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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the accounts of FES Ltd. and all of its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated balance sheets and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company has nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis which include property and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill for which fair value is calculated in connection with accounting for Cretic acquisition and impairment testing. These fair value calculations incorporate a market and a cost approach and the inputs include projected revenue, costs, equipment utilization and other assumptions. Given the unobservable inputs, those fair value measurements are classified as Level 3. As discussed in Note 6, the Company fully impaired its goodwill associated with the Cretic acquisition during 2019.

As discussed in Note 5, the Company acquired all of the outstanding units of Cretic Energy Services, LLC (Cretic). The acquisition of Cretic was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. The estimated fair value allocated to certain property and equipment, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill were based on a combination of market, cost and income approaches.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or the amount paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants (an exit price) at the measurement date.

There is a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The Company classifies fair value balances based on the observability of those inputs. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:


•	Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Active markets are those in which transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.


•	Level 2 - Inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable. These inputs are either directly observable in the marketplace or indirectly observable through corroboration with market data for substantially the full contractual term of the asset or liability being measured.


•	Level 3 - Inputs reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date. Consideration is given to the risk inherent in the valuation technique and the risk inherent in the inputs to the model.

In valuing certain assets and liabilities, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. For disclosure purposes, assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety in the fair value hierarchy level based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the overall fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable-trade, accounts receivable-other, accounts payable-trade and insurance notes approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The fair values of finance leases approximate their carrying values, based on current market rates at which the Company could borrow funds with similar maturities (Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy).

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Cash - Restricted

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

The Company's restricted cash served as collateral for certain outstanding letters of credit and the Company's corporate credit card program.

Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for revenues under Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic - 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers effective January 1, 2018, the core principle of which is that a company should recognize revenue to match the delivery of goods or services to customers to the consideration the company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferring goods or services to a customer. On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 on a modified retrospective basis for all contracts. As a result of the Company's adoption, there were no changes to the timing of the revenue recognition or measurement of revenue, and there was no cumulative effect of adoption as of January 1, 2018. Therefore, the only changes to the financial statements related to the adoption are in the disclosures as included here-in.

Revenue is measured as consideration specified in a contract with a customer and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by providing service to a customer. Amounts are billed upon completion of service and are generally due within 30 days.

The Company has its principal revenue generating activities organized into three service lines, well servicing, coiled tubing and fluid logistics. The Company's well servicing line consists primarily of maintenance, workover, completion, plugging and abandonment, and tubing testing services. The Company's coiled tubing line consists of maintenance, workover and completion services. The Company's fluid logistics line provides supporting services to the well servicing line as well as direct sales to customers for fluid management and movement. The Company generally establishes a master services agreement with each customer and provides associated services on a work order basis in increments of days, by the hour for services performed or on occasion, bid/turnkey pricing. Services provided under the well servicing, coiled tubing and the fluid logistics segments are short in duration and generally completed within 30 days.

The majority of the Company’s contracts with customers in the well servicing, coiled tubing and fluid logistics segments are short-term in nature and are recognized as “over-time” performance obligations as the services are performed. The Company applies the “as-invoiced” practical expedient as the amount of consideration the Company has a right to invoice corresponds directly with the value of the Company’s performance to date. Because of the short-term nature of the Company’s services, which generally last a few hours to multiple days, the Company does not have any contracts with a duration longer than one year that require disclosure. The Company has no material contract assets or liabilities.

The Company does not have any revenue expected to be recognized in the future related to remaining performance obligations or contracts with variable consideration related to undelivered performance obligations. There was no revenue recognized in the current period from performance obligations satisfied in previous periods. The Company's significant judgments made in connection with the adoption of ASC 606 included the determination of when the Company satisfies its performance obligation to customers and the applicability of the as invoiced practical expedient.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Accounts receivable are based on earned revenues. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts, which is based on a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. Provisions for doubtful accounts are recorded when it becomes evident that the customer will not be likely to make the required payments at either contractual due dates or in the future. The accounts are written off against the provision when it becomes evident that the account is not collectible.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are recorded at cost or fair value (as part of purchase accounting or fresh start accounting). Improvements or betterments that extend the useful life of the assets are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense when incurred. The costs of assets retired or otherwise disposed of and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts in the period of disposal. Gains or losses resulting from property disposals are credited or charged to operations. Depreciation is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Intangible Assets

The Company's major classes of intangible assets consisted of its customer relationships, trade names and one covenant not to compete.

The Company expenses costs associated with extensions or renewals of intangible assets. There were no such extensions or renewals in the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Amortization expense is calculated using the straight-line method.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets include property and equipment and intangible assets. The Company tests its long-lived assets whenever events and changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of its net assets may not be recoverable. When an indicator of possible impairment exists, the Company uses estimated future undiscounted cash flows to assess recoverability of its long-lived assets. Impairment is indicated when future cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the assets. An impairment loss would be recorded in the period in which it is determined the carrying amount is not recoverable. The impairment loss is the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair market value. The Company evaluated their long-lived assets for recoverability and determined that no impairment was indicated at December 31, 2019.

Goodwill

During the third quarter ended September 30, 2019, the Company adopted the guidance contained in ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other ASC Topic 350: Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment,” which removes the step 2 requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. Goodwill impairment is the amount by which the Company’s reporting unit carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the recorded amount of goodwill. To estimate the fair value of the Company’s invested capital, the Company used both a market approach based on the guideline companies’ method (“Market Comparable Approach”), and an income approach based on a discounted cash flow analysis.

The Market Comparable Approach estimates fair value using market multiples calculated from a set of comparable public companies. In performing the valuations, significant assumptions utilized include unobservable Level 3 inputs including cash flows, long-term growth rates reflective of management’s forecasted outlook, and discount rates inclusive of risk adjustments consistent with current market conditions. Discount rates are based on the development of a weighted average cost of capital using guideline public company data, factoring in current market data and any Company specific risk factors. The value indicated by both methods was weighted to arrive at a concluded value.

Deferred Financing Costs

The Company amortizes deferred financing costs over the period of the debt agreements on an effective interest basis, as a component of interest expense.

Share-Based Compensation

The Company measures share-based compensation cost as of the grant date based on the estimated fair value of the award and recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company classifies stock awards as either an equity award or a liability award. Equity classified awards are valued as of the grant date using market price. Liability classified awards are re-measured at fair value at the end of each reporting date until settled.

Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using statutory tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rate is recognized in the period that includes the statutory enactment date. Valuation allowances are established to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company records uncertain tax positions at their net recognizable amount, based on the amount that management deems is more likely than not to be sustained upon ultimate settlement with tax authorities.

The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions is to record such items as a component of tax expense.

Earnings per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings (loss) per share, or EPS, is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into account the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock, such as stock options and unvested restricted stock units, were exercised and converted into common stock. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the weighted average common stock outstanding during the period, increased by the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the potential common shares had been issued and were dilutive.

Environmental

The Company is subject to extensive federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. These laws, which are constantly changing, regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require the Company to remove or mitigate the adverse environmental effects of the disposal or release of hazardous substances at various sites. Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized depending on their future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and that have no future economic benefits are expensed. Liabilities for expenditures of a non-capital nature are recorded when environmental assessment and/or remediation is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.

Litigation and Self-Insurance

The Company estimates its reserves related to litigation and self-insured risks based on the facts and circumstances specific to the litigation and self-insured claims and its past experience with similar claims. The Company maintains accruals in the consolidated balance sheets to cover self-insurance retentions.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, "Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments", or ASU 2016-13, which introduces a new impairment model for financial instruments that is based on expected credit losses rather than incurred credit losses. The new impairment model applies to most financial assets, including trade accounts receivable. The amendments in ASU 2016-13 are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. In May and April 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-05 and ASU No. 2019-04, "Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses" which further clarifies the ASU 2016-13. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10 “Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842)” which delayed, for smaller reporting companies, the mandatory effective date for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, "Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment", or ASU 2017-04, which addresses concerns over the cost and complexity of the two-step goodwill impairment test by removing the second step of the test. An entity will apply a one-step quantitative test and record the amount of goodwill impairment as the excess of a reporting unit's carrying amount over its fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The new guidance does not amend the optional qualitative assessment of goodwill impairment. ASU 2017-04 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years. During the third quarter of 2019, the Company adopted the guidance contained in ASU No. 2017-04, which removes the step 2 requirement to perform a hypothetical purchase price allocation to measure goodwill impairment. Goodwill impairment is the amount by which the Company’s single reporting unit carrying value exceeds its fair value, not to exceed the recorded amount of goodwill. To estimate the fair value of the Company’s equity, the Company used both a market approach based on the guideline companies’ method (“Market Comparable Approach”), and an income approach based on a discounted cash flow analysis.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement" which eliminates, adds and modifies certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements as part of its disclosure framework project. The guidance is effective for all entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. The Company determined that the adoption of this standard as of January 1, 2020 would not have a material impact on its financial statements.