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20170930 10-Q Q3

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☑ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2017

☐ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from ______ to ______

Commission file number: 001-38071

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


	Delaware		46-1527455
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification number)

	19450 State Highway 249, Suite 200
	Houston, Texas		77070
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 453-2222

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☑ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☑

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☑

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of November 10, 2017, there were 43,911,636 shares of common stock outstanding.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
	for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
	for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
	for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016	7
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	8

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	31

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	32

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	34

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	34

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34

Item 6.	Exhibits	36

Signatures		37

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)



	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	20,222	$	18,275
Accounts receivable—trade, net		55,174		32,116
Inventories		35,529		17,017
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,358		2,445
Other current receivables		2,621		3,053
Deferred income taxes, net		—		2,116
Total current assets		114,904		75,022
Noncurrent assets
Property and equipment, net		23,906		9,759
Goodwill		185,339		122,077
Identifiable intangibles, net		142,966		118,697
Deposits and other assets		1,682		1,272
Total noncurrent assets		353,893		251,805
Total assets	$	468,797	$	326,827
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable—trade	$	10,485	$	10,258
Accrued expenses		7,374		3,290
Income taxes payable		11,656		—
Other current liabilities		1,960		3,223
Current maturities of long-term debt		3,204		772
Total current liabilities		34,679		17,543
Noncurrent liabilities
Long-term debt, less current maturities		21,051		88,394
Other long-term liabilities		10,226		717
Deferred income taxes, net		30,436		42,695
Total noncurrent liabilities		61,713		131,806
Total liabilities		96,392		149,349
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 1 share authorized, issued, and outstanding at
September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively		—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 225,000,000 shares authorized, 43,929,984 shares issued
and 43,911,636 shares outstanding at September 30, 2017 and 54,000,000 shares authorized,
34,024,326 shares issued and 34,005,978 shares outstanding at December 31, 2016		439		340
Additional paid-in capital		397,199		237,566
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(64,918)		(82,015)
Retained earnings		27,207		21,762
Treasury stock, at cost; 18,348 shares at September 30, 2017 and at December 31, 2016		(175)		(175)
Total stockholders’ equity		359,752		177,478
Non-controlling interest		12,653		—
Total equity		372,405		177,478
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	468,797	$	326,827

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenues
Product sales	$	39,391	$	21,346	$	114,362	$	47,305
Services		16,566		7,304		37,088		15,733
Total revenues		55,957		28,650		151,450		63,038
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below		19,326		11,013		59,774		25,498
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below		6,632		3,700		14,423		8,399
Total cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below		25,958		14,713		74,197		33,897
Selling, general and administrative expenses		17,637		8,491		46,572		25,363
Depreciation		812		433		2,054		1,335
Amortization		6,486		6,030		18,481		17,893
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(182)		—		585		—
Income (loss) from operations		5,246		(1,017)		9,561		(15,450)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net		(235)		(1,682)		(3,751)		(4,739)
Other income (expense), net		94		(18)		1,132		(29)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain		(787)		1,615		224		(4,714)
Total other expense		(928)		(85)		(2,395)		(9,482)
Income (loss) before income tax		4,318		(1,102)		7,166		(24,932)
Income tax expense (benefit)		777		(822)		2,022		(7,935)
Net income (loss)		3,541		(280)		5,144		(16,997)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		155		—		(301)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$	3,386	$	(280)	$	5,445	$	(16,997)
Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$	0.07	$	(0.01)	$	0.13	$	(0.50)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$	0.07	$	(0.01)	$	0.13	$	(0.50)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		43,676		34,005		39,329		34,008
Diluted		47,119		34,005		42,537		34,008

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Net income (loss)	$	3,541	$	(280)	$	5,144	$	(16,997)
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax of $0		9,504		(3,642)		17,097		11,682
Comprehensive income (loss)		13,045		(3,922)		22,241		(5,315)
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		155		—		(301)		—
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$	12,890	$	(3,922)	$	22,542	$	(5,315)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)




	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Additional Paid-In		Accumulated Other Comprehensive		Retained		Treasury Stock			Non-controlling		Total Stockholders'
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount		Capital		Loss		Earnings		Shares	Amount		Interest		Equity
Balances as of December 31, 2016	1	$	—	34,024,326	$	340	$	237,566	$	(82,015)	$	21,762	18,348	$	(175)	$	—	$	177,478
Acquisitions	—		—	355,658		4		6,903		—		—	—		—		12,954		19,861
Share-based compensation	—		—	—		—		3,889		—		—	—		—		—		3,889
Net income (loss)	—		—	—		—		—		—		5,445	—		—		(301)		5,144
Issuance of common stock upon IPO, net of offering costs	—		—	9,550,000		95		148,841		—		—	—		—		—		148,936
Currency translation adjustment	—		—	—		—		—		17,097		—	—		—		—		17,097
Balances as of September 30, 2017	1	$	—	43,929,984	$	439	$	397,199	$	(64,918)	$	27,207	18,348	$	(175)	$	12,653	$	372,405

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2017		2016
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	5,144	$	(16,997)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		20,535		19,228
Amortization of deferred loan cost		360		545
Share-based compensation		3,889		1,006
Provision for inventory obsolescence		—		600
Deferred income tax benefit		(12,902)		(7,630)
(Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment		(40)		57
Foreign exchange (gain) loss on financing item		(1,760)		4,640
Write-off of deferred loan costs		1,422		—
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		585		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable—trade		(16,101)		1,862
Inventories		(12,690)		2,756
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(169)		(30)
Accounts payable—trade		(983)		745
Accrued expenses		3,531		622
Other liabilities		129		(138)
Income taxes receivable/payable		11,919		(130)
Net cash provided by operating activities		2,869		7,136
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(5,332)		(434)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment		181		231
Proceeds (funding) of short-term note receivable		1,000		(1,000)
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired		(80,928)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(85,079)		(1,203)
Cash flows from financing activities
Equipment note borrowings		1,533		—
Payments on equipment note		(158)		—
Promissory note borrowings		6,541		—
Payments on promissory note		(3,661)		—
Line of credit borrowings		20,000		—
Payment of deferred loan cost related to new credit agreement		(971)		—
Payments related to public offering		(2,178)		—
Proceeds from related party note receivable		752		—
Repayment of term note		(89,077)		—
Purchases of treasury stock		—		(175)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs		151,356		102
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		84,137		(73)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		20		679
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		1,947		6,539
Cash and cash equivalents beginning of period		18,275		9,545
Cash and cash equivalents end of period	$	20,222	$	16,084
Noncash investing and financing activities
Issuance of common stock for business acquisition	$	6,907		—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NCS MULTISTAGE HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Nature of Business

NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries and subsidiaries for which we have a controlling voting interest (collectively referred to as the “Company,” “NCS,” “we” or “us”), is primarily engaged in providing engineered products and support services for oil and natural gas well completions and field development strategies. We offer our products and services primarily to exploration and production companies for use in onshore wells. We operate through service facilities principally located in Houston, Midland and Corpus Christi, Texas; Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Calgary, Red Deer, Grande Prairie and Estevan, Canada. We changed our name from Pioneer Super Holdings, Inc. to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. on December 13, 2016.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), issued by the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and have not been audited by our independent registered public accounting firm. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016 is derived from our audited financial statements. However, certain information and footnote disclosures required by GAAP for complete annual financial statements have been omitted or condensed as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, and, therefore, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements included in the prospectus, dated April 27, 2017 (the “Prospectus”), filed by us with the SEC on May 1, 2017 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the SEC and GAAP for interim financial reporting, reflect all adjustments, which consisted only of normal recurring adjustments that were necessary for a fair statement of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those for a full year. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated for purposes of preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Initial Public Offering

On April 13, 2017, in connection with the initial public offering of shares of our common stock (“IPO”), our board of directors and stockholders approved an amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation effecting a 3.00 for 1.00 stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The stock split was implemented on April 13, 2017 and the par value of the common and preferred stock was not adjusted as a result of the stock split. All other common stock share amounts disclosed in this Form 10-Q have been adjusted to reflect this stock split for all periods presented.

On May 3, 2017, we completed the initial public offering of 9.5 million shares of our common stock, $0.01 par value, at a price to the public of $17.00 per share pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-216580) (the “Registration Statement”). The underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.425 million shares of our common stock from certain selling stockholders and the closing of the over-allotment option occurred on May 3, 2017 concurrently with the closing of the IPO. We received $148.9 million in net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses of $12.6 million. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to repay our indebtedness under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities (see “Note 7. Debt”). After the repayment of indebtedness under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities, we used the remaining net proceeds from the IPO to acquire Spectrum Tracer Services, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company (“Spectrum”), on August 31, 2017. In addition, in connection with the IPO, our certificate of incorporation was amended and restated to increase our authorized capital stock to consist of 225.0 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 10.0 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share.

Summary of New Significant Accounting Policies

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total consideration transferred in connection with the acquisition is allocated to the tangible and intangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree based on their fair values. Goodwill acquired in connection with business combinations represents the excess of consideration transferred over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Certain assumptions and estimates are employed in evaluating the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. These estimates may be affected by factors such as

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changing market conditions, technological advances in the oil and natural gas industry or changes in regulations governing that industry. The most significant assumptions requiring judgment involve identifying and estimating the fair value of intangible assets and the associated useful lives for establishing amortization periods. To finalize purchase accounting for significant acquisitions, we utilize the services of independent valuation specialists to assist in the determination of the fair value of acquired intangible assets.

Costs related to the acquisition, other than those associated with the issuance of debt or equity securities, that we incur in connection with a business combination are expensed as incurred.

Any contingent consideration payable is recognized at fair value at the acquisition date. Liability-classified contingent consideration is remeasured each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings until the contingent consideration is settled.

Share-Based Compensation

We account for our stock-based compensation awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). We measure all share-based compensation awards at fair value on the date they are granted and recognize the compensation expense in the financial statements over the requisite period. Fair value of the share-based compensation was measured using the fair value of the common stock for restricted stock units and the Black-Scholes model for options. We also have an employee stock purchase plan, which allows eligible employees to purchase shares of our common stock. The purchase price of the stock will be 85% of the lower of the stock price at the beginning or end of the plan period. The fair value of the employees’ purchase rights under the employee stock purchase plan will be estimated using the Black-Scholes model. The Black-Scholes model for both options and the shares purchased under the employee stock purchase plan requires assumptions and estimates for inputs, especially the estimate of volatility, that affect the resultant values and hence the amount of compensation expense recognized. Prior to our IPO, we were a private company. Therefore, we estimated our expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies and expect to continue to do so until such time as we have adequate historical data regarding the volatility of our own traded stock price.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Pronouncements Adopted in 2017

In May 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2017-09, Scope of Modification Accounting (Topic 718), which clarifies when to account for a change to the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, an entity should apply modification accounting unless the modified award has the same fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of equity or liability as the original award. We have elected to early adopt this ASU in the second quarter of 2017. The adoption of this ASU had no material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Accounting for Goodwill Impairment (Topic 350). This new standard simplifies the test for goodwill impairment. In the original guidance, an entity is required to perform additional analysis in Step 2, which measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a report unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. The FASB simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2. Instead, under the amendments in this update, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount with excess carrying value over the fair value recognized as a loss on impairment. In addition, income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill should be considered in measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The amendments in this update are effective for public companies for annual or interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. We elected to adopt the guidance in ASU 2017-04 effective April 1, 2017, and as a result, will apply the new guidance to our annual goodwill impairment tests performed as of December 31, 2017.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting (Topic 718), to simplify the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including accounting for forfeitures, excess tax benefit/expense, and tax withholding requirements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 31, 2016. We adopted this guidance on January 1, 2017 and have elected to recognize actual forfeitures when they occur. The adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (Topic 740). This standard requires all deferred taxes, along with any related valuation allowance, to be presented as a noncurrent deferred asset or liability. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and includes interim periods within those fiscal

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years. Early adoption is permitted and the guidance may be applied either prospectively, for all deferred tax assets and liabilities, or retrospectively by reclassifying the comparative balance sheet. We adopted this ASU in the first quarter of 2017 on a prospective basis.

Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business (Topic 805), to clarify the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. For public entities, this guidance will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those periods, and is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (Topic 230). The objective of the guidance is to reduce the existing diversity in practice related to the presentation and classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments. The guidance addresses eight specific cash flow issues including but not limited to, debt prepayment or extinguishment costs, contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims and proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies. For public entities, the guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years and is retrospective for all periods presented. Early adoption is permitted including for interim periods. We are evaluating the provisions of this new accounting guidance, including which period to adopt, and have not determined what impact the adoption will have on our consolidated statements of cash flows.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which replaces the existing guidance in ASC 840, Leases. ASC 842 requires lessees to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as lease liabilities with corresponding right-of-use assets. The new lease standard does not substantially change lessor accounting. The new standard is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted, however, not before fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. Subsequent to ASU 2014-09’s issuance, Topic 606 was amended for FASB updates that changed the effective date as well as addressed certain aspects regarding new revenue standards. The comprehensive new standard will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance and require revenue to be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which entities expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Adoption of the new rules could affect the timing of revenue recognition for certain transactions. The guidance permits the use of either a full retrospective or modified retrospective transition method. We are assessing the impacts of the new standard on our revenues and financial statement disclosures. We put in place a team during the second quarter of 2017, including a third-party consultant, to develop and carry out our implementation plan. The team has reviewed our revenue streams, compared our historical accounting policies and practices to the new accounting guidance and continues to finalize our application of the new standard. Following the acquisitions of Spectrum and Repeat Precision, LLC (“Repeat Precision”), we are incorporating an analysis of their revenue streams and accounting policies into our implementation plan.

Note 2. Acquisitions

Spectrum Tracer Services

On August 31, 2017, we acquired 100% of the equity interests in Spectrum in exchange for approximately $83 million, subject to certain adjustments, which was comprised of (i) approximately $76 million in cash and (ii) 0.4 million shares of our common stock using a fair market value of $19.42 per share. The cash portion was funded with available cash and borrowings under our New Senior Secured Credit Facility. We believe Spectrum’s tracer diagnostics services will strengthen our ability to provide our customers with actionable data and analysis to optimize oil and natural gas well completions and field development strategies.

The acquisition of Spectrum includes an earn-out provision that could provide up to $12.5 million in additional cash consideration to Spectrum’s former unitholders if Spectrum’s actual gross profit during the earn-out period that commenced on October 1, 2017 and ends on December 31, 2018 is greater than the earn-out threshold. The fair value of the earn-out recognized on the acquisition date was $0.4 million and is included in long-term liabilities on the balance sheet. We estimated the fair value of the earn-out using a Black-Scholes closed form option pricing model. The earn-out is subject to re-measurement each reporting period using Level 3 inputs until the full amount of the liability has been satisfied. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the liability are reflected in our

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condensed consolidated statements of operations as a change in fair value of contingent consideration. As of September 30, 2017, the earn-out had a value of $0.3 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized $(9) thousand as a change in fair value of contingent consideration in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the change in fair value of the Spectrum earn-out. The cash payment, if any, is expected to be paid during the second quarter of 2019.

Spectrum contributed revenues of $3.1 million and net income of $0.8 million to the Company for the period from September 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017. The following unaudited pro forma summary presents our select financial information as if the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2016. The below information reflects pro forma adjustments based on available information and certain assumptions we believe are reasonable, including: (i) adjustments related to the depreciation and amortization of the fair value of acquired intangibles and fixed assets, (ii) removal of the historical interest expense of Spectrum as well as the addition of the interest expense of the borrowings under our Senior Secured Credit Facility in connection with the acquisition, (iii) tax effect related to historical U.S. operations and the aforementioned pro forma adjustments, (iv) adjustments related to the number of shares of our common stock outstanding to reflect the 0.4 million shares issued in connection with the acquisition and (v) accounting policy conformity changes. In addition, acquisition related costs were excluded from the unaudited pro forma financial information. The pro forma condensed combined financial information has been included for comparative purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the results that might have actually occurred had the Spectrum acquisition taken place on January 1, 2016; furthermore, the financial information is not intended to be a projection of future results. The following table summarizes our selected financial information on a pro forma basis (in thousands, except per share data):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenue	$	61,516	$	34,510	$	170,294	$	77,148
Net income (loss) attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$	1,971	$	857	$	5,625	$	(17,369)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	$	0.04	$	0.02	$	0.13	$	(0.51)

The purchase price is allocated to the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets recognized. The assets and liabilities of Spectrum have been measured based on various preliminary estimates using assumptions that we believe are reasonable based on information that is currently available. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and adjustments to provisional amounts may occur as we continue to analyze information. We have recognized $40.3 million of goodwill as a result of the transaction of which approximately $6 million will be non-deductible for tax purposes. Additional changes to the purchase price allocation may result in a corresponding change to goodwill in the period of the change, however, we do not expect such adjustments to materially change the purchase price allocation. We also incurred acquisition costs of $0.7 million and $0.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, which were included in general and administrative expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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The following table summarizes the consideration and the assets acquired at the Spectrum closing date (in thousands):


Consideration
Cash consideration	$	76,258
Equity consideration		6,907
Earn-out liability recognized		352
Total consideration	$	83,517
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Cash	$	1,326
Accounts receivable		4,648
Inventories		3,661
Other current assets		211
Property and equipment		4,725
Intangible assets		31,900
Other long-term assets		10
Total identifiable assets acquired		46,481
Accounts payable—trade		459
Accrued expenses		420
Income taxes payable		222
Other current liabilities		44
Deferred tax liability		956
Other long-term liabilities		1,191
Total liabilities assumed		3,292
Net identifiable assets acquired		43,189
Goodwill		40,328
Net assets acquired	$	83,517

The amount allocated to intangible assets was attributed to the following categories (in thousands):


			Estimated Useful
	Fair Value		Lives (Years)
Technology	$	5,600	16
Trademark		1,600	10
Customer relationships		24,700	21
Total intangible assets	$	31,900

These intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis, which is presented in amortization in our condensed consolidated statements of operations. Amortization expense for the intangible assets for the Spectrum acquisition was $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Repeat Precision

On February 1, 2017, we acquired a 50% interest in Repeat Precision for $6.0 million. Historically, the business has been a supplier to NCS. Our strategic purchase of 50% of this business ensures that we have continued access to these services and allows us greater control of the allocation of their capacity, ensuring that we can scale their operations together with ours. In addition, Repeat Precision also markets certain completion products on a wholesale basis, providing an additional revenue opportunity.

Concurrent with entering into the transaction, the previous owner of the 50% interest repaid a $1.0 million promissory note to us. We also recorded an earn-out as a contingent adjustment to the purchase price in the amount of $7.0 million, which is included in other long-term liabilities on the balance sheet. We estimated the fair value of the earn-out using a Monte Carlo simulation on the acquisition date. The earn-out equity value was based on 2018 EBITDA, multiplied by three, which was then reduced by debt and increased by cash. The earn-out equity value was then discounted at the adjusted cost of equity. The earn-out is subject to re-measurement each reporting period using Level 3 inputs until the full amount of the liability has been satisfied. Subsequent changes in the fair value of the liability are reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of operations as a change in fair value of contingent consideration. As of September 30, 2017, the earn-out had a value of $7.6 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, we recognized $(0.2) million and $0.6 million, respectively, as a change in fair value of contingent consideration

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in the condensed consolidated statements of operations related to the change in fair value of the earn-out. The cash payment, if any, is expected to be paid during the first quarter of 2019 and will not exceed $10.0 million.

As NCS has the controlling voting interest in the joint venture, we accounted for the acquisition as a business combination and have included Repeat Precision in our consolidated financial statements from the acquisition date. As a result, the other party’s ownership percentage is presented separately as a non-controlling interest.

The purchase price is allocated to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date and goodwill is recognized for the excess consideration transferred over the fair value of the net assets. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and adjustments to the working capital provisional amounts may continue to occur as we analyze information. We have recognized $15.2 million of goodwill as a result of the transaction and expect the full amount to be deductible for tax purposes. Additional changes to the purchase price allocation may result in a corresponding change to goodwill in the period of the change, however, we do not expect such adjustments to materially change the purchase price allocation. We also incurred acquisition costs of $0.3 million during the first quarter of 2017, which were included in general and administrative expense on our condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the consideration and the assets acquired at the Repeat Precision closing date (in thousands):


Consideration
Cash paid by NCS	$	5,996
Earn-out liability recognized		6,958
Total consideration	$	12,954
Preliminary purchase price allocation
Other net assets	$	174
Inventory		662
Property and equipment		5,750
Intangible assets		4,100
Goodwill		15,222
Total assets acquired	$	25,908
Less: non-controlling interest		(12,954)
Net assets acquired	$	12,954

The unaudited pro forma operating results pursuant to ASC 805 related to the Repeat Precision acquisition have been excluded due to immateriality.

In connection with the Repeat Precision acquisition, we acquired intangible assets in the amount of $4.1 million related to customer relationships. The intangible assets are amortized over their estimated ten year useful lives. Amortization expense for the intangible assets for the Repeat Precision acquisition was $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Note 3. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):


	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Raw materials	$	2,594	$	695
Work in process		1,130		688
Finished goods		31,805		15,634
	$	35,529	$	17,017

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Note 4. Property and Equipment

Property and equipment by major asset class consist of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):



	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Land	$	2,181	$	2,026
Building and improvements		4,970		4,517
Machinery and equipment		13,079		1,983
Computers and software		1,940		1,345
Furniture and fixtures		883		916
Vehicles		5,298		2,475
Service equipment		449		1,964
		28,800		15,226
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(6,149)		(5,763)
		22,651		9,463
Construction in progress		1,255		296
Property and equipment, net	$	23,906	$	9,759

Note 5. Goodwill and Identifiable Intangibles

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):



At December 31, 2016	$	122,077
Acquisitions		55,550
Currency translation adjustment		7,712
At September 30, 2017	$	185,339

Identifiable intangibles by major asset class consist of the following (in thousands):



		September 30, 2017
	Estimated	Gross
	Useful	Carrying		Accumulated		Net
	Lives (Years)	Amount		Amortization		Balance
Technology	14 - 16	$	152,133	$	(50,298)	$	101,835
Trademark	5 - 10		2,593		(968)		1,625
In-process research and development	5		38,049		(36,551)		1,498
Customer relationships	10 - 21		41,145		(4,315)		36,830
Noncompete agreements	5		29,888		(28,710)		1,178
Total identifiable intangibles		$	263,808	$	(120,842)	$	142,966



		December 31, 2016
	Estimated	Gross
	Useful	Carrying		Accumulated		Net
	Lives (Years)	Amount		Amortization		Balance
Technology	14	$	138,026	$	(39,956)	$	98,070
Trademark	5		936		(759)		177
In-process research and development	5		35,306		(28,621)		6,685
Customer relationships	15		11,577		(3,128)		8,449
Noncompete agreements	5		28,065		(22,749)		5,316
Total identifiable intangibles		$	213,910	$	(95,213)	$	118,697

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Note 6. Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (in thousands):



	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Accrued payroll	$	5,880	$	850
Property and franchise taxes accrual		322		322
Accrual related to public offering		—		1,153
Accrued acquisition related costs		486		618
Accrued other miscellaneous liabilities		686		347
	$	7,374	$	3,290

Note 7. Debt

Our long-term debt is as follows (in thousands):



	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Term loan under Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities	$	—	$	90,836
Senior secured revolving credit facility		20,000		—
Promissory note		2,880		—
Equipment notes		1,375		—
Total		24,255		90,836
Less debt issuance costs		—		1,670
Total debt, net		24,255		89,166
Less: current portion		(3,204)		(772)
Long-term debt	$	21,051	$	88,394

The estimated fair value of total debt for the periods ended September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $24.2 million and $92.8 million, respectively. The carrying value of the senior secured revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2017 approximated the fair value of debt as it can be paid at any time. The fair value was estimated using Level 2 inputs by calculating the sum of the discounted future interest and principal payments through the date of maturity.

Below is a description of our prior and new credit agreements and other financing arrangements.

Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities

Effective August 7, 2014, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Prior Credit Agreement”) with a group of financial institutions which was denominated in Canadian dollars (“CAD”) and allowed for a term loan of up to $197.6 million CAD ($180.0 million USD), and a $38.4 million CAD ($35.0 million USD) revolving line of credit of which $5.0 million CAD was available for letters of credit and $5.0 million CAD was available for swingline loans (together, the “Credit Facility”). We entered into Amendment No. 1, effective April 15, 2015, and Amendment No. 2, effective December 22, 2015, which modified the original credit agreement governing the Credit Facility. The modifications changed various defined terms as well as the covenants. These amendments also revised the revolving credit commitment to $27.8 million CAD ($20.0 million USD) and evidenced the prepayment of the Term Loan in an amount of $55.8 million CAD.

The term loan accrued interest at the adjusted base rate or Canadian base rate plus an applicable margin, as defined in the credit agreement governing the Credit Facility, with quarterly interest payments. The term loan was collateralized by certain assets of the Company and guaranteed by certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. The interest on the term loan was payable in quarterly installments. All unpaid principal and interest was scheduled to mature on August 7, 2019. As of December 31, 2016, the term loan had an outstanding balance of $90.8 million. We incurred interest expense of $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and $1.7 million and $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. No interest expense was recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2017.

The revolving line of credit was collateralized by certain assets of the Company and guaranteed by certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. Interest on the revolving line of credit was payable quarterly at the adjusted base rate or Canadian base rate plus an applicable margin, as defined in the agreement governing the Credit Facility.

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Direct costs incurred in connection with the term loan were capitalized and amortized over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. Net fees attributable to the lenders of $1.7 million were presented as a discount to the carrying value of debt as of December 31, 2016. As a result of the payment of the loan in full on May 4, 2017, we wrote off the remainder of the deferred loan costs of $1.4 million as a component of interest expense, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations during the second quarter of 2017.

In February 2017, to ensure compliance with non-financial covenants per the Credit Facility, we made a $3.0 million term loan prepayment. On May 4, 2017, the term loan was paid in full and terminated using a portion of the proceeds from our IPO and we also entered into a new Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”).

New Senior Secured Credit Facility

On May 4, 2017, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with Pioneer Investment, Inc., as borrower (the “U.S. Borrower”), NCS Multistage Inc., as borrower (the “Canadian Borrower”), Pioneer Intermediate, Inc. (together with the Company, the “Parent Guarantors”) and the lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent in respect of the U.S. Facility (as defined below) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Canadian Branch, as administrative agent in respect of the Canadian Facility (as defined below) (the senior secured revolving credit facilities provided thereunder, the “New Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Credit Agreement amended and restated the Prior Credit Agreement in its entirety. The New Senior Secured Credit Facility will mature on May 4, 2020.

The New Senior Secured Credit Facility consists of a (i) senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million made available to the U.S. Borrower (the “U.S. Facility”), of which up to $5.0 million may be made available for letters of credit and up to $5.0 million may be made available for swingline loans and (ii) senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million made available to the Canadian Borrower (the “Canadian Facility”).

We entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement on August 31, 2017. The Amendment increased the loan commitment available to $50.0 million from $25.0 million under the U.S. Facility. The loan commitment available under the Canadian Facility remained at $25.0 million. At September 30, 2017, we had $20.0 million in outstanding indebtedness under the U.S. Facility. We incurred interest expense related to the New Senior Secured Credit Facility of $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Borrowings under the U.S. Facility may be made in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or Euros and bear interest at a rate equal to the Adjusted Base Rate or Eurocurrency Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), in each case, plus an applicable interest margin as set forth in the Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the Canadian Facility may be made in U.S. dollars or Canadian dollars and bear interest at the Canadian (Cdn) Base Rate, Canadian (U.S.) Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate or Discount Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), in each case, plus an applicable interest margin as set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Adjusted Base Rate, Canadian (U.S.) Base Rate and Canadian (Cdn) Base Rate applicable margin will be between 2.25% and 3.00% and Eurocurrency Rate applicable margin will be between 3.25% and 4.00%, in each case, depending on our leverage ratio. The applicable interest rate at September 30, 2017 was 5.50%.

The obligations of the U.S. Borrower under the U.S. Facility are guaranteed by the Parent Guarantors and each of the other existing and future direct and indirect restricted subsidiaries of the Company organized under the laws of the United States (subject to certain exceptions) and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantors, the U.S. Borrower and such other subsidiary guarantors, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens. The obligations of the Canadian Borrower under the Canadian Facility are guaranteed by the Parent Guarantors, the U.S. Borrower and each of the future direct and indirect restricted subsidiaries of the Company organized under the laws of the United States and Canada (subject to certain exceptions) and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Parent Guarantors, the U.S. Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and such subsidiary guarantors, if any, in each case, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens.

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end of such fiscal quarter with a U.S. asset coverage ratio test set at 1.00 to 1.00. The Credit Agreement also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on the creation of liens, the incurrence of indebtedness, investments, dividends and other restricted payments, dispositions and transactions with affiliates. As of September 30, 2017, we were in compliance with these covenants. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default for facilities of this type (with customary grace periods, as applicable). If an event of default occurs, the lenders under each of the U.S. Facility and the Canadian Facility may elect (after the expiration of any applicable notice or grace periods) to declare all outstanding borrowings under such facility, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable, The lenders under each of the U.S. Facility and the Canadian Facility also have the right upon an event of default thereunder to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings under such facility. Further, following an event of default under each of the U.S. Facility and the Canadian Facility, the lenders thereunder will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure such facility.

Direct costs of $1.0 million were incurred in connection with the New Senior Secured Credit Facility. The costs were capitalized as an asset as they represent the benefit of being able to access capital over the contractual term. The costs are being amortized over the term of the credit facilities using the straight-line method. Amortization expense of the deferred financing charges of $71 thousand and $0.1 million, respectively, were included in interest expense, net for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Promissory Note

In connection with the acquisition, Repeat Precision entered into a promissory note with Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg on February 27, 2017, for an aggregate borrowing capacity of $3.8 million. The promissory note is secured against equipment, inventory and receivables. It bears interest at a variable interest rate based on prime plus 1% and matures on February 27, 2018. Any principal amount not paid by the maturity date bears interest at the lesser of the maximum rate allowed per law or 18% per annum. As of September 30, 2017, the outstanding balance on the promissory note was $2.9 million.

Equipment Notes

In February 2017, Repeat Precision entered into an equipment note in the amount of $0.8 million with Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg also in connection with the acquisition. The equipment note bears interest at prime plus 1%, matures on February 27, 2021 and is collateralized by certain property. Any principal amount not paid by the maturity date bears interest at the lesser of the maximum rate allowed per law or 18% per annum. As of September 30, 2017, the outstanding balance on the equipment note was $0.6 million.

In April 2017, Repeat Precision entered into another equipment note in the amount of $0.8 million with Security State Bank & Trust, Fredericksburg. The equipment note bears interest at prime plus 1%, matures on December 21, 2018 and is collateralized by certain property. Any principal amount not paid by the maturity date bears interest at the lesser of the maximum rate allowed per law or 18% per annum. As of September 30, 2017, the outstanding balance on the equipment note was $0.7 million.

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

In the ordinary course of our business, from time to time, we have various claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings that are pending or threatened with respect to commercial, product liability and employee matters.

Our management currently does not expect that the results of any of these legal proceedings, either individually or in the aggregate, would have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On March 3, 2017, we received $0.9 million resulting from an arbitration case that was decided in our favor in February 2017. This was recorded as other income (expense), net in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity

As disclosed in “Note 1. Basis of Presentation”, on April 13, 2017 our board of directors and stockholders approved an amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation effecting a 3.00 for 1.00 stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The stock split was implemented on April 13, 2017. The par value of the common and preferred stock was

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not adjusted as a result of the stock split. All other issued and outstanding shares and per share amounts included in the accompanying financial statements have been adjusted to reflect this stock split for all periods presented.

On April 27, 2017, our certificate of incorporation was amended and restated and the number of shares of common stock authorized to be issued by the Company was increased from 54.0 million to 225.0 million and the number of our authorized shares of preferred stock was increased from one share to 10.0 million shares. As of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, one share of preferred stock, designated as the “Special Voting Share” in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, was issued and outstanding.

The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of common stock held. The holder of the Special Voting Share shall be entitled to vote on all matters that a holder of common stock is entitled to vote on and shall be entitled to cast a number of votes equal to the number of exchangeable shares of NCS Multistage, Inc. (“NCS Canada”), a subsidiary of the Company, then outstanding that are not owned by us, multiplied by the exchange ratio (as defined in the articles of incorporation of NCS Canada). In connection with our stock split, the exchange ratio was adjusted to three from one. As of December 31, 2016, the number of shares of common stock issuable for the exchangeable shares totaled 1,819,247 and was held by the preferred stockholder. On May 3, 2017, the preferred stockholder sold shares of our common stock in our initial public offering, which reduced the number of shares of common stock issuable for the exchangeable shares. As of September 30, 2017, the number of shares of common stock issuable for the exchangeable shares totaled 1,769,247. The exchangeable shares are convertible upon demand at the stock price on the conversion date. The holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends as declared from time-to-time by our board of directors. The holder of the Special Voting Share is not entitled to receive dividends. No dividends were declared during the periods ended September 30, 2017 or December 31, 2016.

Note 10. Share-Based Compensation

Liquidity Awards

In connection with the IPO, certain options that were to vest only in connection with a change of control (the “Liquidity Awards”) were amended to provide that such awards will vest in three equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the consummation of our IPO, which occurred on May 3, 2017, subject to certain requirements including, as applicable, the recipient’s continued employment on the vesting date. The Liquidity Awards are still subject to accelerated vesting upon a company sale, as defined in our 2012 Equity Incentive Plan.

As a result of the modification, we estimated the fair value of the Liquidity Awards on April 27, 2017, the amendment date, using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which required estimates of key assumptions based on both historical information and management judgment regarding market factors and trends. The weighted average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the Liquidity Awards were as follows:


Expected volatility	44.4	%
Average risk free interest rate	1.7	%
Expected term (in years)	4.6
Expected dividends	0.0	%

As of April 27, 2017, the total unamortized compensation expense was valued at $17.2 million compared to $10.1 million at December 31, 2016. The unamortized compensation expense of the Liquidity Awards is being recognized over a period of three years from the date of the modification.

The total share-based compensation expense for all awards was $2.1 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $3.9 million and $1.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

On August 3, 2017, our board of directors adopted the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “U.S. ESPP”) and an employee stock purchase plan specifically applicable to non-U.S. employees on substantially the same terms as the ESPP (the “Non-U.S. ESPP” and together with the U.S. ESPP, the “ESPP”). There are an aggregate of 2.0 million shares of our common stock reserved for issuance and sale pursuant to the ESPP. The first offering period under our ESPP began on October 16, 2017 and ends on December 31, 2018. We believe future offering periods will span a calendar year. The ESPP allows eligible employees to contribute, subject to any other plan limitations, up to 18% of their base salary, up to a maximum of $25 thousand per calendar year

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($50 thousand for the first offering period), toward the purchase of our common stock at a discounted price. The purchase price of the shares on each purchase date is equal to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of our common stock on the first and last trading days of each offering period. The U.S. ESPP is designed to be qualified under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Note 11. Income Taxes

The computation of the annual expected effective tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected operating income (or loss) for the year, projections of the proportion of income (or loss) earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences and the likelihood of recovering deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired or additional information is obtained. The computation of the annual effective rate would include applicable modifications, which were projected for the year, such as certain book expenses not deductible for tax, the domestic manufacturing deduction, tax credits and foreign deemed dividends.

We recorded a tax expense (benefit) of $0.8 million and $(0.8) million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, our effective tax rates were 18.0% and (74.6)%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, we recorded a tax expense (benefit) of $2.0 million and $(7.9) million, respectively. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were 28.2% and (31.8)%, respectively. The primary difference in these effective tax rates was due to the effect of not providing U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries because we intend to permanently reinvest such earnings outside the U.S. During the first quarter of 2017, we changed our assertion to state that undistributed foreign earnings are indefinitely or permanently reinvested as a result of cash proceeds received from the IPO during May 2017, a portion of which was used to pay off existing debt. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was also impacted by a $0.6 million tax expense recorded for provision to return estimates of prior year tax returns.

ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. The impact of an uncertain income tax position on the income tax returns must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be required to be recognized upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. This standard also provides guidance on de-recognition, measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting for interim periods, disclosure and transition issues with respect to tax positions. We include interest and penalties as a component of other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and recognized $2 thousand and $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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Note 12. Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share

The following table presents the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for calculating earnings (loss) per common share from net income (loss) (in thousands, except per share data):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Numerator—Basic
Net income (loss)	$	3,541	$	(280)	$	5,144	$	(16,997)
Less: income attributable to participating shares		138		—		224		—
Less: income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		155		—		(301)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.––Basic	$	3,248	$	(280)		5,221		(16,997)

Numerator—Diluted
Net income (loss)	$	3,541	$	(280)	$	5,144	$	(16,997)
Less: loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interest		155		—		(301)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.––Diluted	$	3,386	$	(280)	$	5,445	$	(16,997)

Denominator
Basic weighted average number of shares		43,676		34,005		39,329		34,008
Exchangeable shares for common stock		1,769		—		1,792		—
Dilutive effect of other equity awards		1,674		—		1,416		—
Diluted weighted average number of shares		47,119		34,005		42,537		34,008

Earnings (loss) per common share
Basic	$	0.07	$	(0.01)	$	0.13	$	(0.50)
Diluted	$	0.07	$	(0.01)	$	0.13	$	(0.50)

Potentially dilutive securities excluded as anti-dilutive		-		2,561		-		2,526

Note 13. Related Party Transactions

As of December 31, 2016, we held a long-term note receivable in the amount of $0.8 million due from a related party. During the first quarter of 2017, the long-term note receivable was paid in full. We also purchased services and grease from a related party in the amount of $21 thousand and $49 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We had no purchases from a related party for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. On May 3, 2017, the preferred stockholder, a related party, sold 50,000 shares of our common stock in our initial public offering. See “Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity.”

Note 14. Segment and Geographic Information

We have determined that we operate in one reportable segment that has been identified based on how our chief operating decision maker manages our business.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of our operations should be read together with our financial statements and the related notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”) and our audited financial statements and the related notes thereto included in our final prospectus (the “Prospectus”), dated April 27, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), which is deemed to be part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-216580), as amended, as well as the section of the Prospectus entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” On May 3, 2017, the Company completed the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. On May 3, 2017, certain selling stockholders identified in the Prospectus completed the sale of 1.425 million shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, to the underwriters in the initial public offering at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount pursuant to the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with the Company’s initial public offering.

As used in this Quarterly Report, except where the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated, the terms “Company,” “NCS,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.

This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements regarding the industry outlook, estimates and assumptions concerning events and financial and industry trends that may affect our future results of operations or financial condition and other non-historical statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the risks and uncertainties described in “—Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a leading provider of highly engineered products and support services that facilitate the optimization of oil and natural gas well completions and field development strategies. We provide our products and services primarily to exploration and production (“E&P”) companies for use in onshore wells, predominantly wells that have been drilled with horizontal laterals in unconventional oil and natural gas formations. Our products and services are utilized in oil and natural gas basins throughout North America and in selected international markets, including Argentina, China and Russia. We have provided our products and services to various customers, including leading large independent oil and natural gas companies and major oil companies.

Our primary offering is our Multistage Unlimited family of completion products and services, which enable efficient pinpoint stimulation: the process of individually stimulating each entry point into a formation targeted by an oil or natural gas well. Our Multistage Unlimited products and services are typically utilized in cemented wellbores and enable our customers to precisely place stimulation treatments in a more controlled and repeatable manner as compared with traditional completion techniques. Our Multistage Unlimited products and services are utilized in conjunction with third-party providers of pressure pumping, coiled tubing and other services.

In addition to our Multistage Unlimited family of completion products and services, we sell other products including our AirLock casing buoyancy system and liner hanger systems. We also provide well completion diagnostics and reservoir characterization services that utilize downhole chemical and radioactive tracers through Spectrum Tracer Services (“Spectrum”) and engineering consulting services through Anderson Thompson Reservoir Strategies.

Industry Trends Affecting our Results of Operations

Oil and Natural Gas Drilling and Completion Activity

Our products and services are primarily sold to North American E&P companies and sales of our products and services depend upon oil and natural gas drilling and production activity in North America. Oil and natural gas drilling and production activity is directly related to oil and natural gas prices.

Over the past several years, North American E&P companies have been able to reduce their cost structures in response to lower oil and natural gas prices and have also utilized technologies, including ours, to increase efficiency and improve well performance. After a period of declining drilling and completion activity from late 2014 through early 2016, North American E&P companies began to increase activity levels beginning in the second quarter of 2016, as evidenced by increasing rig counts in the U.S. and Canada. The average U.S. land rig count improved from 461 in the third quarter of 2016 to 927 in the third quarter of 2017, while the average rig count in Canada increased from 119 in the third quarter of 2016 to 207 in the third quarter of 2017. Over this time, the demand for our products and services has also increased.

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Oil and natural gas prices remain volatile, with WTI crude oil pricing falling to below $43 per barrel in June 2017 before recovering to approximately $50 per barrel by the end of September 2017. Natural gas pricing has been more stable over the period, remaining close to $3.00 per mmBtu. Realized natural gas prices for Canadian E&P customers are typically at a discount to U.S. Henry Hub pricing. Spot pricing for Canadian natural gas at the AECO hub has been volatile since mid-2017, with wider-than-normal discounts to Henry Hub pricing resulting from infrastructure bottlenecks and elevated local storage levels. Some Canadian E&P customers have reacted to the lower prices by shutting in a portion of their natural gas production, negatively impacting their cash flows and planned capital spending and drilling activity. Sustained declines in commodity prices, combined with potential increases in the cost of drilling and completing wells resulting from high utilization in certain oilfield services categories could lead North American E&P companies to reduce drilling and completion activity, which could negatively impact our business.

Listed below are recent crude oil and natural gas pricing trends, as provided by the Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) of the U.S. Department of Energy:


	Average Price
Quarter Ended	WTI Crude (per bbl)		Brent Crude (per bbl)		Henry Hub Natural Gas (per mmBtu)
9/30/2016	$	44.85	$	45.80	$	2.88
12/31/2016		49.14		49.11		3.04
3/31/2017		51.62		53.59		3.02
6/30/2017		48.10		49.55		3.08
9/30/2017		48.15		52.10		2.95

Listed below are the average number of operating onshore rigs in the U.S. and in Canada per quarter since the third quarter of 2016, as provided by Baker Hughes, a GE company:


	Average Drilling Rig Count
Quarter Ended	U.S. Land	Canada Land	North America Land
9/30/2016	461	119	580
12/31/2016	567	180	747
3/31/2017	722	294	1,016
6/30/2017	874	116	990
9/30/2017	927	207	1,134

A substantial portion of our business is subject to quarterly variability. In the past, our revenue in Canada has declined during the second quarter due to warming weather conditions that result in thawing, softer ground, difficulty accessing drill sites and road bans that curtail drilling and completion activity. We typically experience higher activity levels in Canada in the first quarter and fourth quarter of each year, as our customers take advantage of the winter freeze to gain access to remote drilling and production areas.

Contrary to the typical season trend, the Canadian rig count has declined since the end of the third quarter in 2017 and we expect that the average Canadian rig count in the fourth quarter of 2017 will be lower than that in the third quarter, especially in Saskatchewan, where we have significant operations. We believe this reduction in drilling activity is a result of low recent spot natural gas prices, certain customers having exhausted their 2017 capital budgets prior to year-end and typical reductions in activity driven by holidays in the fourth quarter. If it persists, the reduction in Canadian drilling activity is expected to have a negative impact on the revenue we generate from our Canadian operations in the fourth quarter.

Increasing Adoption of Pinpoint Stimulation

Traditional well completion techniques, including plug and perf and ball drop, currently account for the majority of unconventional well completions in North America. We believe that pinpoint stimulation provides substantial benefits compared to these traditional well completion techniques and that pinpoint stimulation has become increasingly utilized by operators in North America, particularly in Canada. Our ability to grow our market share, as evidenced by the percentage of horizontal wells in North America completed using our products and services, will depend in large part on the industry’s continued adoption of pinpoint stimulation to complete wells.

Increasing Well Complexity and Focus on Completion Optimization

In recent years, E&P companies have drilled longer horizontal wells and completed more hydraulic fracturing stages per well to maximize the volume of hydrocarbon recoveries per well. This trend towards more complex wells has resulted in us selling more sleeves per well on average, which increases our revenue opportunity per well completion. Additionally, E&P companies have become increasingly focused on well productivity through optimization of completion designs and we believe this trend may further the

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adoption of pinpoint stimulation, and in turn, increase the opportunity for sales of our products and services if our customers observe operational benefits and long-term production results from the application of pinpoint stimulation. This trend towards more complex well completions has also resulted in increased use of tracer diagnostic services, which can be utilized to assess the effectiveness of various well completion techniques in support of completion optimization efforts.

How We Generate Revenues

We derive the majority of our revenues from the sale of our Multistage Unlimited products and the provision of related services. The remainder of our revenues are generated from sales of our AirLock casing buoyancy system, our liner hanger systems and services provided by Spectrum and Anderson Thompson Reservoir Strategies. Our joint venture, Repeat Precision, LLC, or Repeat, generates revenue through the provision of third-party manufacturing services and the sale of composite bridge plugs.

Product sales represented 70.4% and 74.5% of our revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 75.5% and 75.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We offer two primary models of sliding sleeves: our MultiCycle sliding sleeves and our GripShift sliding sleeves. Our MultiCycle sliding sleeves are sold at a higher price per sleeve as compared to our GripShift sliding sleeves, reflecting the additional features they incorporate. Most of our sales are on a just-in-time basis, as specified in individual purchase orders, with a fixed price for our sliding sleeves. We occasionally supply our customers with large orders that may be filled on negotiated terms. Services represented 29.6% and 25.5% of our revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 24.5% and 25.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Services include our tool charges and associated services related to our Multistage Unlimited offering and our tracer diagnostics services (which are classified together as “services” in our financial results). Services are provided at agreed rates we charge to our customers for the provision of our downhole frac isolation assembly, our personnel and for the provision of tracer diagnostic services.

During periods of low drilling and well completion activity we will, in certain instances, lower the prices of our products and services. Our revenues are also impacted by well complexity, with wells with more stages resulting in longer jobs and increased revenue attributable to selling more sliding sleeves and the provision of our services.

For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, approximately 72% and 69%, respectively, of our revenues were derived from sales in Canada and were denominated in Canadian dollars. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, approximately 65% and 72%, respectively, of our revenues were attributable to our Canadian sales. Because our Canadian contracts are typically invoiced in Canadian dollars, the effects of foreign currency fluctuations are regularly monitored.

Although most of our sales are to North American E&P companies, we do have sales to customers outside of North America and expect sales to international customers to increase over time. These international sales are typically made to our local operating partners on a free on board basis with a point of sale in the United States. Some of the locations in which we have operating partners or sales representatives include Argentina, China, Russia and the Middle East. Our operating partners and representatives do not have authority to contractually bind our company, but market our products in their respective territories as part of their product or service offering.

Costs of Conducting our Business

Our cost of sales is comprised of expenses relating to the manufacture of our products in addition to the costs of our support services. Manufacturing cost of sales includes payments made to our suppliers for raw materials and payments made to machine shops for the manufacturing of components used in our products and costs related to our employees that perform quality control analysis, assemble and test our products. During the first quarter of 2017, we entered into our joint venture, Repeat Precision, which we believe will allow us to reduce our costs for certain product categories. Cost of sales for support services includes compensation and benefit-related expenses for employees who provide direct revenue generating services to customers in addition to the costs incurred by these employees for travel and subsistence while on site. Cost of sales includes other variable manufacturing costs, such as shrinkage, obsolescence and revaluation or scrap related to our existing inventory and costs related to the chemicals and laboratory analysis associated with our tracer diagnostic services.

Our selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses are comprised of compensation expense, which includes compensation and benefit-related expenses for our employees who are not directly involved in revenue generating activities, including those involved in our research and development activities, as well as all of our general operating costs. These general operating costs include, but are not limited to: rent and occupancy for our facilities, information technology infrastructure, software licensing, advertising and marketing, third party research and development, risk insurance and professional service fees for audit, legal and other consulting services. As a result of being a public company, our legal, accounting and other expenses have increased and will further increase for costs associated with our compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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The percentage of our costs, defined as cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, and including SG&A, denominated in Canadian dollars for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was approximately 32% and 31%, respectively. The percentage of our costs, defined as cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortization, and including SG&A, denominated in Canadian dollars for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, was approximately 31% and 35%, respectively.

Results of Operations

We made acquisitions in the first quarter and third quarter of 2017. For additional information about these acquisitions, see “Note. 2 Acquisitions” in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Due to these acquisitions, our results of operations for the 2017 periods presented may not be comparable to historical results of operations for the 2016 periods. The following table summarizes our revenues and expenses for the periods indicated (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
Revenues
Product sales	$	39,391	$	21,346	$	114,362	$	47,305
Services		16,566		7,304		37,088		15,733
Total revenues		55,957		28,650		151,450		63,038
Cost of sales
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below		19,326		11,013		59,774		25,498
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below		6,632		3,700		14,423		8,399
Total cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation and amortization expense shown below		25,958		14,713		74,197		33,897
Selling, general and administrative expenses		17,637		8,491		46,572		25,363
Depreciation		812		433		2,054		1,335
Amortization		6,486		6,030		18,481		17,893
Change in fair value of contingent consideration		(182)		—		585		—
Income (loss) from operations		5,246		(1,017)		9,561		(15,450)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense, net		(235)		(1,682)		(3,751)		(4,739)
Other income (expense), net		94		(18)		1,132		(29)
Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain		(787)		1,615		224		(4,714)
Total other expense		(928)		(85)		(2,395)		(9,482)
Income (loss) before income tax		4,318		(1,102)		7,166		(24,932)
Income tax expense (benefit)		777		(822)		2,022		(7,935)
Net income (loss)		3,541		(280)		5,144		(16,997)
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		155		—		(301)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.	$	3,386	$	(280)	$	5,445	$	(16,997)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Revenues

Revenues were $56.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $28.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the volume of sales of our completions products and services due to higher customer drilling and well completion activity as a result of an improved commodity price environment in the third quarter of 2017 as compared to the third quarter of 2016, as well as the contributions from Repeat Precision and one month of revenue from the recent acquisition of Spectrum. Product sales for the three months ended September 30, 2017 were $39.4 million as compared to $21.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. Our service revenue was $16.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $7.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales was $26.0 million, or 46.4% of revenues, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $14.7 million, or 51.4% of revenues, for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in cost of sales was primarily a result of a higher number of wells completed and a higher volume of product sales in addition to the inclusion of Repeat Precision and

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one month of operations from Spectrum. Cost of sales were a lower percentage of revenues due to the higher volume of well completions and sliding sleeve and AirLock sales, resulting in greater absorption of fixed costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $17.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $8.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was the direct result of headcount additions in all functional areas. In addition, there were significant additional expenses incurred as a result of subsequent costs related to operating as a public company after our initial public offering, expenses related to the Spectrum acquisition, the addition of Repeat Precision and one month of operations from Spectrum and an increase in share-based compensation related to amendments to our Liquidity Awards.

Depreciation

Depreciation was $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The increase is attributable to a higher level of property and equipment, primarily related to our acquisitions.

Amortization

Amortization was $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $6.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The majority of the increase in amortization was due to the increase in the exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar and amortization associated with an increase in amortizable intangible assets related to our acquisitions.

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Change in fair value of contingent consideration was $(0.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 due to the $0.2 million decrease in the fair value of the earn-outs associated with our acquisitions. The primary reason for the decrease in the fair value of the earn-outs was an increase in the discount rate utilized in the fair value calculation.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in interest expense, net was primarily a result of lower interest expense due to paying our term loan in full in May 2017 by using a portion of the proceeds from our IPO. This decrease was partially offset by higher interest expense due to borrowing $20.0 million under our New Senior Secured Credit Facility in August 2017.

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

Foreign currency exchange loss was $(0.8) million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to a gain of $1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The change was primarily due to the impact of the foreign currency denominated debt and movement in the foreign currency exchange rates between the periods.

Income tax expense (benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) was $0.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $(0.8) million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. For the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, our effective income tax rates were 18.0% and (74.6)%, respectively. The primary difference in these effective tax rates was due to the effect of not providing U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries because we intend to permanently reinvest such earnings outside the U.S. During the first quarter of 2017, we changed our assertion to state that undistributed foreign earnings are indefinitely or permanently reinvested as a result of cash proceeds received from the IPO during May 2017, a portion of which was used to pay off existing debt.

As a result of the geographic mix of earnings and losses, including discrete tax items, our tax rate has been and will continue to be volatile until the market stabilizes.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

Revenues

Revenues were $151.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $63.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in volume of sales of our completions products and services due to higher drilling and well completion activity as a result of an improved commodity price environment in the nine months of 2017 as compared to the nine months of 2016 as well as the contribution of Repeat Precision and one month of revenue from the recent acquisition of Spectrum. Product sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 were $114.4 million, as compared to $47.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Our service revenue was $37.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Cost of sales

Cost of sales was $74.2 million, or 49.0% of revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $33.9 million, or 53.8% of revenues, for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase in cost of sales was primarily a result of a higher number of wells completed and a higher volume of product sales as well as the effect of Repeat Precision and one month of cost of sales from the recent acquisition of Spectrum. Cost of sales were a lower percentage of revenues due to the higher volume of well completions and sliding sleeve and AirLock sales, resulting in greater absorption of fixed costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $46.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $25.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was the direct result of headcount additions in all functional areas. In addition, there were significant non-capitalizable additional expenses incurred related to our initial public offering process of $2.3 million, subsequent costs related to operating as a public company, expenses related to the acquisitions, eight months of operations of Repeat Precision, one month of operations of Spectrum and an increase in share-based compensation related to amendments to our Liquidity Awards.

Depreciation

Depreciation was $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase is attributable to a higher level of property and equipment, primarily related to our acquisitions.

Amortization

Amortization was $18.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $17.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The majority of the increase in amortization was due to the increase in the exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and the U.S. dollar and amortization associated with an increase in amortizable intangible assets related to our acquisitions.

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Change in fair value of contingent consideration was $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 due to the $0.6 million increase in the fair value of the earn-outs associated with our acquisitions.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net was $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $4.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease in interest expense, net was primarily a result of lower interest expense due to paying our term loan in full in May 2017 by using a portion of the proceeds from our IPO. The decrease was partially offset by the write-off of the remaining loan fees of $1.4 million associated with the prepayment of the term loan and higher interest expense due to borrowing $20.0 million under our New Senior Secured Credit Facility in August 2017.

Other income (expense), net

Other income (expense), net was $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to $(29) thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Other income (expense), net was higher primarily due to the receipt of $0.9 million from an arbitration case that was decided in our favor in February 2017.

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Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

Foreign currency exchange gain was $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to a loss of $(4.7) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The change was primarily due to the impact of the retirement of our foreign currency denominated debt and changes in the foreign currency exchange rates between the periods.

Income tax expense (benefit)

Income tax expense (benefit) was $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to a benefit of $(7.9) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, our effective income tax rates were 28.2% and (31.8)%, respectively. The primary difference in these effective tax rates was due to the effect of not providing U.S. income taxes on the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries because we intend to permanently reinvest such earnings outside the U.S. During the first quarter of 2017, we changed our assertion to state that undistributed foreign earnings are indefinitely or permanently reinvested as a result of cash proceeds received from the IPO during May 2017, a portion of which was used to pay off existing debt. Our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was also impacted by a $0.6 million tax expense recorded for provision to return estimates of prior year tax returns.

As a result of the geographic mix of earnings and losses, including discrete tax items, our tax rate has been and will continue to be volatile until the market stabilizes.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are our existing cash and cash equivalents, cash provided by operating activities and borrowings under our New Senior Secured Credit Facility. On August 31, 2017, we entered into an amendment to increase our loan commitment available to the U.S. Borrower from $25.0 million to $50.0 million. As of September 30, 2017, we had cash and cash equivalents of $20.2 million and availability under the New Senior Secured Credit Facility of $55.0 million. Our total indebtedness was $24.3 million as of September 30, 2017.

Our principal liquidity needs have been, and are expected to continue to be, capital expenditures, working capital, debt service and potential mergers and acquisitions. On February 1, 2017, we contributed $6.0 million in exchange for a 50% interest in a joint venture, Repeat Precision, which was funded from available cash. Concurrent with entering into the joint venture, we made a $3.0 million Prior Term Loan prepayment, also funded from available cash, and the previous owner of the 50% interest repaid in full a $1.0 million promissory note to us. On August 31, 2017, we acquired 100% of the equity interests in Spectrum in exchange for approximately $83 million, subject to certain adjustments, which was comprised of approximately $76 million in cash and 0.4 million shares of common stock. The cash portion was funded with available cash and borrowings under our New Senior Secured Credit Facility. Also, in connection with both the Repeat Precision and Spectrum acquisitions, we may need to pay the respective sellers additional consideration as part of an earn-out upon meeting certain specified targets. See “Note 2. Acquisitions” in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

On May 3, 2017, we completed our initial public offering of 9.5 million shares of our common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. The underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 1.425 million shares of our common stock from certain selling stockholders and the closing of the over-allotment option occurred on May 3, 2017 concurrently with the closing of the IPO. We received $148.9 million in net proceeds after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to repay our remaining indebtedness under our Prior Term Loan and used the remaining net proceeds to acquire Spectrum on August 31, 2017.

Our capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $5.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. We plan to incur $6.5 million to $8.5 million in capital expenditures in 2017, which includes, capital expenditures related to Spectrum’s operations and our estimated 2017 spending for our research and development facility described below. We expect to make investments in our owned facility in Canada to create a research and development facility for product development as well as to further demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of our products to our customers. We estimate total spending for the project to be approximately $11 million CAD, which we expect to incur over the remainder of 2017 and 2018. We believe our cash on hand, cash flows from operations and potential borrowings under our New Senior Secured Credit Facility, will be sufficient to fund our capital expenditure and liquidity requirements for the next twelve months.

We anticipate that to the extent that we require additional liquidity, it will be funded through the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the proceeds of equity issuances, or a combination thereof. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain this additional liquidity on reasonable terms, or at all. Our liquidity and our ability to meet our obligations and fund our capital requirements are also dependent on our future financial performance, which is subject to general economic, financial and other factors

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that are beyond our control. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that funds will be available from additional indebtedness, the capital markets or otherwise to meet our liquidity needs. If we decide to pursue one or more significant acquisitions, we may incur additional debt or sell additional equity to finance such acquisitions, which could result in additional expenses or dilution.

Cash Flows

The following table provides a summary of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2017		2016
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	2,869	$	7,136
Net cash used in investing activities		(85,079)		(1,203)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		84,137		(73)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		20		679
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	$	1,947	$	6,539

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.9 million and $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The decrease in 2017 was primarily related to increases in accounts receivable and inventories. The decrease was partially offset by increases in income taxes payable and higher net income, net of the foreign exchange (gain) loss on financing items, as a result of increased business activity.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $85.1 million and $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The increase in cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily was due to the $80.9 million funding of two acquisitions. See “Note 2. Acquisitions” in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We also incurred an additional $4.9 million of capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 in comparison to the same period in 2016. The increase was partially offset by a $1.0 million note receivable repayment during the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

Financing Activities

The net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $84.1 million as compared to net cash used in financing activities of $(0.1) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 primarily related to net proceeds of $148.9 million from our IPO after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses. Additionally, we borrowed $20.0 under our New Senior Secured Credit Facility. The increases were partially offset by $89.1 million of note repayments of the Prior Term Loan under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

Financing Arrangements

Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities

On August 7, 2014, Pioneer Investment, Inc. (the “Borrower”) and Pioneer Intermediate, Inc. (the “Parent Borrower”), each of our wholly owned subsidiaries along with certain of their subsidiaries entered into that certain Credit Agreement (the “Prior Credit Agreement,” and the facilities thereunder, the “Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). The Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities consisted of a term loan in the original principal amount of $197.6 million CAD (the “Prior Term Loan”) and a $27.8 million CAD revolving credit facility (the “Prior Revolving Credit Facility”), of which $5.0 million CAD was available for letters of credit and $5.0 million CAD was available for swingline loans. In connection with the IPO, we repaid all outstanding indebtedness under the Prior Term Loan. See “Note 7. Debt” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional details of our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

New Senior Secured Credit Facility

On May 4, 2017, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Pioneer Investment, Inc., as borrower (the “U.S. Borrower”), NCS Multistage Inc., as borrower (the “Canadian Borrower”), Pioneer Intermediate, Inc.

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(together with the Company, the “Parent Guarantors”) and the lenders party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent in respect of the U.S. Facility (as defined below) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Canadian Branch as administrative agent in respect of the Canadian Facility (as defined below) (the senior secured revolving credit facilities provided thereunder, the “New Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Credit Agreement amended and restated the Prior Credit Agreement in its entirety. The New Senior Secured Credit Facility will mature on May 4, 2020.

The New Senior Secured Credit Facility originally consisted of a (i) senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million made available to the U.S. Borrower (the “U.S. Facility”), of which up to $5.0 million may be made available for letters of credit and up to $5.0 million may be made available for swingline loans and (ii) senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million made available to the Canadian Borrower (the “Canadian Facility”). We entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement on August 31, 2017 (the “Amendment”). The Amendment increased the loan commitment available to $50.0 million from $25.0 million under the U.S. Facility. The loan commitment available under the Canadian Facility remained at $25.0 million. At September 30, 2017, we had $20.0 million in outstanding indebtedness under the U.S. Facility.

The Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require (i) commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017, compliance with a leverage ratio test set at (A) 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending prior to March 31, 2018 and (B) 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending on or after March 31, 2018, (ii) commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017, compliance with an interest coverage ratio test set at 2.75 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, (iii) if the leverage ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter is greater than 2.00 to 1.00 and the amount outstanding under the Canadian Facility at any time during such fiscal quarter was greater than $0, compliance as of the end of such fiscal quarter with a Canadian asset coverage ratio test set at 1.00 to 1.00 and (iv) if the leverage ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter is greater than 2.00 to 1.00 and the amount outstanding under the U.S. Facility at any time during such fiscal quarter was greater than $0, compliance as of the end of such fiscal quarter with a U.S. asset coverage ratio test set at 1.00 to 1.00. The Credit Agreement also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on the creation of liens, the incurrence of indebtedness, investments, dividends and other restricted payments, dispositions and transactions with affiliates. As of September 30, 2017, we were in compliance with these covenants. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default for facilities of this type (with customary grace periods, as applicable). If an event of default occurs, the lenders under each of the U.S. Facility and the Canadian Facility may elect (after the expiration of any applicable notice or grace periods) to declare all outstanding borrowings under such facility, together with accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts payable thereunder, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under each of the U.S. Facility and the Canadian Facility also have the right upon an event of default thereunder to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings under such facility. Further, following an event of default under each of the U.S. Facility and the Canadian Facility, the lenders thereunder will have the right to proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure such facility. If the debt under the New Senior Secured Credit Facility were to be accelerated, our assets may not be sufficient to repay in full that debt or any other debt that may become due as a result of that acceleration.

Common Stock Offering

On May 3, 2017, we sold 9.5 million shares of our common stock in a public offering at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. We used the proceeds of $148.9 million, net of underwriting discounts and other offering expenses, to repay indebtedness under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities. After the repayment of indebtedness under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities, we used the remaining net proceeds to acquire Spectrum on August 31, 2017. In addition, on May 3, 2017, certain selling stockholders identified in the Prospectus sold 1.425 million of their shares of our common stock in a public offering pursuant to the full exercise of

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the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with the offering. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.

Contractual Obligations

Except for the repayment of all outstanding indebtedness under the Prior Term Loan, our borrowings under the New Senior Secured Credit Facility and the earn-outs for the acquisitions as discussed in “Note 2. Acquisitions” in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, there have been no material changes in our contractual obligations and commitments disclosed in the Prospectus.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet financing arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

Except for the new significant accounting policies as disclosed under “Note 1. Basis of Presentation” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, there are no other material changes to our critical accounting policies from those included in the Prospectus.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See “Note 1. Basis of Presentation” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for discussion of the accounting pronouncements we recently adopted and the accounting pronouncements recently issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Jumpstart Our Business Act of 2012

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”). We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of our fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of our IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.070 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700.0 million as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. An emerging growth company may take advantage of specified reduced reporting and other burdens that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects” and similar references to future periods, or by the inclusion of forecasts or projections. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding the outlook for our future business and financial performance.

Forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions regarding our business, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. As a result, our actual results may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include regional, national or global political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions and the following:

declines in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and production activity within Canada and the United States;

oil and natural gas price fluctuations;

loss of significant customers;

inability to successfully implement our strategy of increasing sales of products and services into the United States;

significant competition for our products and services;

our inability to successfully develop and implement new technologies, products and services;

our inability to protect and maintain critical intellectual property assets;

currency exchange rate fluctuations;

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impact of severe weather conditions;

restrictions on the availability of our customers to obtain water essential to the drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes;

our failure to identify and consummate potential acquisitions;

our inability to integrate or realize the expected benefits from acquisitions;

our inability to meet regulatory requirements for use of certain chemicals by our recently acquired tracer diagnostics business;

our inability to accurately predict customer demand;

losses and liabilities from uninsured or underinsured drilling and operating activities;

changes in legislation or regulation governing the oil and natural gas industry, including restrictions on emissions of GHGs;

failure to comply with federal, state and local and non-U.S. laws and other regulations, including environmental regulations;

loss of our information and computer systems;

system interruptions or failures, including cyber-security breaches, identity theft or other disruptions that could compromise our information;

our failure to establish and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting;

our success in attracting and retaining qualified employees and key personnel; and

our inability to satisfy technical requirements and other specifications under contracts and contract tenders.

For the reasons described above, as well as factors identified in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Quarterly Report and the section of the Prospectus entitled “Risk Factors,” we caution you against relying on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk compared to the quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk described in the Prospectus.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

A substantial amount of our revenues are derived in Canada and, accordingly, our competitiveness and financial results are subject to foreign currency fluctuations where revenues and costs are denominated in Canadian dollars rather than U.S. dollars. The revenues attributable to our operations in Canada were approximately 72% and 69% during the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and were approximately 65% and 72% for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. We indirectly hedged our exposure to adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates by having our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities denominated in Canadian dollars, which allowed us to have a significant amount of our fixed costs related to interest and principal payments denominated in Canadian dollars. On May 4, 2017, we repaid the Prior Term Loan under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities in full and entered into a New Senior Secured Facility, which included a U.S. Facility and a Canadian Facility. We also may use foreign currency forward exchange contracts to hedge our future exposure to the Canadian dollar.

Interest Rate Risk

We were exposed to interest rate risk through our Prior Revolving Credit Facility and the Prior Term Loan under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities. We repaid the Prior Term Loan under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities on May 4, 2017 and entered into our New Senior Secured Credit Facility, which is also subject to variable interest rates. The New Senior Secured Credit Facility consists of a U.S. Facility and a Canadian Facility. As of September 30, 2017, we had $20.0 in outstanding indebtedness under our U.S. Facility.

Borrowings under the U.S. Facility may be made in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars or Euros and will bear interest at a rate equal to the Adjusted Base Rate or Eurocurrency Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), in each case, plus an applicable interest margin. Borrowings under the Canadian Facility may be made in U.S. dollars or Canadian dollars and will bear interest at the Canadian (Cdn) Base Rate, Canadian (U.S.) Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate or Discount Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), in each case, plus an applicable interest margin as set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Adjusted Base Rate, Canadian (U.S.) Base Rate and Canadian (Cdn) Base Rate applicable margin will be between 2.25% and 3.00% and Eurocurrency Rate

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applicable margin will be between 3.25% and 4.00%, in each case, depending on our leverage ratio. The applicable interest rate at September 30, 2017 was 5.50%. Based on our outstanding debt as of September 30, 2017, and assuming that it remains the same, the annualized effect of a one percentage point change in variable interest rates would have an annualized pre-tax impact on our earnings and cash flows of approximately $0.2 million.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of such date due to the material weakness described below.

Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In connection with the audit of our financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is defined as a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

We determined that we did not design or maintain an effective control environment with a sufficient number of trained professionals with the appropriate level of accounting knowledge and experience to properly analyze, record and disclose accounting matters commensurate with our financial reporting requirements. This material weakness contributed to the following material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting:

We did not design and maintain sufficient formal accounting policies and controls over income taxes. Specifically, we did not have controls designed to address the accuracy of income tax expense (benefit) and related consolidated balance sheet accounts, including deferred income taxes, as well as adequate procedures and controls to review the work of external experts engaged to assist in income tax matters related to our tax structure or to monitor the presentation and disclosure of income taxes.

We did not design and maintain sufficient formal accounting policies and controls over the presentation of the statement of cash flows. Specifically, we did not have controls designed to properly classify cash flows related to our foreign exchange gains (losses) associated with our foreign denominated debt and deferred financing costs related to our extinguishment of debt.

We did not design and maintain adequate controls to address segregation of duties related to journal entries and account reconciliations as certain accounting personnel have the ability to prepare and post journal entries, as well as reconcile accounts, without an independent review by someone other than the preparer. Specifically, our internal controls were not designed or operating effectively to evidence that journal entries were appropriately recorded or were properly reviewed for validity, accuracy and completeness.

These material weaknesses resulted in the need to correct material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2015 prior to their issuance. Each of the material weaknesses described above or any newly identified material weakness could result in a misstatement of our accounts or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be prevented or detected.

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We have begun to remediate and plan to further remediate these material weaknesses primarily by implementing additional review procedures within the accounting and finance department, hiring additional staff and, if appropriate, engaging external accounting experts with the appropriate knowledge to supplement our internal resources in our computation and review processes. These actions and planned actions are subject to ongoing management review and the oversight of our board of directors. We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may take in the future, will be sufficient to remediate the control deficiencies that led to our material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting or to avoid potential future material weaknesses. In addition, neither our management nor an independent registered public accounting firm has ever performed an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act because no such evaluation has been required. Had we or our independent registered public accounting firm performed an evaluation of our internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, additional material weaknesses may have been identified. If we are unable to successfully remediate our existing or any future material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting, or identify any additional material weaknesses that may exist, the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting may be adversely affected, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filing of periodic reports in addition to applicable stock exchange listing requirements, we may be unable to prevent fraud, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting, and our stock price may decline as a result. Additionally, our reporting obligations as a public company could place a strain on our management, operational and financial resources and systems for the foreseeable future and may cause us to fail to timely achieve and maintain the adequacy of our internal control over financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

We completed the acquisition of Spectrum Tracer Services, LLC on August 31, 2017 and Repeat Precision, LLC on February 1, 2017, and we are integrating each into our internal control framework. This integration may lead to changes in our controls in future periods, but management does not expect these changes to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the Prospectus, except as set forth below:

We may not be able to meet applicable regulatory requirements for our use of certain chemicals by our recently acquired tracer diagnostics business, and, even if requirements are met, complying on an ongoing basis with the numerous regulatory requirements will be time-consuming and costly.

The chemicals that we use in our recently acquired tracer diagnostics business may be subject to government regulation in our target markets. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) administers the Toxic Substances Control Act (the “TSCA”) which regulates the commercial registration, distribution, and use of many chemicals, including the chemicals we use in our tracer diagnostics business. Before we can manufacture or distribute significant volumes of a chemical, we need to determine whether that chemical is listed in the TSCA inventory. If the substance is listed, then manufacture or distribution can commence immediately. If not, then we must file a Pre-Manufacture Notice (“PMN”) with the EPA for review. Certain categories of chemical substances may be exempt from a full PMN review, including chemical substances that qualify for a Low Volume Exemption (“LVE”). We have filed PMNs for certain chemicals, and have sought for and obtained LVEs for other chemicals, that we use in our tracer diagnostics business, and we may file additional PMNs or seek additional LVEs in the future. We may not be able to expediently receive approval from the EPA to list such chemicals on the TSCA inventory, resulting in delays in our ability to manufacture such chemicals, or significant increases in testing requirements.

In addition, even once we have a consent order from the EPA allowing us to manufacture PMN substances for our tracer diagnostics business, we remain subject to numerous regulatory requirements, including, as applicable, volume limitations that may impede us from producing sufficient quantities of such chemicals. Similar programs exist in most, if not all, of the countries in which we may seek to produce, import or use certain chemicals in our tracer diagnostics business, including compliance with regulations imposed in Canada by the Environment and Climate Change Canada/Health Canada. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain necessary approvals in a timely manner or at all. If we do not meet applicable regulatory requirements in a particular country for some chemicals, then we may not be able to commercialize those chemicals or tracers in such country, and our business could be adversely affected. Changes in regulatory requirements, laws and policies, or evolving interpretations of existing regulatory requirements, laws and policies, may result in increased compliance costs, delays, capital expenditures and other financial obligations that could adversely affect our business or financial results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On May 3, 2017, we completed our IPO of 9.5 million shares of common stock at a price to the public of $17.00 per share. In addition, on May 3, 2017, certain selling stockholders identified in the Prospectus sold 1.425 million of their shares of our common stock pursuant to the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters in connection with the offering. We did not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. The offer and sale of all the shares of common stock in the IPO were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-216580), which was declared effective by the SEC on April 27, 2017. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as the representatives of the underwriters. We raised $148.9 million in net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts of $10.1 million and other offering expenses of $2.5 million. All of the foregoing expenses were direct or indirect payments to persons other than (i) our directors, officers or any of their associates; (ii) persons owning 10% or more of our common stock; or (iii) our affiliates. We used a portion of the net proceeds from the IPO to repay our indebtedness under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities. After the repayment of indebtedness under our Prior Senior Secured Credit Facilities, we used the remaining net proceeds from the IPO to acquire Spectrum on August 31, 2017.

On August 31, 2017, in connection with the acquisition of Spectrum, we issued 0.4 million shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, to certain unitholders of Spectrum that elected to receive a portion of the consideration payable in equity. This issuance was made in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2). We did not pay or give, directly or indirectly, any commission or other remuneration, including underwriting

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discounts or commissions, in connection with any of the issuances of securities listed above. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof. All recipients had adequate access, through their employment or other relationship with us or through other access to information provided by us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

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Item 6. Exhibits



Exhibit
No.		Description
	2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Spectrum Tracer Services, LLC, NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc., Pioneer Investment, Inc., Spartan Merger Sub, LLC and STSR LLC, dated as of August 30, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2017).
	10.1	NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan for U.S. Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-220165) filed on August 25, 2017).
	10.2	NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan for Non-U.S. Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-220165) filed on August 25, 2017).
	10.3	Contribution Agreement by and among NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. and certain unitholders of Spectrum Tracer Services, LLC, as identified therein, dated as of August 31, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2017).
	10.4	Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2017, by and among NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc., Pioneer Intermediate, Inc., Pioneer Investment, Inc., as US Borrower, NCS Multistage Inc., as Canadian Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as US Administrative Agent, Issuing Lender and Swing Line Lender, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Canadian Branch, as Canadian Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto as Lenders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 1, 2017).
	10.5	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. and Robert Nipper, dated as of August 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017).
	10.6	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. and Tim Willems, dated as of August 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017).
	10.7	Employment Agreement between NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. and Ryan Hummer, dated as of August 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017).
	10.8	Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. and Wade Bitter, dated as of August 3, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017).
	10.9	Form of Stock Option Award Agreement under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan for executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017).
	10.10	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan for executive officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 9, 2017).
*	31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
*	31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**	32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
**	32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
***	101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
***	101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
***	101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
***	101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
***	101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
***	101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

*	Filed herewith.
**	Furnished herewith.
***	Submitted electronically with this Report.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



Date: November 14, 2017	NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Robert Nipper
		Robert Nipper
		Chief Executive Officer

		(Principal Executive Officer and Authorized
		Signatory)

Exhibit 31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Robert Nipper, certify that:

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "report") of NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (“the registrant”);

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 14, 2017


/s/ Robert Nipper
Robert Nipper
Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Ryan Hummer, certify that:

I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "report") of NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (“the registrant”);

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 14, 2017


/s/ Ryan Hummer
Ryan Hummer
Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert Nipper, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


November 14, 2017		/s/ Robert Nipper
		Robert Nipper
		Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE
SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Ryan Hummer, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


November 14, 2017		/s/ Ryan Hummer
		Ryan Hummer
		Chief Financial Officer