Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Weatherford International Plc
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: March 27, 2017
Event: Regulation FD Disclosure regarding an investor presentation at the Scotia Howard Weil Energy Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide specific values for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report serves solely as a notice of an upcoming presentation containing non-GAAP financial measures.
Material Changes
No material changes to financial results or operations are reported in this document. The filing announces the availability of presentation materials on the company's Investor Relations website.
Guidance, Outlook, and Management Commentary
- Non-GAAP Measures: The investor presentation includes non-GAAP financial measures and ratios intended to provide meaningful comparisons between current and prior period results.
- Management Stance: Management states these non-GAAP measures should be viewed in addition to, not as substitutes for, GAAP-reported results.
- Legal Status: Information furnished under Item 7.01 is not deemed "filed" with the SEC and is not incorporated by reference into other filings unless expressly stated.
Investor Verification Checklist
- Verify the content of the investor presentation materials available on Weatherford's website (www.weatherford.com) in the Investor Relations section.
- Review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP results within the presentation materials.
- Confirm the date and time of the presentation (March 27, 2017, 1:30 p.m. Central Time) for any recorded webcasts or transcripts.