NYSE:RNGR Ranger Energy Services Q1 2026 Earnings Report $15.38 +0.19 (+1.22%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.40 +0.02 (+0.16%) As of 07:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. ProfileEarnings HistoryForecast Ranger Energy Services EPS ResultsActual EPS$0.12Consensus EPS $0.36Beat/MissMissed by -$0.24One Year Ago EPSN/ARanger Energy Services Revenue ResultsActual Revenue$159.10 millionExpected Revenue$156.20 millionBeat/MissBeat by +$2.90 millionYoY Revenue GrowthN/ARanger Energy Services Announcement DetailsQuarterQ1 2026Date4/27/2026TimeAfter Market ClosesConference Call DateTuesday, April 28, 2026Conference Call Time10:00AM ETUpcoming EarningsRanger Energy Services' Q3 2026 earnings is estimated for Monday, November 9, 2026, based on past reporting schedules, with a conference call scheduled at 10:00 AM ET. Check back for transcripts, audio, and key financial metrics as they become available.Conference Call ResourcesConference Call AudioConference Call TranscriptSlide DeckPress Release (8-K)Quarterly Report (10-Q)Earnings HistoryCompany ProfileSlide DeckFull Screen Slide DeckPowered by Ranger Energy Services Q1 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptProvided by QuartrApril 28, 2026ShareShareShare This ReportLink copied to clipboard.Key Takeaways Positive Sentiment: Ranger reported a solid first quarter with $159.1M revenue and $23.3M adjusted EBITDA, exiting the quarter with improving utilization and momentum that continued into April. Positive Sentiment: The high-spec rig business remained the cornerstone, generating $106.2M in revenue with ~145,400 rig hours, >20% segment margins and a expanded rig rate of $731/hr, pushing the company close to reactivating rigs and adding crews. Positive Sentiment: Ranger is advancing its ECHO hybrid rig program (15-rig contract); early field deployments are productive and receiving positive customer feedback, which management says will drive efficiency, lower fuel/emissions and attractive returns. Positive Sentiment: Ancillary services (including legacy AWS) showed meaningful growth—$42.3M revenue and $8M adjusted EBITDA—helped by P&A contracts and tubing/rental/inspection capacity that management expects to scale with minimal capital. Negative Sentiment: Free cash flow was ‑$21.7M due to working capital timing, billing blackouts and ERP/AWS transition issues, and capex rose to $18.3M; liquidity was $42.5M (only $6.9M cash), so near-term cash flow normalization over Q2–Q3 is important. AI Generated. May Contain Errors.Conference Call Audio Live Call not available Earnings Conference CallRanger Energy Services Q1 202600:00 / 00:00Speed:1x1.25x1.5x2xTranscript SectionsPresentationParticipantsPresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning, welcome to Ranger Energy Services first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing star, then zero on your telephone keypad. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To ask a question, you may press star, then one on your telephone keypad. To withdraw your question, please press star then two. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Joe Mease, Vice President of Finance. Please go ahead. Joe MeaseVP of Finance at Ranger Energy Services00:00:37Good morning. Thank you for joining Ranger Energy Services first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Before we begin, Ranger has issued a press release outlining our operational and financial performance. The press release and accompanying presentation materials are available in the investor relations section of our website at www.rangerenergy.com. Today's discussion may contain forward-looking statements about future business and financial expectations. Joe MeaseVP of Finance at Ranger Energy Services00:01:09Actual results may differ significantly from those projected in today's forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties, including the risks described in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, changes in oil and natural gas prices, customer activity levels, operating risks, competitive pressures, weather conditions, integration risks related to acquisitions, and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Joe MeaseVP of Finance at Ranger Energy Services00:01:54Please note that non-GAAP financial measures will be referenced during this call. A full reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measurements is available in our latest quarterly earnings release and conference call presentation. Joining me on the call today are Stuart Bodden, Ranger's Chief Executive Officer, and Melissa Cougle, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. With that, I'll turn the call over to Stuart. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:02:22Thank you, Joe, and good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today as we discuss Ranger's first quarter 2026 results and our strong financial performance. Despite a challenging start to the year, driven by the severity of Winter Storm Fern, Ranger delivered solid financial results with meaningful year-over-year growth and continued progress against our strategic priorities. For the first quarter, Ranger generated total revenue of $159.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $23.3 million, representing growth both sequentially and versus the prior year. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:03:04Importantly, these results reflect a quarter that began sluggishly but finished with strong momentum as February and March activity levels rebounded across our portfolio. The severe winter storm in January temporarily disrupted activity in all regions for several days, particularly in the Permian Basin. However, conditions improved and activity levels rebounded, and we exited the quarter with stronger utilization and improving operating cadence. That positive momentum has continued into April. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:03:38From a strategic standpoint, we remain focused on execution, safety, and disciplined growth. We continue to integrate the AWS businesses, advance our ECHO hybrid rig program, and invested in areas that support long-term value creation while maintaining operational and financial discipline. Looking at some specifics, high-spec rigs once again delivered strong results in the first quarter and continues to serve as the cornerstone of Ranger's performance. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:04:12Revenue in the segment increased both sequentially and year-over-year, driven by incorporation of a full quarter of legacy AWS rigs, an improvement in utilization across the legacy Ranger fleet, and resilient pricing. Topline growth in the quarter was driven by a meaningful shift in rig activity beginning in March. While some slight margin pressure was felt due to higher levels of white space earlier in the quarter and some maintenance-related expenses. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:04:40Despite this, segment margins remained over 20%, We expect them to improve in the 2nd and 3rd quarter of this year as we continue to focus on disciplined cost management, efficient scheduling, and as we realize the benefits of increased scale. Operational execution across the fleet remains strong. Our teams continue to deliver safe, reliable service while maintaining high service quality and customer satisfaction this was reflected in an expansion of our rig rate to $731 per hour. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:05:15Customer demand for high-quality workover rigs remains healthy, particularly in mature basins where operators are focused on maximizing production from existing assets. We continue to see Ranger's high-spec rig fleet viewed as a preferred solution due to our reliability, performance, and safety record. During the quarter, we also made continued progress on our ECHO hybrid electric rig program. We announced the signing of a new 15-rig contract as part of our year-end earnings and construction activities are underway and advancing as planned. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:05:53Our first ECHO rigs deployed in late 2025 are in the field operating currently. The early operational results are impressive. We are seeing a high amount of productive time and receiving positive customer feedback about the capabilities of these rigs. The fleet additions remain on track for delivery beginning later this year. Having visited the manufacturer and spent time on the rig and exploring its capabilities, we are more convinced than ever that ECHO represents a meaningful differentiator for Ranger, delivering improved efficiency, lower fuel consumption, and emissions benefits for our customers, while at the same time generating attractive returns for our shareholders. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:06:37Turning to ancillary services, this segment continues to grow in strategic importance within Ranger. We see meaningful opportunity to expand this segment organically through cross-selling, improved utilization, and leveraging our scale and customer relationships. The first quarter marked another period of solid growth and improving contribution. Revenue and profitability increased sequentially and year-over-year, driven by higher activity across several service lines in a full quarter's inclusion and expanded offerings acquired through the AWS transaction. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:07:13Integration efforts progressed well during the quarter, and we are realizing early benefits from combining these assets with Ranger's broader platform. Speaking specifically to a couple of our service lines, within our P&A group, we commenced activity on our recently awarded Texas Railroad Commission contract and are pleased with how that work is progressing and how our relationship with the regulatory bodies, both within and outside of Texas, are developing. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:07:40This contract aligns well with our capabilities, provides a steady source of activity, and further diversifies our revenue base. The tubing, rental, and inspection business acquired in the fall has also been a bright spot. With significant capacity to grow with minimal capital and strong incremental margins, we are looking to increase our business in this service line and see its contribution to our bottom line grow in the coming quarters. On wireline services, we were particularly pleased with the overall financial performance and stability of this segment through the first quarter. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:08:14We have historically had a difficult time navigating to positive adjusted EBITDA in Q1, given winter weather and the more northern exposure of the business. Activity improved meaningfully in March, and the business exited the quarter with stronger operational performance and respectable margins. Before turning the call over to Melissa, I wanna briefly touch on the broader market environment. When we entered 2026, macro sentiment across the energy sector remained cautious, with many operators planning for relatively flat to down activity levels. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:08:47As the quarter progressed, geopolitical developments and improving crude oil futures began to modestly improve sentiment. We've seen this reflected in customer conversations that are increasingly constructive, particularly around production-focused work and maintenance activity. Ranger's business model is well-suited to this environment. Our portfolio is heavily weighted toward workover, maintenance, and production optimization services on existing wells. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:09:15Services that are essential, cost-effective, and critical to sustaining production and bringing short-cycle barrels to market. Combined with our scale across the lower 48 and our long-lived asset base, we believe we are well-positioned to respond efficiently as activity levels evolve. With that, I'll turn the call over to Melissa to walk through our financial results in more detail. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:09:39Thank you, Stuart, and good morning, everyone. I'll walk through our first quarter of 2026 financial results in more detail and then spend some time on cash flow, the balance sheet, and capital allocation. For the first quarter of 2026, Ranger generated total revenue of $159.1 million, compared to $142.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $135.2 million in the first quarter of 2025. The sequential and year-over-year increase in revenue was driven primarily by higher activity levels in our high-spec rigs business and continued growth in our ancillary services segment, including a full quarter of contribution from the legacy AWS business. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:10:23Net income for the quarter was $3 million or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to $600,000 or $0.03 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $23.3 million, representing a margin of 14.6%. This compares to adjusted EBITDA of $20.3 million and a 14.3% margin in the fourth quarter of 2025, and $15.5 million and an 11.5% margin in the first quarter of last year. The year-over-year improvement in adjusted EBITDA and margins reflects higher revenue, improved contribution from ancillary services, stronger performance in high-spec rigs, and much improved results in wireline relative to last year. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:11:12General and administrative expense was $7.8 million in the first quarter, compared to $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting the elevated transaction expenses in the fourth quarter as a consequence of the AWS transaction. Turning to segment performance, revenue in our high-spec rig segment was $106.2 million in the first quarter, compared to $92.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. The sequential increase was driven primarily by higher rig hours, which totaled approximately 145,400 hours in the quarter, compared to 128,500 hours in the fourth quarter and 115,700 hours in the first quarter of 2025. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:11:59Adjusted EBITDA increased to $21.4 million compared to $19.6 million in the fourth quarter and $17.4 million in the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margins remain strong and above 20%, reflecting solid execution, cost discipline, and operating leverage. Revenue in our processing solutions and ancillary services segment was $42.3 million in the first quarter compared to $37.5 million in the fourth quarter and $30.5 million in the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA was $8 million, up from $6.2 million in the fourth quarter and $5.6 million in the prior year period. The increase reflects higher activity across several service lines and the continued ramp up of services acquired through the AWS transaction. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:12:53Revenue in our wireline services segment was $10.6 million in the first quarter. As Stuart mentioned, activity levels improved meaningfully in February and March, and the business exited the quarter with good momentum. On adjusted EBITDA basis, the segment was essentially break even in the first quarter, a meaningful improvement compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.3 million in the prior year period. Ranger Energy Services' free cash flow for the first quarter was -$21.7 million compared to positive $3.4 million in the prior year period. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:13:28The primary driver of the year-over-year change in cash flow was working capital timing, with cash flow in the first quarter impacted by the build-up in accounts receivable related to customer-instituted billing blackout periods at year-end, transition-related billing changes associated with new price books and billing protocols within the legacy AWS business, as well as temporary timing impacts associated with the transition to Ranger's ERP system. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:13:54We expect that working capital levels will return to more normalized level over the next two quarters. Capital expenditures for the first quarter totaled $18.3 million compared to $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily driven by milestone payments related to the ECHO hybrid rig build-out program. During the quarter, we also received a large upfront contribution from a key customer related to our ECHO hybrid rig build-out program. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:14:25These payments also contributed to an increase in liabilities in the balance sheet as those payments will be recognized as revenue over the life of the contract. ECHO represents a strategic investment in next-generation equipment that we believe will deliver attractive returns, improve operating efficiency, and enhance Ranger's competitive position. Turning to liquidity, as of March 31st, 2026, total liquidity was $42.5 million, consisting of $35.6 million of availability under our revolving credit facility and $6.9 million of cash on hand. We continue to believe our balance sheet provides ample flexibility to support operations, fund planned capital investments, and pursue disciplined capital allocation. With that, I'll turn the call back to Stuart for closing remarks. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:15:18Thank you, Melissa. In summary, first quarter highlighted the resilience and strength of Ranger's business. We delivered solid financial results, generated meaningful adjusted EBITDA, and exited the quarter with improving momentum. Our high-spec rigs and ancillary services businesses continue to perform well. The AWS integration is progressing as planned, and our investments in next-generation equipment position us well for the future. As we move into the second quarter, we remain focused on disciplined execution, safety, and delivering value for our shareholders. We believe Ranger is well positioned to navigate the current environment and capitalize on opportunities as activity levels evolve. With that, operator, we can now open the call for questions. Operator00:16:09We will now begin the question-and-answer session. To ask a question, you may press star then one on your telephone keypad. If you are using a speakerphone, please pick up your handset before pressing the keys. If any time your question has been addressed and you would like to withdraw your question, please press star then two. At this time, we will pause momentarily to assemble our roster. The first question today comes from Don Crist with Johnson Rice. Please go ahead. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:16:43Morning, guys. Hope you all are doing well. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:16:46Good morning, Don. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:16:48I wanted to start with what we've been hearing out of a lot of other companies that the oil strip has really kind of been reset here. While a lot of people think that if the Iran war ended today, that the long end of the strip is gonna continue to rise going forward. I don't know if you have any thoughts on that kind of macro view, can you relate that and how you're seeing your customer behavior conversations going as a result of kind of that narrative that we're seeing come through the industry? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:17:28Sure. Thanks, thanks for the question, Don Crist. I think when we talk to our customers, what we're hearing and it really depends a little bit on the size and kind of geography of the customer. I think in our conversations, most of the biggest customers for now are remaining fairly disciplined. We are taking more inbounds we're getting kind of more interest, but at the moment, they're not meaningfully changing workover, I mean, you know, the workover programs. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:17:54I mean, I think we are seeing some stuff on the margins. I think as you get into some of the smaller players or in some basins that, you know, we're a little bit more on the margin, we are certainly seeing an increase in activity and more demand, particularly to accelerate barrels, right? On the workover program. I think our sense is that as this continues to play out, that we think things are setting up pretty well for the back half of the year. I guess the second thing, third thing I would highlight is on our quarter, and I think in the comments from both me and Melissa, and we highlighted that we exited the quarter strongly, and that's a trend that has continued into April we are certainly seeing some tailwinds. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:18:40Okay. Just as a function of kind of white space in your calendars, I know when we met a couple weeks back, you said that that was going away rapidly. Are we to the stage where you could possibly reactivate rigs to meet demand or we still have a little bit of slack in the system? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:19:00There's a little bit, but not much. I'd say we're kind of getting to the point now, where, like, if somebody wants to do a smaller program, and we have a little bit of, you know, slack in the schedule, we can fit them in. We're kind of getting to the point now to where, you know, we're hiring crews, and we'll need to add capacity. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:19:22Okay. Melissa, one for you. I think the working capital build this quarter kind of shocked several of us, I know in your comments, you said that that should unwind, but any further comments there? I mean, it seemed like a pretty decent-sized number, but that should reverse pretty quickly in my opinion. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:19:42Yeah, John, we did. I think we knew it would be, and we had tried to signal that it would be a negative cash flow quarter because we saw some of it early days. To be fair, I think we were hoping to have more progress by the time we get to March 31st. The reality is we had a very substantial billing blackout by one of our biggest customers in December. When we look at legacy Ranger businesses, we're still kind of hit with 10 days unwinding and trying to push through from that. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:20:15On top of that, you had exacerbated issues around AWS because we were getting to combine pricing books where those price books, they tend to drag out your billing cycle because you have to get all these different pieces of the puzzle in place to allow the invoices to flow through on the new price book. I would say on the AP side, because we were moving the AWS organization into Ranger for April 1st, we made a call late in the quarter to actually clear out the open AP. We paid out and there was an extra few million dollars that was paid out. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:20:50That's long-term benefit to Ranger to kind of make that transition much smoother. Again, short-term impact to the quarter on the working capital side. We do believe when we get into Q2, that the April 1st go live on the ERP will probably continue to leave us challenged for the next month. Then I think we'll start to finally start to see DSO really improve when we get into May and June. I don't think you'll see everything get back to normal by the end of Q2, but I think we'll see a lot of normalization in Q2, and then we'll pick the final piece of it up in Q3 on the DSO side. Helpful? Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:21:32I appreciate the color. I'll turn it back. Thanks again. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:21:36Yeah, thanks, John. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:21:38Thank you. Operator00:21:40Your next question comes from John Daniel with Daniel Energy Partners. Please go ahead. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:21:47Hey, thanks. Good morning. I think I'm gonna stick with the theme of Don's question because we also hear the same view that operators believe the forward curve is mispriced and should be higher. You know, smaller operators are reacting to that right now, as you mentioned, and we've seen, and we know that small players are always the first movers, and larger companies, as we also know, tend to be slower. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:22:08Yep. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:22:08Presumably, they make the upwards activity shift next year. Forgive that long-winded preamble, to my question, if you share that view, how would this glass half full outlook impact your vision for Ranger? What I mean by this, Stuart, is now the time to get ahead of it and either fast track consolidation? Is now the time to accelerate even more ECHO, you know, new builds, or do you just get a little bit aggressive on the front end and start pushing pricing a bit harder? I know there's probably other choices, but just kind of if you could opine on strategy. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:22:41Yeah. I think you probably sort of characterized the conversations right in that I think as we go in and, you know, we look at activity and it can be a range of things, right? Our willingness to give multi-rate discounts. As you can imagine, that's becoming more challenging to entertain. You know, as we think about sort of, you know, hiring a crew when you have line of sight to, you know, 30% utilization or full utilization. I think on the margin, it's easier just to be more confident, more aggressive on that. I do think on the ECHO program, you know, we've had a lot of discussion about as we bring those rigs into the market, will they displace rigs or will they be completely additive? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:23:25I think as we go forward, we're feeling more and more confident that they will be additive, which has a huge impact to the business. I feel like with those rates coming in we are kind of naturally adding capacity and hopefully at the right time. Hopefully that kind of makes sense. I mean, I think just in general, I think, you know, I'm not sure you're gonna see a, you know, a massive shift in strategy, but I think on the margin. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:23:49Uh-huh Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:23:49You know, we're certainly feeling pretty confident. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:23:53Okay. If I remember correctly in the slide deck, I think you had 193 active rigs maybe that was as of year-end. Can you just say what the active count is today and, you know? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:24:04It, yeah. I mean, right now it's about the same. It hasn't meaningfully changed that number includes, you know, you always have some rigs that are getting preventative maintenance or refurbs, et cetera. I'd say right now it's about the same. Again, kind of to Don's question earlier, you know, we're kind of getting near that point where to satisfy new demand, we're gonna have to activate rigs. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:24:31Okay. I got one more, and then I'll turn it back over. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:24:33Sure. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:24:34One of your very, very small competitors was complaining to me that they can't find parts to reactivate equipment. Can you just speak to the supply chain? Do you think that's an anomaly or just, you know, how does that impact you guys? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:24:50I'm not sure it's an anomaly, but I don't think we have felt that. I don't think we're feeling supply chain issues. What I would tell you is it wouldn't surprise me if, you know, two quarters from here we're talking about labor tightness again. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:25:07Right. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:25:07which we haven't really talked about for a while. At the moment, we're not really having issues on supply chain. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:25:14Okay. Thank you very much. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:25:16Thanks, John Daniel. Operator00:25:20Again, if you have a question, please press star then one. Your next question comes from Derek Podhaizer with Piper Sandler. Please go ahead. Derek PodhaizerDirector and Senior Research Analyst at Piper Sandler00:25:31Hey, good morning. Wanted to hit on the production optimization theme that you highlighted in your opening comments, talking about accelerating barrels. Maybe just help educate us and the market as far as, you know, how we should think about Ranger taking advantage of the current macro, be it on the workover program. You obviously have rigs that are dedicated towards completion or production, Coiled tubing, anything else inside of the ancillary services segment of yours. Just trying to think about how you guys can also benefit as these EMPs look to accelerate ducts or optimize their current production pace to take advantage of the front month here. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:26:07Yeah. Thanks for the question, Derek. Hope you're doing well. Again, I think kind of when we talk to customers, I mean, obviously the shorter cycle barrels they have is to go in and do, you know, to go in and do a workover. Certainly, you know, we're seeing right now some of the smaller, you know, customers get pretty aggressive on those programs. You know, to go do a drill completion, kind of create a program for that obviously takes time and, you know, the curve is still pretty backwardated and as you know, not very liquid, you know, from a trading perspective in the out year. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:26:43I think what we're seeing is people try to get, you know, physical barrels in the market pretty quickly. You know, that obviously is right down the fairway of everything that we do in the high-spec rig segment. I would say for some of our other service lines that tend to be a little more completion-oriented, and so I'm thinking things like the [Coil] Tubing business, some of the ancillary completion-related services we picked up with AWS. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:11I think what we are seeing is those are just kind of generally firming up. I'm not sure it's again, you know, it's not like it's a doubling of activity, but where somebody maybe in the past said, "Hey, I've got some work. I'm gonna go give it back to you in six weeks." Now they're saying, "You know what? I wanna keep it because I don't wanna give it back." I think we are seeing, you know, just sort of really steady work on the completions side, which obviously sort of helps the financials across the board. Derek PodhaizerDirector and Senior Research Analyst at Piper Sandler00:27:39Got it. Very helpful. That's it for me. I'll turn it back. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:43All right. Thanks, Derek. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:45Thank you. Operator00:27:47Concludes our question and answer session. I would like to turn the conference back over to Stuart Bodden for any closing remarks. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:54Thank you, operator. Thanks to all of you for your interest in Ranger. Obviously, please reach out to us if you have any questions. Have a good week, everyone. Operator00:28:05The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. 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Email Address About Ranger Energy ServicesRanger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) is an oilfield services company that provides well servicing, wireline, and related support services to exploration and production companies. The company focuses on the maintenance, workover, completion, and abandonment of oil and natural gas wells, primarily in the United States. Its well services operations include the use of workover and well-service rigs for activities such as well maintenance, recompletion, production enhancement, and plugging and abandonment. Ranger also provides wireline services, which support well intervention, logging, perforating, and other downhole operations. Its ancillary offerings include equipment rentals, well-site support, and other services and products used in onshore oil and gas operations. Ranger Energy Services serves customers across several major U.S. oil and gas producing regions. 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PresentationSkip to Participants Operator00:00:00Good morning, welcome to Ranger Energy Services first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. Should you need assistance, please signal a conference specialist by pressing star, then zero on your telephone keypad. After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask questions. To ask a question, you may press star, then one on your telephone keypad. To withdraw your question, please press star then two. Please note this event is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to Joe Mease, Vice President of Finance. Please go ahead. Joe MeaseVP of Finance at Ranger Energy Services00:00:37Good morning. Thank you for joining Ranger Energy Services first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. Before we begin, Ranger has issued a press release outlining our operational and financial performance. The press release and accompanying presentation materials are available in the investor relations section of our website at www.rangerenergy.com. Today's discussion may contain forward-looking statements about future business and financial expectations. Joe MeaseVP of Finance at Ranger Energy Services00:01:09Actual results may differ significantly from those projected in today's forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties, including the risks described in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update our forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, changes in oil and natural gas prices, customer activity levels, operating risks, competitive pressures, weather conditions, integration risks related to acquisitions, and other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Joe MeaseVP of Finance at Ranger Energy Services00:01:54Please note that non-GAAP financial measures will be referenced during this call. A full reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measurements is available in our latest quarterly earnings release and conference call presentation. Joining me on the call today are Stuart Bodden, Ranger's Chief Executive Officer, and Melissa Cougle, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. With that, I'll turn the call over to Stuart. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:02:22Thank you, Joe, and good morning, everyone. We appreciate you joining us today as we discuss Ranger's first quarter 2026 results and our strong financial performance. Despite a challenging start to the year, driven by the severity of Winter Storm Fern, Ranger delivered solid financial results with meaningful year-over-year growth and continued progress against our strategic priorities. For the first quarter, Ranger generated total revenue of $159.1 million and adjusted EBITDA of $23.3 million, representing growth both sequentially and versus the prior year. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:03:04Importantly, these results reflect a quarter that began sluggishly but finished with strong momentum as February and March activity levels rebounded across our portfolio. The severe winter storm in January temporarily disrupted activity in all regions for several days, particularly in the Permian Basin. However, conditions improved and activity levels rebounded, and we exited the quarter with stronger utilization and improving operating cadence. That positive momentum has continued into April. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:03:38From a strategic standpoint, we remain focused on execution, safety, and disciplined growth. We continue to integrate the AWS businesses, advance our ECHO hybrid rig program, and invested in areas that support long-term value creation while maintaining operational and financial discipline. Looking at some specifics, high-spec rigs once again delivered strong results in the first quarter and continues to serve as the cornerstone of Ranger's performance. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:04:12Revenue in the segment increased both sequentially and year-over-year, driven by incorporation of a full quarter of legacy AWS rigs, an improvement in utilization across the legacy Ranger fleet, and resilient pricing. Topline growth in the quarter was driven by a meaningful shift in rig activity beginning in March. While some slight margin pressure was felt due to higher levels of white space earlier in the quarter and some maintenance-related expenses. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:04:40Despite this, segment margins remained over 20%, We expect them to improve in the 2nd and 3rd quarter of this year as we continue to focus on disciplined cost management, efficient scheduling, and as we realize the benefits of increased scale. Operational execution across the fleet remains strong. Our teams continue to deliver safe, reliable service while maintaining high service quality and customer satisfaction this was reflected in an expansion of our rig rate to $731 per hour. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:05:15Customer demand for high-quality workover rigs remains healthy, particularly in mature basins where operators are focused on maximizing production from existing assets. We continue to see Ranger's high-spec rig fleet viewed as a preferred solution due to our reliability, performance, and safety record. During the quarter, we also made continued progress on our ECHO hybrid electric rig program. We announced the signing of a new 15-rig contract as part of our year-end earnings and construction activities are underway and advancing as planned. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:05:53Our first ECHO rigs deployed in late 2025 are in the field operating currently. The early operational results are impressive. We are seeing a high amount of productive time and receiving positive customer feedback about the capabilities of these rigs. The fleet additions remain on track for delivery beginning later this year. Having visited the manufacturer and spent time on the rig and exploring its capabilities, we are more convinced than ever that ECHO represents a meaningful differentiator for Ranger, delivering improved efficiency, lower fuel consumption, and emissions benefits for our customers, while at the same time generating attractive returns for our shareholders. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:06:37Turning to ancillary services, this segment continues to grow in strategic importance within Ranger. We see meaningful opportunity to expand this segment organically through cross-selling, improved utilization, and leveraging our scale and customer relationships. The first quarter marked another period of solid growth and improving contribution. Revenue and profitability increased sequentially and year-over-year, driven by higher activity across several service lines in a full quarter's inclusion and expanded offerings acquired through the AWS transaction. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:07:13Integration efforts progressed well during the quarter, and we are realizing early benefits from combining these assets with Ranger's broader platform. Speaking specifically to a couple of our service lines, within our P&A group, we commenced activity on our recently awarded Texas Railroad Commission contract and are pleased with how that work is progressing and how our relationship with the regulatory bodies, both within and outside of Texas, are developing. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:07:40This contract aligns well with our capabilities, provides a steady source of activity, and further diversifies our revenue base. The tubing, rental, and inspection business acquired in the fall has also been a bright spot. With significant capacity to grow with minimal capital and strong incremental margins, we are looking to increase our business in this service line and see its contribution to our bottom line grow in the coming quarters. On wireline services, we were particularly pleased with the overall financial performance and stability of this segment through the first quarter. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:08:14We have historically had a difficult time navigating to positive adjusted EBITDA in Q1, given winter weather and the more northern exposure of the business. Activity improved meaningfully in March, and the business exited the quarter with stronger operational performance and respectable margins. Before turning the call over to Melissa, I wanna briefly touch on the broader market environment. When we entered 2026, macro sentiment across the energy sector remained cautious, with many operators planning for relatively flat to down activity levels. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:08:47As the quarter progressed, geopolitical developments and improving crude oil futures began to modestly improve sentiment. We've seen this reflected in customer conversations that are increasingly constructive, particularly around production-focused work and maintenance activity. Ranger's business model is well-suited to this environment. Our portfolio is heavily weighted toward workover, maintenance, and production optimization services on existing wells. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:09:15Services that are essential, cost-effective, and critical to sustaining production and bringing short-cycle barrels to market. Combined with our scale across the lower 48 and our long-lived asset base, we believe we are well-positioned to respond efficiently as activity levels evolve. With that, I'll turn the call over to Melissa to walk through our financial results in more detail. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:09:39Thank you, Stuart, and good morning, everyone. I'll walk through our first quarter of 2026 financial results in more detail and then spend some time on cash flow, the balance sheet, and capital allocation. For the first quarter of 2026, Ranger generated total revenue of $159.1 million, compared to $142.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2025 and $135.2 million in the first quarter of 2025. The sequential and year-over-year increase in revenue was driven primarily by higher activity levels in our high-spec rigs business and continued growth in our ancillary services segment, including a full quarter of contribution from the legacy AWS business. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:10:23Net income for the quarter was $3 million or $0.12 per diluted share, compared to $600,000 or $0.03 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter was $23.3 million, representing a margin of 14.6%. This compares to adjusted EBITDA of $20.3 million and a 14.3% margin in the fourth quarter of 2025, and $15.5 million and an 11.5% margin in the first quarter of last year. The year-over-year improvement in adjusted EBITDA and margins reflects higher revenue, improved contribution from ancillary services, stronger performance in high-spec rigs, and much improved results in wireline relative to last year. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:11:12General and administrative expense was $7.8 million in the first quarter, compared to $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting the elevated transaction expenses in the fourth quarter as a consequence of the AWS transaction. Turning to segment performance, revenue in our high-spec rig segment was $106.2 million in the first quarter, compared to $92.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. The sequential increase was driven primarily by higher rig hours, which totaled approximately 145,400 hours in the quarter, compared to 128,500 hours in the fourth quarter and 115,700 hours in the first quarter of 2025. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:11:59Adjusted EBITDA increased to $21.4 million compared to $19.6 million in the fourth quarter and $17.4 million in the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margins remain strong and above 20%, reflecting solid execution, cost discipline, and operating leverage. Revenue in our processing solutions and ancillary services segment was $42.3 million in the first quarter compared to $37.5 million in the fourth quarter and $30.5 million in the first quarter of 2025. Adjusted EBITDA was $8 million, up from $6.2 million in the fourth quarter and $5.6 million in the prior year period. The increase reflects higher activity across several service lines and the continued ramp up of services acquired through the AWS transaction. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:12:53Revenue in our wireline services segment was $10.6 million in the first quarter. As Stuart mentioned, activity levels improved meaningfully in February and March, and the business exited the quarter with good momentum. On adjusted EBITDA basis, the segment was essentially break even in the first quarter, a meaningful improvement compared to an adjusted EBITDA loss of $2.3 million in the prior year period. Ranger Energy Services' free cash flow for the first quarter was -$21.7 million compared to positive $3.4 million in the prior year period. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:13:28The primary driver of the year-over-year change in cash flow was working capital timing, with cash flow in the first quarter impacted by the build-up in accounts receivable related to customer-instituted billing blackout periods at year-end, transition-related billing changes associated with new price books and billing protocols within the legacy AWS business, as well as temporary timing impacts associated with the transition to Ranger's ERP system. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:13:54We expect that working capital levels will return to more normalized level over the next two quarters. Capital expenditures for the first quarter totaled $18.3 million compared to $7.2 million in the first quarter of 2025. The increase was primarily driven by milestone payments related to the ECHO hybrid rig build-out program. During the quarter, we also received a large upfront contribution from a key customer related to our ECHO hybrid rig build-out program. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:14:25These payments also contributed to an increase in liabilities in the balance sheet as those payments will be recognized as revenue over the life of the contract. ECHO represents a strategic investment in next-generation equipment that we believe will deliver attractive returns, improve operating efficiency, and enhance Ranger's competitive position. Turning to liquidity, as of March 31st, 2026, total liquidity was $42.5 million, consisting of $35.6 million of availability under our revolving credit facility and $6.9 million of cash on hand. We continue to believe our balance sheet provides ample flexibility to support operations, fund planned capital investments, and pursue disciplined capital allocation. With that, I'll turn the call back to Stuart for closing remarks. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:15:18Thank you, Melissa. In summary, first quarter highlighted the resilience and strength of Ranger's business. We delivered solid financial results, generated meaningful adjusted EBITDA, and exited the quarter with improving momentum. Our high-spec rigs and ancillary services businesses continue to perform well. The AWS integration is progressing as planned, and our investments in next-generation equipment position us well for the future. As we move into the second quarter, we remain focused on disciplined execution, safety, and delivering value for our shareholders. We believe Ranger is well positioned to navigate the current environment and capitalize on opportunities as activity levels evolve. With that, operator, we can now open the call for questions. Operator00:16:09We will now begin the question-and-answer session. To ask a question, you may press star then one on your telephone keypad. If you are using a speakerphone, please pick up your handset before pressing the keys. If any time your question has been addressed and you would like to withdraw your question, please press star then two. At this time, we will pause momentarily to assemble our roster. The first question today comes from Don Crist with Johnson Rice. Please go ahead. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:16:43Morning, guys. Hope you all are doing well. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:16:46Good morning, Don. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:16:48I wanted to start with what we've been hearing out of a lot of other companies that the oil strip has really kind of been reset here. While a lot of people think that if the Iran war ended today, that the long end of the strip is gonna continue to rise going forward. I don't know if you have any thoughts on that kind of macro view, can you relate that and how you're seeing your customer behavior conversations going as a result of kind of that narrative that we're seeing come through the industry? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:17:28Sure. Thanks, thanks for the question, Don Crist. I think when we talk to our customers, what we're hearing and it really depends a little bit on the size and kind of geography of the customer. I think in our conversations, most of the biggest customers for now are remaining fairly disciplined. We are taking more inbounds we're getting kind of more interest, but at the moment, they're not meaningfully changing workover, I mean, you know, the workover programs. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:17:54I mean, I think we are seeing some stuff on the margins. I think as you get into some of the smaller players or in some basins that, you know, we're a little bit more on the margin, we are certainly seeing an increase in activity and more demand, particularly to accelerate barrels, right? On the workover program. I think our sense is that as this continues to play out, that we think things are setting up pretty well for the back half of the year. I guess the second thing, third thing I would highlight is on our quarter, and I think in the comments from both me and Melissa, and we highlighted that we exited the quarter strongly, and that's a trend that has continued into April we are certainly seeing some tailwinds. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:18:40Okay. Just as a function of kind of white space in your calendars, I know when we met a couple weeks back, you said that that was going away rapidly. Are we to the stage where you could possibly reactivate rigs to meet demand or we still have a little bit of slack in the system? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:19:00There's a little bit, but not much. I'd say we're kind of getting to the point now, where, like, if somebody wants to do a smaller program, and we have a little bit of, you know, slack in the schedule, we can fit them in. We're kind of getting to the point now to where, you know, we're hiring crews, and we'll need to add capacity. Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:19:22Okay. Melissa, one for you. I think the working capital build this quarter kind of shocked several of us, I know in your comments, you said that that should unwind, but any further comments there? I mean, it seemed like a pretty decent-sized number, but that should reverse pretty quickly in my opinion. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:19:42Yeah, John, we did. I think we knew it would be, and we had tried to signal that it would be a negative cash flow quarter because we saw some of it early days. To be fair, I think we were hoping to have more progress by the time we get to March 31st. The reality is we had a very substantial billing blackout by one of our biggest customers in December. When we look at legacy Ranger businesses, we're still kind of hit with 10 days unwinding and trying to push through from that. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:20:15On top of that, you had exacerbated issues around AWS because we were getting to combine pricing books where those price books, they tend to drag out your billing cycle because you have to get all these different pieces of the puzzle in place to allow the invoices to flow through on the new price book. I would say on the AP side, because we were moving the AWS organization into Ranger for April 1st, we made a call late in the quarter to actually clear out the open AP. We paid out and there was an extra few million dollars that was paid out. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:20:50That's long-term benefit to Ranger to kind of make that transition much smoother. Again, short-term impact to the quarter on the working capital side. We do believe when we get into Q2, that the April 1st go live on the ERP will probably continue to leave us challenged for the next month. Then I think we'll start to finally start to see DSO really improve when we get into May and June. I don't think you'll see everything get back to normal by the end of Q2, but I think we'll see a lot of normalization in Q2, and then we'll pick the final piece of it up in Q3 on the DSO side. Helpful? Don CristResearch Analyst at Johnson Rice00:21:32I appreciate the color. I'll turn it back. Thanks again. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:21:36Yeah, thanks, John. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:21:38Thank you. Operator00:21:40Your next question comes from John Daniel with Daniel Energy Partners. Please go ahead. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:21:47Hey, thanks. Good morning. I think I'm gonna stick with the theme of Don's question because we also hear the same view that operators believe the forward curve is mispriced and should be higher. You know, smaller operators are reacting to that right now, as you mentioned, and we've seen, and we know that small players are always the first movers, and larger companies, as we also know, tend to be slower. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:22:08Yep. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:22:08Presumably, they make the upwards activity shift next year. Forgive that long-winded preamble, to my question, if you share that view, how would this glass half full outlook impact your vision for Ranger? What I mean by this, Stuart, is now the time to get ahead of it and either fast track consolidation? Is now the time to accelerate even more ECHO, you know, new builds, or do you just get a little bit aggressive on the front end and start pushing pricing a bit harder? I know there's probably other choices, but just kind of if you could opine on strategy. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:22:41Yeah. I think you probably sort of characterized the conversations right in that I think as we go in and, you know, we look at activity and it can be a range of things, right? Our willingness to give multi-rate discounts. As you can imagine, that's becoming more challenging to entertain. You know, as we think about sort of, you know, hiring a crew when you have line of sight to, you know, 30% utilization or full utilization. I think on the margin, it's easier just to be more confident, more aggressive on that. I do think on the ECHO program, you know, we've had a lot of discussion about as we bring those rigs into the market, will they displace rigs or will they be completely additive? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:23:25I think as we go forward, we're feeling more and more confident that they will be additive, which has a huge impact to the business. I feel like with those rates coming in we are kind of naturally adding capacity and hopefully at the right time. Hopefully that kind of makes sense. I mean, I think just in general, I think, you know, I'm not sure you're gonna see a, you know, a massive shift in strategy, but I think on the margin. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:23:49Uh-huh Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:23:49You know, we're certainly feeling pretty confident. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:23:53Okay. If I remember correctly in the slide deck, I think you had 193 active rigs maybe that was as of year-end. Can you just say what the active count is today and, you know? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:24:04It, yeah. I mean, right now it's about the same. It hasn't meaningfully changed that number includes, you know, you always have some rigs that are getting preventative maintenance or refurbs, et cetera. I'd say right now it's about the same. Again, kind of to Don's question earlier, you know, we're kind of getting near that point where to satisfy new demand, we're gonna have to activate rigs. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:24:31Okay. I got one more, and then I'll turn it back over. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:24:33Sure. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:24:34One of your very, very small competitors was complaining to me that they can't find parts to reactivate equipment. Can you just speak to the supply chain? Do you think that's an anomaly or just, you know, how does that impact you guys? Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:24:50I'm not sure it's an anomaly, but I don't think we have felt that. I don't think we're feeling supply chain issues. What I would tell you is it wouldn't surprise me if, you know, two quarters from here we're talking about labor tightness again. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:25:07Right. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:25:07which we haven't really talked about for a while. At the moment, we're not really having issues on supply chain. John DanielFounder at Daniel Energy Partners00:25:14Okay. Thank you very much. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:25:16Thanks, John Daniel. Operator00:25:20Again, if you have a question, please press star then one. Your next question comes from Derek Podhaizer with Piper Sandler. Please go ahead. Derek PodhaizerDirector and Senior Research Analyst at Piper Sandler00:25:31Hey, good morning. Wanted to hit on the production optimization theme that you highlighted in your opening comments, talking about accelerating barrels. Maybe just help educate us and the market as far as, you know, how we should think about Ranger taking advantage of the current macro, be it on the workover program. You obviously have rigs that are dedicated towards completion or production, Coiled tubing, anything else inside of the ancillary services segment of yours. Just trying to think about how you guys can also benefit as these EMPs look to accelerate ducts or optimize their current production pace to take advantage of the front month here. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:26:07Yeah. Thanks for the question, Derek. Hope you're doing well. Again, I think kind of when we talk to customers, I mean, obviously the shorter cycle barrels they have is to go in and do, you know, to go in and do a workover. Certainly, you know, we're seeing right now some of the smaller, you know, customers get pretty aggressive on those programs. You know, to go do a drill completion, kind of create a program for that obviously takes time and, you know, the curve is still pretty backwardated and as you know, not very liquid, you know, from a trading perspective in the out year. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:26:43I think what we're seeing is people try to get, you know, physical barrels in the market pretty quickly. You know, that obviously is right down the fairway of everything that we do in the high-spec rig segment. I would say for some of our other service lines that tend to be a little more completion-oriented, and so I'm thinking things like the [Coil] Tubing business, some of the ancillary completion-related services we picked up with AWS. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:11I think what we are seeing is those are just kind of generally firming up. I'm not sure it's again, you know, it's not like it's a doubling of activity, but where somebody maybe in the past said, "Hey, I've got some work. I'm gonna go give it back to you in six weeks." Now they're saying, "You know what? I wanna keep it because I don't wanna give it back." I think we are seeing, you know, just sort of really steady work on the completions side, which obviously sort of helps the financials across the board. Derek PodhaizerDirector and Senior Research Analyst at Piper Sandler00:27:39Got it. Very helpful. That's it for me. I'll turn it back. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:43All right. Thanks, Derek. Melissa CougleEVP and CFO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:45Thank you. Operator00:27:47Concludes our question and answer session. I would like to turn the conference back over to Stuart Bodden for any closing remarks. Stuart BoddenCEO at Ranger Energy Services00:27:54Thank you, operator. Thanks to all of you for your interest in Ranger. Obviously, please reach out to us if you have any questions. Have a good week, everyone. Operator00:28:05The conference has now concluded. Thank you for attending today's presentation. You may now disconnect.Read moreParticipantsExecutivesJoe MeaseVP of FinanceMelissa CougleEVP and CFOStuart BoddenCEOAnalystsDerek PodhaizerDirector and Senior Research Analyst at Piper SandlerDon CristResearch Analyst at Johnson RiceJohn DanielFounder at Daniel Energy PartnersPowered by