Table of Content ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is provided as a supplement to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes to help provide an understanding of our financial condition, changes in financial condition, and results of operations. The following should be read in conjunction with Item 1 "Business,” Item 1A "Risk Factors,” Item 2 "Properties,” and Item 8 "Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-Looking Statements This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future developments and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. See Item 1 at the beginning of this Annual Report. Overview of Business We are a global, leading provider of specialty industrial services offering clients access to a full suite of conventional, specialized, and proprietary mechanical, heat-treating, and inspection services. We deploy conventional to highly specialized inspection, condition assessment, maintenance and repair services that result in greater safety, reliability and operational efficiency for our clients’ most critical assets. We conduct operations in two segments: Inspection and Heat Treating ("IHT”) and Mechanical Services ("MS”). Through the capabilities and resources in these two segments, we believe that we are uniquely qualified to provide integrated solutions involving: inspection to assess condition; engineering assessment to determine fitness for purpose in the context of industry standards and regulatory codes; and mechanical services to repair, rerate or replace based upon the client’s election. In addition, we are capable of escalating with the client’s needs, as dictated by the severity of the damage found and the related operating conditions, from standard services to some of the most advanced services and integrated asset integrity and reliability management solutions available in the industry. We also believe that we are unique in our ability to provide these services in three distinct client demand profiles: (i) turnaround or project services, (ii) call-out services, and (iii) nested or run-and-maintain services. Significant Factors Impacting Results and Recent Developments Our revenues, gross margins and other results of operations can be influenced by a variety of factors in any given period, including those described in Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements above and Part 1, Item 1A. "Risk Factors” included in this report and have caused fluctuations in our results in the past and are expected to cause fluctuations in our results in the future. Additional information with respect to certain factors are described below. Financing Transactions. During 2023, we entered into an amendment and restatement of that certain subordinated term loan credit agreement dated as of November 9, 2021 (as amended and restated, the "A&R Term Loan Credit Agreement”) among us, as borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Cantor Fitzgerald Security, as agent; we entered into ABL Amendment No. 3; we paid off the remaining balance on the APSC Term Loan (defined below) and our 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Notes”); and entered into an amendment of the Substitute Insurance Reimbursement Facility Agreement. See Note 11 - Debt to the consolidated financial statements for additional details related to these transactions. Market Conditions Update. Fluctuations in oil and gas prices continued during 2023 with an overall decline in prices as compared to 2022. Oil and gas price volatility may impact the current and future spending on our services by our clients. Although oil and gas prices are expected to be relatively stable in 2024 given the current balance between oil and gas supply and demand, the future impacts to our business from potentially higher interest rates, persistent global and domestic inflation, geopolitical unrest especially in the Middle East, and volatility in global supply chains cannot be predicted. See Item 1A "Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information. 13
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