Company reports $82 million revenues, $0.14 diluted EPS; Raises full-year earnings guidance

Company Website: https://npki.com
THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- (Business Wire)

NPK International Inc. (NYSE: NPKI) (“NPK” or the “Company”) today announced results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026.

SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS

(all comparisons versus the prior year period unless otherwise noted)

• Revenues of $81.6 million, +20%
• Operating income from continuing operations of $16.1 million, 19.7% operating margin
• Income from continuing operations of $12.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share
• Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations of $25.7 million, 31.5% Adjusted EBITDA margin
• Total cash of $8.4 million and total debt of $10.6 million as of June 30, 2026

MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY

“We are pleased with the strong financial results for the second quarter of 2026, reflecting consistent execution by our team members across the organization, continued momentum in our core power transmission markets, and efficient margin realization,” stated Matthew Lanigan, President and CEO of NPK International. “During the second quarter, we successfully navigated the demobilization of several large-scale projects and delivered 20% year-over-year revenue growth, highlighted by another quarter of record rental revenue and robust demand for product sales, while adjusted EBITDA grew 37%. Supported by sustained market strength and an ongoing focus on operational excellence, we are well positioned for continued strength in the second half of 2026 and have raised our full year earnings guidance.

Lanigan continued, “We have continued to make important progress on our strategic initiatives, as evidenced by our strong operating momentum. Notably, we have advanced our Carencro, Louisiana manufacturing expansion effort, which remains on track to start up by mid-2027, expanding capacity by approximately 50%. During the second quarter, we invested more than $4 million of the expected $40 million to $45 million required to complete the project, and we are confident that this expansion and our continuing debottlenecking initiatives will both enhance margins through reduced usage of cross-rental mats while also supporting our longer-term growth objectives.

“Our capital allocation strategy continues to prioritize investments in the growth of our rental fleet and our manufacturing capacity expansion to support sustained organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and the return of capital through our disciplined share repurchase program. With minimal net debt and nearly $150 million of availability under our bank facility, we are well positioned to pursue our strategic growth and capital allocation priorities.

“The outlook for utility transmission spending remains robust, driven by projected load growth, an aging infrastructure, and the need to connect new capacity to the grid. While timing of large projects is difficult to predict, we remain confident in the near-term outlook and our ability to continue generating double-digit rental growth in the coming years. We continue to be encouraged by the opportunities ahead and remain confident in our ability to execute on our strategic priorities and create durable value for our shareholders,” concluded Lanigan.

BUSINESS UPDATE

NPK’s business plan is designed to drive organic commercial growth within targeted, higher-margin product and rental markets; improve asset optimization and organizational efficiency; and pursue a capital allocation strategy that prioritizes investments with superior return profiles, together with a programmatic return of capital program.

Second quarter 2026 highlights include:

• Strong customer demand for matting rental and related services. Revenues from specialty rental and related services increased to $54 million in the second quarter of 2026, with record rental revenues driven by strong demand from key customer accounts in support of power transmission projects and the impact of our recent acquisition. Revenues from product sales were $28 million for the second quarter of 2026, our highest quarterly level in two years, primarily reflecting the continued strong demand from utility companies.
• Improved operating efficiency. NPK remains focused on efficiency improvements and operating cost optimization across every aspect of its business. In the second quarter of 2026, NPK’s Adjusted EBITDA Margin was 31.5%, a 400 basis improvement from the prior year period, and SG&A as a percentage of revenue was 17.4%, a 260 basis point improvement versus the prior year period. In May 2026, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors modified the retirement eligibility terms applicable to our long-term incentive awards, including unvested grants from 2024 and 2025. As a result, SG&A for the second quarter of 2026 includes a $0.9 million charge reflecting the acceleration of compensation expense for such awards for retirement eligible executive officers and other employees.
• Manufacturing efficiency and capacity expansion. NPK continues to execute on its recently approved plans to expand our Carencro, Louisiana manufacturing capacity by approximately 50% from current levels. The Company expects to invest $40 million to $45 million by mid-2027, including $4.1 million invested in the second quarter, with additional production expected to start up by mid-2027.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

In the second quarter of 2026, NPK generated revenue of $81.6 million, an increase of 20%, compared to $68.2 million in the prior year period. Rental and service revenue increased 16% to $53.6 million, while product sales increased 28% to $28.0 million.

Gross margin was 37.0% in the second quarter of 2026, compared to 36.9% in the prior year period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $14.2 million (17.4% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2026, compared to $13.7 million (20.0% of revenues) in the second quarter of 2025. SG&A for the second quarter of 2026 includes a $0.9 million charge related to acceleration of long-term incentive compensation expense due to the modification of our retirement eligibility terms.

NPK generated income from continuing operations of $12.0 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, compared to $8.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2025. Second quarter 2026 adjusted income from continuing operations was $12.8 million, or $0.15 per diluted share.

The Company reported Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations of $25.7 million in the second quarter of 2026, or 31.5% of total revenue, compared to $18.8 million, or 27.5% of total revenue, in the prior year period.

BALANCE SHEET AND LIQUIDITY

As of June 30, 2026, NPK had total cash of $8.4 million, total debt of $10.6 million, and available liquidity under its senior secured revolving credit facility of $148 million.

Operating cash flow was $21.9 million in the second quarter of 2026. Capital investments used $16.0 million, net, with the substantial majority funding the growth of the mat rental fleet and the manufacturing expansion project.

FINANCIAL GUIDANCE

The following forward-looking guidance reflects the Company’s current expectations and beliefs as of July 29, 2026, and is subject to change. The following statements apply only as of the date of this disclosure and are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included elsewhere in this document.

For the full year 2026, NPK currently anticipates the following:

• Revenues in a range of $313 million to $323 million
• Adjusted EBITDA in a range of $97 million to $103 million
• Capital expenditures in a range of $65 million to $80 million, which includes $20 million to $25 million from manufacturing expansion; Our capex plan for 2026 has been reduced, primarily reflecting changes in the timing of manufacturing expansion expenditures. The change in expenditure timing will not impact our anticipated mid-year 2027 completion date

SECOND QUARTER 2026 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL

A conference call will be held Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. ET to review the Company’s financial results and conduct a question-and-answer session.

A webcast of the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website at npki.com. Individuals can also participate by teleconference dial-in. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

To participate in the live teleconference:

After the webcast, a replay will be available on the Company’s website.

ABOUT NPK INTERNATIONAL

NPK International Inc. is a worksite access solutions company that manufactures, sells, and rents recyclable composite matting products, along with a full suite of services, including planning, logistics, and site restoration. The Company delivers superior quality and reliability across critical infrastructure markets, including electrical power transmission, oil and gas exploration, pipeline, renewable energy, petrochemical, construction, and other industries. For more information, visit our website at npki.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. Words such as “will,” “may,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “guidance,” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying them. These statements are not guarantees that our expectations will prove to be correct and involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by NPK, particularly its Annual Report on Form 10-K, and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause actual plans or results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to our ability to generate organic growth; economic and market conditions that may impact our customers’ future spending; customer concentration; the effective management of our fleet, including our ability to properly manufacture, safeguard, and maintain our fleet; international operations; manufacturing capacity expansion projects; operating hazards present in our and our customers’ industries and substantial liability claims; our contracts that can be terminated or downsized by our customers without penalty; our product offering and market expansion; our ability to attract, retain, and develop qualified leaders, key employees, and skilled personnel; expanding our services in the utilities sector, which may require unionized labor; the price and availability of raw materials; inflation; capital investments and business acquisitions; market competition; technological developments and intellectual property; severe weather, natural disasters, and seasonality; public health crises, epidemics, and pandemics; our cost and continued availability of borrowed funds, including noncompliance with debt covenants; environmental laws and regulations; legal compliance; the inherent limitations of insurance coverage; income taxes; cybersecurity incidents or business system disruptions; complications with the design or implementation of our updated enterprise resource planning system; activist stockholders that may attempt to effect changes at our Company or acquire control over our Company; share repurchases; and our amended and restated bylaws, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain what such stockholders believe to be a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or other employees. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by securities laws. NPK’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be obtained at no charge at sec.gov, as well as through our website at npki.com.

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations
(Unaudited)

To help understand the Company’s financial performance, the Company has supplemented its financial results that it provides in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) with non-GAAP financial measures. Such financial measures include Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations, Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations Per Common Share, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) from Continuing Operations, Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations, Adjusted EBITDA Margin from Continuing Operations, and Free Cash Flow.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are frequently used by investors, securities analysts and other parties in the evaluation of our performance and liquidity with that of other companies in our industry. Management uses these measures to evaluate our operating performance, liquidity and capital structure. In addition, our incentive compensation plan measures performance based on our consolidated EBITDA, along with other factors. The methods we use to produce these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from methods used by other companies. These measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations and Adjusted Income from Continuing Operations Per Common Share

The following tables reconcile the Company’s income from continuing operations and income from continuing operations per common share calculated in accordance with GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures of Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations and Adjusted Net Income from Continuing Operations Per Common Share:

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Non-GAAP Reconciliations (Continued)
(Unaudited)

EBITDA from Continuing Operations, Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin from Continuing Operations

The following table reconciles the Company’s income from continuing operations calculated in accordance with GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA from Continuing Operations, Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin from Continuing Operations:

Free Cash Flow

The following table reconciles the Company’s net cash provided by operating activities calculated in accordance with GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measure of Free Cash Flow:

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