Helmerich & Payne Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K)

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Nov 24, 2010
Helmerich & Payne Inc. (HP, Financial) filed Annual Report for the period ended 2010-09-30.

Helmerich & Payne Inc. has a market cap of $4.75 billion; its shares were traded at around $44.87 with a P/E ratio of 17.6 and P/S ratio of 2.5. The dividend yield of Helmerich & Payne Inc. stocks is 0.5%. Helmerich & Payne Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 19.3% over the past 10 years.HP is in the portfolios of Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Jean-Marie Eveillard of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC, Chuck Royce of Royce& Associates, Pioneer Investments, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Bruce Kovner of Caxton Associates, Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Jeremy Grantham of GMO LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.

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At the end of September 2010, 2009 and 2008, we had 220, 201 and 185, respectively, of our land rigs available for work in the United States. The total number of rigs at the end of fiscal 2010 increased by a net of 19 rigs from the end of fiscal 2009. The increase was due to 14 new FlexRigs having been completed and placed into service, 6 transferred from our international operations and 1 rig transferred to our international operations. Our U.S. land operations contributed approximately 75 percent ($1,412.5 million) of our consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2010, compared with approximately 78 percent ($1,441.2 million) of consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2009 and approximately 82 percent ($1,542.0 million) of consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2008. Rig utilization was approximately 73 percent in fiscal 2010 and approximately 68 percent in fiscal 2009, down from approximately 96 percent in fiscal 2008. Our fleet of FlexRigs maintained an average utilization of approximately 87 percent during fiscal 2010 while our conventional and highly mobile rigs had an average utilization rate of approximately 12 percent. A rig is considered to be utilized when it is operated or being mobilized or demobilized under contract. At the close of fiscal 2010, 183 land rigs were working out of 220 available rigs.

Our offshore operations contributed approximately 11 percent in both fiscal years 2010 and 2009 ($202.7 million in fiscal 2010 and $204.7 million in fiscal 2009) of the Company's consolidated operating revenues compared to 8 percent in fiscal year 2008 ($154.5) of the Company's consolidated operating revenues. Rig utilization in fiscal 2010 was approximately 80 percent compared to approximately 89 percent in fiscal 2009 and approximately 75 percent in fiscal 2008. At the end of fiscal 2010, we had seven of our nine offshore platform rigs under contract and continued to work under management contracts for three customer-owned rigs. Revenues from drilling services performed for our largest offshore drilling customer totaled approximately 34 percent of offshore revenues during fiscal 2010.

Our international land operations contributed approximately 13 percent ($247.2 million) of our consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2010, compared with approximately 10 percent ($187.1 million) of consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2009 and 9 percent ($161.1 million) in fiscal 2008. Rig utilization in fiscal 2010 was 71 percent, 70 percent in fiscal 2009 and 72 percent in fiscal 2008.

At the end of fiscal 2010, we had six rigs in Colombia. Our utilization rate was approximately 71 percent during fiscal 2010, approximately 88 percent during fiscal 2009 and approximately 87 percent during fiscal 2008. Revenues generated by Colombian drilling operations contributed approximately 3 percent ($57.5 million) of our consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2010, compared with 4 percent ($77.3 million) of our consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2009, and 2 percent ($42.4 million) of our consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2008. Revenues from drilling services performed for our largest customer in Colombia totaled approximately 2 percent of consolidated operating revenues and approximately 12 percent of international operating revenues during fiscal 2010. The Colombian drilling contracts are primarily with large international or national oil companies.

At the end of fiscal 2010, we had four rigs in Ecuador. The utilization rate in Ecuador was 100 percent in both fiscal 2010 and 2009, compared to 59 percent in fiscal 2008. Revenues generated by Ecuadorian drilling operations contributed approximately 3 percent of our consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008 ($52.1 million, $52.3 million and $55.1 million, respectively). Revenues from drilling services performed for the largest customer in Ecuador totaled approximately 2 percent of consolidated operating revenues and approximately 16 percent of international operating revenues during fiscal 2010. The Ecuadorian drilling contracts are primarily with large international or national oil companies.

At the end of fiscal 2010, we had nine rigs in Argentina. Our utilization rate was approximately 53 percent during fiscal 2010, approximately 52 percent during fiscal 2009 and approximately 88 percent during fiscal 2008. Revenues generated by Argentine drilling operations contributed approximately 3 percent ($55.9 million) of our consolidated operating revenues during fiscal 2010 compared with approximately 2 percent in both fiscal years 2009 and 2008 ($42.1 million in fiscal 2009 and $44.4 million in fiscal 2008). Revenues from drilling services performed for our two largest customers in Argentina totaled approximately 2 percent of consolidated operating revenues and approximately 19 percent of international operating revenues during fiscal 2010. The Argentine drilling contracts are primarily with large international or national oil companies

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