Liberty Energy Inc.
Business
Liberty Energy Inc. is an integrated energy services and technology company providing hydraulic fracturing and related completion services to onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies. It offers hydraulic fracturing fleets and crew services, wireline operations, proppant supply and last-mile delivery solutions, field gas processing, CNG delivery, data analytics, proprietary technologies, and related goods including sand from company-owned mines. Operations are organized into a single business segment comprising fracturing services, wireline, proppant delivery and goods, and natural gas compression and delivery (including Liberty Power Innovations). The company primarily serves North American shale basins (Permian, Williston, Haynesville, Eagle Ford, DJ, Western Canada, Powder River, Appalachian and other smaller basins) through local sales representatives, direct operational contracts with E&P customers, and hosted software services like PropConnect.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-06
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | 4,006 | 4,315 | 4,748 | 4,149 | 2,471 | |
| Costs of services (exclusive of depreciation, depletion, and amortization shown separately below) | 3,168 | 3,201 | 3,349 | 3,149 | 2,250 | |
| General and administrative | 247 | 225 | 221 | 180 | 123 | |
| Transaction and other costs | 840,000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | |
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 500 | 505 | 422 | 323 | 263 | |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net | 17 | −5 | −7 | −5 | 779,000 | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 3,933 | 3,926 | 3,987 | 3,653 | 2,652 | |
| Operating income | 73 | 389 | 761 | 496 | −181 | |
| (Gain) loss on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements | −147,000 | 3 | −2 | 76 | −19 | |
| Gain on investments, net | −163 | −49 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |
| Interest incomerelated party | 0 | −478,000 | −2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Interest expense, net | 40 | 33 | 29 | 23 | — | |
| Total other (income) expense, net | −122 | −14 | 26 | 96 | — | |
| Net income before income taxes | 195 | 403 | 735 | 400 | −178 | |
| Income tax expense | 47 | 87 | 178 | −793,000 | 9 | |
| Net income | 148 | 316 | 556 | 400 | −187 | |
| Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 91,000 | 700,000 | −8 | |
| Net income attributable to Liberty Energy Inc. stockholders | 148 | 316 | 556 | 400 | −179 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.91 | 1.91 | 3.24 | 2.17 | −1.03 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.89 | 1.87 | 3.15 | 2.11 | −1.03 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 162 | 165 | 172 | 184 | 174 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 165 | 169 | 176 | 189 | 174 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 28 | 20 | 37 | 44 | 20 | |
| Unbilled revenue | 254 | 185 | 189 | 176 | 109 | |
| Inventories | 188 | 203 | 206 | 214 | 135 | |
| Prepaid and other current assets | 57 | 85 | 124 | 113 | 68 | |
| Total current assets | 878 | 849 | 954 | 957 | 630 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 2,054 | 1,891 | 1,645 | 1,362 | 1,199 | |
| Finance lease right-of-use assets | 342 | 283 | 182 | 42 | 18 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 65 | 73 | 93 | 97 | 110 | |
| Other assets | 148 | 119 | — | 105 | 82 | |
| Total assets | 3,558 | 3,296 | 3,034 | 2,576 | 2,041 | |
| Accounts payable (including amounts due to related parties of $0 and $582, respectively) | 359 | 314 | 294 | 327 | 289 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 232 | 207 | 261 | 281 | 235 | |
| Income taxes payable | 0 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | |
| Current portion of payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements | 8 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Current portion of finance lease liabilities | 94 | 67 | 40 | 11 | 9 | |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 22 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | |
| Total current liabilities | 720 | 667 | 639 | 649 | 569 | |
| Long-term debt, net of current portion and deferred financing costs of $73 and $0, respectively | 242 | 191 | 140 | 217 | 121 | |
| Deferred tax liability | 196 | 138 | 102 | 1 | 563,000 | |
| Payable pursuant to tax receivable agreements | 67 | 75 | 112 | 119 | 38 | |
| Noncurrent portion of finance lease liabilities | 213 | 204 | 134 | 22 | 4 | |
| Noncurrent portion of operating lease liabilities | 42 | 44 | 64 | 69 | 77 | |
| Total liabilities | 1,479 | 1,318 | 1,192 | 1,079 | 810 | |
| Commitments & contingencies (Note 15) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000 shares authorized and none issued and outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Additional paid in capital | 978 | 977 | 1,093 | 1,266 | 1,368 | |
| Retained earnings | 1,113 | 1,020 | 752 | 235 | −156 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −14 | −20 | −6 | −7 | −306,000 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 2,079 | 1,979 | 1,841 | 1,497 | 1,230 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 3,558 | 3,296 | 3,034 | 2,576 | 2,041 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | 500 | 505 | 422 | 323 | 263 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 42 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 20 | |
| Deferred income tax expense | 55 | 34 | 120 | −12 | 5 | |
| Cash return on equity method investment | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| (Gain) loss on remeasurement of liability under tax receivable agreements | −147,000 | 3 | −2 | 76 | −19 | |
| Other non-cash items, net | 5 | 178,000 | 7 | 8 | 7 | |
| Accounts receivable and unbilled revenue | −70 | 18 | 20 | −167 | −90 | |
| Accounts receivable and unbilled revenuerelated party | 4 | 41 | −20 | −26 | 0 | |
| Inventories | 12 | 66,000 | −114,000 | −85 | −25 | |
| Prepaid and other assets | −42 | −28 | −66 | −56 | −31 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 98 | −41 | −45 | 57 | 164 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilitiesrelated party | −582,000 | 582,000 | 0 | −2 | 4 | |
| Initial payment of operating lease liability | −2 | −1 | −3 | −3 | −565,000 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 610 | 829 | 1,015 | 530 | 135 | |
| Purchases of property and equipment, construction in-progress, and deposits on equipment | −595 | −651 | −603 | −452 | −199 | |
| Investment in equity securities | 0 | −16 | −20 | −15 | 0 | |
| Acquisition of IMG Energy Solutions (2025) and Siren Energy (2023), net of cash received | −15 | 0 | −76 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sale of equity securities | 151 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −13 | |
| Proceeds from sales of assets | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 25 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −435 | −643 | −672 | −451 | −186 | |
| Proceeds from borrowings on line-of-credit | 1,650 | 2,238 | 1,153 | 713 | 274 | |
| Repayments of borrowings on line-of-credit | −1,611 | −2,188 | −1,128 | −616 | −256 | |
| Proceeds from borrowings on term loan | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Repayments of borrowings on term loan | 0 | 0 | −105 | −2 | −2 | |
| Payments on finance lease obligations | −81 | −50 | −17 | −7 | −7 | |
| Class A Common Stock dividends and dividend equivalents upon restricted stock vesting | −54 | −48 | −38 | −9 | −168,000 | |
| Share repurchases, including related excise tax | −25 | −129 | −203 | −125 | 0 | |
| Tax withholding on restricted stock units | −17 | −20 | −10 | −10 | −4 | |
| Payments under TRA liability | −41 | −5 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of equity issuance costs | 0 | 0 | −223,000 | −79,000 | −1 | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −6 | 0 | −2 | −708,000 | −3 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −168 | −203 | −349 | −56 | 2 | |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 7 | −16 | −7 | 24 | −49 | |
| Translation effect on cash | 554,000 | −356,000 | 168,000 | −260,000 | −9,000 | |
| Net cash paid for income taxes | 11 | 36 | 67 | 11 | −9 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 40 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 13 | |
| Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 59 | 102 | 99 | 108 | 57 | |
| Capital expenditures reclassified from prepaid and other current assets | 50 | 58 | 50 | 15 | 0 | |
| Capital expenditures reclassified from finance lease right-of-use assets | 907,000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — |