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Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
HOUSTON, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended
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[{"type":"text","content":"HOUSTON, Oct. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company reported a net loss of $83.0 million, or $0.44 per share, for the third quarter of 2021, compared to a net loss of $112 million, or $0.60 per share, for the third quarter of 2020. Revenues for the third quarter of 2021 were $358 million, compared to $207 million for the third quarter of 2020.\nFor the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company reported a net loss of $293 million, or $1.55 per share, compared to a net loss of $697 million, or $3.70 per share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were $891 million, compared to $903 million for the same period in 2020.\nThe financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2021 include pretax acquisition-related expenses of $0.9 million ($0.8 million after-tax) related to the acquisition of Pioneer Energy Services. Pretax acquisition-related expenses totaled $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.\nAndy Hendricks, Patterson-UTI's Chief Executive Officer, stated, \"I am pleased that our total adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter increased 44% sequentially to $51.1 million on a 23% increase in revenues. As well, highlighting that our pressure pumping business continues to improve, adjusted EBITDA in this business more than doubled sequentially in the third quarter on a 36% increase in revenues.\" \nMr. Hendricks continued, \"In contract drilling, steady growth in activity positively impacted our third quarter financial results. Our average rig count for the third quarter improved to 80 rigs from 73 rigs in the second quarter. We expect activity growth will be robust in the fourth quarter, as we expect our average rig count, including 13 rigs from Pioneer Energy, to be approximately 106 rigs in the United States. \n\"Total contract drilling revenues and gross profit for the third quarter increased approximately 11% sequentially. On a per rig day basis, average rig margin per day for the third quarter increased slightly to $6,300 as an increase in average rig revenue per day was largely offset by a similar increase in average rig cost per day. The number and cost of rig reactivations, as well as general oilfie...