NATURAL GAS SERVICES GROUP INC
Business
Natural Gas Services Group Inc provides natural gas compression equipment and services to the energy industry, renting, operating and maintaining compressor units for oil and gas production and processing. It designs compressor packages, assembles units (including via third-party fabricators), rents and sells compressors, and offers aftermarket services such as installation, commissioning, call-outs, maintenance, overhauls and parts exchange programs. Its operating units are Rental, Sales and Aftermarket Services, with emphasis on large and medium horsepower units and artificial lift applications. It serves U.S. oil and gas producing basins—primarily the Permian—and other regions in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ohio and Michigan through regional service facilities and field locations.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rental | 164 | 144 | 106 | 74 | — | |
| Total revenue | 172 | 157 | 121 | 85 | 72 | |
| Rental | 65 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 37 | |
| Sales | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
| Aftermarket services | 3 | 4 | 5 | 957,000 | 898,000 | |
| Total cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization) | 72 | 69 | 62 | 46 | — | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 37 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 25 | |
| Impairments | 3 | 841,000 | 779,000 | 0 | — | |
| Inventory allowance | 1 | 2 | 4 | 83,000 | — | |
| Retirement of rental equipment | 728,000 | 28,000 | 505,000 | 200,000 | 3 | |
| Gain on disposition of assets, net | −270,000 | −430,000 | −481,000 | −250,000 | — | |
| Total operating costs and expenses | 135 | 123 | 111 | 84 | 85 | |
| Operating income | 37 | 33 | 10 | 431,000 | −12 | |
| Interest expense | −14 | −12 | −4 | −364,000 | — | |
| Interest income | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Other income (expense), net | 354,000 | 268,000 | 245,000 | −108,000 | 687,000 | |
| Total other expense, net | −11 | −12 | −4 | −472,000 | 622,000 | |
| Income before income taxes | 27 | 22 | 7 | −41,000 | −12 | |
| Provision for income taxes | −7 | −4 | −2 | −528,000 | 3 | |
| Net income | 20 | 17 | 5 | −569,000 | −9 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 1.59 | 1.39 | 0.39 | −0.05 | −0.7 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.57 | 1.37 | 0.38 | −0.05 | −0.7 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net of provision for credit losses | 18 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 10 | |
| Inventory, net of allowance for obsolescence | 21 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | |
| Income taxes receivable and prepayments | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 854,000 | |
| Assets held for sale | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total current assets | 57 | 48 | 76 | 54 | 65 | |
| Long-term inventory, net of allowance for obsolescence | 0 | 0 | 701,000 | 2 | 2 | |
| Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 499 | 415 | 374 | 246 | 207 | |
| Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | — | |
| Other assets | 11 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total assets | 587 | 493 | 479 | 328 | 299 | |
| Accounts payable | 14 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 5 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 10 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 14 | |
| Total current liabilities | 25 | 17 | 33 | 30 | 20 | |
| Long-term debt | 230 | 170 | 164 | 25 | 0 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 53 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 39 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total liabilities | 312 | 237 | 243 | 98 | 63 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 13) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, 30,000 shares authorized, par value $0.01; 13,883 and 13,762 shares issued, as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 138,000 | 138,000 | 137,000 | 135,000 | 134,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 121 | 118 | 116 | 115 | 114 | |
| Retained earnings | 169 | 152 | 134 | 130 | 130 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost, 1,310 shares for each of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | −15 | −15 | −15 | −15 | −8 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 275 | 255 | 236 | 230 | 236 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 587 | 493 | 479 | 328 | 299 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory allowance | 1 | 2 | 4 | 83,000 | — | |
| Gain on the disposition of assets, net | −270,000 | −430,000 | −481,000 | −250,000 | −182,000 | |
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 1 | 746,000 | 425,000 | 48,000 | 31,000 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 7 | 4 | 2 | 511,000 | — | |
| Stock-based compensation | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Provision for credit losses | 155,000 | 433,000 | 492,000 | 0 | — | |
| (Gain) loss on company owned life insurance | −100,000 | −200,000 | 200,000 | 400,000 | −298,000 | |
| Trade accounts receivables | −3 | 23 | −25 | −4 | 1 | |
| Inventory | −4 | 2 | −669,000 | −4 | −1 | |
| Prepaid expenses, income taxes receivable and prepayments | −3 | 152,000 | −7,000 | −250,000 | −460,000 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 6 | −18 | 2 | 10 | 10 | |
| Other | −3 | 477,000 | 174,000 | −31,000 | 600,000 | |
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES | 63 | 66 | 18 | 28 | 29 | |
| Purchase of rental equipment, property and other equipment | −121 | −72 | −154 | −65 | −26 | |
| Purchase of company owned life insurance, net | 0 | −22,000 | −422,000 | −329,000 | −150,000 | |
| Proceeds received from insurance for damages to equipment | 96,000 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from disposition of assets, net | 94,000 | 476,000 | 477,000 | 372,000 | 195,000 | |
| NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES | −121 | −71 | −154 | −65 | −26 | |
| Proceeds from credit facility borrowings | 71 | 28 | 139 | 25 | — | |
| Repayments of credit facility borrowings | −11 | −22 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payments of other long term liabilities | 0 | −780,000 | −95,000 | −3,000 | — | |
| Payments of debt issuance costs | −1 | −962,000 | −3 | −77,000 | −237,000 | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 168,000 | 293,000 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Payment of dividends | −3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −6,000 | −178,000 | −983,000 | −515,000 | −336,000 | |
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 56 | 4 | 135 | 18 | −9 | |
| NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | −2 | −604,000 | −626,000 | −20 | −6 | |
| Interest paid | 15 | 18 | 7 | 276,000 | 30,000 | |
| Income taxes paid, net of refunds received | 300,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Transfer of rental equipment to inventory | 0 | 51,000 | 665,000 | 0 | — | |
| Transfer of right of use assets to property and equipment | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Transfer of property and equipment to assets held for sale | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Accrued purchases of property and equipment | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Right of use assets acquired through a finance lease | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Right of use assets acquired through an operating lease | 2 | 563,000 | 63,000 | 229,000 | 0 |