PGS ASA: First Quarter 2023 Results

27 Apr 2023 08:00 CEST

Strong Acquisition Revenues in a Recovering Seismic Market

Highlights Q1 2023

* Produced Revenues (see Note 1 and 2) of $172.2 million, compared to $140.3
million in Q1 2022
* Produced EBITDA of $71.5 million, compared to $55.9 million in Q1 2022
* Revenues and Other Income according to IFRS of $143.1 million, compared to
$136.2 million in Q1 2022
* EBIT (ex. impairments and other charges, net) according to IFRS a loss of
$16.1 million, compared to a loss of $20.6 million in Q1 2022
* Cash flow from operations of $134.4 million, compared to $63.4 million in Q1
2022
* Cash and cash equivalents of $154.1 million
* Completed refinancing and reduced interest-bearing debt by $245 million
* Awarded the first ultra-high resolution offshore windfarm site
characterization project, sealing the entry into a strategically important
new energy market
* Rigging Ramform Victory for seismic data acquisition in Brazil

"In Q1 2023 our Produced Revenues increased 23% year-over-year, driven by higher
contract revenues and strong pre-funding for ongoing MultiClient acquisition
projects. We used a majority of vessel time on attractive contract work with
pricing continuing on a positive trend. For our MultiClient projects we secured
strong client commitments and report a pre-funding level of 130% in the quarter,
well above our targeted range.

MultiClient late sales fluctuate between quarters and were low in Q1, primarily
due to delays in completing several sales transactions. However, we expect these
processes to close in the coming quarters and our late sales expectations for
the full year are unchanged.

We completed our refinancing in Q1 by issuing a new $450 million senior secured
bond with a 4-year tenor. The proceeds, together with cash on the balance sheet,
were used to repay $600 million of our Term Loan B. In total we have reduced
interest-bearing debt by $245 million in the quarter. We have a strong liquidity
reserve and cash flow generation, and I am confident we will continue to improve
our capital structure going forward.

The seismic market is in recovery, and we are increasingly benefiting from the
improving market fundamentals."

Rune Olav Pedersen,

President and Chief Executive Officer

Outlook
PGS expects global energy consumption to continue to increase over the longer
term with oil and gas remaining an important part of the energy mix, as the
global energy transition evolves. Offshore reserves will be vital for future
energy supply and support demand for marine seismic services. The seismic market
is recovering on the back of increased focus on energy security, several years
of low investment in new oil and gas supplies, and higher oil and gas prices.

Offshore investments in oil and gas exploration and production are expected to
increase in 2023. The seismic acquisition market is likely to benefit from the
higher exploration and production spending, and a limited supply of seismic
vessels.

PGS expects full year 2023 gross cash costs to be approximately $550 million.
The increase from 2022 is primarily due to the higher activity level and more
capacity in operation.

2023 MultiClient cash investments are expected to be approximately $160 million.

Approximately 60% of 2023 active 3D vessel time is expected to be allocated to
contract work.

Capital expenditures for 2023 is expected to be approximately $100 million.

The Order book amounted to $377 million on March 31, 2023. On December
31, 2022, and March 31, 2022, the Order book was $416 million and $315 million,
respectively.

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| | Quarter ended | |
| | March 31, |Year ended December 31,|
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| | | | |
|Consolidated Key Financial Figures | | | |
|(In millions of US dollars, except per| | | |
|share data) | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 |
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|  |  |  |  |
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Segment reporting |  |  |  |
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Produced Revenues | 172.2| 140.3| 817.2|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Produced EBITDA | 71.5| 55.9| 446.7|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Produced EBIT ex impairments and other| | | |
|charges, net | (19.7)| (31.5)| 108.8|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|  |  |  |  |
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Profit and loss numbers, As Reported |  |  |  |
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Revenues and Other Income | 143.1| 136.2| 825.1|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|EBIT ex. Impairment and other charges,| | | |
|net | (16.1)| (20.6)| 117.0|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Net financial items | (37.5)| (20.6)| (112.7)|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Income (loss) before income tax | | | |
|expense | (53.6)| (44.2)| (6.7)|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Income tax expense | (5.2)| (5.0)| (26.1)|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Net income (loss) to equity holders | (58.8)| (49.2)| (32.8)|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Basic earnings per share ($ per share)| (0.06)| (0.12)| (0.06)|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|  |  |  |  |
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Other key numbers |  |  |  |
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Net cash provided by operating | | | |
|activities | 134.4| 63.4| 371.3|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Cash Investment in MultiClient library| 34.9| 21.5| 106.4|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Capital expenditures (whether paid or | | | |
|not) | 29.7| 18.5| 50.2|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Total assets |1,710.8|1,737.4| 1,953.3|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Cash and cash equivalents | 154.1| 163.9| 363.8|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Net interest-bearing debt | 588.1| 943.7| 616.7|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+
|Net interest-bearing debt, including | | | |
|lease liabilities following IFRS 16 | 673.0|1,050.2| 703.9|
+--------------------------------------+-------+-------+-----------------------+

A complete version of the Q1 2023 earnings release and presentation can be
downloaded from www.newsweb.no or www.pgs.com.

The webcast can be accessed from this link:
https://channel.royalcast.com/landingpage/hegnarmedia/20230427_7/

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PGS ASA and its subsidiaries ("PGS" or "the Company") is an integrated marine
geophysics company, which operates on a world-wide basis. PGS business supports
the energy industry, including oil and gas, offshore renewables and carbon
storage. The Company's headquarter is in Oslo, Norway and the PGS share is
listed on the Oslo stock exchange (OSE: PGS). For more information on PGS visit
www.pgs.com (http://www.pgs.com).

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address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, projects,
believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. These statements are
based on various assumptions made by the Company, which are beyond its control
and are subject to certain additional risks and uncertainties. The Company is
subject to a large number of risk factors including but not limited to the
demand for seismic services, the demand for data from our multi-client data
library, the attractiveness of our technology, unpredictable changes in
governmental regulations affecting our markets and extreme weather conditions.
For a further description of other relevant risk factors we refer to our Annual
Report for 2022 and the Q1 2023 earnings release. As a result of these and other
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