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Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NINE) Risk Analysis
Risk Overview Q1, 2026
Source: the company's latest filing for the period ended Mar 31, 2026, filed May 13, 2026
Risk Change Over Time
- Accounting & Financial Operations - Risk 1Our actual financial results after emergence from bankruptcy may not be comparable to our projections filed with the Bankruptcy Court in the course of the Chapter 11 Cases.
In connection with the disclosure statement we filed with the Bankruptcy Court, and the hearing to consider confirmation of the Plan, we prepared projected financial information to demonstrate to the Bankruptcy Court the feasibility of the Plan and our ability to continue operations upon our emergence from bankruptcy. Those projections were prepared solely for the purpose of the bankruptcy proceedings and have not been, and will not be, updated on an ongoing basis and should not be relied upon by investors. At the time they were prepared, the projections reflected numerous assumptions concerning our anticipated future performance with respect to then prevailing and anticipated market and economic conditions that were and remain beyond our control and that may not materialize. Projections are inherently subject to substantial and numerous uncertainties and to a wide variety of significant business, economic and competitive risks and the assumptions underlying the projections or valuation estimates may prove to be wrong in material respects. Actual results may vary significantly from those contemplated by the projections. As a result, investors should not rely on these projections.
- Corporate Activity and Growth - Risk 2Pursuant to the Plan, upon our emergence from bankruptcy, the composition of our Board of Directors ("Board") changed significantly.
Our Board is now made up of six directors, with a new non-executive Chairperson of the Board, and three individuals who have not previously served on the Board. The new directors have different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives from those individuals who previously served on the Board and, thus, may have different views on the issues that will determine the future of the Company. There is no guarantee that the new Board will pursue, or will pursue in the same manner, our strategic plans as our prior Board. As a result, our future strategy and plans may differ materially from those of the past.
Risk Highlights Q1, 2026
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Risk Factors Full Breakdown - Total Risks 64
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 1During the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases, trading in our securities (including our common stock) is highly speculative and poses substantial risks, and the Plan contemplates that all shares of our common stock will be canceled for no consideration.
Trading prices for our securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by the holders of our securities in the Chapter 11 Cases. We expect that holders of our securities could experience a significant or complete loss on their investment, depending on the outcome of the Chapter 11 Cases. In particular, the Plan contemplates that all shares of our common stock will be canceled for no consideration. We have a substantial amount of indebtedness that is senior to the common stock in our capital structure, and the common stockholders will not receive any recovery unless the holders of more senior claims and interests, such as secured and unsecured indebtedness (which are not expected to recover in full under the Plan), are paid in full. Consequently, we expect that the common stock will become worthless.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 2Our charter and bylaws contain provisions that could delay, discourage, or prevent a takeover attempt even if a takeover might be beneficial to our stockholders, and such provisions may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Provisions contained in our charter and bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us. Our charter and bylaws also impose various procedural and other requirements, which could make it more difficult for stockholders to effect certain corporate actions. For example, our charter authorizes our Board to determine the rights, preferences, privileges, and restrictions of unissued series of preferred stock without any vote or action by our stockholders. Thus, our Board can authorize and issue shares of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting or other rights of holders of our capital stock. These rights may have the effect of delaying or deterring a change of control of our company. Additionally, for example, our bylaws (i) include advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our Board and for proposing matters that can be acted upon at stockholder meetings and (ii) provide that our Board is expressly authorized to adopt, or to alter or repeal, our bylaws. These provisions could limit the price that certain investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock.
- Share Price & Shareholder Rights - Risk 3Our charter designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders' ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees, or agents.
Our charter provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees, or agents to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), our charter or our bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. These exclusive forum provisions are not intended to apply to actions arising under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act. The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware has held that a Delaware corporation can only use its constitutive documents to bind a plaintiff to a particular forum where the claim involves rights or relationships that were established by or under the DGCL. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of, and consented to, the forum selection provisions of our charter. These choice of forum provisions may limit a stockholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees, or agents, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and such persons. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of our charter inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.
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