Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Basic Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Basic” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. Certain information relating to Basic's organization and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q in accordance with GAAP and financial statement requirements promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The notes to the consolidated financial statements (unaudited) should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. In the opinion of management, all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation have been made in the accompanying unaudited financial statements.

On June 28, 2018, the SEC adopted amendments that expanded the definition of “smaller reporting company” by increasing the applicable public float and revenue thresholds. Under the amended definition, which became effective on September 10, 2018, a company qualifies as a smaller reporting company if it has (i) a public float of less than $250 million at the end of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter or (ii) less than $100 million in annual revenues and either no public float or a public float of less than $700 million. Based on the Company's public float (the aggregate market value of its common equity held by non-affiliates) as of June 29, 2018, the Company is considered a smaller reporting company under the revised SEC rules and, as such, is eligible to use certain scaled financial and non-financial disclosure requirements. Smaller reporting companies may elect to comply with the scaled reporting requirements separately, thereby permitting the Company to choose such disclosure requirements on an item-by-item basis.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On October 2, 2018, the Company issued in a private offering $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.75% senior secured notes due 2023 at 99.042% of par and entered into a new $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility. For further discussion, see Note 4, "Long-Term Debt and Interest Expense".

Basic's current primary capital resources are cash flow from operations, the availability under the New ABL Facility (defined in Note 4, "Long-Term Debt and Interest Expense"), the ability to enter into finance leases, the ability to incur additional secured indebtedness, and a cash balance of $50.5 million at September 30, 2019. The Company had $50.4 million of available borrowing capacity under the New ABL Facility at September 30, 2019.

Nature of Operations  

Basic provides a wide range of wellsite services to oil and natural gas drilling and producing companies, including Completion & Remedial Services, Water Logistics, Well Servicing and Contract Drilling. These services are primarily provided by Basic’s fleet of equipment. Basic’s operations are concentrated in major United States onshore oil and natural gas producing regions located in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Colorado and California.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Basic's subsidiaries, for which Basic holds a majority voting interest. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Segment Information

In the first quarter of 2019, Basic revised its reportable segments for financial reporting purposes to combine its contract drilling operations with its rig manufacturing operations to form an Other Services segment. The Company's business now consists of the following four segments: Well Servicing, Water Logistics, Completion & Remedial Services, and Other Services. See Note 13, "Business Segment Information" for further information.

Estimates, Risks and Uncertainties

Preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management uses historical and other pertinent information to determine these estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas where critical accounting estimates are made by management include litigation, asset retirement obligations and self-insured risk reserves.

Inventories

For rental and fishing tools, inventories consisting mainly of grapples, controls and drill bits are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value. Other inventories, consisting mainly of manufacturing raw materials, rig components, repair parts, drilling and completion materials and gravel, are held for use in the operations of Basic and are stated at lower of cost or net realizable value, with cost being determined on the first-in, first-out method.

In addition to comparing the carrying amount of inventory to its market, Basic also makes a comparison between volume of inventory and demand for the ultimate production into which inventory will be converted. During the period ended September 30, 2019, Basic determined that due to decreased demand for rigs and equipment manufactured by Basic's wholly owned subsidiary, Taylor Industries, LLC, the subsidiary would change its focus to servicing and providing parts for previously manufactured equipment. Related to this change in strategy, certain manufacturing inventories were determined not to be fully recoverable. Taylor Industries recorded an increase in reserves for excess and obsolete inventory of $3.9 million, and included in direct expense in our Other Services segment in our consolidated statement of operations.