Smart Sand, Inc. · NASDAQ:SND

Smart Sand — Investor Presentation (May 2019)

34 slides from Smart Sand's investor presentation, May 7, 2019

  1. Slide 1: May 2019 Investor Presentation

    Mine to Wellsite Solutions May 2019 Investor Presentation May 7, 2019 0

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate

  3. Slide 3: Disclaimer (cont'd)

    Disclaimer (cont’d) Reserves Mineral resources and reserves are typically classified by confidence (reliability) levels based on the level of exploration, consistency and assurance of geologic knowledge of the deposit. This classification system considers different levels of geoscientific knowledge

  4. Slide 4: Who is Smart Sand

    Who is Smart Sand Overview Reserve Locations Oakdale, WI – 1,256 acres (Monroe County, WI) • Fully integrated provider of high quality Hixton, WI – 959 acres 81% Finer Mesh Reserve Northern White frac sand. (Jackson County, WI) (40/70, 100 mesh) • Large fine mesh (40/70 and 100 Mesh) Northern White

  5. Slide 5: Why is Smart Sand Different?

    Why is Smart Sand Different? It’s a one-stop shop Smart Sand’s Business Offerings Premium Northern White Reserve Gigantic Rail Capacity Terminal & Forward Staging Management Last Mile Logistics Wellsite Storage Solutions Large Finer Mesh Northern White Reserve Dual-served (CP & UP) Planning ahead re

  6. Slide 6: Product and Service Quality Matter Long Term

    Product and Service Quality Matter Long Term Feedback from our customer base: • Delivering high quality proppant to the wellhead in the large volumes needed • Reliable long-term production from their wells • Cost—both long-term and short-term It’s not about the price per ton, it’s about the Quality.

  7. Slide 7: Proppant Characteristics Matter

    Proppant Characteristics Matter West Texas (“WTX”) Sand is a lower quality proppant vs. Northern White • Lower Crush Strength: • Crushing of proppant creates fines, these fines will migrate and pack rearrangement occurs • Fines decrease fracture width • This a roadblock for permeability which result

  8. Slide 8: Proppant Strength Matters

    Proppant Strength Matters (WTX vs. Northern White) A significant DELTA exists between Northern White and Texas Permian Sand. Source: Management elaboration on independent studies. 7

  9. Slide 9: Mining and Production

    Mining and Production 8

  10. Slide 10: Oakdale Facility: High Quality Northern White Raw Frac Sand in an Efficient Configuration

    Oakdale Facility: High Quality Northern White Raw Frac Sand in an Efficient Configuration 9

  11. Slide 11: Byron Transload: Provides Optionality on Rail Delivery

    Byron Transload: Provides Optionality on Rail Delivery 10

  12. Slide 12: Cost-Effective, Differentiated Process

    Cost-Effective, Differentiated Process On-site Mining / Excavation Conveyer Belt to On-site Wet Plant Wet Plant Cleans and Sorts Product Dry Plant Dries and Sorts Product Unit Trains Deliver Dry Sand to Basin  Low Cost Structure Due to Several Key Attributes: − Low royalty rates ($0.50 per ton on 2

  13. Slide 13: Logistics and Wellsite Solutions

    Logistics and Wellsite Solutions 12

  14. Slide 14: Expansive Logistics Capabilities

    Expansive Logistics Capabilities Key Logistical Advantages Highly Competitive Delivery Capabilities  Dual Served Class I Rail Access – onsite service on Canadian Pacific rail line coupled with nearby terminal on Union Pacific rail line Van Hook allows access to multiple oil and gas plays, avoids in

  15. Slide 15: Van Hook Terminal

    Van Hook Terminal  Location: Van Hook, ND  Commenced operations in April 2018  Signed long-term take-or-pay contract with an anchor customer at in-basin pricing  $15.5 million paid consideration  We have shipped 590,000 tons through Van Hook from April 2018 to March 31, 2019. We shipped 25% of

  16. Slide 16: Wellsite Storage Solutions Features

    Wellsite Storage Solutions Features • Transported using specialized trailer for unassisted setup in 5 minutes. • Tri-axle trailer design with reinforced steel frame and remote control operation. • Direct to blender delivery, controls dust, stops and starts proppant flow. • Passive & Active onboard p

  17. Slide 17: System Layouts

    System Layouts  Flexible layout options as demonstrated below with our QS4400XR silo Single Blender Layout Dual Blender Layout 1,050 Ton 1,320 Ton Layout Layout 16

  18. Slide 18: Our Wellsite Storage vs. the Competition

    Our Wellsite Storage vs. the Competition Competitive Options Smart Sand’s Wellsite Storage Equipment Smart Sand: Silos: • Multiple Size Options With Custom • Belts Required, No Direct To Configurations Blender Offload • Engineered and Designed Specifically • Dust Can Be a Concern For Sand Storage on

  19. Slide 19: Industry Overview

    Industry Overview 18

  20. Slide 20: Industry Trends Continue to Support Increasing Use of Frac Sand per Well

    Industry Trends Continue to Support Increasing Use of Frac Sand per Well Horizontal well lateral lengths Proppant per lateral foot continues continue to get longer to increase Source: Spears and Associates 1Q 2019 Proppant Market Report. 19

  21. Slide 21: Increasing Use of Sand per Well leading to Continued Expected Growth in Frac Sand Demand

    Increasing Use of Sand per Well leading to Continued Expected Growth in Frac Sand Demand Source: Spears and Associates 1Q 2019 Proppant Market Report. 20

  22. Slide 22: Our Strongest Markets, the Bakken and Eastern Basins, are Expected to have Growing Frac Sand Demand

    Our Strongest Markets, the Bakken and Eastern Basins, are Expected to have Growing Frac Sand Demand Eastern U.S. Demand projected to Bakken Demand projected to grow grow ~ 13% per year in 2019 and by ~ 8% per year in 2019 and 2020 2020 Source: Spears and Associates 1Q 2019 Proppant Market Report. 21

  23. Slide 23: Finer Sand is the Standard

    Finer Sand is the Standard Mesh Sizes Market Outlook for Fine Sand  Proppant size is characterized by mesh size  According to Kelrik LLC, a notable driver which is determined by sieving the proppant impacting demand for fine mesh sand is through mesh screens increased proppant loadings, specifical

  24. Slide 24: Financial Overview

    Financial Overview 23

  25. Slide 25: Summary Financials

    Summary Financials Quarterly Sales Volumes Quarterly Revenue (thousands of tons) ($ in millions) $63.1 839 823 $54.4 $52.2 $51.8 723 610 648 $42.6 Q1'18A Q2'18A Q3'18A Q4'18A Q1'19A Q1'18A Q2'18A(1) Q3'18A (2) Q4'18A (3) Q1'19A (4) Contribution Margin/Ton Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA ($ in millions) $

  26. Slide 26: Why Smart Sand?

    Why Smart Sand? A Full Service and Cost Effective One Stop Solution  Large reserve base of high quality finer mesh Northern White Frac Large, efficient sand at Oakdale available to support market demand reserve base,  Substantial production capacity (5.5mm tons) ready to meet market production nee

  27. Slide 27: Appendix

    Appendix 26

  28. Slide 28: Committed to Highest Corporate Standards

    APPENDIX Committed to Highest Corporate Standards  Management maintains close dialogue with customers regarding the oil and gas industry’s rigorous regulatory environment Legal &  ISO registered Quality System and Environmental Management System in Regulatory place  Minimal environmental and comm

  29. Slide 29: Income Statement

    APPENDIX Income Statement For the Year ended Year ended Year ended Three months ended Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2018 Mar 31, 2019 ($ in millions) (audited) (audited) (audited) (unaudited) (1,2) Revenues $59.2 $137.2 $212.5 $51.8 Cost of sales 26.6 100.3 144.9 40.6 Gross profit 32.7 36.9 67.6

  30. Slide 30: Balance Sheet

    APPENDIX Balance Sheet As of Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2018 Mar 31, 2019 ($ in millions) (audited) (audited) (audited) (unaudited) Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $47.5 $35.2 $1.5 $2.4 Accounts receivable 5.7 24.6 26.8 39.5 Inventory – ST 10.3 9.1 18.6 13.6 Prepaid expenses and othe

  31. Slide 31: Statement of Cash Flows

    APPENDIX Statement of Cash Flows Year ended Year ended Year ended Three months ended Dec 31, 2016 Dec 31, 2017 Dec 31, 2018 Mar 31, 2019 ($ in millions) (audited) (audited) (audited) (unaudited) Operating activities Net income (loss) $10.4 $21.5 $18.7 $4.0 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)

  32. Slide 32: EBITDA Reconciliation

    APPENDIX EBITDA Reconciliation Year ended December 31, ($ in thousands) 2015 2016 2017 2018 Net income (loss) $4,990 $10,379 $21,526 $18,688 Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization 5,318 6,445 7,300 18,165 Income tax (benefit) expense 4,129 9,394 (2,809) 5,122 Interest expense 7,826 8,43

  33. Slide 33: EBITDA Reconciliation

    APPENDIX EBITDA Reconciliation Quarter ended ($ in thousands) 3/31/2018 6/30/2018 9/30/2018 12/31/2018 3/31/2019 Net income (loss) $975 $10,021 $12,125 ($4,433) $4,033 Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization 3,160 4,296 4,929 5,780 6,303 Income tax expense (benefit) 232 2,413 4,612 (2,13

  34. Slide 34: Contribution Margin Reconciliation

    APPENDIX Contribution Margin Reconciliation Quarter ended ($ in thousands) 3/31/2018 6/30/2018 9/30/2018 12/31/2018 3/31/2019 Revenue $42,628 $54,448 $63,146 $52,248 $51,775 Cost of goods sold 35,413 34,678 40,595 34,217 40,605 Gross profit 7,215 19,770 22,551 18,031 11,170 Depreciation, depletion,

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