8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2023

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	1-39270	75-2504748
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
10713 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N, Suite 800, Houston, Texas		77064
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 281-765-7100

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value	PTEN	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 26, 2023, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) announced financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The press release, dated April 26, 2023, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

To the extent required, the information included in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1	Press Release dated April 26, 2023 announcing financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
April 26, 2023	By:	/s/ C. Andrew Smith
		Name: C. Andrew Smith
		Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Mike Drickamer

Vice President, Investor Relations

(281) 765-7170

Patterson-UTI Energy Reports Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2023

HOUSTON, Texas – April 26, 2023 – PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC. (NASDAQ: PTEN) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023. The Company reported net income of $99.7 million, or $0.46 per share, for the first quarter of 2023, compared to net income of $100 million, or $0.46 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2022. Revenues for the first quarter of 2023 were $792 million, compared to $788 million for the fourth quarter of 2022.

Andy Hendricks, the Chief Executive Officer of Patterson-UTI Energy, commented, “We are pleased to report another quarter of solid financial results. The outperformance in our contract drilling segment demonstrates that we continue to benefit from the strong demand for Tier-1, super-spec rigs and the renewal of drilling rig contracts at current rates. The exceptional execution by our business units contributed to the strength of our first quarter financial results.

“Our solid first quarter results showcase our strong position within the current market environment, and we are well positioned to generate substantial free cash flow in 2023. During the first quarter, we generated $234 million of net cash provided by operating activities, which after capital expenditures resulted in $117 million of free cash flow. During the quarter, we continued to return capital to our shareholders and strengthen our balance sheet, as we repurchased 5.6 million shares of our common stock for $73.6 million and repurchased $9.0 million of long-term indebtedness for $7.8 million. These actions reflect the confidence in our business and cash flows, and our Board has approved an increase in our share repurchase authorization to $300 million.

“We continue to demonstrate Patterson-UTI’s long-standing commitment to shareholders with capital discipline through both our capital spending and our contracting strategies. Our capital expenditures are primarily related to maintenance, with any significant growth capex supported by term contracts. In our contracting strategy, we prioritize cash flow and margin over market share. With the recent slowdown in market activity, we have lowered our 2023 capital expenditure forecast from $550 million to $510 million, including $30 million of customer-funded rig upgrades.”

Mr. Hendricks continued, “With an average rig count of 131 rigs in the United States during the first quarter, we maintained high utilization of our Tier-1, super-spec rigs. We currently expect our average rig count to be down two to three rigs in the second quarter as activity transitions more to oil from natural gas. This expectation is reflective of the high-grade nature of our Tier-1, super-spec rig fleet and our strong partnerships with a diverse and well-funded customer base.

“Contract drilling revenues and margin improved in the first quarter, bolstered by the renewal of drilling rig contracts at current rates. In the United States, our average rig revenue per day increased $2,930 to $34,760 compared to the previous quarter. Average rig operating cost per day increased $490 from the previous quarter to $18,880. As a result, average adjusted rig margin per day in the United States reached $15,880, reflecting a $2,430 increase from the previous quarter. These results demonstrate our success in increasing our dayrates upon contract renewal by delivering exceptional value to our customers.

“As of March 31, 2023, we had term contracts for drilling rigs in the United States providing for future dayrate drilling revenue of approximately $890 million, up from $830 million at December 31, 2022. Based on contracts currently in place in the United States, we expect an average of 79 rigs operating under term contracts during the second quarter of 2023 and an average of 53 rigs operating under term contracts during the four quarters ending March 31, 2024.

“In pressure pumping, despite weather disruptions and an increase in whitespace in the calendar, the strong execution by our pressure pumping team allowed us to meet both our revenue and margin expectations. First quarter pressure pumping revenues were $293 million, with an adjusted gross margin of $73.2 million.

“For the second quarter, we expect whitespace to continue for our spreads in the spot market, which is expected to modestly impact revenue and adjusted gross margin. We currently plan to operate 12 spreads through 2023 and no longer plan to reactivate a 13th spread this year.

“In our directional drilling segment, we experienced a decline in revenue and margin during the first quarter of 2023 due primarily to reduced activity levels. Directional drilling revenues for the first quarter totaled $56.3 million compared to $59.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2022, and adjusted gross margin was $8.2 million, compared to $11.2 million in the previous quarter.”

Mr. Hendricks concluded, “As a leading provider of Tier-1, super-spec rigs we can capitalize on this position while leveraging our technology offerings to help customers improve their well economics through increased efficiency. Given our term contract portfolio, we will continue to benefit from the renewal of drilling rig contracts at current dayrates.

“With our substantial free cash flow, we will continue to return cash to shareholders, and we continue to target a return of 50% of free cash flow to shareholders through a combination of dividends and share buybacks.”

The Company declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.08 per share, payable on June 15, 2023, to holders of record as of June 1, 2023.

The financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, include pretax gains totaling $7.6 million ($6.3 million after-tax, or $0.03 per share) consisting of $6.5 million for the reversal of cumulative compensation costs associated with certain performance-based restricted stock units and a $1.1 million gain on the early extinguishment of debt.

For purposes of the shareholder return target, the Company defines free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities minus capital expenditures. The shareholder return target, including the amount and timing of any dividend payments and/or share repurchases are subject to the discretion of the Company’s Board of Directors and will depend upon business conditions, results of operations, financial condition, terms of the Company’s debt agreements and other factors.

All references to “per share” in this press release are diluted earnings per common share as defined within Accounting Standards Codification Topic 260.

The Company’s quarterly conference call to discuss the operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, is scheduled for tomorrow, April 27, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time. The dial-in information for participants is (888) 550-5422 (Domestic) and (646) 960-0676 (International). The conference ID for both numbers is 3822955. The call is also being webcast and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at investor.patenergy.com. A replay of the conference call will be on the Company’s website for two weeks.

About Patterson-UTI

Patterson-UTI is a leading provider of oilfield services and products to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States and other select countries, including contract drilling, pressure pumping and directional drilling services. For more information, visit www.patenergy.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements which are protected as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect Patterson-UTI's current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "budgeted," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "potential," "project," "pursue," "should," "strategy," "target," or "will," and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements in this press release that are not historical statements, including statements regarding Patterson-UTI's future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Patterson-UTI's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: adverse oil and natural gas industry conditions; global economic conditions, including inflationary pressures and risks of economic downturns or recessions in the United States and elsewhere; volatility in customer spending and in oil and natural gas prices that could adversely affect demand for Patterson-UTI’s services and their associated effect on rates; excess availability of land drilling rigs, pressure pumping and directional drilling equipment, including as a result of reactivation, improvement or construction; competition and demand for Patterson-UTI’s services; the impact of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine; strength and financial resources of competitors; utilization, margins and planned capital expenditures; liabilities from operational risks for which Patterson-UTI does not have and receive full indemnification or insurance; operating hazards attendant to the oil and natural gas business; failure by customers to pay or satisfy their contractual obligations (particularly with respect to fixed-term contracts); the ability to realize backlog; specialization of methods, equipment and services and new technologies, including the ability to develop and obtain satisfactory returns from new technology; the ability to retain management and field personnel; loss of key customers; shortages, delays in delivery, and interruptions in supply, of equipment and materials; cybersecurity events; synergies, costs and financial and operating impacts of acquisitions; difficulty in building and deploying new equipment; governmental regulation; climate legislation, regulation and other related risks; environmental, social and governance practices, including the perception thereof; environmental risks and ability to satisfy future environmental costs; technology-related disputes; legal proceedings and actions by governmental or other regulatory agencies; the ability to effectively identify and enter new markets; public health crises, pandemics and epidemics; weather; operating costs; expansion and development trends of the oil and natural gas industry; ability to obtain insurance coverage on commercially reasonable terms; financial flexibility; interest rate volatility; adverse credit and equity market conditions; availability of capital and the ability to repay indebtedness when due; our return of capital to stockholders; stock price volatility; and compliance with covenants under Patterson-UTI’s debt agreements.

Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in Patterson-UTI's SEC filings. Patterson-UTI's filings may be obtained by contacting Patterson-UTI or the SEC or through Patterson-UTI's website at http://www.patenergy.com or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov. Patterson-UTI undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited, in thousands, except per share data)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2023			2022			2022
REVENUES	$	791,802		$	788,476		$	509,375
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Direct operating costs		512,659			515,817			383,212
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment		128,180			123,304			116,938
Selling, general and administrative		30,566			34,577			27,461
Merger and integration expense		—			—			1,863
Other operating income, net		(5,566	)		(2,027	)		(1,218	)
Total costs and expenses		665,839			671,671			528,256
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		125,963			116,805			(18,881	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income		1,240			273			15
Interest expense, net of amount capitalized		(8,826	)		(8,058	)		(10,565	)
Other		1,486			(629	)		1,582
Total other expense		(6,100	)		(8,414	)		(8,968	)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES		119,863			108,391			(27,849	)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE		20,185			8,294			928
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$	99,678		$	100,097		$	(28,777	)
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE:
Basic	$	0.47		$	0.46		$	(0.13	)
Diluted	$	0.46		$	0.46		$	(0.13	)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON    SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic		212,089			215,475			215,267
Diluted		215,866			219,838			215,267
CASH DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE	$	0.08		$	0.08		$	0.04

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited, in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023			2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	99,678		$	(28,777	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment		128,180			116,938
Dry holes and abandonments		68			117
Deferred income tax expense		18,303			404
Stock-based compensation		(758	)		4,642
Net (gain) loss on asset disposals		538			(1,113	)
Gain on early debt extinguishment		(1,112	)		—
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs		396			400
Changes in operating assets and liabilities		(10,944	)		(58,937	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		234,349			33,674
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(117,601	)		(94,828	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		1,263			3,576
Other		(7	)		(2,116	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(116,345	)		(93,368	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Purchases of treasury stock		(73,586	)		(13	)
Dividends paid		(16,916	)		(8,611	)
Repayment of senior notes		(7,837	)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(98,339	)		(8,624	)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash		—			(942	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		19,665			(69,260	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		137,553			117,524
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	157,218		$	48,264

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Additional Financial and Operating Data

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2023			2022			2022
Contract Drilling:
Revenues	$	419,026		$	399,402		$	256,640
Direct operating costs	$	230,358		$	232,142		$	176,706
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	188,668		$	167,260		$	79,934
Other operating (income) expenses, net	$	22		$	(30	)	$	4
Selling, general and administrative	$	1,450		$	2,306		$	1,071
Depreciation, amortization and impairment	$	86,866		$	86,734		$	82,023
Operating income (loss)	$	100,330		$	78,250		$	(3,164	)
Operating days - U.S. (2)		11,751			12,072			10,362
Average revenue per operating day - U.S.	$	34.76		$	31.83		$	23.13
Average direct operating costs per operating day - U.S.	$	18.88		$	18.38		$	15.96
Average adjusted gross margin per operating day - U.S. (3)	$	15.88		$	13.45		$	7.17
Average rigs operating - U.S. (2)		131			131			115
Capital expenditures	$	80,149		$	86,195		$	51,710
Pressure Pumping:
Revenues	$	293,268		$	306,783		$	189,590
Direct operating costs	$	220,116		$	220,758		$	157,468
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	73,152		$	86,025		$	32,122
Selling, general and administrative	$	2,695		$	2,465		$	1,916
Depreciation, amortization and impairment	$	26,025		$	24,918		$	23,785
Operating income	$	44,432		$	58,642		$	6,421
Average active spreads (4)		12			12			11
Fracturing jobs		147			142			128
Other jobs		153			157			177
Total jobs		300			299			305
Average revenue per fracturing job	$	1,959.10		$	2,124.44		$	1,449.30
Average revenue per other job	$	34.51		$	32.56		$	23.05
Average revenue per total job	$	977.56		$	1,026.03		$	621.61
Average costs per total job	$	733.72		$	738.32		$	516.29
Average adjusted gross margin per total job (5)	$	243.84		$	287.71		$	105.32
Adjusted gross margin as a percentage of revenues (5)		24.9	%		28.0	%		16.9	%
Capital expenditures	$	21,425		$	23,266		$	33,462
Directional Drilling:
Revenues	$	56,263		$	59,468		$	43,334
Direct operating costs	$	48,046		$	48,298		$	36,954
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	8,217		$	11,170		$	6,380
Selling, general and administrative	$	1,938		$	1,733		$	1,248
Depreciation, amortization and impairment	$	4,171		$	4,169		$	3,344
Operating income	$	2,108		$	5,268		$	1,788
Adjusted gross margin as a percentage of revenues (6)		14.6	%		18.8	%		14.7	%
Capital expenditures	$	9,074		$	4,486		$	2,966

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Additional Financial and Operating Data

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2023			2022			2022
Other Operations:
Revenues	$	23,245		$	22,823		$	19,811
Direct operating costs	$	14,139		$	14,619		$	12,084
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	9,106		$	8,204		$	7,727
Selling, general and administrative	$	692		$	806		$	589
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment	$	7,579		$	6,259		$	6,397
Operating income	$	835		$	1,139		$	741
Capital expenditures	$	5,279		$	5,647		$	6,202
Corporate:
Selling, general and administrative	$	23,791		$	27,267		$	22,637
Depreciation	$	3,539		$	1,224		$	1,389
Merger and integration expense	$	—		$	—		$	1,863
Other operating (income) expenses, net	$	(5,588	)	$	(1,997	)	$	(1,222	)
Capital expenditures	$	1,674		$	(350	)	$	488
Total Capital Expenditures	$	117,601		$	119,244		$	94,828

(1)Adjusted gross margin is defined as revenue less direct operating costs (excluding depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment expense). See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a reconciliation of GAAP gross margin to adjusted gross margin by segment.

(2)A rig is considered to be operating if it is earning revenue pursuant to a contract on a given day. Average rigs operating is defined as operating days divided by the number of days in the period.

(3)Average adjusted gross margin per operating day is defined as adjusted gross margin divided by operating days.

(4)Average active spreads is the average number of spreads that were crewed and actively marketed during the period.

(5)For Pressure Pumping, average adjusted gross margin per total job is defined as adjusted gross margin divided by total jobs. Adjusted gross margin as a percentage of revenues is defined as adjusted gross margin divided by revenues.

(6)For Directional Drilling, adjusted gross margin as a percentage of revenues is defined as adjusted gross margin divided by revenues.

	March 31,		December 31,
Selected Balance Sheet Data (unaudited, in thousands):	2023		2022
Cash and cash equivalents	$	157,218	$	137,553
Current assets	$	780,268	$	829,419
Current liabilities	$	486,684	$	550,966
Working capital	$	293,584	$	278,453
Long-term debt	$	822,196	$	830,937

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31			March 31,
	2023			2022			2022
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation    and Amortization (Adjusted EBITDA)(1):
Net income (loss)	$	99,678		$	100,097		$	(28,777	)
Income tax expense		20,185			8,294			928
Net interest expense		7,586			7,785			10,550
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment		128,180			123,304			116,938
Adjusted EBITDA	$	255,629		$	239,480		$	99,639
Total revenues	$	791,802		$	788,476		$	509,375
Adjusted EBITDA margin		32.3	%		30.4	%		19.6	%
Adjusted EBITDA by Operating Segment:
Contract drilling	$	187,196		$	164,984		$	78,859
Pressure pumping		70,457			83,560			30,206
Directional drilling		6,279			9,437			5,132
Other operations		8,414			7,398			7,138
Corporate		(16,717	)		(25,899	)		(21,696	)
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	$	255,629		$	239,480		$	99,639

(1)Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus income tax expense, net interest expense, and depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment expense. We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental disclosure because we believe it provides to both management and investors additional information with respect to the performance of our fundamental business activities and a comparison of the results of our operations from period to period and against our peers without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above from net income (loss) in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an alternative to the GAAP measure of net income (loss). Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as similarly titled measures of other companies.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Free Cash Flow

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023			2022
Free Cash Flow (1):
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	234,349		$	33,674
Less capital expenditures		(117,601	)		(94,828	)
Free cash flow	$	116,748		$	(61,154	)

(1)We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. We present free cash flow as a supplemental disclosure because we believe that it is an important liquidity measure and that it is useful to investors and management as a measure of the company’s ability to generate cash flow, after reinvesting in the company, that could be available for financing cash flows, such as dividend payments, share repurchases and/or repurchases of long-term indebtedness. Our computations of free cash flow may not be the same as similarly titled measures of other companies. Free cash flow is not intended to represent our residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure that should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, cash flows from operations reported in accordance with GAAP.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted Gross Margin

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			December 31,			March 31,
	2023			2022			2022
Contract Drilling:
Revenues	$	419,026		$	399,402		$	256,640
Less direct operating costs		(230,358	)		(232,142	)		(176,706	)
Less depreciation, amortization and impairment		(86,866	)		(86,734	)		(82,023	)
GAAP gross margin		101,802			80,526			(2,089	)
Depreciation, amortization and impairment		86,866			86,734			82,023
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	188,668		$	167,260		$	79,934
Pressure Pumping:
Revenues	$	293,268		$	306,783		$	189,590
Less direct operating costs		(220,116	)		(220,758	)		(157,468	)
Less depreciation, amortization and impairment		(26,025	)		(24,918	)		(23,785	)
GAAP gross margin		47,127			61,107			8,337
Depreciation, amortization and impairment		26,025			24,918			23,785
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	73,152		$	86,025		$	32,122
Directional Drilling:
Revenues	$	56,263		$	59,468		$	43,334
Less direct operating costs		(48,046	)		(48,298	)		(36,954	)
Less depreciation, amortization and impairment		(4,171	)		(4,169	)		(3,344	)
GAAP gross margin		4,046			7,001			3,036
Depreciation, amortization and impairment		4,171			4,169			3,344
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	8,217		$	11,170		$	6,380
Other Operations:
Revenues	$	23,245		$	22,823		$	19,811
Less direct operating costs		(14,139	)		(14,619	)		(12,084	)
Less depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment		(7,579	)		(6,259	)		(6,397	)
GAAP gross margin		1,527			1,945			1,330
Depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment		7,579			6,259			6,397
Adjusted gross margin (1)	$	9,106		$	8,204		$	7,727

(1)We define “Adjusted gross margin” as revenues less direct operating costs (excluding depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment expense). Adjusted gross margin is included as a supplemental disclosure because it is a useful indicator of our operating performance.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.

Selected After-tax Gains Per Share

(unaudited, dollars in thousands)

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2023
Selected pretax gains:
Performance-based restricted stock units compensation cost reversal	$	6,453
Gain on early extinguishment of debt		1,112
		7,565
Income tax expense		1,274
After-tax gains	$	6,291
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		212,089
Diluted		215,866
After-tax gains per share (1):
Basic	$	0.03
Diluted	$	0.03
Effective tax rate		16.8	%

(1)We present selected after-tax gains per share in order to convey to investors the impact on our earnings per share as a result of selected gains. Selected After-tax Gains per Share should not be construed as an alternative to GAAP earnings per share.

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Document and Entity Information	Apr. 26, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Apr. 26, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000889900
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity File Number	1-39270
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	75-2504748
Entity Address, Address Line One	10713 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 800
Entity Address, City or Town	Houston
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	77064
City Area Code	281
Local Phone Number	765-7100
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
Trading Symbol	PTEN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ