Siren Acquisition, while costs incurred during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to ongoing integration costs from
prior period acquisitions.
Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization expense increased $98.5 million, or 30%, to $421.5 million for the year ended
December 31, 2023 compared to $323.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in 2023 was due to
additional equipment placed in service not fully reflected in the prior year, including the deployment of our digiTechnologiesSM.
Gain on Disposal of Assets, net
The Company recorded a gain on disposal of assets, net of $7.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared
to $4.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The gain recognized in the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily
the result of the Company selling used field equipment and light duty trucks in a strong used vehicle and equipment market.
The gain recognized in the year ended December 31, 2022 was a result of the sale of used field equipment and light duty trucks
in a strong used vehicle and equipment market offset by a loss on sale of two non-strategic facilities acquired in a previous
acquisition and a loss on plan of sale for two other non-strategic facilities.
Operating Income
The Company recorded operating income of $760.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $495.9
million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The change in operating income was primarily due to the $598.7 million, or
14%, increase in total revenue partially offset by a $334.0 million increase in total operating expenses, the significant
components of which are discussed above.
Other Expense, net
Other expense, net decreased by $70.7 million to $25.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $96.4
million during the year ended December 31, 2022. Other expense, net is comprised of (gain) loss on remeasurement of liability
under the TRAs, gain on investments, interest income—related party, and interest expense, net. As a result of the release of a
valuation allowance on the U.S. net deferred tax assets the Company remeasured the liability under the TRAs resulting in a loss
of $76.2 million, offset by a $2.5 million gain on investments during the year ended December 31, 2022, compared to a $1.8
million gain on remeasurement of the liability under the TRAs, due to a change in the overall expected effective tax rate, during
the year ended December 31, 2023. Interest income—related party increased $2.0 million related to an extension of credit
executed in December 2022 and extended in August 2023. These decreases were partially offset by the $6.8 million increase in
interest expense, net as a result of new finance leases added and higher interest rates under the ABL Facility during the year
ended December 31, 2023 compared to the year ended December 31, 2022.
Net Income Before Income Taxes
The Company realized net income before income taxes of $734.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023
compared to $399.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in results was primarily attributable to the
increase in revenues and the decrease in other expense, net, as noted above, partially offset by the increase in operating
expenses discussed above.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
The Company recognized income tax expense of $178.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, an effective rate
of 24.3%, compared to an income tax benefit of $0.8 million, an effective rate of (0.2)%, recognized for the year ended
December 31, 2022. The increase in income tax expense was primarily attributable to the Company recording taxes on the
Company’s U.S. activity during the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to the release of a valuation allowance on its
U.S. net deferred tax assets during the year ended December 31, 2022 largely offsetting taxes on 2022 activity.
Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We view EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as important indicators of performance. We define EBITDA as net income
before interest, income taxes, and depreciation, depletion, and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted
to eliminate the effects of items such as non-cash stock-based compensation, new fleet or new basin start-up costs, fleet lay-
down costs, costs of asset acquisitions, gain or loss on the disposal of assets, bad debt reserves, transaction, severance, and other
costs, the gain or loss on remeasurement of liability under our tax receivable agreements, the gain or loss on investments, and
other non-recurring expenses that management does not consider in assessing ongoing performance.
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Our board of directors, management, investors, and lenders use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial
performance because it allows them to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the
effects of our capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense), asset base (such as depreciation, depletion, and
amortization) and other items that impact the comparability of financial results from period to period. We present EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business
in addition to measures calculated under GAAP.
Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the
presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide useful information to investors in assessing our financial
performance and results of operations. Net income is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted
EBITDA. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measure. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures has important limitations as an analytical tool due to exclusion
of some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. You should not consider EBITDA
or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of these non-GAAP financial
measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility.
The following tables present a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to our net income, which is the most
directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods presented:
Year Ended December 31, 2023, Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Description
2023
Years Ended December 31,
2022
(in thousands)
Change
Net income
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
Interest expense, net
Income tax expense
EBITDA
Stock-based compensation expense
Fleet start-up and lay-down costs
Transaction, severance, and other costs
Gain on disposal of assets, net
Provision for credit losses
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements
Gain on investments
Adjusted EBITDA
$
$
556,408 $
421,514
27,506
178,482
1,183,910 $
33,026
2,082
2,053
(6,994)
808
(1,817)
—
$
1,213,068 $
400,302 $
323,028
22,715
(793)
745,252 $
23,108
17,007
5,837
(4,603)
—
76,191
(2,525)
860,267 $
156,106
98,486
4,791
179,275
438,658
9,918
(14,925)
(3,784)
(2,391)
808
(78,008)
2,525
352,801
EBITDA was $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $745.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 2022. Adjusted EBITDA was $1.2 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023 compared to $860.3 million for
the year ended December 31, 2022. The increases in EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA primarily resulted from increased activity
levels in 2023 as described above under the captions Revenue, Cost of Services, and General and Administrative Expenses for
the Year Ended December 31, 2023, Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2022.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our primary sources of liquidity consist of cash flows from operations and borrowings under our ABL Facility. We expect
to fund operations and organic growth with these sources. We monitor the availability and cost of capital resources such as
equity and debt financings that could be leveraged for current or future financial obligations including those related to
acquisitions, capital expenditures, working capital, and other liquidity requirements. We may incur additional indebtedness or
issue equity in order to meet our capital expenditure activities and liquidity requirements, as well as to fund growth
opportunities that we pursue, including via acquisition. Our primary uses of capital have been capital expenditures to support
organic growth and funding ongoing operations, including maintenance and fleet upgrades, as well as the repurchases of, and
dividends on, shares of our Class A Common Stock.
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Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $6.9 million to $36.8 million as of December 31, 2023 compared to $43.7
million as of December 31, 2022, while working capital excluding cash and current liabilities under debt and lease
arrangements increased $42.2 million.
On September 19, 2017, the Company entered into two credit agreements, (i) a revolving line of credit up to $250.0
million, subsequently increased to $525.0 million, see below, (the “ABL Facility”) and (ii) a $175.0 million term loan (the
“Term Loan Facility”, and together with the ABL Facility the “Credit Facilities”).
As of December 31, 2023, we had $525.0 million committed under the ABL Facility, subject to certain borrowing base
limitations based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory available to finance working capital needs. As of
December 31, 2023, the borrowing base was calculated to be $420.3 million, and the Company had $140.0 million outstanding,
in addition to a letter of credit in the amount of $2.6 million, with $277.7 million of remaining availability.
On January 23, 2023, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to the ABL Facility (the “Eighth ABL
Amendment”). The Eighth ABL Amendment amends certain terms, provisions and covenants of the ABL Facility, including,
among other things: (i) increasing the maximum revolver amount from $425.0 million to $525.0 million (the “Upsized
Revolver”); (ii) increasing the amount of the accordion feature from $75.0 million to $100.0 million; (iii) extending the
maturity date from October 22, 2026 to January 23, 2028; (iv) modifying the dollar amounts of various credit facility triggers
and tests proportionally to the Upsized Revolver; (v) permitting repayment under the Term Loan Facility prior to February 10,
2023; and (vi) increasing certain indebtedness, intercompany advance, and investment baskets. The Eighth ABL Amendment
also includes an agreement from Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, to release its second priority
liens and security interests on all collateral that served as first priority collateral under the Term Loan Facility. This release was
completed during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Additionally, on January 23, 2023, the Company borrowed $106.7 million on the ABL Facility and used the proceeds to
pay off and and terminate the Term Loan Facility. The amount paid included the balance of the Term Loan Facility upon payoff
of $104.7 million, $0.9 million of accrued interest, and a $1.1 million prepayment premium. Additionally, there were $0.2
million in administrative agent and lender legal fees included in the pay off.
The ABL Facility contains covenants that restrict our ability to take certain actions. At December 31, 2023, we were in
compliance with all debt covenants.
See Note 8—Debt to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for further
details.
We have no material off balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2023, except for purchase commitments under
supply agreements as disclosed below under Note 15—Commitments & Contingencies in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.
As such, we are not materially exposed to any other financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if we had
engaged in such financing arrangements.
Share Repurchase Program
Under our share repurchase program, the Company was initially authorized to repurchase up to $250.0 million of
outstanding Class A Common Stock through and including July 31, 2024. On January 24, 2023, the Board authorized and the
Company announced an increase to the share repurchase program that increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase
authorization to $500.0 million. Furthermore, on January 23, 2024, the Board authorized and the Company announced an
increase to the share repurchase program that increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase authorization to $750.0 million
and extended the authorization through July 31, 2026. Shares may be repurchased from time to time for cash in the open market
transactions, through block trades, in privately negotiated transactions, through derivative transactions or by other means in
accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The timing and the amount of repurchases will be determined by the
Company at its discretion based on an evaluation of market conditions, capital allocation alternatives and other factors. The
share repurchase program does not require us to purchase any dollar amount or number of shares of our Class A Common Stock
and may be modified, suspended, extended or terminated at any time without prior notice. The Company expects to fund any
repurchases by using cash on hand, borrowings under its revolving credit facility and expected free cash flow to be generated
through the duration of the share repurchase program. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased
and retired shares of Class A Common Stock for $203.1 million, under the share repurchase program.
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Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
Description
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Years Ended December 31,
2022
Change
2023
(in thousands)
$
1,014,583 $
(672,328)
530,364 $
(450,656)
484,219
(221,672)
(349,315)
(55,770)
(293,545)
Analysis of Cash Flow Changes Between the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.0 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023,
compared to $530.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The $484.2 million increase in cash from operating
activities is primarily attributable to a $598.7 million increase in revenues, offset by a $280.7 million increase in cash operating
expenses, interest expense, net, and income tax, and a $111.7 million decrease in cash from changes in working capital for the
year ended December 31, 2023, compared to a $277.9 million decrease in cash from changes in working capital for the year
ended December 31, 2022.
Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $672.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023,
compared to $450.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Cash used in investing activities was higher during the year
ended December 31, 2023, compared to the year ended December 31, 2022 as the Company continued to invest in equipment,
including the new digiTechnologiesSM suite, to support increased customer demand in next generation equipment and
technology. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company acquired Siren for $75.7 million in cash, net
of cash received and normal post-closing matters, refer to Note 3—Acquisitions to the consolidated financial statements in Part
II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for additional information related to the Siren Acquisition.
Financing Activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $349.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023,
compared to net cash used in financing activities of $55.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The $293.5 million
change in cash used in financing activities was primarily due to a $77.8 million increase in cash payments made in connection
with share repurchases to $203.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $125.3 million for the year ended
December 31, 2022. Additionally, cash paid for quarterly dividends increased $28.5 million to $37.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2023, compared to $9.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. Net pay down of $79.7 million on the
Credit Facilities during the year ended December 31, 2023, including the $104.7 million pay off and termination of the Term
Loan Facility, contributed to the financing cash outflow during the year ended December 31, 2023, compared to $95.3 million
of net borrowings on the Credit Facilities for the year ended December 31, 2022.
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Cash Requirements
Our material cash commitments consist primarily of obligations under long-term debt, TRAs, finance and operating leases
for property and equipment, cash used to pay for repurchases of, and dividends on, shares of our Class A Common Stock, and
purchase obligations as part of normal operations. Certain amounts included in our contractual obligations as of December 31,
2023 are based on our estimates and assumptions about these obligations, including pricing, volumes and duration. We have no
material off balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2023, except for purchase commitments under supply agreements
disclosed below.
See Note 8—Debt to the consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for
information regarding scheduled maturities of our long-term debt. See Note 6—Leases to the consolidated financial statements
included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for information regarding scheduled maturities of finance and operating leases.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had expected cash payments for estimated interest on our finance lease
obligations of $12.2 million payable within the next twelve months and $16.9 million payable thereafter.
On January 23, 2023, the Company borrowed $106.7 million on the ABL Facility and used the proceeds to pay off and
terminate the Term Loan Facility. The balance of the Term Loan Facility at pay off was $104.7 million and included $0.9
million of accrued interest, and a $1.1 million prepayment premium. As such, the only outstanding debt facility as of December
31, 2023 was the ABL Facility.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has purchase obligations of $143.9 million payable within the next twelve
months and $13.0 million payable thereafter. See Note 15—Commitments & Contingencies to the consolidated financial
statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for information regarding scheduled contractual obligations.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company expects to make a $5.2 million payment under the TRAs within the next twelve
months. Future amounts payable under the TRAs are dependent upon future events. See Note 12—Income Taxes to the
consolidated financial statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for information regarding the TRAs.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company expanded certain equipment lease facilities and entered into a
new equipment lease facility with an additional lessor resulting in new finance lease obligations of $160.5 million. The term on
these new leases range from two to five years. The Company had finance lease obligations of $51.1 million payable within the
next twelve months and $151.6 million payable thereafter.
There have been no other material changes to cash requirements during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Other Factors Affecting Liquidity
Customer receivables: In line with industry practice, we typically bill our customers for services provided in arrears
dependent upon contractual terms. In weak economic environments, we may experience delays in collection from our
customers. In the past, we have experienced delays in customer payments and periodically agreed to extended payment terms,
however, we have not experienced any material non-payment events.
Tax Receivable Agreements
In connection with the IPO, on January 17, 2018, the Company entered into two TRAs with the TRA Holders. The TRAs
generally provide for the payment by the Company of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, and local
income tax and franchise tax (computed using simplifying assumptions to address the impact of state and local taxes) that the
Company actually recognizes (or is deemed to recognize in certain circumstances) in periods after the IPO as a result, as
applicable to each of the TRA Holders, of (i) certain increases in tax basis that occur as a result of the Company’s acquisition
(or deemed acquisition for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of all or a portion of such TRA Holders’ Liberty LLC Units in
connection with the IPO or pursuant to the exercise of the right of each Liberty Unit Holder (the “Redemption Right”), subject
to certain limitations, to cause Liberty LLC to acquire all or a portion of its Liberty LLC Units for, at Liberty LLC’s election,
(A) shares of our Class A Common Stock at the specific redemption ratio or (B) an equivalent amount of cash, or, upon the
exercise of the Redemption Right, the right of the Company (instead of Liberty LLC) to, for administrative convenience,
acquire each tendered Liberty LLC Unit directly from the redeeming Liberty Unit Holder (the “Call Right”) for, at its election,
(1) one share of Class A Common Stock or (2) an equivalent amount of cash, (ii) any net operating losses available to the
Company as a result of the Corporate Reorganization, and (iii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company as a result
of, and additional tax basis arising from, any payments the Company makes under the TRAs. On January 31, 2023, the last
redemption of the Liberty LLC Units occurred.
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With respect to obligations the Company expects to incur under the TRAs (except in cases where the Company elects to
terminate the TRAs early, the TRAs are terminated early due to certain mergers, asset sales, or other changes of control or the
Company has available cash but fails to make payments when due), generally the Company may elect to defer payments due
under the TRAs if the Company does not have available cash to satisfy its payment obligations under the TRAs or if its
contractual obligations limit its ability to make such payments. Any such deferred payments under the TRAs generally will
accrue interest. In certain cases, payments under the TRAs may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits, if
any, the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the TRAs. The Company accounts for amounts payable
under the TRAs in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 450, Contingencies (“ASC Topic 450”).
If the Company experiences a change of control (as defined under the TRAs) or the TRAs otherwise terminate early, the
Company’s obligations under the TRAs could have a substantial negative impact on its liquidity and could have the effect of
delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, or other forms of business combinations or changes of control.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to finance our obligations under the TRAs.
Income Taxes
The Company is a corporation and is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income tax on its share of Liberty LLC’s
taxable income. The Company is also subject to Canada federal and provincial income tax on its foreign operations.
The effective global income tax rate applicable to the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 was 24.3%
compared to (0.2)% for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company’s effective tax rate is greater than the statutory
federal income tax rate of 21.0% due to the Company’s Canadian operations, state income taxes in the states the Company
operates, as well as nondeductible executive compensation. For 2022, the Company’s effective tax rate was less than the
statutory federal income tax rate due to the Company releasing the valuation allowance recorded in a previous year on its U.S.
net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2022, primarily due to entering into a three-year cumulative pre-tax book income
position and improved operating results.
The Company recognized income tax expense of $178.5 million and an income tax benefit of $0.8 million for the years
ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate can be volatile and may change with,
among other things, the amount of jurisdiction pre-tax income or loss, ability to utilize foreign tax credits, excess tax benefits or
deficiencies from share-based compensation and changes in tax laws in the jurisdictions that we operate.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and are measured using enacted tax rates in
effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. In the year ended December 31,
2023, the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities were $102.3 million. The Company has not recorded a valuation allowance
against the deferred tax assets for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Refer to Note 12— Income Taxes to the consolidated financial statements in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report for
additional information related to income tax expense.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements requires the use of judgments and estimates. Our critical accounting policies are
described below to provide a better understanding of how we develop our assumptions and judgments about future events and
related estimates and how they can impact our financial statements. A critical accounting estimate is one that requires our most
difficult, subjective or complex estimates and assessments and is fundamental to our results of operations.
We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable according to
the current facts and circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of
assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We believe the following are the critical accounting
policies used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements, as well as the significant estimates and judgments
affecting the application of these policies. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements and related notes included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Revenue Recognition: Revenue from hydraulic fracturing services is recognized as specific services are provided in
accordance with contractual arrangements. If our assessment of performance under a particular contract change, our revenue
and / or costs under that contract may change. In connection with ASC Topic 842 - Leases (“Topic 842”), the Company
determined that certain of its service revenue contracts contain a lease component. The Company elected to adopt a practical
expedient available to lessors, which allows the Company to combine the lease and service component for certain of the
Company’s service contracts when the service component is the predominant component and continues to account for the
combined component under ASC Topic 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
Inventory: Inventory consists of raw materials used in the hydraulic fracturing process, such as proppants, chemicals and
field service equipment maintenance parts, and is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined using the
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weighted average cost method. Net realizable value is determined based on our estimates of selling prices in the ordinary course
of business, less reasonably predictable cost of completion, disposal, and transportation, each of which require us to apply
judgment.
Property and Equipment: We calculate depreciation and amortization on our assets based on the estimated useful lives
and estimated salvage values that we believe are reasonable. The estimated useful lives and salvage values are subject to key
assumptions such as maintenance, utilization and job variation. These estimates may change due to a number of factors such as
changes in operating conditions or advances in technology.
We incur maintenance costs on our major equipment. The determination of whether an expenditure should be capitalized
or expensed requires management judgment in the application of how the costs benefit future periods, relative to our
capitalization policy. Costs that either establish or increase the efficiency, productivity, functionality or life of a fixed asset are
capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset.
Impairment of long-lived assets: Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, right-of-use lease assets and
intangible assets, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value
may not be recoverable. Possible indicators of impairment may include events or changes in circumstances affecting the manner
in which the assets are being used, historical and estimated future profitability measures, and other adverse events or changes
that could affect the value of the assets. If a triggering event is identified, recoverability is assessed using undiscounted future
net cash flows of assets grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows independent of the cash flows of
other groups of assets. When alternative courses of action to recover the carrying amount of the asset group are under
consideration, estimates of future undiscounted cash flows take into account possible outcomes and probabilities of their
occurrence, which require us to apply judgment. If the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable based on its estimated
undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition, an impairment loss is recognized in an
amount by which its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value. The inputs used to determine such fair value are
primarily based upon internally developed cash flow models. Our cash flow models are based on a number of estimates
regarding future operations that may be subject to significant variability, are sensitive to changes in market conditions, and are
reasonably likely to change in the future.
Leases: In accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and
evaluates identified leases for operating or finance lease treatment. Operating or finance lease right-of-use assets and liabilities
are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We use our
incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of
lease payments. Lease terms may include options to renew; however, we typically cannot determine our intent to renew a lease
with reasonable certainty at inception.
Tax Receivable Agreements: In connection with the IPO, on January 17, 2018, the Company entered into two TRAs with
the TRA Holders. The TRAs generally provide for the payment by the Company of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S.
federal, state, and local income tax and franchise tax that the Company actually realizes in periods after the IPO as a result of
certain tax attributes applicable to each TRA Holder. The Company accounts for amounts payable under the TRAs in
accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies.
Share Repurchases: The Company accounts for the purchase price of repurchased Class A Common Stock in excess of
par value ($0.01 per share of Class A Common Stock) as a reduction of additional paid-in capital, and will continue to do so
until additional paid-in capital is reduced to zero. Thereafter, any excess purchase price will be recorded as a reduction to
retained earnings. All Class A Common Stock shares repurchased to date have been retired upon repurchase.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk
Industry Risk
The demand, pricing and terms for hydraulic fracturing services and related goods provided by us are largely dependent
upon the level of drilling and completions activity in the U.S. oil and natural gas industry, as well as the available supply of
hydraulic fracturing equipment. These activity levels are influenced by numerous factors over which we have no control,
including, but not limited to: the supply of and demand for oil and natural gas; the level of prices, and expectations about future
prices of oil and natural gas; the cost of exploring for, developing, producing and delivering oil and natural gas; the expected
rates of declining current production; the discovery rates of new oil and natural gas reserves; supply of actively marketed and
staffed fracturing fleets; available rail and other transportation capacity; weather conditions; domestic and worldwide economic
conditions; political instability in oil-producing countries; environmental regulations; technical advances affecting energy
consumption; the price and availability of alternative fuels; the ability of E&P companies to raise equity capital and debt
financing; and merger and divestiture activity among E&P companies.
The level of U.S. oil and natural gas drilling can be volatile. Expected trends in oil and natural gas production activities
may not materialize and demand for our services may not reflect the level of activity in the industry. Any prolonged and
substantial reduction in oil and natural gas prices would likely affect oil and natural gas production levels and therefore affect
demand for our services. A material decline in oil and natural gas prices or U.S. activity levels could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
Interest Rate Risk
At December 31, 2023, we had $140.0 million of debt outstanding, with a weighted average interest rate of 7.6%. Interest
is calculated under the terms of our ABL Facility based on our selection, from time to time, of one of the index rates available
to us plus an applicable margin that varies based on certain factors. See Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources. Assuming no change in the amount
outstanding, the impact on interest expense of a 1% increase or decrease in the weighted average interest rate would be
approximately $1.4 million per year. We do not currently have or intend to enter into any derivative arrangements to protect
against fluctuations in interest rates applicable to our outstanding indebtedness.
Commodity Price Risk
Our material and fuel purchases expose us to commodity price risk. Material costs primarily include inventory consumed
while performing hydraulic fracturing services. Fuel costs consist of diesel fuel and natural gas used by trucks and other
motorized equipment used for hydraulic fracturing services. At times, we have been able to pass along price increases for
material costs and fuel costs to customers and conversely have been required to pass along price decreases for material costs to
our customers, depending on market conditions. Further, we have purchase commitments with certain vendors to supply
proppant inventory used in our operations at a fixed purchase price, including certain commitments which include minimum
purchase obligations. Refer to Note 15—Commitments & Contingencies included in Part II, Item 8. of this Annual Report for
further discussion regarding purchase commitments.
Foreign Translation Risk
Our consolidated financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars, but, effective January 1, 2021, a portion of our
operations is conducted in a currency other than U.S. dollars. The Canadian dollar is the functional currency of the Company’s
foreign subsidiary as it is the primary currency within the economic environment in which the subsidiary operates. Changes in
the exchange rate can affect our revenues, earnings, and the carrying value of our assets and liabilities in our consolidated
balance sheet, either positively or negatively. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiary’s financial statements
are reported in other comprehensive income (loss). During the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company
recorded a foreign currency translation gain of $1.3 million and foreign currency translation loss of $7.1 million to
comprehensive income (loss), respectively.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Our financial statements and supplementary data are included in this Annual Report beginning on page F-1 and
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
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Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures’
In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, we carried out an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange
Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal
financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2023 to provide
reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Our
disclosure controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosures.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, we integrated accounting functions of the entity acquired in the Siren
Acquisition on April 6, 2023. In connection with the integration, we updated documentation of our internal controls over
financial reporting, as necessary, to reflect modifications to business processes and accounting procedures impacted.
There were no other changes to our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
See page F-1 for Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and page F-4 for Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
On December 4, 2023, Michael Stock, our Chief Financial Officer, adopted a trading plan intended to satisfy Rule
10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, providing for the potential sale of up to 200,000 shares of
our Class A common stock between March 4, 2024 and December 31, 2024, which shares were acquired by vesting of
compensatory restricted stock units.
On December 13, 2023, Chris Wright, our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, adopted a trading plan
intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, providing for the potential sale of
up to 240,000 shares of our Class A common stock between March 18, 2024 and August 16, 2024, which shares were acquired
by vesting of compensatory restricted stock units.
During the quarter ended December 31, 2023, none of our directors or Section 16 officers, other than Mr. Wright and Mr.
Stock, informed us of the adoption, modification, or termination of any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule
10b5-1 trading arrangement” (in each case, as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K).
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
PART III
The information required by this item concerning our executive officers, directors and corporate governance is
incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement for our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be
filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2023, under the captions “Proposal 1 — Election of Directors,”
“The Board and its Committees,” “Executive Officers” and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports.”
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item concerning executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference to our
definitive proxy statement for our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days
after December 31, 2023, under the captions “The Board and its Committees,” “Compensation Discussion & Analysis,”
“Compensation Committee Report,” “Executive Compensation Tables,” “Director Compensation,” and “CEO Pay Ratio,”
except for the information required by Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, which is specifically not incorporated by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item concerning the security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management
and related stockholder matters are incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement for our 2023 annual
meeting of stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2023, under the captions
“Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information.”
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item concerning certain relationships and related person transactions and director
independence is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement for our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders,
which will be filed with the SEC no later than 120 days after December 31, 2023, under the captions “Certain Relationships and
Related Party Transactions” and “the Board and its Committees.”
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this item concerning principal accounting fees and services is incorporated herein by
reference to our definitive proxy statement for our 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, which will be filed with the SEC no
later than 120 days after December 31, 2023, under the caption “Proposal 3 — Ratification of Appointment of the Company’s
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.”
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
Refer to Index to Financial Statements on page 53.
PART IV
All schedules are omitted as information required is inapplicable or the information is presented in the consolidated
financial statements and the related notes.
(b) Exhibits
The documents listed in the Index to Exhibits are filed, furnished or incorporated by reference as part of this Annual
Report, and such Index to Exhibits are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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Exhibit
Number
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Description
2.1 Master Reorganization Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2018, by and among Liberty Oilfield Services Inc.,
Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services New HoldCo LLC, and the other parties
named therein (2)
2.2 Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2020, by and among Schlumberger Technology
Corporation, Schlumberger Canada Limited, Liberty Oilfield Services Holdings LLC, Liberty Canada
Operations Inc. and Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. (10)
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. (2)
3.2 Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (13)
3.3 Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Liberty Energy Inc., as amended effective January 24, 2023 (17)
4.1 Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. *
10.1 Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of Liberty Oilfield Services
New HoldCo LLC (2)
10.2 Form of Joinder Agreement to Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating
Agreement of Liberty Oilfield Services New HoldCo LLC (12)
10.3 Tax Receivable Agreement, dated January 17, 2018, by and among Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., R/C Energy
IV Direct Partnership, L.P., and R/C Energy IV Direct Partnership, L.P., as agent (2)
10.4 Tax Receivable Agreement, dated January 17, 2018, by and among Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., and the other
parties named therein (2)
10.5 Agent Designation Amendment to the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2022, by and
among Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. and R/C Energy IV Direct Partnership, L.P. (15)
10.6 Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan (2)†
10.7 Credit Agreement, dated September 19, 2017, by and among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Citibank,
N.A., as Joint Lead Arrangers, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Book Runner, JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. and Citibank, N.A., as Syndication Agents, the lender parties thereto, Liberty Oilfield Services
Holdings LLC, as Parent and Liberty Oilfield Services LLC and LOS Acquisition Co I LLC, each as a
Borrower (1)
10.8 Amendment and Parent Joinder to Credit Agreement, dated January 17, 2018, by and among Liberty Oilfield
Services Holdings LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services LLC, LOS Acquisition Co I LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services
Inc., Liberty Oilfield Services New Holdco LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative
Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto (3)
10.9 Second Amendment and Parent Joinder to Credit Agreement, dated March 21, 2018, by and among Liberty
Oilfield Services LLC, LOS Acquisition Co I LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Liberty Oilfield Services
New Holdco LLC, R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative
Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto (3)
10.10 Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated May 29, 2020, by and among Liberty Oilfield Services LLC,
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Liberty Oilfield Services New Holdco LLC, R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp, and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto (8)
10.11 Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 12, 2020, by and among Liberty Oilfield Services LLC,
Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Liberty Oilfield Services New Holdco LLC, R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp, Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto (9)
10.12 Consent and Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated December 29, 2020, by and among Liberty Oilfield
Services LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Liberty Oilfield Services New Holdco LLC, R/C IV Non-U.S.
LOS Corp, LOS Cibolo RE Investments, LLC, LOS Odessa RE Investments, LLC, ST9 Gas and Oil LLC,
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto (11)
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10.13 Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to Guaranty and Security Agreement, dated
October 22, 2021, by and among Liberty Oilfield Services LLC, Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., Liberty Oilfield
Services New HoldCo LLC, R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp, LOS Solar Acquisition LLC, Freedom Proppant
LLC, LOS Kermit LLC, LOS Cibolo RE Investments, LLC, LOS Odessa RE Investments, LLC, ST9 Gas and
Oil LLC, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto
(12)
10.14 Increase Joinder and Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated July 18, 2022, by and among Liberty
Oilfield Services LLC, Liberty Energy Inc., Liberty Oilfield Services New Holdco LLC, R/C IV Non-U.S.
LOS Corp, Freedom Proppant LLC, LOS Kermit LLC, LOS Leasing Company LLC, LOS Cibolo RE
Investments, LLC, LOS Odessa RE Investments, LLC, Proppant Express Solutions, LLC, ST9 Gas and Oil
LLC, Well Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto. (14)
10.15 Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated January 23, 2023, by and among Liberty Oilfield Services
LLC, Liberty Energy Inc., Liberty Oilfield Services New Holdco LLC, R/C IV Non-U.S. LOS Corp, Freedom
Proppant LLC, LOS Kermit LLC, LOS Leasing Company LLC, LOS Cibolo RE Investments, LLC, LOS
Odessa RE Investments, LLC, Proppant Express Solutions, LLC, ST9 Gas and Oil LLC, Well Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto. (17)
10.16 Joinder Agreement, dated December 31, 2021, by and among LOS Leasing Company LLC and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (16)
10.17 Liberty Oilfield Services 401(k) Savings Plan (11)†
10.18 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Long Term
Incentive Plan (4)†
10.19 Form of Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice under the Long Term Incentive Plan (11)†
10.20 Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice and Performance Restricted Stock Unit Agreement
under the Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan (5)†
10.21 Form of Change in Control Agreement (6)†
10.22 Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and each of its Directors and Executive Officers (8)
19.1 Insider Trading Policy *
21.1 List of subsidiaries of Liberty Energy Inc. *
23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP *
31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 13a-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **
32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 **
95 Mine Safety Disclosure *
97 Compensation Recovery Policy *
101.INS XBRL Instance Document *
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)*
(1)
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended
(SEC File 333-216050).
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(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
(16)
(17)
*
**
†
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 18,
2018.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 23,
2018.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 10,
2018.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on May 3,
2019.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 30,
2019.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 27,
2020.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 3, 2020.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on October 30,
2020.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 1,
2020.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 24,
2021.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on October 28,
2021.
Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 21, 2022.
Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 22, 2022.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on April 25,
2022.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on February 22,
2022.
Incorporated by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 26,
2023.
Filed herewith.
Furnished herewith.
Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
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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
Date:
February 8, 2024
By:
LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
/s/ Christopher A. Wright
Christopher A. Wright
Chief Executive Officer
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
/s/ Christopher A. Wright
Christopher A. Wright
Title
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael Stock
Michael Stock
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Ryan T. Gosney
Ryan T. Gosney
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Simon Ayat
Simon Ayat
/s/ Ken Babcock
Ken Babcock
/s/ Peter A. Dea
Peter A. Dea
Director
Director
Director
/s/ William F. Kimble
William F. Kimble
Director
/s/ James R. McDonald
James R. McDonald
Director
/s/ Gale A. Norton
Gale A. Norton
Director
/s/ Audrey Robertson
Audrey Robertson
Director
/s/ Cary D. Steinbeck
Cary D. Steinbeck
Director
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Date
February 8, 2024
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February 8, 2024
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February 8, 2024
February 8, 2024
February 8, 2024
Index to Financial Statements
Liberty Energy Inc.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID No. 34)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-1
F-2
F-5
F-6
F-7
F-8
F-9
F-11
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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
The management of Liberty Energy Inc. is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act.
Internal control over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations. Therefore, a system of
internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance and may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Further, because of changes in conditions, effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting may
vary over time.
Under the supervision of, and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2023 based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework
(2013), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
Based on this evaluation, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial
reporting was effective.
The effectiveness of Liberty Energy Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 has been
audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report that is
included herein.
F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Liberty Energy Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Liberty Energy Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company")
as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss),
changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also 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, 2023, 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 February 8, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion
on the Company’s 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 financial statements are free of material misstatement,
whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the
financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures
included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the 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 financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements
that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or
disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex
judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements,
taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the
critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Property and equipment — Determination of Impairment Indicators — Refer to Note 2 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
As described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company assesses its property and equipment for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be
recoverable, referred to as triggering events. Possible indications of impairment may include events or changes in
circumstances affecting the manner in which the assets are being used, historical and estimated future profitability
measures, and other adverse events or changes that could affect the value of the assets. If a triggering event is identified,
the Company evaluates its property and equipment for impairment by comparing undiscounted future cash flows expected
to be generated over the life of the assets to the respective carrying amount. If the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the
undiscounted future cash flows, an analysis is performed to determine the fair value of the assets.
We identified the evaluation of property and equipment for impairment triggering events as a critical audit matter. The
Company makes assumptions to evaluate property and equipment for possible indications of impairment. Changes in these
assumptions could have a significant impact on the assets identified for further analysis. For the year ended December 31,
2023, the Company concluded that no triggering events had occurred, and no impairment was recognized.
Given the Company’s evaluation of possible indications of impairment of property and equipment requires management to
make assumptions, performing audit procedures to evaluate whether management appropriately identified events or
F-2
changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amounts of property and equipment may not be recoverable required
a high degree of auditor judgment.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the evaluation of property and equipment for possible indications of impairment included
the following, among others:
• We tested the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting related to management’s evaluation of
impairment. This included controls related to the Company’s process to identify and evaluate triggering events,
including the consideration of forecasted to actual results and market conditions in determining whether a triggering
event exists.
• We considered the completeness of management’s identification of impairment indicators by:
◦
◦
◦
Considering industry and analysts reports and the impact of macroeconomic factors, such as adverse changes
in the regulatory environment, legislation or other factors that may represent impairment indicators not
previously contemplated in management’s analysis.
Inspecting minutes of the board of directors and committees to understand if there were factors that would
represent potential impairment indicators for property and equipment.
Developing an independent expectation of impairment indicators and compared such expectation to
management’s analysis.
• We evaluated management’s determination of the property and equipment’s estimated useful life as well as any factors
impacting the useful life, such as plans to sell and any relevant purchase and sales agreements for assets sold.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Denver, CO
February 8, 2024
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
F-3
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Liberty Energy Inc.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Liberty Energy Inc. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023,
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 internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control —
Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)
(PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, of the Company and our
report dated February 8, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on those 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, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the
assessed risk, and 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/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Denver, Colorado
February 8, 2024
F-4
LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except share data)
Current assets:
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for credit losses of $939 and $884, respectively
Accounts receivable—related party
Unbilled revenue (including amounts from related parties of $13,379 and $13,854,
respectively)
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets
Total current assets
Property and equipment, net
Finance lease right-of-use assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Other assets (including amounts from related parties of $14,785 and $11,799, respectively)
Deferred tax asset
Total assets
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (including payables to related parties of $0 and $2,629, respectively)
Accrued liabilities (including amounts due to related parties of $0 and $730, respectively)
Income taxes payable
Current portion of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements
Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount of $0 and $730, respectively
Current portion of finance lease liabilities
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
Total current liabilities
Long-term debt, net of discount of $0 and $540, respectively, less current portion
Deferred tax liability
Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements
Noncurrent portion of finance lease liabilities
Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities
Total liabilities
Commitments & contingencies (Note 15)
Stockholders’ equity:
2023
2022
$
36,784 $
381,185
17,345
188,940
43,676
410,308
—
175,704
205,865
124,135
954,254
1,645,368
182,319
92,640
158,976
—
214,454
112,531
956,673
1,362,364
41,771
97,232
105,300
12,592
$ 3,033,557 $ 2,575,932
$
293,733 $
261,066
12,060
5,170
—
39,867
27,528
639,424
140,000
102,340
112,471
133,654
64,260
1,192,149
326,818
280,678
2,294
—
1,020
11,393
27,294
649,497
217,426
1,044
118,874
22,490
69,295
1,078,626
Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized and none issued and outstanding
Common Stock:
—
—
Class A, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized and 166,610,199 issued and
outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 178,753,125 issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2022
Class B, $0.01 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized and none issued and
outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and 250,222 issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2022
1,666
1,788
—
3
Additional paid in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total stockholders’ equity
Non-controlling interest
Total equity
Total liabilities and equity
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
F-5
(6,084)
1,093,498
752,328
1,266,097
234,525
(7,396)
1,495,017
1,841,408
2,289
—
1,841,408
1,497,306
$ 3,033,557 $ 2,575,932
LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(In thousands, except per share data)
2023
2022
2021
Revenue:
Revenue
Revenue—related parties
Total revenue
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation, depletion, and amortization shown
separately below)
General and administrative
Transaction, severance, and other costs
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
Total operating costs and expenses
Operating income (loss)
Other expense (income):
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements
Gain on investments
Interest income—related party
Interest expense, net
Total other expense (income), net
Net income (loss) before income taxes
Income tax expense (benefit)
Net income (loss)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
Net income (loss) attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders
Net income (loss) attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders per common
share:
Basic
Diluted
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
$ 4,533,048 $ 4,000,780 $ 2,447,140
23,642
148,448
214,880
4,747,928
4,149,228
2,470,782
3,349,370
221,406
3,149,036
180,040
2,249,926
123,406
2,053
421,514
5,837
323,028
(6,994)
(4,603)
3,987,349
3,653,338
15,138
262,757
779
2,652,006
760,579
495,890
(181,224)
(1,817)
—
(1,987)
29,493
25,689
734,890
178,482
556,408
91
76,191
(2,525)
—
22,715
96,381
399,509
(793)
400,302
700
(19,039)
—
—
15,603
(3,436)
(177,788)
9,216
(187,004)
(7,760)
$ 556,317 $ 399,602 $ (179,244)
$
$
3.24 $
3.15 $
2.17 $
2.11 $
(1.03)
(1.03)
171,845
176,360
184,334
189,349
174,019
174,019
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(In thousands)
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Comprehensive income (loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Liberty Energy Inc.
2023
2022
2021
$ 556,408 $ 400,302 $ (187,004)
1,313
(7,097)
(102)
$ 557,721 $ 393,205 $ (187,106)
(7,556)
693
92
$ 557,629 $ 392,512 $ (179,550)
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
(In thousands, except per share and per unit data)
Balance—December 31, 2022
178,753
250 $ 1,788 $
3 $ 1,266,097 $ 234,525 $
(7,396) $ 1,495,017 $
2,289 $ 1,497,306
Shares of
Class A
Common
Stock
Shares of
Class B
Common
Stock
Class A
Common
Stock, Par
Value
Class B
Common
Stock, Par
Value
Additional
Paid in
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensi
ve Loss
Total
Stockholders’
equity
Non-
controlling
Interest
Total Equity
250
—
(250)
—
Exchange of Class B Common Stock for
Class A Common Stock
Offering Costs
Deferred tax and tax receivable
agreements impact of Liberty LLC
merger into the Company
$0.22/share of Class A Common Stock
dividend
Share repurchases
Excise tax on share repurchases
Stock-based compensation expense
—
—
(13,706)
—
—
Vesting of restricted stock units
1,313
Tax withheld on vesting of restricted
stock units
Currency translation adjustment
Net income
—
—
—
3
—
—
—
(137)
—
—
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(3)
—
2,360
(223)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6,681
(202,940)
(1,855)
33,023
(11)
(9,634)
—
—
—
(38,514)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,312
2,360
(223)
6,681
(38,514)
(2,360)
—
—
—
—
(223)
6,681
(38,514)
(203,077)
(23)
(203,100)
(1,855)
33,023
1
(9,634)
1,312
—
3
(1)
—
1
(1,855)
33,026
—
(9,634)
1,313
Balance—December 31, 2023
166,610
— $ 1,666 $ — $ 1,093,498 $ 752,328 $
(6,084) $ 1,841,408 $
— $ 1,841,408
Balance - December 31, 2021
183,385
2,632 $ 1,834 $
26 $ 1,367,642 $ (155,954) $
(306) $ 1,213,242 $ 17,197 $ 1,230,439
Shares of
Class A
Common
Stock
Shares of
Class B
Common
Stock
Class A
Common
Stock, Par
Value
Class B
Common
Stock, Par
Value
Additional
Paid in
Capital
(Accumulate
d Deficit)
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensi
ve Loss
Total
Stockholders’
equity
Non-
controlling
Interest
Total Equity
556,317
—
556,317
91
556,408
Exchange of Class B Common Stock for
Class A Common Stock
Offering Costs
Effect of exchange on deferred tax asset,
net of liability under tax receivable
agreements
Deferred tax impact of ownership
changes from issuance of Class A
Common Stock
$0.05/share of Class A Common Stock
dividend
$0.05/unit distributions to non-
controlling unitholders
Other distributions and advance
payments to non-controlling interest
unitholders
Share repurchases
Stock-based compensation expense
Vesting of restricted stock units
Tax withheld on vesting of restricted
stock units
Currency translation adjustment
Net income
2,382
(2,382)
—
—
23
—
(23)
—
16,495
(79)
—
—
—
—
3,757
—
—
—
—
(8,186)
—
1,172
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(81)
—
12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(9,879)
—
—
—
(125,134)
23,003
8
(9,716)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(9,123)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16,495
(16,495)
(79)
—
—
(79)
—
3,757
—
3,757
—
—
—
—
—
—
(9,879)
(9,123)
—
—
—
—
(9,879)
(9,123)
(13)
(13)
920
920
(125,215)
(98)
(125,313)
23,003
20
(9,716)
(7,090)
105
(20)
23,108
—
(9,716)
(7,097)
(7)
—
(7,090)
399,602
—
399,602
700
400,302
Balance - December 31, 2022
178,753
250 $ 1,788 $
3 $ 1,266,097 $ 234,525 $
(7,396) $ 1,495,017 $
2,289 $ 1,497,306
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Dollars in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets, net
Stock-based compensation expense
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements
Other non-cash items, net
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue—related party
Inventories
Other assets
Prepaid and other current assets—related party
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities—related party
Initial payment of operating lease liability
Net cash provided by operating activities
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment and construction in-progress
Investment in sand logistics
Investment in Tamboran Resources Ltd. and Oklo Inc. (2023) and Fervo Energy
Company and Natron Energy, Inc. (2022)
Acquisition of Siren Energy, net of cash received
Proceeds from sales of assets
Net cash used in investing activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from borrowings on line-of-credit
Repayments of borrowings on line-of-credit
Repayments of borrowings on term loan
Payments on finance lease obligations
Class A Common Stock dividends and dividend equivalents upon restricted stock
vesting
Per unit distributions to non-controlling interest unitholders
Other distributions and advance payments to non-controlling interest unitholders
Share repurchases
Tax withholding on restricted stock units
Payment of equity issuance costs
Payments of debt issuance costs
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
Translation effect on cash
Cash and cash equivalents—beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents—end of period
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2023
2022
2021
$ 556,408 $ 400,302 $ (187,004)
421,514
323,028
(6,994)
33,026
120,312
(1,817)
7,111
(4,603)
23,108
(12,472)
76,191
5,461
262,757
779
19,946
5,079
(19,039)
6,605
19,612
(19,855)
(114)
(66,182)
(166,605)
(25,522)
(84,989)
(56,161)
—
(45,133)
—
(3,305)
—
57,203
(1,864)
(2,713)
(90,142)
—
(24,612)
(30,955)
24,708
164,036
3,874
(565)
135,467
1,014,583
530,364
(603,298) (451,905) (198,794)
(13,106)
(7,415)
—
(15,000)
(20,283)
(75,656)
26,909
—
—
25,406
(672,328) (450,656) (186,494)
—
23,664
274,000
713,000
1,153,000
(1,128,000) (616,000) (256,000)
(1,750)
(104,716)
(7,363)
(17,392)
(1,750)
(6,947)
—
—
(37,684)
(9,164)
(13)
920
(168)
—
1,372
—
(3,585)
(1,330)
(3,120)
2,056
(48,971)
(9)
68,978
$ 36,784 $ 43,676 $ 19,998
(203,100) (125,313)
(9,716)
(79)
(708)
(55,770)
23,938
(9,634)
(223)
(1,566)
(349,315)
(7,060)
168
43,676
(260)
19,998
LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (cont.)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021
(Dollars in thousands)
2023
2022
2021
$ 66,685 $ 10,744 $
(9,481)
$ 26,651 $ 20,310 $ 13,268
$ 99,165 $ 107,514 $ 57,475
$ 50,313 $ 14,922 $
$
—
— $ 91,089
— $
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Net cash paid (received) for income taxes
Cash paid for interest
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Capital expenditures reclassified from prepaid and other current assets
Equity issued in exchange for assets and liabilities
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1—Organization and Basis of Presentation
Organization
Liberty Energy Inc., formerly known as Liberty Oilfield Services Inc. (the “Company”), was incorporated as a Delaware
corporation on December 21, 2016, to become a holding corporation for Liberty Oilfield Services New HoldCo LLC (“Liberty
LLC”) and its subsidiaries upon completion of a corporate reorganization (the “Corporate Reorganization”) and planned initial
public offering of the Company (“IPO”). On April 19, 2022, the stockholders of the Company approved an amendment to the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation for the purpose of changing the Company’s name from “Liberty
Oilfield Services Inc.” to “Liberty Energy Inc.” and thereafter, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect the new
name, effective April 25, 2022.
Effective January 31, 2023, Liberty LLC was merged into the Company, with the Company surviving the merger (the
“Merger”). In connection with the Merger, all outstanding shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), were redeemed and exchanged for an equal number of shares of the Company’s Class
A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”). The Company did not make any distributions or
receive any proceeds in connection with this exchange. The Merger did not have a significant impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial statements.
The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a leading integrated energy services and technology company focused on
providing innovative hydraulic fracturing services and related technologies to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and
production companies in North America. We offer customers hydraulic fracturing services, together with complementary
services including wireline services, proppant delivery solutions, field gas processing, compressed natural gas delivery, data
analytics, related goods (including our sand mine operations), and technologies that will facilitate lower emission completions,
thereby helping our customers reduce their emissions profile.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared using generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States of America (“GAAP”) and the instructions to Form 10-K, Regulation S-X and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes present the consolidated financial position of the
Company and equity of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of operations
and cash flows of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021.
The consolidated financial statements include the amounts of the Company and all majority owned subsidiaries where the
Company has the ability to exercise control. All intercompany amounts have been eliminated in the presentation of the
consolidated financial statements of the Company.
The Company’s operations are organized into a single reportable segment, which consists of hydraulic fracturing and
related goods and services.
Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies
Business Combinations
Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with the Accounting
Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805 - Business Combinations, as amended by Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805), Clarifying the Definition of a Business, and ASU No. 2021-08, Business
Combinations: Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The purchase price is
allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. Fair value of the acquired assets and
liabilities is measured in accordance with the guidance of ASC 850, Fair Value Measurements, using discounted cash flows and
other applicable valuation techniques. Any acquisition related costs incurred by the Company are expensed as incurred. Any
excess purchase price over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired is recorded as goodwill if the definition of a
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
business is met. Operating results of an acquired business are included in our results of operations from the date of acquisition.
Refer to Note 3—Acquisitions.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at
the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The consolidated financial statements include certain amounts that are based on management’s best estimates and
judgments. The most significant estimates relate to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, collectability of
accounts receivable and estimates of allowance for doubtful accounts, the useful lives and salvage values of long-lived assets,
future cash flows associated with long-lived assets, net realizable value of inventory, equity unit valuation, deferred taxes, and
the tax receivable agreements value. These estimates may be adjusted as more current information becomes available.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be
cash equivalents. The Company continually monitors its positions with, and the credit quality of, the financial institutions with
which it has banking relationships. As of the balance sheet date, and periodically throughout the year, the Company has
maintained balances in various operating accounts in excess of federally insured limits.
Accounts Receivable
In accordance with Accounting Standards Updates ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326):
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), the Company applies historic loss factors to its
receivable portfolio segments that were not expected to be further impacted by current economic developments, and additional
economic conditions factor to portfolio segments anticipated to experience greater losses in the current economic environment.
Additionally, the Company continuously evaluates customers based on risk characteristics, such as historical losses and current
economic conditions. Due to the cyclical nature of the oil and gas industry, the Company often evaluates its customers’
estimated losses on a case-by-case basis. During the year ended December 31, 2023 the Company recorded a provision for
credit losses of $0.8 million, related to certain customers’ expected inability to pay. The Company did not record an additional
provision for credit losses during the year ended December 31, 2022. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company
recorded a provision for credit losses of $0.7 million, related to two customers’ inability to pay. Provisions for credit losses are
included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Refer to “Credit
Risk” within Note 9—Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments for additional disclosures required under ASU
2016-13.
Inventories
Inventories consist of raw materials used in the hydraulic fracturing process, such as proppants, chemicals, and field
service equipment maintenance parts and other and are stated at the lower of cost, determined using the weighted average cost
method, or net realizable value. Inventories are charged to cost of services as used when providing hydraulic fracturing services.
Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable cost of
completion, disposal, and transportation.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation expense is recognized on property and equipment, excluding land,
utilizing the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, ranging from two to 30 years. The Company estimates salvage
values that it does not depreciate.
Construction in-progress, a component of property and equipment, represents long-lived assets not yet in service or being
developed by the Company. These assets are not subject to depreciation until they are completed and ready for their intended
use, at which point the Company reclassifies them to field services equipment or vehicles, as appropriate.
The Company incurs maintenance costs on its major equipment. The determination of whether an expenditure should be
capitalized or expensed requires management judgment in the application of how the costs incurred benefit future periods,
relative to the Company’s capitalization policy. Costs that either establish or increase the efficiency, productivity, functionality
or life of a fixed asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset.
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Impairment of long-lived assets
LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, right-of-use lease assets and intangible assets, are evaluated for
impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Possible
indicators of impairment may include events or changes in circumstances affecting the manner in which the assets are being
used, historical and estimated future profitability measures, and other adverse events or changes that could affect the value of
the assets. If a triggering event is identified, recoverability is assessed using undiscounted future net cash flows of assets
grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets.
The Company determined the lowest level of identifiable cash flows to be at the asset group, which is the aggregate of the
Company’s hydraulic fracturing fleets that are in service. A long-lived asset is not recoverable if its carrying amount exceeds
the sum of estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition. When alternative
courses of action to recover the carrying amount of the asset group are under consideration, estimates of future undiscounted
cash flows take into account possible outcomes and probabilities of their occurrence. If the carrying amount of the asset is not
recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount by which its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value, such
that its carrying amount is adjusted to its estimated fair value, with an offsetting charge to impairment expense.
The Company measures the fair value of its long-lived assets using the discounted cash flow method. The expected future
cash flows used for impairment reviews and related fair value calculations are based on judgmental assessments of projected
revenue growth, fleet count, utilization, gross margin rates, selling, general and administrative rates, working capital
fluctuations, capital expenditures, discount rates and terminal growth rates.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the acquisition purchase price over the estimated fair value of net tangible and
intangible assets required. Goodwill is not amortized, but instead tested for impairment at least annually, June 30, or more
frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. In testing goodwill for impairment, the
Company performs a qualitative assessment to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances indicate that it is
more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the qualitative assessment
determines that an impairment is more likely than not, then the Company performs the one-step quantitative impairment test by
determining the fair value of the reporting unit. The fair value of the reporting unit is determined using either the income
approach by utilizing estimated discounted future cash flows or the market approach utilizing recent transaction activity for
comparable properties. These approaches are considered Level 3 fair value measurements. If the carrying amount of a reporting
unit exceeds the fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in the current period in an amount equal to the excess.
For purposes of assessing goodwill, the Company has one reporting unit. No goodwill impairment was identified during
the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
Leases
In accordance with ASC Topic 842, the Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception and evaluates
identified leases for operating or finance lease treatment. Operating or finance lease right-of-use assets and liabilities are
recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. The Company uses the
rate implicit in the lease, when available, or an estimated fully collateralized incremental borrowing rate corresponding with the
lease term and the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Lease
terms may include options to renew, however, the Company typically cannot determine its intent to renew a lease with
reasonable certainty at inception.
Additionally, the Company is a lessor in several operating leases in which the lease equipment is carried at amortized cost.
Depreciation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over its useful life to the estimated residual value. The lessee may not
purchase the leased equipment and must return such equipment by the lease’s scheduled maturity date.
Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes are computed using the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax
assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the consolidated financial
statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the
deferred tax asset or liability are expected to reverse. The Company classifies all deferred tax assets and liabilities as non-
current. The Company records Global Intangible Low-Tax Income inclusion as a current period expense.
The Company evaluates its deferred tax assets quarterly and considers both positive and negative evidence in applying the
guidance of ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) related to the realizability of its deferred tax assets. On December 31, 2022,
in accordance with ASC 740, the objective positive evidence of entering into a three-year cumulative pre-tax book income
position, along with considering all available positive and negative evidence resulted in the release of the previously recorded
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
valuation allowance against the Company’s U.S. net deferred tax assets. On December 31, 2023, the Company continues to not
record a valuation allowance against the Company’s deferred tax assets.
The Company recognizes the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more-likely-than-not, based on the
technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not
recognition threshold is measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon
ultimate settlement with a taxing authority. Previously recognized tax positions are reversed in the first period in which it is no
longer more-likely-than-not that the tax position would be sustained upon examination. Income tax related interest and
penalties, if applicable, are recorded as a component of the provision for income tax expense.
Tax Receivable Agreements
In connection with the IPO, on January 17, 2018, the Company entered into two Tax Receivable Agreements (the
“TRAs”) with the R/C Energy IV Direct Partnership, L.P. and certain legacy owners that continued to own Liberty LLC Units
(each such person and any permitted transferee, a “Tax Receivable Agreement Holder” and together, the “Tax Receivable
Agreement Holders”). The TRAs generally provide for the payment by the Company of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in
U.S. federal, state, and local income tax and franchise tax (computed using simplifying assumptions to address the impact of
state and local taxes) that the Company actually realizes (or is deemed to realize in certain circumstances) in periods after the
IPO as a result, as applicable to each Tax Receivable Agreement Holder, of (i) certain increases in tax basis that occur as a
result of the Company’s acquisition (or deemed acquisition for U.S. federal income tax purposes) of all or a portion of such Tax
Receivable Agreement Holder’s Liberty LLC Units in connection with the IPO or pursuant to the exercise of the right (the
“Redemption Right”) or the Company’s right (the “Call Right”), (ii) any net operating losses available to the Company as a
result of the Corporate Reorganization, and (iii) imputed interest deemed to be paid by the Company as a result of, and
additional tax basis arising from, any payments the Company makes under the TRAs.
With respect to obligations the Company expects to incur under the TRAs (except in cases where the Company elects to
terminate the TRAs early, the TRAs are terminated early due to certain mergers, asset sales, or other changes of control or the
Company has available cash but fails to make payments when due), generally the Company may elect to defer payments due
under the TRAs if the Company does not have available cash to satisfy its payment obligations under the TRAs or if its
contractual obligations limit its ability to make such payments. Any such deferred payments under the TRAs generally will
accrue interest. In certain cases, payments under the TRAs may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits, if
any, the Company realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the TRAs. The Company accounts for amounts payable
under the TRAs in accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies.
If the Company experiences a change of control (as defined under the TRAs) or the TRAs otherwise terminate early, the
Company’s obligations under the TRAs could have a substantial negative impact on its liquidity and could have the effect of
delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, or other forms of business combinations or changes of control.
Share Repurchases
The Company accounts for the purchase price of repurchased Class A Common Stock in excess of par value ($0.01 per
share of Class A Common Stock) as a reduction of additional paid-in capital, and will continue to do so until additional paid-in
capital is reduced to zero. Thereafter, any excess purchase price will be recorded as an reduction to retained earnings. All Class
A Common Stock shares repurchased to date have been retired upon repurchase.
Revenue Recognition
Under ASC Topic 606-Revenue from Contracts with Customers, revenue recognition is based on the transfer of control, or
the customer’s ability to benefit from the services and products in an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be
received in exchange for those services and products. In recognizing revenue for services and products, the transaction price is
determined from sales orders or contracts with customers. Revenue is recognized at the completion of each fracturing stage, and
in most cases the price at the end of each stage is fixed, however, in limited circumstances contracts may contain variable
consideration.
Variable consideration typically may relate to discounts, price concessions and incentives. The Company estimates
variable consideration based on the amount of consideration we expect to receive. The Company accrues revenue on an
ongoing basis to reflect updated information for variable consideration as performance obligations are met.
The Company also assesses customers’ ability and intention to pay, which is based on a variety of factors including
historical payment experience and financial condition. Payment terms and conditions vary by contract type, although terms
generally include a requirement of payment within 30 to 45 days.
In connection with the adoption of ASC Topic 842, the Company determined that certain of its service revenue contracts
contain a lease component. The Company elected to adopt a practical expedient available to lessors, which allows the Company
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
to combine the lease and non-lease components and account for the combined component in accordance with the accounting
treatment for the predominant component. Therefore, the Company combines the lease and service component for certain of the
Company’s service contracts and continues to account for the combined component under ASC Topic 606, Revenue from
Contracts with Customers.
Transaction, Severance and Other Costs
During 2023, the Company incurred transaction and integration related costs in connection with the Siren Acquisition (as
defined below). Such costs include investment banking, legal, accounting and other professional services provided in
connection with closing the transaction and are expensed as incurred.
During 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred transaction and integration related costs in connection with the PropX
Acquisition (as defined below). Such costs include investment banking, legal, accounting and other professional services
provided in connection with closing the transaction and are expensed as incurred.
Additionally, during 2021, the Company incurred transaction and integration related costs in connection with other prior
period acquisitions.
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company records foreign currency translation adjustments from the process of translating the functional currency of
the financial statements of its foreign subsidiary into the U.S. dollar reporting currency. The Canadian dollar is the functional
currency of the Company’s foreign subsidiary as it is the primary currency within the economic environment in which the
subsidiary operates. Assets and liabilities of the subsidiary’s operations are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange in
effect on the balance sheet date and income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate in effect during the
reporting period. Adjustments resulting from the translation of the subsidiary’s financial statements are reported in other
comprehensive income.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
Business Combinations: Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities
In October 2021, the Federal Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU No. 2021-08, Business
Combinations: Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers, which requires that the
acquiring entity recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance
with Topic 606. The Company adopted this guidance effective December 15, 2022, and the adoption did not have a material
impact on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Income Taxes: Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes: Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which
requires disaggregation of certain components included in the Company’s effective tax rate and income taxes paid disclosures.
The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently assessing the
impact of this ASU on the Company’s financial statements but does not expect it will have a material impact.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current period financial
statement presentation. In the accompanying consolidated balance sheets $2.3 million was reclassified from accrued liabilities
to income taxes payable and $3.9 million was reclassified from deferred revenue to accrued liabilities, additionally changes in
deferred revenue were reclassified to changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated
statements of cash flows.
In the accompanying consolidated statements of operations amounts were reclassified from interest income to interest
expense, net.
In the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows amounts in the prior period financial statements have been
reclassified from amortization of debt issuance costs, inventory write-down, non-cash lease expense, provision for credit-losses,
and other non-cash expense, net to other non-cash items, net.
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Note 3—Acquisitions
Siren Acquisition
LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
On April 6, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of a Permian focused integrated natural gas compression and
compressed natural gas delivery business, Siren Energy & Logistics, LLC, for cash consideration of $75.7 million, after post
closing adjustments and net of cash received, (the “Siren Acquisition”). The Siren Acquisition was accounted for under the
acquisition method of accounting for business combinations. Accordingly, the Company conducted assessments of the net
assets acquired and recognized amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition
date fair values, while transaction and integration costs associated with the acquisition were expensed as incurred. In connection
with the Siren Acquisition, the Company recorded goodwill of $42.0 million, property and equipment of $34.9 million, net
working capital of $2.5 million, deferred revenue of $5.2 million, and other assets of $1.8 million. Goodwill is recorded in other
assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Due to the immateriality of the Siren Acquisition, the related revenue
and earnings, supplemental pro forma financial information, and detailed purchase price allocation are not disclosed.
In accordance with ASC Topic 805, an acquirer is allowed a period, referred to as the measurement period, in which to
complete its accounting for the transaction. Such measurement period ends at the earliest date that the acquirer a) receives the
information necessary or b) determines that it cannot obtain further information, and such period may not exceed one year. As
the Siren Acquisition closed on April 6, 2023, the Company completed the purchase price allocation during the year ended
December 31, 2023.
PropX Acquisition
On October 26, 2021, the Company entered into the certain Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) with
Proppant Express Investments, LLC to acquire the assets and liabilities of Proppant Express Solutions, LLC (“PropX”), which
provides last-mile proppant delivery solutions, including proppant handling equipment and logistics software across North
America (the “PropX Acquisition”). PropX was acquired in exchange for $11.9 million in cash and 3,405,526 shares of the
Company’s Class A Common Stock and 2,441,010 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, for total consideration of
$103.0 million based on the October 26, 2021 closing price of Class A Common Stock of $15.58. In connection with the
issuance of 2,441,010 shares of Class B Common Stock, Liberty LLC also issued 2,441,010 Liberty LLC Units to the
Company. The Liberty LLC Units are redeemable for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock at any time, at
the election of the shareholder.
The Company accounted for the PropX Acquisition using the acquisition method of accounting. The aggregate purchase
price noted above was allocated to the major categories of assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated
fair value at the date of the acquisition. The estimated fair values of certain assets and liabilities require significant judgments
and estimates. The majority of the measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, are based on inputs that are not
observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 inputs.
In accordance with ASC Topic 805, an acquirer is allowed a period, referred to as the measurement period, in which to
complete its accounting for the transaction. Such measurement period ends at the earliest date that the acquirer a) receives the
information necessary or b) determines that it cannot obtain further information, and such period may not exceed one year. As
the PropX Acquisition closed on October 26, 2021 the Company completed the purchase price allocation, particularly as it
relates to current assets and current liabilities, during the year ended December 31, 2022.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the consideration transferred in the PropX Acquisition and the allocation
of the purchase price to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of October 26, 2021, the date of the
closing of the PropX Acquisition:
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
($ in thousands)
Total Purchase Consideration:
Consideration
Cash and cash equivalents
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue
Inventory
Prepaid and other current assets
Property and equipment (1)
Intangible assets (included in other assets in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021) (2)
Total identifiable assets acquired
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities
Total liabilities assumed
Total purchase consideration
$
$
$
103,023
53
4,089
8
1,722
94,137
7,100
107,109
2,152
1,934
4,086
103,023
(1) Useful lives average of 10 years, see Note 5—Property and Equipment
(2) Definite lived intangibles with an amortization period ranging from seven to 10 years
Transaction costs, costs associated with issuing additional equity and integration costs were recognized separately from
the acquisition of assets and assumptions of liabilities in the PropX Acquisition. Transaction costs consist of legal and
professional fees. Integration costs consist of expenses incurred to integrate PropX’s operations, aligning accounting processes
and procedures, and integrating its enterprise resource planning system with those of the Company. Merger and integration
costs are expensed as incurred, and equity offering costs were recorded as a reduction to additional paid in capital.
The Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021 includes 66 days of PropX
operations as the PropX Acquisition closed on October 26, 2021. The Company does not present pro forma financial
information for the periods prior to the PropX Acquisition as such information, after elimination of PropX’s historical
transactions with the Company, is not materially different than the results presented in the accompanying Consolidated
Statements of Operations for year ended December 31, 2021.
Note 4—Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
($ in thousands)
Proppants
Chemicals
Maintenance parts and other
December 31,
2023
2022
$
17,124 $
16,896
171,845
$
205,865 $
31,350
32,392
150,712
214,454
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the lower of cost or net realizable value analysis resulted in the Company
recording a write-down to the inventory carrying value of $5.8 million. During the year ended December 31, 2022, the lower of
cost or net realizable value analysis resulted in the Company recording a write-down to the inventory carrying value of
$1.7 million. Both are included as a component in cost of services in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company
did not record any write-down to the inventory carrying value during the year ended December 31, 2021.
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Note 5—Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following:
LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
($ in thousands)
Land
Field services equipment
Vehicles
Lease equipment
Buildings and facilities
Mineral reserves
Office equipment and furniture
Less accumulated depreciation and depletion
Construction in-progress
Property and equipment, net
Estimated
useful lives
(in years)
December 31,
2023
2022
N/A
2-10
4-7
10
5-30
>25
2-7
N/A
$
29,384 $
2,520,336
63,423
138,781
149,876
76,823
11,836
2,990,459
(1,501,685)
1,488,774
156,594
1,645,368 $
$
29,276
1,925,848
62,683
106,087
135,281
76,823
9,504
2,345,502
(1,141,656)
1,203,846
158,518
1,362,364
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was $387.8 million, $302.3 million, and
$243.0 million, respectively. Depletion expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was $1.1 million, $1.2
million, and $1.2 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company concluded that no triggering events that could indicate
possible impairment of property and equipment had occurred, other than related to the assets held for sale discussed below.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company classified $0.7 million of land and $0.8 million of buildings, net of accumulated
depreciation, of one property that it intends to sell within the next year, and that meets the held for sale criteria, to assets held
for sale, included in prepaid and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The Company estimates
that the carrying value of the assets is equal to the fair value less the estimated costs to sell, net of write-downs taken in the
prior period, and therefore no gain or loss was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Additionally, as of December 31, 2022, the Company classified $1.1 million of land and $6.2 million of buildings, net of
accumulated depreciation, of two properties that it intends to sell within the next year, and that meets the held for sale criteria,
to assets held for sale, included in prepaid and other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The
Company estimates that the carrying value of the assets were greater than the fair value less the estimated costs to sell, and
therefore recorded a $1.0 million loss during the year ended December 31, 2022, included as a component of gain on disposal
of assets, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
One of the properties classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2022, was sold during the year ended December 31,
2023, resulting in a nominal loss included as a component of (gain) loss on disposal of assets, net in the accompanying
consolidated statements of income.
Note 6—Leases
Lessee Arrangements
The Company has operating and finance leases primarily for vehicles, equipment, railcars, office space, and facilities. The
terms and conditions for these leases vary by the type of underlying asset.
Certain leases include variable lease payments for items such as property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and other
operating expenses associated with leased assets. Payments that vary based on an index or rate are included in the measurement
of lease assets and liabilities at the rate as of the commencement date. All other variable lease payments are excluded from the
measurement of lease assets and liabilities, and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is
incurred.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The components of lease expense for the years ended as of December 31, 2023, and 2022 were as follows:
($ in thousands)
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets
Interest on lease liabilities
Operating lease cost
Variable lease cost
Short-term lease cost
Total lease cost, net
2023
2022
$
$
19,040 $
6,060
40,275
5,116
7,717
78,208 $
5,827
1,707
43,214
4,801
6,931
62,480
Supplemental cash flow and other information related to leases for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as
follows:
($ in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in measurement of liabilities:
Operating leases
Finance leases
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease liabilities:
Operating leases
Finance leases
2023
2022
$
$
41,143
23,463
31,449
160,546
42,108
10,889
25,862
25,888
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company did not amend any operating leases. During the year ended
December 31, 2022, the Company amended certain operating leases, the change in terms of which caused the leases to be
reclassified to finance leases. In connection with the amendments, the Company recognized finance lease right-of-use assets of
$3.5 million and liabilities of $3.5 million. Additionally, the Company wrote-off operating lease right-of-use assets of
$0.2 million and liabilities of $0.1 million. There was no gain or loss recognized as a result of these amendments.
Lease terms and discount rates as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
Weighted-average remaining lease term:
Operating leases
Finance leases
Weighted-average discount rate:
Operating leases
Finance leases
Future minimum lease commitments as of December 31, 2023 are as follows:
($ in thousands)
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total lease payments
Less imputed interest
Total
December 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
4.3 years
3.3 years
6.0 %
8.0 %
4.8 years
3.1 years
4.6 %
8.2 %
Finance
Operating
$
51,059 $
51,103
53,139
27,545
19,816
—
202,662
29,141
$
173,521 $
31,490
29,520
18,718
8,677
2,485
12,569
103,459
11,671
91,788
The Company’s vehicle leases typically include a residual value guarantee. For the Company’s vehicle leases classified as
operating leases, the total residual value guaranteed as of December 31, 2023 is $14.6 million; the payment is not probable and
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
therefore has not been included in the measurement of the lease liability and right-of-use asset. For vehicle leases that are
classified as finance leases, the Company includes the residual value guarantee, estimated in the lease agreement, in the
financing lease liability.
Lessor Arrangements
The Company leases dry and wet sand containers and conveyor belts to customers through operating leases, where the
lessor for tax purposes is considered to be the owner of the equipment during the term of the lease. The lease agreements do not
include options for the lessee to purchase the underlying asset at the end of the lease term for either a stated fixed price or fair
market value. However, some of the leases contain a termination clause in which the customer can cancel the contract. The
leases can be subject to variable lease payments if the customer requests more units than what is agreed upon in the lease. The
Company does not record any lease assets or liabilities related to these variable items.
The carrying amount of equipment leased to others, included in property, plant and equipment, under operating leases as
of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
($ in thousands)
Equipment leased to others - at original cost
Less: Accumulated depreciation
Equipment leased to others - net
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
$
$
138,781 $
(25,819)
112,962 $
106,087
(11,408)
94,679
Future payments receivable for operating leases as of December 31, 2023 are as follows:
($ in thousands)
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
Total
$
9,893
5,412
1,919
—
—
—
$
17,224
Revenues from operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $36.6 million and $25.5 million,
respectively.
Note 7—Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
($ in thousands)
Accrued vendor invoices
Operations accruals
Accrued benefits and other
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
$
$
99,620 $
119,801
61,150
100,296
72,348
88,529
261,066 $
280,678
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 8—Debt
Debt consists of the following:
Term Loan Outstanding
Revolving Line of Credit
Deferred financing costs and original issue discount
Total debt, net of deferred financing costs and original issue discount
Current portion of long-term debt, net of discount
Long-term debt, net of discount and current portion
December 31,
2023
2022
$
$
$
$
— $
140,000
—
140,000 $
— $
140,000
140,000 $
104,716
115,000
(1,270)
218,446
1,020
217,426
218,446
On September 19, 2017, the Company entered into two credit agreements, (i) a revolving line of credit up to $250.0
million, subsequently increased to $525.0 million, see below, (the “ABL Facility”) and (ii) a $175.0 million term loan (the
“Term Loan Facility”, and together with the ABL Facility the “Credit Facilities”).
Effective January 23, 2023, the Company entered into an Eighth Amendment to the ABL Facility (the “Eighth ABL
Amendment”). The Eighth ABL Amendment amends certain terms, provisions and covenants of the ABL Facility, including,
among other things: (i) increasing the maximum revolver amount from $425.0 million to $525.0 million (the “Upsized
Revolver”); (ii) increasing the amount of the accordion feature from $75.0 million to $100.0 million; (iii) extending the
maturity date from October 22, 2026 to January 23, 2028; (iv) modifying the dollar amounts of various credit facility triggers
and tests proportionally to the Upsized Revolver; (v) permitting repayment under the Term Loan Facility prior to February 10,
2023; and (vi) increasing certain indebtedness, intercompany advance, and investment baskets. The Eighth ABL Amendment
included an agreement from the Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, to release its second priority
liens and security interests on all collateral that served as first priority collateral under the Term Loan Facility, which was
completed during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Additionally, on January 23, 2023, the Company borrowed $106.7 million on the ABL Facility and used the proceeds to
pay off and terminate the Term Loan Facility. The amount paid included the balance of the Term Loan Facility at pay off of
$104.7 million, $0.9 million of accrued interest, and a $1.1 million prepayment premium. Additionally, there were $0.2 million
in administrative and lender legal fees incurred in connection with the pay off.
The weighted average interest rate on all borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was
7.6% and 9.0%, respectively.
Term Loan Facility
The Term Loan Facility provided for a $175.0 million term loan. In connection with the Eighth ABL Amendment and
payoff of the Term Loan Facility, on January 23, 2023, the Company terminated the Term Loan Facility. See above for further
discussion.
ABL Facility
Under the terms of the ABL Facility, up to $525.0 million may be borrowed, subject to certain borrowing base limitations
based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. As of December 31, 2023, the borrowing base was
calculated to be $420.3 million, and the Company had $140.0 million outstanding in addition to letters of credit in the amount
of $2.6 million, with $277.7 million of remaining availability. Borrowings under the ABL Facility bear interest at Secured
Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or a base rate, plus an applicable SOFR margin of 1.5% to 2.0% or base rate margin of
0.5% to 1.0%, as described in the ABL Facility credit agreement (the “ABL Facility credit agreement”). Additionally,
borrowings as of December 31, 2023 incurred interest at a weighted average rate of 7.6%. The average monthly unused
commitment is subject to an unused commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.375%. Interest and fees are payable in arrears at the end of
each month, or, in the case of SOFR loans, at the end of each interest period. The ABL Facility matures on January 23, 2028.
Borrowings under the ABL Facility are collateralized by accounts receivable and inventory, and further secured by the
Company, as parent guarantor.
The ABL Facility includes certain non-financial covenants, including but not limited to restrictions on incurring additional
debt and certain distributions. Moreover, the ability of the Company to incur additional debt and to make distributions is
dependent on maintaining a maximum leverage ratio.
The ABL Facility is not subject to financial covenants unless liquidity, as defined in the ABL Facility credit agreement,
drops below a specific level. The Company is required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
ABL Facility credit agreement, of 1.0 to 1.0 for each period if excess availability is less than 10% of the borrowing base or
$52.5 million, whichever is greater.
The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2023.
Maturities of debt are as follows:
($ in thousands)
Years Ending December 31,
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
$
$
—
—
—
—
140,000
140,000
Note 9—Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments
The fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities represent the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or
that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction on the reporting date. These fair value measurements
maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or
liability on the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects the Company’s own judgments about the assumptions
that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The Company discloses the fair values of its assets and
liabilities according to the quality of valuation inputs under the following hierarchy:
•
•
•
Level 1 Inputs: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in an active market for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Inputs: Inputs other than quoted prices that are directly or indirectly observable.
Level 3 Inputs: Unobservable inputs that are significant to the fair value of assets or liabilities.
The classification of an asset or liability is based on the lowest level of input significant to its fair value. Those that are
initially classified as Level 3 are subsequently reported as Level 2 when the fair value derived from unobservable inputs is
inconsequential to the overall fair value, or if corroborating market data becomes available. Assets and liabilities that are
initially reported as Level 2 are subsequently reported as Level 3 if corroborating market data is no longer available. Transfers
occur at the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers into or out of Levels 1, 2, and 3 during the years ended
December 31, 2023 and 2022.
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, notes receivable, accounts
payable, accrued liabilities, long-term debt, and finance and operating lease obligations. These financial instruments do not
require disclosure by level. The carrying values of all of the Company’s financial instruments included in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheets approximated or equaled their fair values on December 31, 2023 and 2022.
•
•
•
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable (including accrued
liabilities) approximated fair value on December 31, 2023 and 2022, due to their short-term nature.
The carrying value of amounts outstanding under long-term debt agreements with variable rates approximated fair
value on December 31, 2023 and 2022, as the effective interest rates approximated market rates.
The carrying values of amounts outstanding under finance and operating lease obligations approximated fair value on
December 31, 2023 and 2022, as the effective borrowing rates approximated market rates.
Nonrecurring Measurements
Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These items are not measured at fair value
on an ongoing basis but may be subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances. These assets and liabilities include
those acquired through the Siren Acquisition and PropX Acquisition, which are required to be measured at fair value on the
acquisition date in accordance with ASC Topic 805. See Note 3—Acquisitions.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $0.7 million of land and $0.8 million of buildings of one property that
met the held for sale criteria, to assets held for sale at a total fair value of $0.8 million, which are included in prepaid and other
current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company estimated the fair value of the property based on
a communicated selling price for one property, which is a Level 3 input. The Company estimates that the carrying value of the
assets is equal to the fair value less the estimated costs to sell, net of write-downs taken in the prior period, and therefore no
gain or loss was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2023.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
As of December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $1.1 million of land and $6.2 million of buildings of two properties that
met the held for sale criteria, to assets held for sale at a total fair value of $6.3 million, which are included in prepaid and other
current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The Company estimated that the carrying value of the assets
were greater than the fair value less the estimated costs to sell, and therefore recorded a $1.0 million loss during the year ended
December 31, 2022, included as a component of gain on disposal of assets, net in the accompanying consolidated statements of
operations.
Other assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis consist of notes receivable—related party from the Affiliate, as
defined and described in Note 14—Related Party Transactions. The note was initially recorded for the trade receivables, created
in the normal course of business, due from the Affiliate as of the Agreement Date, as defined in Note 14—Related Party
Transactions. There were no identified events or changes in circumstances that had a significant adverse effect on the fair value
of the notes receivable. These notes are classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as the inputs to the determination of fair
value are based upon unobservable inputs. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, notes receivable—related party from the
Affiliate totaled $14.8 million and $11.8 million, respectively.
Recurring Measurements
The fair values of the Company’s cash equivalents measured on a recurring basis pursuant to ASC 820-10 Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures are carried at estimated fair value. Cash equivalents consist of money market accounts which
the Company has classified as Level 1 given the active market for these accounts. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the
Company had cash equivalents, measured at fair value, of $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
Nonfinancial assets
The Company estimates fair value to perform impairment tests as required on long-lived assets. The inputs used to
determine such fair value are primarily based upon internally developed cash flow models and would generally be classified
within Level 3 in the event that such assets were required to be measured and recorded at fair value within the consolidated
financial statements. No such measurements were required as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 as no triggering event was
identified.
Credit Risk
The Company’s financial instruments exposed to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash
equivalents, and trade receivables.
The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance on deposit with financial institutions total $36.8 million and $43.7
million as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which exceeded Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits.
The Company regularly monitors these institutions’ financial condition.
The majority of the Company’s customers have payment terms of 45 days or less.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, no customers accounted for 10% of total consolidated accounts receivable and
unbilled revenue. As of December 31, 2022, customer A accounted for 11.0%, of total consolidated accounts receivable and
unbilled revenue. During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, no customers accounted for 10% of consolidated
revenues.
The Company mitigates the associated credit risk by performing credit evaluations and monitoring the payment patterns
of its customers.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $0.9 million in allowance for credit losses and recorded a provision related
to certain customers’ expected inability to pay. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $0.9 million in allowance for credit
losses. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had $0.9 million in allowance for credit losses and recorded a provision related
to two entities inability to pay.
The Company applies historic loss factors to its receivable portfolio segments that are not expected to be further impacted
by current economic developments, and an additional economic conditions factor to portfolio segments anticipated to
experience greater losses in the current economic environment. While the Company has not experienced significant credit
losses in the past and has not seen material changes to the payment patterns of its customers, the Company cannot predict with
any certainty the degree to which unforeseen events may affect the ability of its customers to timely pay receivables when due.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Accordingly, in future periods, the Company may revise its estimates of expected credit losses.
2023
($ in thousands)
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of year
Credit losses:
Current period provision
Amounts written off, net of recoveries
Allowance for credit losses, end of year
2022
2021
$
884 $
884 $
773
808
(753)
939 $
—
—
884 $
745
(634)
884
$
Note 10—Equity
Preferred Stock
As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had 10,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, par value $0.01, with
none issued and outstanding. If issued, each class or series of preferred stock will cover the number of shares and will have the
powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions determined by the Company’s board of directors, which
may include, among others, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, voting rights, conversion rights, preemptive rights and
redemption rights. Except as provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, the holders of preferred stock will not be
entitled to vote at or receive notice of any meeting of shareholders.
Class A Common Stock
The Company had a total of 166,610,199 and 178,753,125 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of December
31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, none of which were restricted. Holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote per
share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders and are entitled to ratably receive dividends when and if declared by
the Company’s board of directors.
Class B Common Stock
The Company had a total of 0 and 250,222 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively. Effective January 31, 2023, in connection with the Merger, all outstanding shares of the Class B Common
Stock were redeemed and exchanged, with no shares remaining outstanding as of December 31, 2023.
Long Term Incentive Plan
On January 11, 2018, the Company adopted the Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) to incentivize employees, officers,
directors and other service providers of the Company and its affiliates. The LTIP provides for the grant, from time to time, at
the discretion of the Company’s board of directors or a committee thereof, of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted
stock, restricted stock units, stock awards, dividend equivalents, other stock-based awards, cash awards, substitute awards and
performance awards. Subject to adjustment in the event of certain transaction or changes of capitalization in accordance with
the LTIP, 12,908,734 shares of Class A Common Stock were initially reserved for issuance pursuant to awards under the LTIP.
Class A Common Stock subject to an award that expires or is canceled, forfeited, exchanged, settled in cash or otherwise
terminated without delivery of shares and shares withheld to pay the exercise price of, or to satisfy the withholding obligations
with respect to, an award will again be available for delivery pursuant to other awards under the LTIP.
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted pursuant to the LTIP, if they vest, will be settled in shares of the Company’s
Class A Common Stock. RSUs were granted with vesting terms up to three years. Changes in non-vested RSUs outstanding
under the LTIP during the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:
Non-vested as of December 31, 2022
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
Number of Units
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Unit
2,985,727 $
1,599,151
(1,466,822)
(132,838)
2,985,218 $
12.15
14.93
11.56
12.84
13.90
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Performance Restricted Stock Units
Performance restricted stock units (“PSUs”) granted pursuant to the LTIP, if they vest, will be settled in shares of the
Company’s Class A Common Stock. PSUs were granted with a three-year cliff vesting schedule, subject to a performance
target compared to an index of competitors’ results over the three-year period as designated in the award. The Company records
compensation expense based on the Company’s best estimate of the number of PSUs that will vest at the end of the
performance period. If such performance targets are not met, or are not expected to be met, no compensation expense is
recognized and any recognized compensation expense is reversed. Changes in non-vested PSUs outstanding under the LTIP
during the year ended December 31, 2023 were as follows:
Non-vested as of December 31, 2022
Granted
Vested
Forfeited
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
Number of Units
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value per Unit
1,390,588 $
341,928
(392,948)
—
1,339,568 $
11.87
15.64
9.62
—
13.49
Stock-based compensation is included in cost of services and general and administrative expenses in the Company’s
consolidated statements of operations. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $33.0 million, $23.1
million, and $19.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021, respectively. There was approximately
$33.9 million of unrecognized compensation expense relating to outstanding RSUs and PSUs as of December 31, 2023. The
unrecognized compensation expense will be recognized on a straight-line basis over the weighted average remaining vesting
period of two years.
Dividends
On October 18, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) reinstated quarterly dividends after they were
suspended on April 2, 2020.
The Company paid cash dividends of $0.05 per share of Class A Common Stock on March 20, 2023, June 20, 2023, and
September 20, 2023 to stockholders of record as of March 6, 2023, June 6, 2023, and September 6, 2023, respectively.
Additionally, the Company paid cash dividends of $0.07 per share of Class A Common Stock on December 20, 2023 to
stockholders of record as of December 6, 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2023, dividend payments totaled $37.5
million.
The Company paid cash dividends of $0.05 per share of Class A Common Stock on December 20, 2022 to stockholders of
record as of December 6, 2022. Liberty LLC paid a distribution of $9.0 million, or $0.05 per Liberty LLC Unit, to all Liberty
LLC unit holders as of December 6, 2022, $9.0 million of which was paid to the Company. The Company used the proceeds of
the distribution to pay the dividend to all holders of shares of Class A Common Stock as of December 6, 2022, which totaled
$9.0 million.
Additionally, the Company paid an accrued dividend equivalent upon vesting for the RSUs and PSUs with a 2023 vesting
date, which totaled $0.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company had
$1.0 million and $0.2 million of dividend equivalents payable related to RSUs and PSUs to be paid upon vesting, respectively.
Dividend equivalents related to forfeited RSUs or PSUs will be forfeited.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Share Repurchase Program
On July 25, 2022, the Company’s board of directors authorized and the Company announced a share repurchase program
that allowed the Company to repurchase up to $250.0 million of the Company’s Class A Common Stock beginning
immediately and continuing through and including July 31, 2024. On January 24, 2023, the Board authorized and the Company
announced an increase to the share repurchase program that increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase authorization to
$500.0 million. Furthermore, on January 23, 2024 the Board authorized and the Company announced an increase to the share
repurchase program that increased the Company’s cumulative repurchase authorization to $750.0 million and extended the
authorization through July 31, 2026. The shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market or privately negotiated
transactions or by other means in accordance with applicable state and federal securities laws. The timing, as well as the
number and value of shares repurchased under the program, will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will
depend on a variety of factors, including management’s assessment of the intrinsic value of the Company’s Class A Common
Stock, the market price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, general market and economic conditions, available liquidity,
compliance with the Company’s debt and other agreements, applicable legal requirements, and other considerations. The exact
number of shares to be repurchased by the Company is not guaranteed, and the program may be suspended, modified, or
discontinued at any time without prior notice. The Company expects to fund any repurchases by using cash on hand,
borrowings under its revolving credit facility and expected free cash flow to be generated through the duration of the share
repurchase program.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased and retired 13,705,622 shares of Class A Common
Stock for $203.1 million or $14.82 average price per share including commissions, under the share repurchase program.
As of December 31, 2023, $171.9 million remained authorized for future repurchases of Class A Common Stock under
the share repurchase program.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased and retired 8,185,890 shares of Class A Common
Stock for $125.3 million or $15.31 average price per share including commissions, under the share repurchase program.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, under the prior share repurchase program, no shares were repurchased and
retired under the share repurchase program.
The Company accounts for the purchase price of repurchased common shares in excess of par value ($0.01 per share of
Class A Common Stock) as a reduction of additional paid-in capital, and will continue to do so until additional paid-in capital is
reduced to zero. Thereafter, any excess purchase price will be recorded as a reduction to retained earnings.
As enacted by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (“IRA”), the Company accrued stock repurchase excise tax of $1.9
million for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Note 11—Net Income per Share
Basic net income per share measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period. Diluted net income per share
measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares
that were outstanding during the period. The Company uses the “if-converted” method to determine the potential dilutive effect
of its Class B Common Stock and the treasury stock method to determine the potential dilutive effect of outstanding RSUs and
PSUs.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table reflects the allocation of net income to common stockholders and net income per share computations
for the periods indicated based on a weighted average number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
outstanding:
(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic Net Income Per Share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders
Denominator:
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic net income per share attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders
Diluted Net Income Per Share
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders
Effect of exchange of the shares of Class B Common Stock for shares of
Class A Common Stock
Diluted net income attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted stock units
Class B Common Stock
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
Diluted net income per share attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders
Note 12—Income Taxes
Year Ended
December 31, 2023
Year Ended
December 31, 2022
$
$
$
$
$
556,317 $
399,602
171,845
3.24 $
556,317 $
73
556,390 $
171,845
4,494
21
176,360
3.15 $
184,334
2.17
399,602
716
400,318
184,334
4,262
753
189,349
2.11
The Company is a corporation and is subject to taxation in the United States, Canada and various state, local and
provincial jurisdictions. Historically, Liberty LLC was treated as a partnership, and its income was passed through to its owners
for income tax purposes. Liberty LLC’s members, including the Company, were liable for federal, state and local income taxes
based on their share of Liberty LLC’s pass-through taxable income.
Effective January 31, 2023, the Company adopted a plan of merger, pursuant to which Liberty LLC merged into the
Company, ceasing the existence of Liberty LLC, with the Company remaining as the surviving entity. Liberty LLC filed a final
tax return during the 2023 calendar year.
As of December 31, 2023, tax reporting by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2021, 2022, and the
short period ended January 31, 2023 are subject to examination by the tax authorities. With few exceptions, as of December 31,
2023, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state or local examinations by tax authorities for tax years ended before
December 31, 2019.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The components of the Company’s income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes on which the provision
for income taxes was computed consisted of the following:
($ in thousands)
United States
Foreign
Total
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
$
668,338 $
66,552
734,890 $
375,758 $
23,751
399,509 $
(191,774)
13,986
(177,788)
The components of the provision for incomes taxes from continuing operations are summarized as follows:
($ in thousands)
Current:
Federal
State
Foreign
Total Current
Deferred:
Federal
State
Foreign
Total Deferred
Income tax expense (benefit)
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
$
$
$
$
36,319 $
4,662
17,189
58,170 $
109,399 $
11,913
(1,000)
120,312 $
178,482 $
4,679 $
2,579
4,421
11,679 $
(12,967) $
(1,182)
1,677
(12,472) $
(793) $
—
29
4,108
4,137
6,125
(439)
(607)
5,079
9,216
Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to net income (loss) before income taxes differed from the amounts computed by
applying the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate of 21.0% to pre-tax income as a result of the following:
2023
Year Ended December 31,
2022
2021
$
154,327 $
83,897 $
(37,336)
($ in thousands)
Computed tax expense (benefit) at the statutory
rate
Increase (decrease) in tax expense resulting from:
State and local income tax expense (benefit), net
Non-controlling interest
Effect of foreign tax rates
Stock-based compensation
Change in valuation allowance
Other TRA adjustment
Nondeductible executive compensation
U.S. impact of foreign earnings
Other, net
15,745
(19)
1,818
(239)
—
(248)
6,514
—
584
10,224
(151)
697
(2,724)
(91,336)
(2,763)
—
315
1,048
(5,204)
1,565
478
(535)
50,111
—
—
—
137
9,216
Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
178,482 $
(793) $
The effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022, and 2021 was 24.3%, (0.2)%, and (5.2)%,
respectively.
The Company’s effective tax rate is greater than the statutory federal income tax rate of 21.0% due to the Company’s
Canadian operations, state income taxes in the states the Company operates, as well as nondeductible executive compensation.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax
liabilities are presented below:
($ in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Federal net operating losses
State net operating losses
Realized tax benefit - TRAs
Intangibles
Lease liabilities
Property and equipment
Stock-based compensation
Inventory
Other
Total deferred tax assets
Less valuation allowance
Net deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
Investment in Liberty LLC
Property and equipment
Lease assets
Other
Total deferred tax liabilities
December 31, 2023
December 31, 2022
$
— $
1,286
87,260
22,825
51,504
—
4,279
3,361
5,133
175,648
—
175,648
25,570
5,762
99,153
576
—
4,638
—
—
450
136,149
—
136,149
$
— $
(121,861)
(221,337)
(55,801)
(850)
(277,988)
—
—
(2,740)
(124,601)
Net deferred tax (liability) asset
$
(102,340) $
11,548
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company adopted a plan of merger, pursuant to which Liberty LLC
merged into the Company, ceasing the existence of Liberty LLC with the Company remaining as the surviving entity. As a
result of this change, the Company no longer has a deferred tax liability for the difference between the book value and the tax
value of the Company’s investment in Liberty LLC and the associated net deferred tax liability balances have been allocated to
the deferred tax asset and liability line items above. Significant deferred tax assets include the step up in basis of depreciable
assets under Section 754 (“Section 754”) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and deferred tax liabilities related
to property and equipment.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has utilized all U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards and has $1.3 million
state net operating loss carryforwards that will not expire in the foreseeable future.
The Company may distribute cash from foreign subsidiaries to its U.S. parent as business needs arise. The Company has
not provided for deferred income taxes on the undistributed earnings from certain foreign subsidiaries earnings as such earnings
are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. If such earnings were to be distributed, any income and/or withholding tax would
not be significant.
Uncertain Tax Positions
The Company records uncertain tax positions on the basis of a two-step process in which (1) the Company determines
whether it is more likely than not the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (2)
for those tax positions meeting the more likely than not recognition threshold, the Company recognizes the largest amount of
tax benefit that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority.
The Company determined that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions was required
at December 31, 2023. In addition, the Company does not believe that it has any tax positions for which it is reasonably
possible that it will be required to record a significant liability for unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months. If
the Company were to record an unrecognized tax benefit, the Company will recognize applicable interest and penalties related
to income tax matters in income tax expense.
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LIBERTY ENERGY INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Tax Receivable Agreements
The term of each TRA commenced on January 17, 2018, and will continue until all such tax benefits that are subject to
such TRA have been utilized or expired, unless the Company experiences a change of control (as defined in the TRAs, which
includes certain mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations) or the TRAs are terminated early (at the
Company’s election or as a result of its breach), and the Company makes the termination payments specified in such TRA.
The amounts payable, as well as the timing of any payments, under the TRAs are dependent upon significant future events
and assumptions, including the timing of the redemptions of Liberty LLC Units, the price of our Class A Common Stock at the
time of each redemption, the extent to which such redemptions are taxable transactions, the amount of the redeeming unit
holder’s tax basis in its Liberty LLC Units at the time of the relevant redemption, the characterization of the tax basis step-up,
the depreciation and amortization periods that apply to the increase in tax basis, the amount of net operating losses available to
the Company as a result of the Corporate Reorganization, the amount and timing of taxable income the Company generates in
the future, the U.S. federal income tax rate then applicable, and the portion of the Company’s payments under the TRAs that
constitute imputed interest or give rise to depreciable or amortizable tax basis.
At December 31, 2023, the Company’s liability under the TRAs was $117.7 million of which $5.2 million is recorded as a
current liability and $112.5 million is recorded as a component of long-term liabilities. The Company recorded a gain on
remeasurement of the liabilities subject to the TRA of $1.8 million recorded as part of continuing operations in the current year.
At December 31, 2022, the Company’s liability under the TRAs was $118.9 million, all of which was recorded as a
component of long-term liabilities, and the related deferred tax assets totaled $99.9 million. Upon the release of the valuation
allowance, the Company recorded a loss on remeasurement of the liabilities subject to the TRA of $76.2 million recorded as
part of continuing operations in the prior year.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, exchanges of Liberty LLC Units and shares of Class B Common Stock
resulted in an increase of $0.6 million in amounts payable under the TRAs, and a net increase of $0.7 million in deferred tax
assets, all of which were recorded through equity. The Company did not make any TRA payments during the year ended
December 31, 2023. On January 31, 2023, the Company recorded an increase of $6.6 million of deferred tax assets for the
impact of the adopted plan of merger for Liberty LLC into the Company, all of which was recorded through equity.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, exchanges of Liberty LLC Units and shares of Class B Common Stock
resulted in an increase of $5.1 million in amounts payable under the TRAs, and a net increase of $6.0 million in deferred tax
assets, all of which were recorded through equity. The Company did not make any TRA payments during the year ended
December 31, 2022.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 13—Defined Contribution Plan
The Company sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution retirement plan covering eligible employees. The Company makes
matching contribution at a rate of $1.00 for each $1.00 of employee contribution, subject to a cap of 6% of the employee’s
salary and federal limits. Contributions made by the Company were $32.9 million, $25.8 million, and $19.0 million for the
years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Note 14—Related Party Transactions
Schlumberger Limited
During 2020, the Company acquired certain assets and liabilities of Schlumberger Technology Corporation
(“Schlumberger”) in exchange for the issuance of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock amongst other
consideration. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased and retired 3,000,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock for $45.0 million or $15.00 average price per share from Schlumberger, under the share repurchase program.
Effective January 31, 2023, after the repurchase and retirement, Schlumberger owns no shares of Class A Common Stock of the
Company and no longer qualifies as a related party.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased and retired 1,700,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock for $27.8 million or $16.35 average price per share from Schlumberger, under the share repurchase program.
On April 29, 2022, the Company, Liberty LLC, Schlumberger, and BofA Securities, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
(together, the “Underwriters”), entered into an underwriting agreement, dated as of April 29, 2022, pursuant to which
Schlumberger sold 14,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price of $15.50 per share to the Underwriters (the “Sale”).
The Sale closed on May 3, 2022. Following the Sale, Schlumberger held 35,101,961 shares of Class A Common Stock. The
Company did not receive any proceeds from the Sale.
Within the normal course of business, the Company purchases chemicals, proppant and other equipment and maintenance
parts from Schlumberger and its subsidiaries. During the period from January 1, 2023 until January 31, 2023, total purchases
from Schlumberger were approximately $1.7 million. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, total purchases
from Schlumberger were approximately $21.7 million and $28.2 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2022 amounts due
to Schlumberger were $2.6 million and $0.7 million included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the
consolidated balance sheets.
During 2021, a subsidiary of the Company and Schlumberger entered into a property swap agreement under which the
Company exchanged with Schlumberger a property and $4.9 million in cash for a separate property that the Company will
utilize with its existing operations. The Company did not recognize any gain or loss on the transaction. In separate transactions,
the Company has sold equipment to Schlumberger including $0.1 million and $1.3 million during the years ended December
31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized a gain on the sale of equipment of $0.0 million and $0.9 million,
respectively.
Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC
A member of the board of directors of the Company, Audrey Robertson, serves as Executive Vice President of Finance of
Franklin Mountain Energy, LLC (“Franklin Mountain”). During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, the
Company performed hydraulic fracturing services for Franklin Mountain in the amount of $176.1 million, $131.8 million, and
$20.5 million, respectively.
Amounts included in unbilled revenue from Franklin Mountain as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, were $13.4 million
and $13.9 million, respectively. There were $12.1 million and $0.0 million in receivables from Franklin Mountain as of
December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
Liberty Resources LLC
Liberty Resources LLC, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and its successor entity (collectively, the
“Affiliate”) has certain common ownership and management with the Company. The amounts of the Company’s revenue
related to hydraulic fracturing services provided to the Affiliate for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, were
$38.8 million, $16.7 million and $2.8 million, respectively. Amounts included in unbilled revenue and accounts receivable—
related party from the Affiliate as of December 31, 2023 were $0.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively. There were no
amounts included in unbilled revenue and accounts receivable—related party from the Affiliate as of December 31, 2022.
On December 28, 2022 (the “Agreement Date”), the Company entered into an agreement with the Affiliate to amend
payment terms for outstanding invoices due as of the Agreement Date to extend the due dates to April 1, 2024. Additionally, on
August 15, 2023, the agreement was further amended in order to extend the due dates for certain invoices to January 1, 2025.
Amounts outstanding from the Affiliate, under such agreement, as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 were $14.8 million and
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
$11.8 million, respectively, included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Any receivable amount outstanding at
the end of each month is subject to interest through the end of the agreement.
During the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, interest income from the Affiliate was $2.0 million, $0.0
million, and $0.0 million, respectively.
PropX Acquisition
During 2016, Liberty Holdings entered into a future commitment to invest and become a non-controlling minority
member in PropX, the provider of proppant logistics equipment. Effective October 26, 2021, the Company completed the
purchase of all membership interest in PropX, refer to Note 3—Acquisitions for further discussion of the transaction. During
the period from January 1, 2021 until October 26, 2021, the Company leased proppant logistics equipment from PropX for $7.3
million.
R/C IV Liberty Big Box Holdings, L.P., a Riverstone Holdings LLC (“Riverstone”) fund and a former significant
stockholder of the Company, held a greater than 10% equity interest in PropX. Christopher Wright, the Chief Executive Officer,
Michael Stock, the Chief Financial Officer and Ron Gusek, the President of the Company, held a less than 5% equity interest in
PropX through Big Box Proppant Investments LLC. Cary Steinbeck, a director of the Company, served on the PropX board of
directors and held a less than 5% indirect equity interest in PropX. In addition, Brett Staffieri, a Riverstone appointed director,
served on the board of the directors of the Company until June 15, 2021 and on the PropX board of directors until the
acquisition date. The PropX Acquisition was reviewed and approved by the disinterested members of the Board and pursuant to
the Company’s related party transactions policy.
Note 15—Commitments & Contingencies
Purchase Commitments (tons are not in thousands)
The Company enters into purchase and supply agreements to secure supply and pricing of proppants, transload, and
equipment. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the agreements provide pricing and committed supply sources for the Company
to purchase 1,854,000 tons and 2,915,172 tons, respectively, of proppant through December 31, 2025. Amounts below also
include commitments to pay for transport fees on minimum amounts of proppants. Additionally, related proppant transload
service commitments run through 2024.
Future proppant, transload, and equipment commitments are as follows:
($ in thousands)
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
Thereafter
$
143,884
12,960
—
—
—
—
$
156,844
Certain supply agreements contain a clause whereby in the event that the Company fails to purchase minimum volumes,
as defined in the agreement, during a specific time period, a shortfall fee may apply. In circumstances where the Company does
not make the minimum purchase required under the contract, the Company and its suppliers have a history of amending such
minimum purchase contractual terms and in rare cases does the Company incur shortfall fees. If the Company were unable to
make any of the minimum purchases and the Company and its suppliers cannot come to an agreement to avoid such fees, the
Company could incur shortfall fees in the amounts of $25.2 million and $5.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2024
and December 31, 2025, respectively. Based on forecasted levels of activity, the Company does not currently expect to incur
significant shortfall fees.
Included in the commitments for the year ending December 31, 2023 are $3.2 million of payments expected to be made in
the first quarter of 2024 for the use of certain light duty trucks, heavy tractors, and field equipment used to various degrees in
frac and wireline operations. The Company is in negotiations with the third-party owner of such equipment to lease or purchase
some or all of such aforementioned vehicles and equipment, subject to agreement on terms and conditions. No gain or loss is
expected upon consummation of any such agreement.
Litigation
From time to time, the Company is subject to legal and administrative proceedings, settlements, investigations, claims and
actions. The Company’s assessment of the likely outcome of litigation matters is based on its judgment of a number of factors
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
including experience with similar matters, past history, precedents, relevant financial and other evidence and facts specific to
the matter. Notwithstanding the uncertainty as to the final outcome, based upon the information currently available,
management does not believe any matters individually or in the aggregate will have a material adverse effect on its financial
position or results of operations.
Note 16—Subsequent Events
On January 23, 2024, the Company’s board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share of Class A
Common Stock to be paid on March 20, 2024 to holders of record as of March 6, 2024.
Additionally, on January 23, 2024, the Company’s board of directors authorized an increase of the share repurchase
program that allows the Company to repurchase an additional $250.0 million for a total up to $750.0 million of the Company’s
Class A Common Stock and extended the authorization through July 31, 2026.
No other significant subsequent events have occurred that would require recognition or disclosure in the consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto.
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