ION Geophysical Corporate Update Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Global Energy Conference Presented by Brian Hanson, President, COO November 14-16, 2011
Todays Discussion y Who We Are and What We Do y Areas of Expertise & Recent Examples y Current Business Issues y Summary y Appendix: Financial Information 2
Who We Are and What We Do 3
ION at a Glance y Technology company, driven to develop and apply proven, innovative technologies and services to help our clients find and produce hydrocarbons as safely and efficiently as possible y Founded in 1968 as Input/Output…
Global Footprint Headquarters Data processing centers Sales and service centers BasinSPANS 5
Seismic vs. E&P vs. IONs Served Market A 16-19 Billion Annual (Revenue) Industry, A 5-6.5 Billion Annual Market 490 B 16-19 B Exploration 16% 12% Data Library Sales…
Global Market Outlook Energy Markets y General Lingering effects of oil spill slower to rebound than expected Geopolitical tensions and regulatory uncertainty U.S. economic recovery slower than expected Developing countries led by…
Global Market Outlook Geophysical Sector y Predicted increased E&P spending realized y 2011 healing period for seismic as exploration activity resumes y Marine Anticipated incremental higher capacity seismic vessels working,…
Revenue Distribution by Product/Service Line TTM Ending 30-September 2011 100% = 453.4 Million Software YOY Growth 4% New Venture 38.4M Solutions YOY Growth 19% 86.8M YOY Growth 32% 286.7M Data Processing YOY Decline…
ION Strategy y Technology company bring the whole of ION to bear to solve the toughest E&P challenges y History of innovation cableless acquisition technology and digital sensors, streamer steering technology, command and control…
ION Strategy Participation by Business Unit Planning Acquisition Processing Interpretation Concept Systems Survey Design Software and Services Marine Acquisition Technologies ION (49%) Joint Venture with BGP (51%) Land…
ION Strategy Bringing the Whole of ION to Solve Industry Problems Planning Acquisition Processing Interpretation ARCTIC EXPLORATION Full-scope Project Management Survey planning and design, acquisition, and data processing and…
Areas of Expertise & Recent Examples 13
Areas of Expertise Challenging Environments Arctic, Shallow/Obstructed Water, Transition Zone and Desert Complex Geologies Subsalt, Sub Basalt, Thrust Belt and Carbonates Unconventional Reservoirs Shales, Tight Gas, and Oil…
Unconventional Reservoirs Macro Challenges y Natural gas prices predicted to remain depressed due to an expanded shale gas resource base y Short-term shift in activity from gas to oil shales, but shale gas predicted to continue…
Unconventional Reservoirs ResSCANS y The ResSCANS Difference Rely on upfront geological, petrophysical, and rock physics analysis Establish what seismic attributes tie the geology and rock physics for a given shale play and…
Unconventional Reservoirs Cost-Saving Completion Strategies in the Marcellus y Challenges SHALE PLAY ECONOMICS Better understand the variability in rock (Figures provided by client) properties OPERATING COSTS: Drilling: 4-8 million…
Current Business Issues 18
Data Processing - Total Revenue by Quarter Revenue (In Millions of USD) 30 28 M 28 M 25 23 M 21 M 21 M 20 15 10 5 - Q310 Q410 Q111 Q211 Q311 19
Current Business Issues New Ventures y Strong performance of new ventures due to portfolio of new ventures activity in shale plays and continued strength in marine programs Four new ResSCAN projects in flight y Record investment…
ION Capital Expenditures Relative to Revenue Average Per Year 06 - YTD 11 NV Revenue vs MCDL Investment 500 450 400 350 300 Millions 250 200 150 100 50 0 FY '06 FY '07 FY '08 FY'09 FY '10 YTD '11 Combined New…
ION Capital Expenditures Relative to Revenue Average Per Quarter 2006-2010 Qtr Pt Avg. NV Revenue vs Avg. MCDL Investment 90 80 70 60 Millions 50 40 30 20 10 0 AVG Q1 AVG Q2 AVG Q3 AVG Q4 AVG FY New Venture Revenue…
Current Business Issues INOVA y Strong vibrator sales y Continued BGP purchases totaling 50% of YTD INOVA sales y Effect of situation in Libya, Yemen and other Middle East/North Africa countries negative in the short term;…
Summary 24
Summary y Improved YTD 2011 results compared to 2010 y Sequentially improving recovery of data processing business y Anticipate data processing be at our near capacity by end of year y Strong performances of new ventures and data…
Appendix: Financial Information y Selected Financial Highlights 27
Financial Overview Q3 2011 y ION delivers 0.06 of diluted EPS for the third quarter. y Revenues of 116 million for the third quarter with year-to-date revenues of 295 million compared to 286 million for the prior period. Excluding…
Financial Overview Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) Revenue Comparison Including Legacy Land Systems Excluding Legacy Land Systems 500 500 400 400 300 300 Millions Millions 200 200 100 100 - - 2010 2011 2010…
Solutions Segment Q3 2011 Financial Overview Revenue by Type Multi-client CapEx Investment 190 140 180 120 170 100 160 Millions 150 80 140 60 130 120 40 110 20 100 - Millions 90 80 2009 2010 2011 70 Actual…
Software Segment Q3 2011 Financial Overview Revenue by Type (GBP) % of Seismic Vessels with Orca 19 18 17 16 15 14 41% 13 12 59% 11 10 9 Millions 8 7 6 Orca-Permanent Other 5 4 Orca Vessel Conversion 3 2 1 -…
Systems Segment Q3 2011 Financial Overview Revenue by Type 100 90 80 70 Millions 60 50 40 30 20 10 - YTD 2010 YTD 2011 Towed Streamer Equipment OBC Other 32
Financial Overview Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011 Capital Employed Financing 600 600 500 500 400 400 Millions Millions 300 147M 300 200 200 100 100 72M 99M 0 0 Cash & ST Investments Remaining Working…
Financial Overview Liquidity & LT Debt as of September 30, 2011 Liquidity of 172M LT Debt of 99M 3% 58% 42% 97% Undrawn Revolver Cash & ST Investments Term Loan Facility & Equipment Leases Revolver and Term A both…
Financial Overview Cash Flow Nine Months Ended September 30, SUMMARIZED CASH FLOW 2011 2010 Cash from operations 84,879 87,081 Working capital 1,242 (29,848) Multi-client investment (91,594) (58,866) PP&E Capital…
INOVA Geophysical Q3 2011 Financial Overview Q310 vs Q311 Forecasted Revenues 100 Estimated Q3 revenues of 25 to 29 million with operating loss of 8 to 10 million and net loss of 90 10 to 12 million* 80 YTD revenue increased…