Flowco Holdings Inc. Revenue Disclosure
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenues are derived from multiple sources. The following are descriptions of its principal revenue generating activities.
Rental Revenue
Rental revenue is earned from the lease of rental production equipment, consisting principally of compressors. These rental contracts are accounted for as operating leases under the authoritative guidance for leases (“ASC 842”) and rental revenue is recognized as income is earned over the term of the rental agreement.
Our rental contract terms range from month-to-month up to 48 months and are typically billed at a fixed monthly rate while the equipment is in use by the customer. Payment for rentals is typically collected within 15 to 60 days. Monthly agreements are generally cancellable with 30-day notice by the customer.
Upon lease commencement, the Company evaluates the rental agreements to determine if they meet the criteria set forth in ASC 842 for classification as sales-type leases or direct financing leases; if a rental agreement meets none of these criteria, the Company classifies it as an operating lease. Based on the assessment of the lease classification criteria, all rental agreements have been classified as operating leases. As such, the underlying assets remain on our balance sheet within property, plant, and equipment and are depreciated consistently with other owned assets. Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the rental and is included in rental revenue in the consolidated statements of operations.
The Company’s rental agreements generally include lease and non-lease components where the timing and pattern of transfer are the same. Non-lease components related to our lease arrangements, such as ongoing monitoring and maintenance services, are performed with the same timing and pattern of transfer for the lease component. Because the pattern of recognition of the non-lease components is the same as that of the lease component, the Company has elected the practical expedient, in accordance with ASC 842, to combine all lease and non-lease components as a single component. The Company has determined that the rental of equipment is the predominant component of the rental agreement and therefore has accounted for these transactions entirely in accordance with ASC 842.
The Company has included several stipulations within its agreements with customers to protect its assets and mitigate risk of loss during the rental period. The primary method is through Company operation of the units including ongoing monitoring and maintenance. Contracts contain a clause for customer liability should any damage or loss to the units occur during customer oversight or operational control. Many contracts include a requirement for customers to insure a small percentage of the asset or pay a premium if they elect not to insure the asset.
Sales Revenue
The Company accounts for sales revenue in accordance with ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), and all subsequent amendments issued thereafter. Sales revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control of promised goods and is recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration which the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods. The principles in ASC 606 are applied using a five-step model that includes (1) identifying the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5)
recognizing revenue when (or as) the performance obligations are satisfied. ASC 606 also requires disclosure of the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
Sales revenue is measured as the amount of fixed consideration to which we expect to be entitled in exchange for transferring products to our customers. Our contracts with customers typically contain a single performance obligation to provide agreed-upon products. We do not assess whether promised goods are performance obligations if they are immaterial in the context of the contract with the customer. Sales revenue is recognized when our performance obligation is satisfied at a point in time, at the amount we expect to be entitled when control of the products is transferred to our customers.
Payment for sales revenue is typically collected within 15 to 70 days. Since the period between sale of the product and receipt of payment is not expected to exceed one year, we have elected not to calculate or disclose a financing component for our customer contracts. We do not incur any material costs of obtaining contracts. Sales revenue generally does not include right of return or other significant post-delivery obligations.
Below are the three categories of what primarily contributes to the Company’s sales revenue:
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following tables present our third-party revenue from contracts with customers by reportable segment (see Note 15 – Segment Information) and disaggregated by major product and service lines, timing of revenue recognition, and geographical markets for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):
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Year ended December 31, 2025 |
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Segments |
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Production |
|
|
Natural Gas |
|
|
Other and Eliminations |
|
|
Total |
|
||||||||
Major Product/Service Lines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Surface Equipment (1) |
|
$ |
|
239,409 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
|
239,409 |
|
Downhole Components |
|
|
|
257,866 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
257,866 |
|
Vapor Recovery (1) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
229,016 |
|
|
|
|
(175 |
) |
|
|
|
228,841 |
|
Natural Gas Systems |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
92,214 |
|
|
|
|
(58,611 |
) |
|
|
|
33,603 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
497,275 |
|
|
$ |
|
321,230 |
|
|
$ |
|
(58,786 |
) |
|
$ |
|
759,719 |
|
Timing of Revenue Recognition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Goods transferred at a point in time |
|
$ |
|
257,866 |
|
|
$ |
|
142,681 |
|
|
$ |
|
(58,786 |
) |
|
$ |
|
341,761 |
|
Services transferred over time |
|
|
|
239,409 |
|
|
|
|
178,549 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
417,958 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
497,275 |
|
|
$ |
|
321,230 |
|
|
$ |
|
(58,786 |
) |
|
$ |
|
759,719 |
|
Geographical Markets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
United States |
|
$ |
|
487,067 |
|
|
$ |
|
320,319 |
|
|
$ |
|
(58,786 |
) |
|
$ |
|
748,600 |
|
International |
|
|
|
10,208 |
|
|
|
|
911 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
11,119 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
497,275 |
|
|
$ |
|
321,230 |
|
|
$ |
|
(58,786 |
) |
|
$ |
|
759,719 |
|
____________________________
(1) All revenue for these service lines are recognized in accordance with ASC 842 as described within the Revenue Recognition section above.
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2024 |
|
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Segments |
|
Production |
|
|
Natural Gas |
|
|
Other and Eliminations |
|
|
Total |
|
||||||||
Major Product/Service Lines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Surface Equipment (1) |
|
$ |
|
192,328 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
|
192,328 |
|
Downhole Components |
|
|
|
135,477 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
135,477 |
|
Vapor Recovery (1) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
125,735 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
125,735 |
|
Natural Gas Systems |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
120,901 |
|
|
|
|
(39,163 |
) |
|
|
|
81,738 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
327,805 |
|
|
$ |
|
246,636 |
|
|
$ |
|
(39,163 |
) |
|
$ |
|
535,278 |
|
Timing of Revenue Recognition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Goods transferred at a point in time |
|
$ |
|
135,477 |
|
|
$ |
|
162,277 |
|
|
$ |
|
(39,163 |
) |
|
$ |
|
258,591 |
|
Services transferred over time |
|
|
|
192,328 |
|
|
|
|
84,359 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
276,687 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
327,805 |
|
|
$ |
|
246,636 |
|
|
$ |
|
(39,163 |
) |
|
$ |
|
535,278 |
|
Geographical Markets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
United States |
|
$ |
|
319,270 |
|
|
$ |
|
246,266 |
|
|
$ |
|
(39,163 |
) |
|
$ |
|
526,373 |
|
International |
|
|
|
8,535 |
|
|
|
|
370 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
8,905 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
327,805 |
|
|
$ |
|
246,636 |
|
|
$ |
|
(39,163 |
) |
|
$ |
|
535,278 |
|
____________________________
(1) All revenue for these service lines are recognized in accordance with ASC 842 as described within the Revenue Recognition section above.
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2023 |
|
|||||||||||||||||
Segments |
|
Production |
|
|
Natural Gas |
|
|
Other and Eliminations |
|
|
Total |
|
||||||||
Major Product/Service Lines |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Surface Equipment (1) |
|
$ |
|
168,801 |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
|
168,801 |
|
Downhole Components |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Vapor Recovery (1) |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Natural Gas Systems |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
111,280 |
|
|
|
|
(36,758 |
) |
|
|
|
74,522 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
168,801 |
|
|
$ |
|
111,280 |
|
|
$ |
|
(36,758 |
) |
|
$ |
|
243,323 |
|
Timing of Revenue Recognition |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Goods transferred at a point in time |
|
$ |
|
— |
|
|
$ |
|
111,280 |
|
|
$ |
|
(36,758 |
) |
|
$ |
|
74,522 |
|
Services transferred over time |
|
|
|
168,801 |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
168,801 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
168,801 |
|
|
$ |
|
111,280 |
|
|
$ |
|
(36,758 |
) |
|
$ |
|
243,323 |
|
Geographical Markets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
United States |
|
$ |
|
168,801 |
|
|
$ |
|
111,280 |
|
|
$ |
|
(36,758 |
) |
|
$ |
|
243,323 |
|
International |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
168,801 |
|
|
$ |
|
111,280 |
|
|
$ |
|
(36,758 |
) |
|
$ |
|
243,323 |
|
____________________________
(1) All revenue for these service lines are recognized in accordance with ASC 842 as described within the Revenue Recognition section above.
About Revenue Disclosures
Revenue disclosures under ASC 606 explain how a company identifies performance obligations, allocates transaction prices, and determines when revenue is recognized. This section is essential for understanding whether reported revenue reflects genuine economic activity or aggressive accounting choices. Analysts examine the mix of point-in-time versus over-time recognition, which directly affects revenue timing and comparability.
Key signals: rising contract liabilities (deferred revenue) suggest strong future revenue visibility, while declining contract assets may indicate slowing project milestones. Watch for variable consideration estimates — rebates, returns, and performance bonuses that require management judgment. Significant changes in disaggregated revenue by geography or product line can reveal shifting business mix before it appears in headline numbers. Compare revenue growth against contract liability growth to assess sustainability, and scrutinize any changes in the timing of recognition that coincide with earnings pressure.