UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

 

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:  001-38119

 

NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   81-4838205

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

952 Echo Lane, Suite 460

Houston, Texas

  77024
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (832) 767-4749

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) 

  

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 every Interactive Date File required to be submitted 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 such files).  Yes   No 

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer  Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer  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 Exchange Act).  Yes    No

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class    Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share    NRCG   NYSE American
Warrants to purchase Common Stock    NRCG.WS   NYSE American

 

As of April 30, 2019, there were 36,902,544 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Table of Contents

 

  Page
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
   
Item 1. Financial Statements: 1
     
  Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2019 (unaudited) and December 31, 2018 1
     
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 2
     
  Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 3
     
  Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 4
     
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 5
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 17
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 26
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 27
     
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 28
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 28
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 28
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 28
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 28
     
Item 5. Other Information 28
     
Item 6. Exhibits 28
     
Signatures 29

   

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

( in thousands except share and per share amounts )

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS            
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 17,917     $ 18,365  
Receivables:                
Trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively     112,163       102,709  
Other     1,138       1,112  
Inventory     7,348       7,257  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     5,043       4,692  
Total current assets     143,609       134,135  
                 
Property and equipment, net    

133,288

      122,565  
Goodwill     51,417       51,417  
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $36.4 million and $34.5 million, respectively     62,750       64,614  
Other assets     3,034       3,396  
Total assets   $

394,098

    $ 376,127  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable   $ 36,673     $ 36,171  
Accrued expenses     13,679       10,644  
Accrued wages and benefits     4,215       4,858  
Contingent consideration     3,317       2,470  
Deferred revenue     7,171       1,199  
Other current liabilities    

1,650

      -  
Current portion of term loans     3,431       3,431  
Current portion of equipment loan     419       737  
Borrowings outstanding under revolving credit agreements     20,000       10,000  
Accrued dividend on Series A convertible preferred stock     1,838       1,511  
Total current liabilities    

92,393

      71,021  
                 
Contingent consideration, net of current portion     5,050       3,846  
Term loans, net of current portion and deferred financing costs     329,631       330,104  
Equipment loan, net of current portion     69       78  
Asset retirement obligation     1,406       1,379  
Other long-term liabilities    

6,945

      1,243  
Total liabilities    

435,494

      407,671  
                 
Commitments and contingencies                
                 
Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)                
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,050,000 issued with a liquidation preference of $105,000 as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018     102,967       102,967  
Common stock, par value $0.0001; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 36,902,544 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018     4       4  
Additional paid in capital    

11,246

     

13,084

 
Accumulated deficit    

(149,522

)    

(141,062

)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (6,091 )     (6,537 )
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)    

(41,396

)     (31,544 )
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity   $

394,098

    $ 376,127  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

  

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

( in thousands except per share amounts )

(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2019     2018  
             
Operating revenue   $ 100,494     $ 71,232  
                 
Costs and expenses                
Operating expenses, including cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)     71,255       48,366  
General and administrative expenses     16,893       10,395  
Depreciation and amortization     9,012       6,459  
Management fees     -       443  
Acquisition expenses     447       1,222  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     2,051       -  
Other expense, net     1,400       897  
Total costs and expenses     101,058       67,782  
Operating (loss) income     (564 )     3,450  
                 
Other income (expenses)                
Interest expense     (6,609 )     (3,670 )
Foreign currency transaction gain (loss)     91       (37 )
Other income, net     176       15  
Total other expenses, net     (6,342 )     (3,692 )
Loss before income taxes     (6,906 )     (242 )
Income tax expense     1,554       119  
Net loss   $ (8,460 )   $ (361 )
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax                
Foreign currency translation income     446       705  
Total other comprehensive income     446       705  
Comprehensive (loss) income   $ (8,014 )   $ 344  
                 
Net loss   $ (8,460 )   $ (361 )
Less dividend on Series A convertible preferred stock     (1,838 )     -  
Net loss attributable to common shareholders   $ (10,298 )   $ (361 )
                 
Net loss per share, basic and diluted   $ (0.28 )   $ (0.02 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted     36,902,544       21,873,680  
                 
Dividends declared per Series A convertible preferred share   $ 1.75       -  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements


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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

( in thousands, except share amounts )

(unaudited)

 

                            Additional           Accumulated
Other
    Total
Shareholders’
 
    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Equity  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Loss     (Deficit)  
Balance at December 31, 2018     1,050,000     $ 102,967       36,902,544     $ 4     $

13,084

    $

(141,062

)   $ (6,537 )   $ (31,544 )
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -      

(8,460

)     -      

(8,460

)
Currency translation income     -       -       -       -       -       -       446       446  
Series A convertible preferred stock dividend     -       -       -       -      

(1,838

)     -     -       (1,838 )
                                                                 
Balance at March 31, 2019 (Unaudited)     1,050,000     $ 102,967       36,902,544     $ 4     $

11,246

    $

(149,522

)   $ (6,091 )   $

(41,396

)
                                                                 
                            Additional           Accumulated
Other
    Total
Shareholders’
 
    Preferred Stock     Common Stock     Paid-in     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Equity  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Loss     (Deficit)  
Balance at December 31, 2017     -     $ -       21,873,680     $ 2     $ 142,205     $ (93,805 )   $ (5,303 )   $ 43,099  
Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       (361 )     -       (361 )
Currency translation income     -       -       -       -       -       -       705       705  
                                                                 
Balance at March 31, 2018 (Unaudited)     -     $ -       21,873,680     $ 2     $ 142,205     $ (94,166 )   $ (4,598 )   $ 43,443  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

( in thousands )  

(unaudited)

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2019     2018  
             
Cash flows from operating activities:            
Net loss   $

(8,460

)   $ (361 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:                
Depreciation of property and equipment    

7,148

      4,906  
Amortization of intangible assets     1,864       1,540  
Accretion of asset retirement obligation     27       13  
Amortization of deferred financing costs     436       283  
Bad debt expense     1,264       125  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     2,051       -  
Deferred income tax provision     -       23  
Realized gain from equipment sales or retirements     (324 )     -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                
Trade and other receivables     (10,745 )     7,435  
Inventories     (91 )     (96 )
Prepaid expenses     (180 )     1,018  
Other assets     123       (232 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (208 )     (12,476 )
Accrued wages and benefits     (643 )     (2,222 )
Deferred revenue     5,972       7,798  
Other current liabilities including current income taxes    

2,712

      (184 )
Other liabilities    

(1,749

)     (1,263 )
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities    

(803

)     6,307  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired     -      

(5,001

)
Capital expenditures    

(6,287

)     (1,740 )
Net cash used in investing activities:    

(6,287

)     (6,741 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Principal payments on term loans     (859 )     (1,371 )
Borrowings from revolving credit facilities     10,000       5,000  
Principal payments on equipment loans     (328 )     (393 )
Payments on capital lease obligations    

(752

)     -  
Cash dividend paid     (1,511 )     -  
Net cash provided by financing activities:    

6,550

      3,236  
                 
Effects of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents     92       705  
                 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents     (448 )     3,507  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     18,365       10,570  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 17,917     $ 14,077  
                 
Supplemental Information:                
Cash interest paid   $

7,217

    $ 3,359  
Cash income taxes paid     -       27  
                 
Noncash investing and financing Activities:                
Equipment financed under capital lease obligations   $

9,505

    $ -  
Unpaid property and equipment     2,684       -  
Series A convertible preferred stock dividend     1,838       -  

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements

 

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

NRC Group Holdings Corp. (“NRCG,” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) was originally formed on January 3, 2017 as a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) under the name Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. III (“Hennessy Capital”). On October 17, 2018, Hennessy Capital consummated the acquisition (the “Business Combination”) of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of NRC Group Holdings, LLC (“NRC Group”) from JFL-NRC-SES Partners, LLC (“JFL Partners”). Upon consummation of the Business Combination, Hennessy Capital changed its name to NRC Group Holdings Corp.

 

NRCG is a global provider of a wide range of environmental, compliance and waste management services. The Company’s broad range of capabilities and global reach enable it to meet the critical, and often non-discretionary, needs of more than 5,000 customers across diverse end markets to ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations around the world.

 

NRCG operates in four reportable business segments: (1) Domestic Environmental Services, (2) Sprint, (3) Domestic Standby Services and (4) International Services. The Domestic Environmental Services segment provides environmental and industrial services across the United States. The Sprint segment provides energy-related services and waste management and disposal services predominately to upstream energy customers concentrated in the Eagle Ford and Permian Basin regions of the Texas Shale Oil Fields (“Eagle Ford and Permian Basin”). The Domestic Standby Services segment provides commercial standby oil spill compliance and emergency response services in the United States and across North America. The International Services segment provides international standby oil spill, emergency response, specialty industrial and environmental solutions in seven countries. Through its domestic and international wholly-owned subsidiaries, the Company primarily provides these services to oil and gas, chemical, industrial and marine transportation clients in the United States and abroad.

 

NRC Group

 

On January 6, 2012, JFL-NRC Holdings, LLC (“NRC Holdings”) was formed under Delaware law by its sole member, JFL-NRC Partners, LLC (“NRC Partners”), for the purpose of acquiring National Response Corporation and its affiliated businesses, including, among others, NRC Environmental Services, SEACOR Response and SEACOR Environmental Products (collectively, “NRC”) from affiliates of SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (“SEACOR”). On March 16, 2012, NRC Holdings completed the acquisition (the “NRC Acquisition”) of all of the issued and outstanding stock of NRC from SEACOR. Prior to March 16, 2012, NRC Holdings did not engage in any business except for activities related to its formation.

 

On May 5, 2015, SES Holdco, LLC (“SES Holdco”), a Texas limited liability company, was formed under Delaware law by its sole member, JFL-SES Partners, LLC (“SES Partners”), for the purpose of acquiring Sprint Energy Services, LLC (“SES”), a Texas limited liability company. On May 5, 2015, SES Holdco completed the acquisition (the “SES Acquisition”) of all the issued and outstanding stock of SES. Sprint Karnes County Disposal LLC (“SKCD”), a Texas limited liability company, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES. SKCD received an oilfield waste disposal permit from the Railroad Commission of Texas (“RRC”) on December 31, 2015.

 

NRC Partners and SES Partners are ultimately majority-owned by funds advised by J.F. Lehman and Company (“JFL”), a leading middle-market private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace, maritime, government and environmental sectors. In June 2018, NRC Partners and SES Partners formed JFL Partners, a Delaware limited liability company, and contributed their respective equity interests in NRC Holdings and SES Holdco to JFL Partners. JFL Partners formed NRC Group and contributed all of its equity interest in NRC Holdings and SES Holdco to NRC Group. On June 11, 2018, NRC Group made a dividend payment of approximately $86.5 million to J.F. Lehman & Company, LLC (“JFLCo”) (the “Dividend Recapitalization”). Following the Dividend Recapitalization, NRC Group became the holding company for NRC Holdings and SES Holdco.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair statement of the balances and results for the periods presented. They may not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2018, which were included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 25, 2019 (the “2018 Annual Report”). The results of operations for any interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other interim period. Certain prior period financial information has been recast to reflect the current year’s presentation.

 

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions, which are evaluated on an ongoing basis, that affect the amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable at the time under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies to those previously disclosed in the 2018 Annual Report.

 

Fair Value

 

The fair value of an asset or liability is the price that would be received to sell an asset or transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The Company utilizes a fair value hierarchy that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value and defines three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value .

 

Level 1 - uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 - uses observable inputs other than quoted prices in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

Level 3 - uses one or more significant inputs that are unobservable and supported by little or no market activity, and that reflect the use of significant management judgment.

 

The Company’s only financial instruments carried at fair value, with changes in fair value flowing through current earnings, consist of contingent consideration liabilities recorded in conjunction with business combinations, as follows (in thousands):

 

          Fair Value Measurement at Reporting Date Using  
    Balance as of
March 31,
2019
    Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
                         
Contingent consideration - current   $ 3,317     $      -     $        -     $ 3,317  
Contingent consideration - long-term     5,050       -       -       5,050  
Total liabilities measured at fair value   $ 8,367     $ -     $ -     $ 8,367  
                                 
    Balance as of
December 31,
2018
    Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
                         
Contingent consideration - current   $ 2,470     $      -     $       -     $ 2,470  
Contingent consideration - long-term     3,846       -       -       3,846  
Total liabilities measured at fair value   $ 6,316     $ -     $ -     $ 6,316  

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

  

There were no transfers made among the three levels in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

The following table presents additional information about Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value. Both observable and unobservable inputs may be used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category. As a result, the unrealized gains and losses for liabilities within the Level 3 category may include changes in fair value that were attributable to both observable (e.g., changes in market interest rates) and unobservable (e.g., changes in unobservable long-dated volatilities) inputs.

 

Changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

Contingent consideration - December 31, 2017   $ 4,132  
Fair value of contingent consideration - acquisition of Clean Line (March 28, 2018)     507  
Contingent consideration - March 31, 2018   $ 4,639  
         
Contingent consideration - December 31, 2018   $ 6,316  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration (recognized in earnings)     2,051  
Contingent consideration - March 31, 2019   $ 8,367  

 

The fair value of the Company’s contingent consideration liabilities recorded as part of the acquisitions of Enpro Holdings Group (“Enpro”) in April 2016, Clean Line Waste Water Solutions Limited (“Clean Line”) in March 2018 and Quail Run Services, LLC (“Quail Run”) in October 2018, has been classified within Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The contingent consideration represents the estimated fair value of future payments due to the sellers of Enpro, Clean Line and Quail Run based on each company’s achievement of annual earnings targets in certain years and other events considered in certain transaction documents. The initial fair values of the contingent consideration were calculated through the use of either Monte Carlo simulation or modified Black-Scholes analyses based on earnings projections for the respective earn-out periods, corresponding earnings thresholds, and approximate timing of payments as outlined in the purchase agreements. The analyses utilized the following assumptions: (i) expected term; (ii) risk-adjusted net sales or earnings; (iii) risk-free interest rate; and (iv) expected volatility of earnings. Estimated payments, as determined through the respective models, were further discounted by a credit spread assumption to account for credit risk. The contingent consideration is revalued to fair value each period, and any increase or decrease is recorded in operating income (loss). The fair value of the contingent consideration may be impacted by certain unobservable inputs, most significantly with regard to discount rates, expected volatility and historical and projected performance. Significant changes to these inputs in isolation could result in a significantly different fair value measurement.

 

The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the Company’s term loans and revolving credit facilities, including the current portion, approximate fair value as the terms and conditions of these loans are consistent with comparable market debt issuances. The carrying value of the equipment loans approximate fair value as the underlying interest rates approximate current market rates for all periods presented (Level 2).

 

The Company measures certain assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis, generally annually or when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. These assets include goodwill and other intangible assets. See Note 5.

 

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

Trade Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

 

Customers are domestic and international shippers, major oil companies, independent exploration and production companies, pipeline and transportation companies, power generating operators, industrial companies, airports and state and local government agencies. All customers are granted credit on a short-term basis and related credit risks are considered minimal. The Company routinely reviews its trade receivables and makes provisions for probable doubtful accounts based on the credit worthiness of the parties involved, historical collection information and economic conditions. However, those provisions are estimates and actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences may be material. Trade receivables that are deemed uncollectible are removed from accounts receivable and from the allowance for doubtful accounts when collection efforts have been exhausted.

 

The Company records allowances for doubtful accounts receivable based upon expected collectability. The reserve is generally established based upon an analysis of its aged receivables. Additionally, if necessary, a specific reserve for individual accounts is recorded when the Company becomes aware of a customer’s inability to meet its financial obligations, such as in the case of a bankruptcy filing or deterioration in the customer’s operating results or financial position. The Company also regularly reviews the allowance by considering factors such as historical collections experience, credit quality, age of the accounts receivable balance and current economic conditions that may affect a customer’s ability to pay. If actual bad debts differ from the reserves calculated, the Company records an adjustment to bad debt expense in the period in which the difference occurs.

 

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

The following table provides a roll forward of the allowance for doubtful accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2019     2018  
Allowance for doubtful accounts, beginning of period   $ 627     $ 895  
Bad debt expense     1,264       125  
Write-offs, net of recoveries, for bad debt     (154 )     (25 )
Allowance for doubtful accounts, end of period   $ 1,737     $ 995  

 

Asset Retirement Obligations

 

Under the terms of its oilfield waste disposal permit for the SKCD facility, the Company is required to perform certain necessary closure activities as required by the RRC. The SKCD facility consists of multiple active and planned disposal pits within the facility, each of which must be closed once they have reached their permitted capacity for waste. Closure of the disposal pit entails capping the pit with a high-density polyethylene liner and topsoil amongst other environmental remediation procedures. The Company records an asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) for disposal pits in the year they become active and begin receiving oilfield waste, the balance of which represents the estimated amount the Company will incur to close each disposal pit in the landfill. The liability is initially recorded at fair value with the corresponding cost capitalized as a component of property and equipment within the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The liability is accreted to its present value each period, and the capitalized costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of operation of the respective disposal pit.

 

The Company determines the ARO by calculating the present value of estimated future cash flows related to the liability. Estimating the future ARO requires management to make estimates and judgments regarding timing and existence of a liability, as well as the necessary cost to achieve adequate closure of each pit. Inherent in the fair value calculation are numerous assumptions and judgments including the ultimate costs, inflation factors, credit adjusted discount rates, timing of settlement and changes in the legal, regulatory, environmental and political environments. To the extent future revisions to these assumptions impact the fair value of the existing ARO liability, a corresponding adjustment is made to the related asset.

 

In each of December 2017 and April 2018, the Company established an ARO liability and associated asset in the amount of $0.65 million and $0.65 million, respectively. The Company recorded accretion expense of $27,000 and $13,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the ARO liability was $1.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively. These ARO liabilities relate to the future closure costs associated with Disposal Pit #1 and Disposal Pit #2, respectively. Disposal Pit #1 and Disposal Pit #2 are the Company’s only active cells in the SKCD facility. This obligation represents the net present value of the estimated future payout of approximately $1.6 million, which is expected to be incurred by the Company upon closure of Disposal Pit #1 in 2020 and Disposal Pit # 2 in 2019 or 2020.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Standards implemented

 

In August 2018, the SEC adopted the final rule under SEC Release No. 33-10532,  Disclosure Update and Simplification , amending certain disclosure requirements that were redundant, duplicative, overlapping, outdated or superseded. In addition, the amendments expanded the disclosure requirements on the analysis of stockholders’ equity for interim financial statements. Under the amendments, an analysis of changes in each caption of stockholders’ equity presented in the balance sheet must be provided in a note or separate statement. The analysis should present a reconciliation of the beginning balance to the ending balance of each period for which a statement of comprehensive income is required to be filed. The final rule is effective on November 5, 2018, however the SEC staff announced that it would not object if the filer’s first presentation of the changes in stockholders’ equity is included in its Form 10-Q for the quarter that begins after the effective date of the amendments. The Company included the required presentation of changes in stockholders’ equity in this Form 10-Q.

 

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Standards to be implemented

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) , which requires entities to recognize revenue in a way that depicts the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The new guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts. The FASB subsequently issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: (Topic 606) Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing , to address issues arising from implementation of the new revenue recognition standard. The effective date is the Company’s annual fiscal year 2019 and interim periods thereafter, using one of two retrospective application methods: the full retrospective method or the modified retrospective method. The Company plans to adopt the standard using the modified retrospective method. While this assessment is still in progress, the Company does not believe there will be a significant impact to the timing and recognition of revenue. In conjunction with its continuing assessment of the impact of the new guidance, the Company is also reviewing and updating its internal controls over financial reporting to ensure that information required to implement the new standard is appropriately captured and recorded. In addition, the Company continues to monitor additional changes, modifications, clarifications or interpretations undertaken by the FASB or others, which may impact its current expectations.

 

In February 2016 the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02 , Leases (Topic 842) and subsequent amendments to the initial guidance: ASU 2017-13, ASU 2018-10 and ASU 2018-11 (collectively, Topic 842). Topic 842 requires companies to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets. Topic 842 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 for emerging growth companies, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the pending adoption of Topic 842 on its consolidated financial statements. The Company currently expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption of Topic 842, which will increase the total assets and the total liabilities that the Company will report relative to such amounts prior to adoption.

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments . ASU 2016-03 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For receivables, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model that generally will result in the earlier recognition of allowance for losses. For available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, entities will measure credit losses in a manner similar to current practice, except the losses will be recognized as allowances instead of reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. In addition, an entity will have to disclose significantly more information about allowances, credit quality indicators and past due securities. The new provisions will be applied as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings upon adoption. The new standard will be effective on January 1, 2020 and may be adopted earlier. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the updated standard will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), - Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement , which makes a number of changes meant to add, modify or remove certain disclosure requirements associated with the movement amongst, or hierarchy associated with, Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 fair value measurements. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted upon issuance of the update. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

3. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

 

On March 28, 2018, the Company and Clean Line entered into an agreement for the sale and purchase of the entire issued share capital of Clean Line for approximately $5.0 million, net of cash acquired, and exclusive of deferred consideration and a potential $3.9 million (£3.0 million) in earn out consideration, discussed below. Clean Line is a leading provider of environmental, industrial and emergency response services in the United Kingdom. Clean Line is headquartered in Liverpool, England. Goodwill related to Clean Line is not deductible for tax purposes.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed for the Clean Line acquisition (in thousands):

 

Trade receivable   $ 1,590  
Other current assets     188  
Property and equipment     1,908  
Intangible assets     1,104  
Goodwill     1,865  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     (1,147 )
Contingent liability     (507 )
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired   $ 5,001  

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recorded $1.1 million in transaction costs related to the acquisition of Clean Line, which are recorded in Acquisition Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment, net consists of the following as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
             
Vessels and equipment   $ 34,217     $ 35,553  
Vehicles and trailers    

60,602

      50,458  
Machinery and equipment     111,250       109,961  
Office equipment and fixtures     8,681       8,549  
Landfill     18,687       18,525  
Leasehold improvements     6,399       6,490  
Computer systems/license fees     3,513       3,527  
Construction in progress     13,496       7,697  
     

256,845

      240,760  
Less: Accumulated depreciation    

(123,557

)     (118,195 )
Property and equipment, net   $

133,288

    $ 122,565  

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company recognized depreciation expense of $7.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively.

 

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NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

The table below summarizes the Company’s finite-lived intangible assets and indefinite-lived trademarks as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

 

        Weighted average remaining   March 31, 2019  
    Useful Lives   life   Intangible     Accumulated     Net  
    (Years)   (Years)   Assets     Amortization     Balance  
Customer Relationships   8 - 20   9.9   $ 70,896       (20,249 )   $ 50,647  
Tradenames/Trademarks   2 - 25   10.8     13,148       (6,700 )     6,448  
Trademarks   Indefinite   N/A     837       -       837  
Permits/License   3-10   8.8     13,458       (8,690 )     4,768  
Non-compete Agreements   5 - 6   0.7     856       (806 )     50  
            $ 99,195     $ (36,445 )   $ 62,750  

 

        Weighted average remaining   December 31, 2018  
    Useful Lives   life   Intangible     Accumulated     Net  
    (Years)   (Years)   Assets     Amortization     Balance  
Customer Relationships   8 - 20   10.1   $ 70,896     $ (18,939 )   $ 51,957  
Tradenames/Trademarks   2 - 25   10.7     13,148       (6,378 )     6,770  
Trademarks   Indefinite   N/A     837       -       837  
Permits/License   3-10   9.1     13,458       (8,491 )     4,967  
Non-compete Agreements   5 - 6   0.8     856       (773 )     83  
            $ 99,195     $ (34,581 )   $ 64,614  

 

The intangible assets are being amortized over their respective original useful lives, which range from 2 to 25 years. The Company recorded approximately $1.9 million and $1.5 million of amortization expense related to the above intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. There were no impairment charges recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

The following table shows the remaining amortization expense associated with amortizable intangible assets as of March 31, 2019 (in thousands):

 

Year ended December 31, 2019 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2019)   $ 5,702  
Year ended December 31, 2020     7,177  
Year ended December 31, 2021     6,751  
Year ended December 31, 2022     6,576  
Year ended December 31, 2023     6,261  
Thereafter     29,446  
    $ 61,913  

 

The table below summarizes goodwill by reportable segment at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
             
Domestic Environmental Services   $ 30,567     $ 30,567  
International Services     1,865       1,865  
Sprint Segment     18,985       18,985  
Total Goodwill   $ 51,417     $ 51,417  

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

Domestic Environmental Services, International Services and Sprint Segment Goodwill

 

The Company performed a quantitative test of goodwill at year end for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016. The Company evaluated goodwill at the segment level for the International Services segment as it does not have components below the segment level that meet the definition of a reporting unit. Goodwill for the Domestic Environmental Services segment is evaluated at the segment level as the reporting units are economically similar. The Sprint Segment is evaluated at the reporting unit level. The Company estimates the fair value of its reporting units using an income approach based on the present value of expected future cash flows, including terminal value, utilizing a market-based weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”) determined separately for each reporting unit. The determination of fair value involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including revenue growth rates driven by future commodity prices and volume expectations, operating margins, capital expenditures, working capital requirements, tax rates, terminal growth rates, discount rates and synergistic benefits available to market participants. The Company did not record impairment charges related to goodwill in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

 

6. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 short-term and long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018  
             
Term Loan principal   $ 340,515     $ 341,372  
Less: Unamortized deferred financing fees     (7,453 )     (7,837 )
Less: Current portion     (3,431 )     (3,431 )
Term loans, net of current portion and deferred financing costs     329,631       330,104  
                 
Revolver (current and long-term)     20,000       10,000  
Term loans, net of current portion and deferred financing costs, and Revolver   $ 349,631     $ 340,104  

 

NRC and SES, NRC US Holding Company, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of NRC) and SES (collectively, the “Borrowers”), NRC Group, as parent, and the other guarantors party thereto entered into a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) on June 11, 2018, which included a $308.0 million term loan (the “Original Term Loan”) and a $40.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The Borrowers and the other guarantors (including NRC Group) entered into a joinder agreement (the “Joinder Agreement”) on October 2, 2018, pursuant to which the Borrowers increased the Original Term Loan in the amount of $35.0 million (the “Incremental Term Loan,” and together with the Original Term Loan, the “Term Loan”) and the amount available under the Revolver was reduced by $5 million to $35.0 million. On March 15, 2019, the Company entered into an incremental revolving credit commitment of $10.0 million under the Credit Facility, bringing its total revolving credit commitments under the Revolver up to $45.0 million. The Revolver matures on June 11, 2023 and the Term Loan matures on June 11, 2024, in each case unless otherwise extended in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility. The Borrowers may also incur incremental revolving and term loan commitments pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company made a principal payment on the Term Loan of $857,719.

 

Outstanding loans under the Credit Facility will bear interest at the Borrowers’ option at either the Eurodollar rate plus 5.25% or the base rate plus 4.25% per year. In addition, the Borrowers will be charged (1) a commitment fee in an amount equal to 0.50% per annum times the average daily undrawn portion of the Revolver, (2) a letter of credit fee in an amount equal to the applicable margin then in effect for revolving loans bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate times the average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn under all outstanding letters of credit, (3) a letter of credit fronting fee in an amount equal to 0.125% times the average aggregate daily maximum amount available to be drawn under all letters of credit and (4) certain other fees as agreed between the parties. The interest rate applicable to the Term Loan and Revolver under the Credit Facility at March 31, 2019 is approximately 7.95%.

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with the covenants of all of its debt agreements.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

7. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was 22.5% as compared to 49.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 reflects a discrete charge to adjust income taxes payable associated with certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to reflect the Company’s consolidated income tax liability.

 

The Company has evaluated its income tax positions and determined that no material uncertain tax positions existed at March 31, 2019. The Company does not expect a significant change in its unrecognized tax benefits within the next twelve months.

 

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. Federal and various state, local and foreign jurisdictions. For Federal income tax purposes, the 2015 through 2017 tax years remain open for examination by the tax authorities under the normal three-year statute of limitations. For state tax purposes, the 2014 through 2017 tax years remain open for examination by the tax authorities under a four-year statute of limitations. For foreign income tax purposes, the tax years 2013 through 2017 remain open for examination by the tax authorities under the various statute of limitation year requirement by that specific local country’s tax laws.

 

8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Related Party Transactions

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company derived approximately $8,000 and $27,000 in revenues from related entities, respectively. The Company paid approximately $6,000 and $3,000 for waste hauling services to the same related entities in the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Prior to the Business Combination, the Company had a management agreement with JFLCo whereby JFLCo provided services, including, among other things, cash flow planning/forecasting and merger/acquisition target identification. The Company incurred approximately $0.4 million in management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2018. No management fees were incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2019. These expenses are reflected as Management Fees on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss).

 

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Letters of Credit and Guarantees

 

Under the terms of the Company’s oilfield waste disposal permit for the SKCD facility, financial security must be provided to the RRC in an amount necessary to close the facility. The Company has secured letters of credit from third-party financial institutions in the amount of $3.3 million as required by the terms of the permit, which have been pledged to the RRC to cover potential closure costs. In addition, the Company has secured letters of credit from third-party financial institutions in the amount of $1.6 million as required by the terms of the permit, which have been pledged to cover potential closure costs of the Company’s two transfer storage and disposal facilities in Vermont and Maine, as well as other corporate matters. The letters of credit are renewed annually.

 

Litigation

 

In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are involved in various claims and legal proceedings. While the ultimate resolution of these matters has yet to be determined, the Company does not believe that any unfavorable outcomes will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had no reserves recorded for any outstanding litigation, claim or assessment.

 

Leases

 

Total rent expense for the Company’s operating leases for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $2.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

As of March 31, 2019, future minimum lease payments in the years ended December 31 that have a remaining term in excess of one year are as follows (in thousands):

 

    Capital Leases     Operating Leases  
2019 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2019)   $ 1,547     $ 7,051  
2020     2,063       8,318  
2021     2,063       5,805  
2022     1,972       4,470  
2023     1,973       3,738  
Thereafter     -       4,032  
Total minimum payments   $ 9,618     $ 33,414  
Less:  imputed interest     1,100          
Present value of minimum capital lease payments   $ 8,518          

 

 

The present value of minimum lease payments is included in Other current liabilities and Other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

10. SEGMENT DATA AND GEOGRAPHICAL DATA

 

The Company’s operations are managed within four operating segments: Domestic Standby Services, Domestic Environmental Services, International Services and Sprint. Costs not managed through the Company’s operating segments described above are recorded as “Corporate Items.” Corporate Items represents certain central services that are not allocated to the Company’s operating segments for internal reporting purposes and include selling, general and administrative expenses such as legal, accounting and other items of a general corporate nature that are not allocated to the Company’s operating segments. These segments have been selected based on the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) assessment of resources allocation and performance. The Company considers its Chief Executive Officer to be its CODM. The CODM evaluates the performance of our segments based on revenue and income measures which include operating profit (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and certain other charges). Operating profit (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and certain other charges) is defined as Operating revenue, less Operating expenses, including cost of revenue, and General and administrative expenses. The classification of certain prior period Operating expenses, including costs of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) and certain prior period General and administrative expenses have been recast to reflect the current period presentation.

 

The following table provides segment data for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

    Domestic     Domestic                          
    Standby     Environmental                 Corporate        
    Services     Services     International     Sprint     Items     Total  
Three Months Ended March 31,                                    
2019                                    
Operating revenue   $ 10,393     $ 60,866     $ 8,147     $ 21,088     $ -     $ 100,494  
Operating expenses, including cost of revenue (excluding depreciation, amortization and certain other expenses)     5,223       51,259       5,946       8,827       -       71,255  
General and administrative expenses     949       7,199       897       3,751       4,097       16,893  
Operating profit (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and certain other expenses)     4,221       2,408       1,304       8,510       (4,097 )     12,346  
Goodwill     -       30,567       1,865       18,985       -       51,417  
Assets     82,891       168,270       19,312       136,064       (12,439 )     394,098  
2018                                                
Operating revenue   $ 8,972     $ 40,857     $ 4,793     $ 16,610     $ -     $ 71,232  
Operating expenses, including cost of revenue (excluding depreciation, amortization and certain other expenses)     3,689       33,806       3,344       7,527       -       48,366  
General and administrative expenses     789       4,580       702       2,611       1,713       10,395  
Operating profit (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and certain other expenses)     4,494       2,471       747       6,472       (1,713 )     12,471  
Goodwill     -       26,070       1,864       10,935       -       38,869  
Assets     83,317       123,927       33,324       87,709       (28,544 )     299,733  

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of Operating profit (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and certain other charges) to net loss (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2019     2018  
Operating profit (exclusive of depreciation and amortization):            
Domestic Standby Services   $ 4,221     $ 4,494  
Domestic Environmental Services     2,408       2,471  
International     1,304       747  
Sprint     8,510       6,472  
Corporate     (4,097 )     (1,713 )
Total Operating profit (exclusive of depreciation, amortization and certain other charges)     12,346       12,471  
Less:                
Depreciation and amortization     9,012       6,459  
Management fees     -       443  
Acquisition expenses     447       1,222  
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     2,051       -  
Other expense, net     1,400       897  
Operating (loss) income     (564 )     3,450  
Total other expenses, net     (6,342 )     (3,692 )
Loss before income taxes     (6,906 )     (242 )
Income tax expense     1,554       119  
Net loss   $ (8,460 )   $ (361 )

 

The following tables provides revenue by geographic location with each segment for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

 

    For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019  
    Domestic     Domestic                    
    Standby     Environmental                    
    Services     Services     International     Sprint     Total  
North America   $ 9,934     $ 60,866     $ -     $ 21,088     $ 91,888  
Latin America and Caribbean     459       -       -       -       459  
EMEA     -       -       8,140       -       8,140  
Asia Pacific     -       -       7       -       7  
Total operating revenue   $ 10,393     $ 60,866     $ 8,147     $ 21,088     $ 100,494  
                                         
% of Total     10 %     61 %     8 %     21 %     100 %

 

    For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018  
    Domestic     Domestic                    
    Standby     Environmental                    
    Services     Services     International     Sprint     Total  
North America   $ 8,260     $ 40,857     $ -     $ 16,610     $ 65,727  
Latin America and Caribbean     712       -       -       -       712  
Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”)     -       -       4,787       -       4,787  
Asia Pacific     -       -       6       -       6  
Total operating revenue   $ 8,972     $ 40,857     $ 4,793     $ 16,610     $ 71,232  
                                         
% of Total     13 %     57 %     7 %     23 %     100 %

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, there was no single customer responsible for 10% or more of the Company’s operating revenue.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)  

11. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) 

Common Stock 

The Company is authorized to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Common Stock has voting rights of one vote for each share of Common Stock. The Company did not issue common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018. 

Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock 

The Company is authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001, 1,050,000 shares of which have been designated as Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock (the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock”) and the remaining 3,950,000 of which are undesignated. 

On March 29, 2019, the Company declared a cash dividend of $1.75 per share on all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designations, Preferences, Rights and Limitations of 7.00% Series A Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock of NRC Group Holdings Corp. A dividend of $1.8 million was accrued as of March 31, 2019 and was subsequently paid on April 15, 2019.  

Share Based Payments 

During fiscal year 2018, the Company adopted the NRC Group Holdings Corp. 2018 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”). There are 3,000,000 shares reserved under the plan for issuance of share-based payments. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, no awards have been granted under this plan. 

On April 5, 2019 the Company granted 831,705 restricted stock units and 150,000 stock options under the Plan to certain directors, officers and employees of the Company. The awards granted under the Plan are subject to service-based vesting requirements and expense will be recognized over the vesting period. 

12. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE 

In calculating earnings (loss) per share, the Company retrospectively applied the effects of the Business Combination.  

Basic net income (loss) per common share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net income (loss) per common share is computed similar to basic net income (loss) per common share except that it reflects the potential dilution that could occur if dilutive securities or other obligations to issue Common Stock were exercised or converted into Common Stock. 

The following securities were not included in the diluted net loss per share calculation because their effect was anti-dilutive as of the periods presented (in thousands): 

    Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
    2019     2018  
Series A convertible preferred stock     1,050,000            -  
Common stock warrants - equity treatment     19,248,741       -  
Potentially dilutive securities     20,298,741       -  

 

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  

 

On March 15, 2019 the Company entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with OIT, Inc. (“OIT”), an environmental services provider including services related to thermal treatment of non-hazardous petroleum contaminated soils, absorbent pads and sludges, and the treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances. The transaction closed on April 26, 2019. The Company purchased the assets and business of OIT for an initial cash purchase price of $6.0 million paid at closing, plus an additional $2.0 million deferred consideration payable in cash, common stock of the Company or a combination of the two, and up to an additional $5.0 million in earn-out payments payable in cash, common stock of the Company or a combination of the two over the next three years based on certain financial milestones. The acquisition will be accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805, which will establish a new basis of accounting for all identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value as of the date control is obtained. 

 

In addition, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2018, as amended on July 12, 2018, between JFL Partners and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp III (now known as NRC Group Holdings Corp.), the closing of the OIT transaction has triggered a payment obligation by the Company of $10.0 million to JFL Partners, which payment can be made, at the election of the Company’s board of directors, in cash, common stock of the Company or a combination of the two. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company may also be obligated to pay to JFL Partners additional consideration of up to $25.0 million (payable in cash, shares of Company common stock or any combination thereof, at the Company’s option) to the extent certain financial performance metrics are achieved by the OIT business during calendar years 2019 and 2020.  The full $25.0 million would be payable if the OIT business’s normalized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization exceeds $10.0 million in either calendar year, and no payment would be due unless the OIT business achieves normalized earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of more than $6.0 million in either calendar year.

 

On May 1, 2019, the Company received a commitment from HSBC Bank USA, N.A., to provide an incremental revolving credit commitment of an additional $15.0 million under the Company’s existing credit facility. The commitment is subject to the execution and delivery of definitive credit documents and other customary conditions and, if consummated, would increase the Company’s aggregate revolving credit commitments under its existing credit facility to $60.0 million.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to NRC Group Holdings Corp. and its subsidiaries.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We have made these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

  market conditions, commodity prices and economic factors beyond our control;

 

  changes in demand within a number of key industry end-markets and geographic regions;

 

  our obligations under, unexpected changes in, and other risks relating to, various laws, rules and regulations, including environmental law, securities law, maritime law and the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”);

 

  the effect of litigation, judgments, orders or regulatory proceedings and the potential inadequacy of our insurance;

 

  natural disasters, operational and safety risks and other business disruptions;

 

  our ability to acquire and successfully integrate new operations and new acquisitions;

 

  our ability to obtain or maintain various certifications, classifications, permits and other qualifications that can affect the cost, manner or feasibility of doing business;

 

  our ability to fulfill our obligations regarding our outstanding indebtedness;

 

  any failure or breach of our information technology systems;

 

  our ability to design, implement and maintain effective internal controls, including disclosure controls and controls over financial reporting;

 

  failure to retain key personnel;

 

  recently enacted comprehensive U.S. tax reform legislation;

 

  foreign currency exchange rate exposure;

 

  the effect of impairment charges on our operating results;

 

  our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock and warrants on the NYSE American and fulfill other public company obligations; and

 

  other risks and uncertainties described in the 2018 Annual Report under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Future developments affecting us may not be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) and other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our 2018 Annual Report. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

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By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. In addition, even if our results or operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Report, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

 

Overview

 

We are a global provider of a wide range of environmental, compliance and waste management services. Our broad range of capabilities and global reach enable us to meet the critical, and often non-discretionary, needs of more than 5,000 customers across diverse end markets to ensure compliance with environmental, health and safety (“EH&S”) laws and regulations around the world. Our diverse service offerings and broad geographic footprint enable us to reach customers around the world to:

 

ensure compliance with international and domestic EH&S laws and regulations;

 

maximize operating efficiency and longevity of critical operating assets;

 

ensure adherence with their EH&S policies;

 

reduce risk and liability;

 

enhance safety;

 

maximize profitability and manage costs;

 

reduce downtime of critical operations; and

 

protect people and the environment from potentially dangerous materials and waste streams.

 

We have broad global reach, with approximately 75 locations in the United States and approximately 20 additional locations internationally across eight countries, including the United Kingdom, Mexico, Turkey, the Republic of Georgia, United Arab Emirates, Angola, Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago. We operate in four reportable segments: (1) Domestic Environmental Services, (2) Sprint, (3) Domestic Standby Services and (4) International Services.

 

Trends and Factors Impacting Results of Operations

 

There are many factors that have impacted and continue to impact our revenues. These factors include, but are not limited to: overall industrial activity, federal regulations, the effect of oil and gas commodity prices on business activity in the industry, international and domestic EH&S policies, the level of emergency response events, competitive industry pricing, execution of operations, safety of operations and acquisitions. We believe that our ability to manage operating costs is important to remaining price competitive. We continue to evolve to a national platform in order to derive benefits from economies of scale for sourcing. We will also focus on other cost reduction initiatives in an effort to optimize operating margins. We are focusing on managing selling, general and administrative costs by centralizing back office operations and consolidating vendors in order to leverage economies of scale and remain competitive in the marketplace.

 

Domestic Environmental Services. Domestic Environmental Services segment results are primarily driven by the following factors:

 

High-Frequency, Low-Cost Services.  The Domestic Environmental Services segment provides our customers with services to meet stringent federal regulations and EH&S policies. The Domestic Environmental Services are impacted by market activity, oil and gas commodity prices and business activity in the industry. An increase in activity creates a demand for increased maintenance and spending on discretionary compliance.

   

Seasonality.  Domestic Environmental Services activity is impacted by seasonality in business and weather conditions, market conditions and overall levels of industrial activity.

 

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Acquisitions, Integration and Restructuring.  The Domestic Environmental Services segment has expanded through organic growth as well as acquisitions. The Domestic Environmental Services segment underwent an internal restructuring of management to target more recurring and predictable higher volume customers. Customers were selected by a newly established sales team. The internal restructuring also placed an increased focus on a full integration of legacy acquisitions and cross-selling. The Domestic Environmental Services segment may not be able to properly integrate past or future acquisitions.

 

Sprint. Sprint segment results are primarily driven by oil prices. Lower oil prices lead producers to slow down or halt activity, resulting in fewer revenue generating opportunities for Sprint segment services. We anticipate that the addition of new waste disposal facilities will diversify our Sprint segment offerings and will likely make it more resistant to future crude oil price downturns.

 

Domestic Standby Services. Demand for Domestic Standby Services is less impacted by macroeconomic conditions than our other reportable segments. Domestic Standby Services segment results are primarily driven by the following factors:

 

Unplanned Incidents . Increases or decreases in the number of unplanned incidents will have a direct impact on demand for Domestic Standby Services.

 

Increased Ship Activity . Domestic Standby Services revenues are positively impacted as ship activity increases. An increase in ship activity often results in an increase in tolling fees paid.

 

Retainer Fees . Domestic Standby Services customers are under long-term or evergreen contracts that pay annual retainer fees to access required certifications, specialized assets and trained personnel.

 

Subcontractor Usage . The Domestic Standby Services segment utilizes subcontractors to supplement our internal capabilities when an emergency response event occurs. The Domestic Standby Services segment must navigate labor prices and demand in order to effectively manage costs and maximize profitability.

 

International Services. International Services segment results are primarily driven by commodity prices and market activity. Demand is driven by corporate compliance and not regulatory compliance. Volatility in the price of oil or a decline in the global energy markets results in less corporate spending and lower demand for our International Services. Currently a large portion of our International Services activity is located in the North Sea, which is known for its challenging weather conditions.

 

Results of Operations—Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

 

Our total Operating Revenues for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019 increased 41.1% to $100.5 million, compared with $71.2 million in the three months ended March 31,2018. Operating Revenues increased across all segments. Operating Revenues in our Domestic Standby Services segment increased $1.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018 due to an increase in retainer, equipment leasing and emergency response activity, partially offset by a decrease of $0.8 million in one-time remediation work. Operating Revenues in our Domestic Environmental Services segment increased $20.0 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018 primarily due to a $15.0 million increase due to the acquisition of Progressive Environmental Services, Inc. (“SWS”) in May 2018 and a $5.6 million increase due to an increase in emergency response activity. These increases were partially offset by decreases in legacy project management revenue. Operating Revenues in the International segment increased $3.4 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018 due an increase in remediation revenue and an increase of $2.6 million due to the acquisition of Clean Line Waste Water Solutions Limited (“Clean Line”) in March 2018. Operating Revenues in our Sprint segment increased $4.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018 primarily attributable to an increase of $2.1 million in environmental services as well as a $2.4 million increase due to the acquisition of Quail Run Services, LLC (“Quail Run”) in October 2018.

 

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Segment Performance  

The following table sets forth certain financial information associated with results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The classification of certain prior period Operating expenses, including costs of revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization) and certain prior period General and administrative expenses have been recast to reflect the current period presentation. 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Revenues:                        
Domestic Standby Services   $ 10,393     $ 8,972     $ 1,421       15.8 %
Domestic Environmental Services     60,866       40,857       20,009       49.0 %
International     8,147       4,793       3,354       70.0 %
Sprint     21,088       16,610       4,478       27.0 %
Corporate Items     -       -       -       -  
Total   $ 100,494     $ 71,232     $ 29,262       41.1 %
                                 
Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue (excluding depreciation and amortization):                                
Domestic Standby Services   $ 5,223     $ 3,689     $ 1,534       41.6 %
Domestic Environmental Services     51,259       33,806       17,453       51,6 %
International     5,946       3,344       2,602       77.8 %
Sprint     8,827       7,527       1,300       17.3 %
Corporate Items     -       -       -       -  
Total   $ 71,255     $ 48,366     $ 22,889       47.3 %
                                 
General and Administrative Expenses:                                
Domestic Standby Services   $ 949     $ 789     $ 160       20.3 %
Domestic Environmental Services     7,199       4,580       2,619       57.2 %
International     897       702       195       27.8 %
Sprint     3,751       2,611       1,140       43.7 %
Corporate Items     4,097       1,713       2,384       139.2 %
Total   $ 16,893     $ 10,395     $ 6,498       62.5 %

 

Operating Revenues  

There are many factors that have impacted and continue to impact our Operating Revenues. These factors include, but are not limited to: overall industrial activity, federal regulations, the effect of oil and gas commodity prices on business activity in the industry, international and domestic EH&S policies, the level of emergency response events and acquisitions.  

Domestic Standby Services  

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Revenues   $ 10,393     $ 8,972     $ 1,421       15.8 %

 

Domestic Standby Services Operating Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $1.4 million, or 15.8%, from $9.0 million in the comparable period in 2018. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in retainer, equipment leasing and emergency response activity, partially offset by a decrease in one-time remediation work. The three months ended March 31, 2018 included $0.8 million of remediation work related to an oil pipeline spill.  

Domestic Environmental Services 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Revenues   $ 60,866     $ 40,857     $ 20,009       49.0 %

 

Domestic Environmental Services Operating Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $20.0 million, or 49.0%, from $40.9 million in the comparable period in 2018. Approximately $15.0 million of this increase was attributable to the acquisition of SWS in May 2018 and approximately $5.6 million of the increase is due to increased emergency response activity. These increases were partially offset by decreases in legacy project management revenue. 

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International Services

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Revenues   $ 8,147     $ 4,793     $ 3,354       70.0 %

 

International Services Operating Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $3.4 million, or 70.0%, from $4.8 million in the comparable period in 2018. This increase was primarily attributable to a $2.6 million increase due to the acquisition of Clean Line and a $1.4 million increase generated by remediation revenue in Turkey. These increases were partially offset by lower revenue generated by the North Sea operations.

 

Sprint

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Revenues   $ 21,088     $ 16,610     $ 4,478       27.0 %

 

Sprint Operating Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $4.5 million, or 27.0%, from $16.6 million in the comparable period in 2018. Approximately $2.1 million of this increase was attributable to expanding the Sprint segment’s energy service operations by continuing to increase operational activity at two new locations in Carrizo Springs, Texas and Pecos, Texas to full operation levels and approximately $2.4 million of the increase was due to the acquisition of Quail Run in October 2018.

 

Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization

 

We believe that our ability to manage operating costs is important to remaining price competitive. We continue to evolve to a national platform in order to derive benefits from economies of scale for sourcing. We will also focus on other cost reduction initiatives in an effort to optimize operating margins.

 

Domestic Standby Services

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization   $ 5,223     $ 3,689     $ 1,534       41.6 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     50 %     41 %             9 %

 

Generally, the Domestic Standby Services segment has a fixed price cost structure, which allows it to leverage margin expansion with increased retainer revenue. Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization related to emergency response are primarily variable as we utilize subcontractors when an emergency response event occurs.

 

Domestic Standby Services Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $1.5 million, or 41.6%, from $3.7 million in the comparable period in 2018. This increase is related to an increase in emergency response activity.

 

Domestic Environmental Services

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization   $ 51,259     $ 33,806     $ 17,453       51.6 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     84 %     83 %             1 %

 

Domestic Environmental Services Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $17.5 million, or 51.6%, from $33.8 million in the comparable period in 2018. Approximately $12.2 million of this increase was attributable to the acquisition of SWS. The increase of $5.3 million excluding the acquisition of SWS is consistent with the increase in emergency response revenue. As a percentage of Operating Revenues, the costs increased 1% for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the comparable period in 2018.

 

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International Services

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization   $ 5,946     $ 3,344     $ 2,602       77.8 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     73 %     70 %             3 %

 

International Services Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $2.6 million, or 77.8%, from $3.3 million in the comparable period in 2018. Approximately $1.8 million of this increase was attributable to the acquisition of Clean Line. As a percentage of Operating Revenues, these costs increased in the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018.

 

Sprint

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization   $ 8,827     $ 7,527     $ 1,300       17.3 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     42 %     45 %             -3 %

 

Sprint Operating Expenses, Including Cost of Revenue Exclusive of Depreciation and Amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $1.3 million, or 17.3%, from $7.5 million in the comparable period in 2018. Approximately $0.6 million of this increase was attributable to expanding the Sprint segment’s energy service operations by continuing to increase operational activity at two new locations in Carrizo Springs, Texas and Pecos, Texas to full operation levels. Approximately $0.5 million of this increase was attributable to the acquisition of Quail Run. The costs as a percentage of Operating Revenues decreased as compared to the comparable period in 2018 due to higher margins resulting from a price increase and efficiencies gained as the Sprint segment’s landfill operations become fully operational.

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

General and Administrative Expenses represent costs incurred for back office administration and support. This includes, but is not limited to, senior management, accounting, finance, treasury, collections, accounts payable, invoicing, and analysis. We are focusing on managing such costs by centralizing back office operations and consolidating vendors in order to leverage economies of scale and remain competitive in the marketplace.

 

Domestic Standby Services

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
G&A   $ 949     $ 789     $ 160       20.3 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     9 %     9 %             0 %

 

Domestic Standby Services General and Administrative Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $0.2 million, or 20.3%, compared to $0.8 million for the comparable period in 2018. As a percentage of Operating Revenues, costs remained relatively consistent for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018.

 

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Domestic Environmental Services

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
G&A   $ 7,199     $ 4,580     $ 2,619       57.2 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     12 %     11 %             1 %

 

Domestic Environmental Services General and Administrative Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $2.6 million, or 57.2%, from $4.6 million in the comparable period in 2018. Approximately $2.3 million of the increase was attributable to the acquisition of SWS. Approximately $0.3 million of the increase was due to investment in the back office to support the growth of revenue. As a percentage of Operating Revenues, the costs increased for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018 primarily due to the investment in revenue growth.

 

International Services

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
G&A   $ 897     $ 702     $ 195       27.8 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     11 %     15 %             -4 %

 

International Services General and Administrative Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $0.2 million from $0.7 million, or 27.8%, in the comparable period in 2018. Approximately $0.3 million of the General and Administrative Expenses was attributable to the acquisition of Clean Line. Excluding the impact of Clean Line, International reduced SG&A by $0.1 million to be aligned with revenue levels. As a percentage of Operating Revenues, the costs decreased for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to the comparable period in 2018 as General and Administrative Expenses are primarily fixed costs and thus decreased as a percentage of revenue as Operating Revenues increased.

 

Sprint

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
G&A   $ 3,751     $ 2,611     $ 1,140       43.7 %
As a % of Operating Revenues     18 %     16 %             2 %

 

Sprint General and Administrative Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $1.1 million, or 43.7%, from $2.6 million in the comparable period in 2018. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $0.2 million from expanding the Sprint segment’s energy service operations by continuing to increase operational activity at two new locations in Carrizo Springs, Texas and Pecos, Texas to full operation levels, and an increase of approximately $0.3 million due to the acquisition of Quail Run in October 2018. Approximately $0.3 million of the increase was due to an increase in headcount and professional fees. As a percentage of Operating Revenues, the costs remained relatively consistent for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018.

 

Corporate Items

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
G&A   $ 4,097     $ 1,713     $ 2,384       139.2 %

 

Corporate Items General and Administrative Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $2.4 million, or 139.2%, from $1.7 million in the comparable period in 2018 to support the growth of the business including the support of the various acquisitions. Approximately $1.2 million of the increase was due to an increase in corporate compensation expense and an approximately $1.0 million increase in professional fees.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Depreciation   $ 7,148     $ 4,906     $ 2,242       45.7 %
Intangible Amortization     1,864       1,540       324       21.0 %
Depreciation and Amortization   $ 9,012     $ 6,446     $ 2,566       39.8 %

 

Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $2.6 million, or 39.8%, from the comparable period in 2018 primarily attributable to an increase in depreciation expense for the Sprint segment of $1.2 million due to increased capital expenditures. This increase is also due to $0.6 million and $0.1 million of depreciation expense for SWS and Clean Line, respectively, which were acquired during fiscal year 2018. The increase is also due to $0.1 million of intangible amortization expense for SWS and Clean Line.

 

Other Operating Expenses

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Management fees   $ -     $ 443     $ (443 )     -100.0 %
Acquisition expenses     447       1,222       (775 )     -63.4 %
Change in fair value of contingent consideration     2,051       -       2,051       100.0 %
Other, net     1,400       897       503       56.1 %

 

Management fees for the three months ended March 31, 2019 decreased $0.4 million from the comparable period in 2018 as we no longer paid management fees to JFL-NRC-SES Partners, LLC after the Business Combination in October 2018. Acquisition expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 decreased $0.8 million from the comparable period in 2018, which is primarily attributable to the acquisition of Clean Line in 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the fair value of contingent consideration increased $2.1 million, resulting from an increase of $0.2 million for the fair value of the contingent consideration relating to the Enpro acquisition, an increase of $1.6 million for the fair value of the contingent consideration relating to the Clean Line acquisition and an increase of $0.2 million for the fair value of the Quail Run acquisition. Other expense increased $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the comparable period in 2018 due to an increase in professional fees and severance costs.

 

Total Other (Income) Expenses, Net

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Interest expense   $ 6,609     $ 3,670     $ 2,939     80 %
Foreign currency translation (gains) losses     (91 )     37       (128 )     -346 %
Other (income) expense, net     (176 )     (15 )     (161 )     1073 %
Total other expenses   $ 6,342     $ 3,692     $ 2,650       71.8 %

 

Total Other Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2019 increased $2.7 million, or 71.8%, as compared to the comparable period in 2018 primarily due to the increase in interest expense of $2.9 million due to higher debt balances. The increase in borrowings were used to fund the 2018 dividend payment to investment affiliates of JFL and the acquisitions of Clean Line, SWS and Quail Run. The increase in interest expense is also due in part to an increase in interest rates.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Income tax expense   $ 1,554     $ 119     $ 1,435       1205.9 %

 

Income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $1.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 reflects a discrete charge to adjust income taxes payable associated with certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to reflect the Company’s consolidated income tax liability.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, net cash totaled $17.9 million and $18.4 million, respectively. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net working capital balance was $51.2 million and $63.1 million, respectively. Our principal capital requirements are to fund capital expenditures, make interest and principal payments on indebtedness, make dividend payments on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, make investments in line with our business strategy, and to fund working capital needs. We calculate working capital as current assets less current liabilities. Our principal sources of liquidity are existing cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and financing activities, including borrowings under our Credit Facility. In addition, as a public company, we may from time to time access the capital markets through the offering and sale of our securities. We believe that future operating cash flows, together with cash on hand and availability of borrowings under our Credit Facility, will be sufficient to meet our future operating and capital expenditure cash requirements for the next twelve months and the foreseeable future.

 

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     2019 over 2018  
(in thousands)   2019     2018     $ Change     % Change  
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   $ (803 )   $ 6,307     $ (7,110 )     N/A  
Net cash used in investing activities     (6,287 )     (6,741 )     454       -6.7 %
Net cash provided by financing activities     6,550       3,236       3,314       102.4 %

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $0.8 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Net cash used in operating activities changed based on our operating performance as described earlier and an increase in interest expense payments. Net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 also reflects a change in the timing of collection of receivables due to emergency response and remediation activities. The decrease in collection of receivables was partially offset by an increase in accounts payables primarily due to an increase in payables related to emergency response activities.

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $6.3 million, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 6.7% compared to net cash used in investing activities for the comparable period in 2018. Cash used in investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2019 consists of capital expenditures of $6.3 million as compared to capital expenditures of $1.7 million in the prior period. The three months ended March 31, 2018 included the acquisition of Clean Line, which closed in March 2018 for $5.0 million.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $6.6 million, an increase of $3.3 million, or 102.4%, from the comparable period in 2018. This increase was attributable to an increase in borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, partially offset by a cash dividend paid on all issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.

 

Working Capital

 

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, cash and cash equivalents totaled $17.9 million and $18.4 million, respectively. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the net working capital balance was $51.2 million and $63.1 million, respectively.

 

Additionally, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 we had $45.0 million and $35.0 million, respectively, in revolving credit facilities, of which approximately $25.0 million and $25.0 million was available to borrow at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Based on the above and current plans, we believe that our operations have adequate financial resources to satisfy current liquidity needs.

 

We assess liquidity in terms of the ability to generate cash to fund operating, investing and financing activities. Our primary ongoing cash requirements will be to fund operations, capital expenditures, interest payments and investments in line with our business strategy. We believe that future operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet future operating and internal investing cash. Furthermore, existing cash balances and availability of additional borrowings under revolving credit facilities provide additional potential sources of liquidity should they be required.

 

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Financing Arrangements

 

Credit Facility

 

In connection with the combination of NRC and SES Holdco, LLC (“SES”), NRC US Holding Company, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of NRC) and SES (collectively, the “Borrowers”), NRC Group, as parent, and the other guarantors party thereto entered into a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) on June 11, 2018, which included a $308.0 million term loan (the “Original Term Loan”) and a $40.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”). The Borrowers and the other guarantors (including NRC Group) entered into a joinder agreement (the “Joinder Agreement”) on October 2, 2018, pursuant to which the Borrowers increased the Original Term Loan in the amount of $35.0 million (the “Incremental Term Loan,” and together with the Original Term Loan, the “Term Loan”) and the amount available under the Revolver was reduced by $5 million to $35.0 million. The proceeds of the Term Loan have been used for, among other things, the funding of a dividend paid to investment affiliates of JFL as part of the combination of NRC and SES, and the acquisitions of Clean Line, SWS, and Quail Run. On March 15, 2019, the Company entered into an incremental revolving credit commitment of $10.0 million under the Credit Facility, bringing its total revolving credit commitments under the Revolver up to $45.0 million. As of March 31, 2019, there was $340.5 million outstanding on the Term Loan and $20.0 million outstanding on the Revolver. The Revolver matures on June 11, 2023 and the Term Loan matures on June 11, 2024, in each case unless otherwise extended in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility. The Borrowers may also incur incremental revolving and term loan commitments pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Facility.

 

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the covenants of all of our debt agreements.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2019, our capital expenditures were $6.3 million. We anticipate that 2019 capital spending will increase primarily driven by the expansion of the Sprint segment’s landfill operations services.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Except for obligations under operating leases and letters of credit described in our 2018 Annual Report under “Contractual Obligations” and performance obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, we are not party to any off-balance sheet arrangements involving guarantee, contingency or similar obligations to entities whose financial statements are not consolidated with our results, and that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that would be material to investors in our securities.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent liabilities. The following are the areas that we believe require the greatest amount of judgments or estimates in the preparation of the financial statements: allowance for doubtful accounts, testing of goodwill for impairment, estimated lives of intangible assets, self-insurance liabilities, contingent consideration liability and income tax expense (benefit). Management reviews critical accounting estimates on an ongoing basis and as needed prior to the release of annual financial statements.

 

Our critical accounting policies and significant estimates are detailed in our 2018 Annual Report. Our critical accounting policies and significant estimates have not changed from those previously disclosed in our 2018 Annual Report.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

For a discussion of recently issued financial accounting standards, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

There have been no material changes in the Company’s market risk since December 31, 2018. For further information on the Company’s market risk, refer to “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our 2018 Annual Report.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2019. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of the end of the period covered by this Report due to the existence of a previously reported material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Other than discussed below, during the three months ended March 31, 2019, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. As discussed elsewhere in this Report, we completed the Business Combination on October 17, 2018. We are engaged in the process of the design and implementation of our internal control over financial reporting in a manner commensurate with the scale of our operations post-Business Combination.

 

Notwithstanding the material weaknesses, we have concluded that the financial statements and other financial information included in this Report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 

Material Weakness and Remediation

 

Under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a material weakness is a control deficiency, or a combination of control deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual and interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting with respect to the Company’s financial statement close process, information technology general controls and journal entries existed as of December 31, 2018. Specifically, it was identified that the global IT director, as well as certain finance and information technology third party contractors have administrator and super user access rights and/or maintain access to develop changes to certain applications. Further, it was identified that we did not maintain adequate controls over the financial statement close process, including controls to identify and assess whether financial statement account balances are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, nor did we maintain adequate segregation of duties over the review and approval of journal entries.

 

To remediate these material weaknesses, our management has dedicated significant time and resources to implement changes to our processes. Specifically, we implemented the following changes and improvements: (1) adopted formal information security policies and procedures, (2) reorganized our information technology team, (3) redesigned and enhanced controls relating to segregation of duties over the review and approval of journal entries, and (4) hired additional financial accounting and reporting personnel and have provided additional training. We will continue to take actions that are appropriate to timely and effectively remediate these material weaknesses.

 

Limitations on Controls

 

Because of its inherent limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with policies and procedures may deteriorate.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our 2018 Annual Report. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
     
10.1   Joinder Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2019 (this “Agreement”), by and among Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, NRC US Holding Company, LLC, Sprint Energy Services, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and BNP Paribas, as administrative agent (filed herewith).
     
31.1   Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
     
31.2   Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
     
32.1*   Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.
     
101.INS   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.
   
Dated: May 7, 2019 /s/ Joseph Peterson
  Name:   Joseph Peterson
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT , dated as of March 15, 2019 (this “Agreement” ), is entered into by and among MACQUARIE CAPITAL FUNDING LLC (the “Incremental Lender” ), NRC US HOLDING COMPANY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower Representative” and a “Borrower” ), SPRINT ENERGY SERVICES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (a “Borrower” ), the Guarantors party hereto and BNP PARIBAS , as Administrative Agent.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS , reference is hereby made to that certain Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2018 (as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the terms defined therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined), by and among each Borrower, NRC Group Holdings, LLC ( “Parent” ), the Guarantors party thereto from time to time, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent; and

 

WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers may request Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments by entering into one or more Joinder Agreements with one or more Incremental Lenders.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Incremental Facility . Subject only to the conditions set forth in Section 5 below, the Incremental Lender hereby commits to provide an Incremental Facility pursuant to Section 2.25 of the Credit Agreement (herein, the “ Incremental Facility ”) by way of an increase of the existing Revolving Credit Commitments under the Credit Agreement (the “ Existing Revolving Credit Commitments ”) in an aggregate amount of $10.0 million (the “ Incremental Revolving Commitment ”), in accordance with the terms set forth herein.

 

2. Confirmation . The Incremental Lender (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (ii) agrees that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Agent and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (iv) agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

3. Certain Terms . The Incremental Revolving Commitment shall become part of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, with respect to use of proceeds, draws, maturity, prepayments, repayments, interest rate and other economic terms and any other provisions restricting the rights, or regarding the obligations, of the Credit Parties, or any provisions regarding the rights of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall record the Incremental Revolving Commitment as an increase of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments and, after giving effect to this Agreement, the total Revolving Credit Commitments under the Credit Agreement shall be $45,000,000. The Administrative Agent shall inform all Lenders with an Existing Revolving Credit Commitment of the increase thereof by way of the Incremental Revolving Commitment and reallocate, with reasonable promptness, the Revolving Credit Exposure among the applicable Lenders. Each of BNP Paribas, in its capacity as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and Swing Line Lender, and the Borrower Representative hereby consents to any assignments of Revolving Loans to the Incremental Lender in connection with such reallocation.

 

 

 

  

4. Proposed Incremental Facility . This Agreement represents Borrowers’ request to establish the Incremental Facility as follows:

 

(a) Amount of Incremental Revolving Commitment: $10,000,000

 

(b) Date of effectiveness of Incremental Facility: March 15, 2019

 

5. Conditions . This Agreement shall be effective on the first date (the “ Incremental Closing Date ”) on which each of the following conditions precedent set forth in this Section 5 have been satisfied:

 

(a) This Agreement shall have been duly executed by the Incremental Lender, the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the Administrative Agent.

 

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for distribution to the Incremental Lender, a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary (or other officer reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) of each Borrower dated the Incremental Closing Date, certifying (A) that (i) attached thereto is a true and complete copy of each Organizational Document (or its equivalent) of such Borrower certified (to the extent applicable) as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the state of its organization or (ii) there have been no changes to the Organizational Documents of such Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, and (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Managers of such Borrower establishing that all necessary organizational action on the part of such Borrower has been taken, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement contemplated to be entered into by such Borrower and that such resolutions and other actions have not been modified, rescinded, supplemented, or amended and are in full force and effect.

 

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for distribution to the Incremental Lender, a certificate as to the good standing of each Borrower as of a recent date, from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for distribution to the Incremental Lender, a certificate from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower Representative reasonably satisfactory to it certifying and demonstrating (a) as to the Borrowers’ Certifications in Section 7 hereof, and (b) that all of the requirements set forth in Section 2.25 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied with respect to the Incremental Facility, such certificate to be accompanied by calculations shown in reasonable detail to that effect.

 

(e) The Administrative Agent and the Incremental Lender shall have received, on behalf of themselves, the other Agents, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, a favorable written opinion of Jones Day, special counsel for the Credit Parties, (A) dated the Incremental Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Agents, the Incremental Lender, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders and (C) covering such matters relating to this Agreement and the Credit Documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.

 

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(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of (i) all fees due to it and the Incremental Lender, as separately agreed, (ii) reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Incremental Lender incurred in connection with the entry into of this Agreement (which includes the reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Incremental Lender) and (iii) all amounts due and payable under Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement, including, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses that are specifically required to be paid on the Incremental Closing Date (which includes the reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent), in each case, to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Incremental Closing Date.

 

(g) Solely to the extent specifically requested by the Incremental Lender at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Incremental Closing Date, the Incremental Lender shall have received at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Incremental Closing Date all documentation and other information required under Anti-Terrorism Laws and applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering Laws, including a Beneficial Ownership Certification.

 

(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received, for distribution to the Incremental Lender, a Solvency Certificate duly executed and delivered by Parent, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

 

6. Incremental Lender . The Incremental Lender acknowledges and agrees that upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Incremental Lender shall become a “Lender” under, and for all purposes of, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and shall be subject to and bound by the terms thereof, and shall perform all the obligations of and shall have all rights of a Lender thereunder.

 

7. Borrowers’ Certifications . By its execution of this Agreement, each Borrower hereby certifies that:

 

(a) no Event of Default exists immediately before or immediately after giving effect to the Incremental Facility; and

 

(b) both immediately before and immediately after giving effect to the Incremental Facility, the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are conditioned by materiality, which are true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof to the same extent as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are conditioned by materiality, which are true and correct in all respects) on and as of such earlier date.

 

8. Notice Address. For purposes of the Credit Agreement, the notice address of the Incremental Lender shall be as follows: 125 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019, Attention: Macquarie Capital Debt Capital Markets Middle Office, Fax: 212-231-6518, e-mail: maccap.dcmadmin@macquarie.com.

 

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9. Recordation of the Incremental Revolving Commitment . Upon execution and delivery hereof, Administrative Agent will record the Incremental Revolving Commitment in the Register.

 

10. Amendment, Modification and Waiver . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except by an instrument or instruments in writing signed and delivered on behalf of each of the parties hereto.

 

11. Eligible Assignee . By its execution of this Agreement, the Incremental Lender represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.6(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement).

 

12. Tax Forms . Delivered herewith to the Administrative Agent are such forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to United States federal income tax withholding matters as the Incremental Lender may be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.20(g) of the Credit Agreement.

 

13. Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and verbal, among the parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

14. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

15. THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION PROVISION SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.15 (CONSENT TO JURISDICTION) OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A JURY TRIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 10.16 (WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL) OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

 

16. Severability . In case any provision in or obligation hereunder shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

17. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or in electronic (i.e., “pdf” or “tif”) format shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

18. Credit Document . This Agreement constitutes a Credit Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

19. Reaffirmation; Other Agreements . Each Credit Party (i) reaffirms each Lien granted by each Credit Party to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that the grants of security interests by the Credit Parties contained in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect after giving effect to this Agreement. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as substitution or novation of the obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents, which shall remain in full force and effect, except to any extent modified hereby. Each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that (i) notwithstanding the conditions to effectiveness set forth in this Agreement, such Guarantor is not required by the terms of the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document to consent to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) nothing in the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be deemed to require the consent of such Guarantor to any future amendments to the Credit Agreement or the other Credit Documents.

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Incremental Joinder.

 

  MACQUARIE CAPITAL FUNDING LLC,
  as Incremental Lender
     
  By: /s/ Michael Barrish
  Name: Michael Barrish
  Title: Authorize Signatory
     
  By: /s/ Stephen Mehos
  Name: Stephen Mehos
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

[Signature page to Joinder Agreement]

 

 

 

    

  NRC US HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,
  as a Borrower and Borrower Representative
     
  By: /s/ Joseph Peterson
  Name: Joseph Peterson
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

SPRINT ENERGY SERVICES, LLC,

  as a Borrower
   
  By: /s/ Joseph Peterson
  Name: Joseph Peterson
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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  GUARANTORS”
   
  NRC GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC
  NRC GROUP HOLDINGS CORP.
  JFL-NRC HOLDINGS, LLC
  NATIONAL RESPONSE CORPORATION
  NRC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.
  OSRV HOLDINGS, INC.
  NRC PAYROLL MANAGEMENT LLC
  NRC ALASKA, LLC
  SPECIALIZED RESPONSE SOLUTIONS, L.P.
  SES HOLDCO, LLC
  SPRINT KARNES COUNTY DISPOSAL LLC
  ENPRO HOLDINGS GROUP, INC.
  ENPRO SERVICES OF MAINE, INC.
  ENPRO SERVICES OF VERMONT, INC.
  TMC SERVICES, INC.
  PROGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
  SOUTHERN WASTE SERVICES, INC.
  EAGLE CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC
  NRC NY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
  NRC EAST ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.
  QUAIL RUN SERVICES, LLC
  NATL RESPONSE CORPORATION OF PUERTO RICO
  TERRALINK SYSTEMS INC.

 

  By: /s/ Joseph Peterson
  Name: Joseph Peterson
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

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Consented to by:

 

BNP PARIBAS,

as Administrative Agent

 

By: /s/ Yung Wu  
Name: Yung Wu  
Title: Vice President  
     
By: /s/ Charles Romano  
Name: Charles Romano  
Title: Director  

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT A

 

Form of Solvency Certificate

 

March 15, 2019

 

This certificate (this “ Solvency Certificate ”) is delivered pursuant the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2018, among NRC Group Holdings, LLC, as Parent (“ Parent ”), NRC US Holding Company, LLC and Sprint Energy Services, LLC, as borrowers (the “ Borrowers ”), NRC Group Holdings Corp., NRC Group Holdings, LLC and certain of the Borrowers’ subsidiaries party thereto, as Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and BNP Paribas, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. The undersigned hereby certifies, solely in such undersigned’s capacity as Chief Financial Officer of Parent, and not individually, as follows:

 

As of the date hereof, immediately after giving effect to the Joinder Agreement of even date herewith, among the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent and Macquarie Capital Funding LLC and the transactions contemplated thereby:

 

a. The sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, does not exceed the fair value of the assets of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

b. The capital of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted following the Incremental Closing Date;

 

c. Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature; and

 

d. The present fair saleable value of the assets (on a going concern basis) of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, on their debts as they become absolute and matured.

 

For purposes of this Solvency Certificate, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Solvency Certificate in such undersigned’s capacity as chief financial officer of NRC Group Holdings, LLC and not individually, as of the date first stated above.

 

NRC GROUP HOLDINGS, LLC

 

By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

I, Christian Swinbank, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NRC Group Holdings Corp;

 

2. 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;

 

3. 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;

 

4. 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a) 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;

 

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) 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

 

d) 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

 

5. 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):

 

a) 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

 

b) 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.

 

Dated: May 7, 2019 /s/ Christian Swinbank
  Name:   Christian Swinbank
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(e) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)

 

I, Joseph Peterson, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NRC Group Holdings Corp;

 

2. 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;

 

3. 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;

 

4. 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)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

a) 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;

 

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c) 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

 

d) 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

 

5. 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):

 

a) 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

 

b) 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.

 

Dated: May 7, 2019 /s/ Joseph Peterson
  Name:   Joseph Peterson
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit 32.1

 

  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350
as adopted pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of NRC Group Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended March 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of such officer’s knowledge:

 

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

 

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

 

Dated: May 7, 2019 /s/ Christian Swinbank
  Name:   Christian Swinbank
  Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
  /s/ Joseph Peterson
  Name:   Joseph Peterson
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial Officer)

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.