RigNet (NASDAQ:RNET) provides communication- and network-based services to the oil and gas industry, specifically offshore drilling rigs. The market’s concern with the decline in offshore drilling activity negatively impacted share price performance. The outlook this year for the oil and gas industry remains difficult to predict; however, we have conviction that RigNet can still grow at a positive rate based on the recurring revenue from service contracts. We added to the position during the period.
From Meridian Growth Fund’s annual letter.