Organization and Nature of Operations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Nature of Operations

Organization and Nature of Operations

General

Flotek Industries, Inc. (“Flotek” or the “Company”) is a technology-driven chemistry and data company that serves customers in industrial, commercial and consumer markets.

The Company’s Chemistry Technologies (“CT”) segment develops, manufactures, packages, distributes, delivers, and markets specialty chemicals that enhance the profitability of hydrocarbon producers and cleans surfaces in both commercial and personal settings to help reduce the spread of bacteria, viruses and germs.

The Company’s Data Analytics (“DA”) segment enables users to maximize the value of their hydrocarbon associated processes by providing analytics associated with the streams in seconds rather than minutes or days. The real-time access to information prevents waste, reduces reprocessing and allows users to pursue automation of their hydrocarbon streams to maximize their profitability.

The Company formed the DA segment during the second quarter of 2020, after acquiring JP3 Measurement, LLC (“JP3”). The Company’s two operating segments, CT and DA, are both supported by its continuing Research & Innovation advanced laboratory capabilities. For further discussion of our operations and segments, see Note 22, “Business Segment, Geographic and Major Customer Information.” For further discussion of the JP3 acquisition, see Note 3, “Business Combination.”

The Company was initially incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia in 1985. In October 2001, the Company changed its corporate domicile to the state of Delaware.

Impact of COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) a global pandemic. The pandemic negatively impacted the U.S. and global economy, disrupted domestic and international oil and gas markets, and increased volatility in financial markets. These effects materially and adversely affected, and may continue to materially and adversely affect, the demand for oil and natural gas as well as for our services and products. The Company’s primary markets in the U.S. are particularly subject to the impacts on the oil and gas industry. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment to property, plant and equipment; intangible assets; and operating right-of-use assets during the first quarter of 2020. The extended impact of COVID-19 and its effect on the oil and gas industry contributed to additional impairment charges to goodwill and intangible assets in the third quarter of 2020. See Note 11, “Impairment of Fixed, Long-lived and Intangible Assets,” and Note 9, “Goodwill.” In addition, the Company increased the provision of excess and obsolete inventory as discussed in Note 6, “Inventories.” Future developments and effects are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic. This uncertainty could have a material impact on accounting estimates and assumptions used in our consolidated financial statements.

Sources and Uses of Liquidity

The Company currently funds its operations and growth primarily from cash on hand. The ability of the Company to grow and be competitive in the marketplace is dependent on the availability of adequate capital. Access to capital is dependent, in large part, on the Company’s cash flows and the availability of and access to equity and debt financing. The Company has a history of losses and negative cash flows from operations and expects to utilize a significant amount of cash in operations in the following year. While we believe that our cash and liquid assets will provide us with sufficient financial resources to fund operations and meet our capital requirements and anticipated obligations as they become due, a prolonged COVID-19 impact, a slower than expected recovery in of oil and gas markets, or reduced spending by our customers could have a negative impact on our liquidity.

Accordingly, while the Company believes that its existing cash will enable it to fund its operations and growth, the Company cannot guarantee the level of cash flows in the future. In the event that the Company’s existing cash on hand is not sufficient to fund operations, meet our capital requirements or satisfy the anticipated obligations as they become due, the Company expects to take further action to protect its liquidity position. Such actions may include, but are not limited to:

•Sale of non-core real estate properties;

•Sale-leaseback transactions of facilities;

•Sale of excess inventory and/or raw materials;

•Entry into a borrowing facility with one or more lenders;

•Raising equity either in the public markets or via a private placement offering;

•Reducing executive salaries and/or board of directors’ fees, or making a portion of those fees or salaries in equity instead of cash; and

•Reducing professional advisory fees and headcount.

However, with respect to anticipated transactions, there can be no assurance that such matters can be implemented on acceptable terms or at all.