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Complete Production Services Reports First-Quarter Earnings Up 139%.


HOUSTON Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy


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 -- Complete Production Services, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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) today reported first-quarter 2006 net income of $28.1 million, or $0.48 per diluted di·lute  
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1. To make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water.

2. To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by admixture.
 share on revenue of $275.7 million compared to net income of $11.8 million or $0.26 per diluted share on revenue of $161.3 million for the first quarter of 2005. This represents a 139% increase in net income and a 71% increase in revenue over the same period in the prior year.

First quarter 2006 revenues and operating margins Operating Margin

A ratio used to measure a company's pricing strategy and operating efficiency.

Calculated by:
 increased year-over-year as a result of significant investment in growth capital during the last twelve months, higher market activity and an improved pricing environment, along with an active acquisition program. Operating profit Operating profit (or loss)

Revenue from a firm's regular activities less costs and expenses and before income deductions.


operating profit

See operating income.
 of $56.5 million increased 107% from the previous year, resulting in an operating profit margin Operating profit margin

The ratio of operating profit to net sales.
 as a percent of revenue of 20.5%. All three operating segments' revenue increased on a year-over-year basis, with the Completion & Production Services segment up 82%, the Drilling Services segment up 66% and the Product Sales segment up 36%. Revenues compared to the fourth quarter of 2005 were up 19% overall, with Completion & Production Services revenue up 21%, Drilling Services revenue up 10% and Product Sales up 19%.

"I am pleased to report excellent results in our first earnings report as a public company," commented Joe Winkler Winkler may refer to:
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, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Quarter one results are reflective Refers to light hitting an opaque surface such as a printed page or mirror and bouncing back. See reflective media and reflective LCD.  of our growth strategy of investment in capital equipment and selective acquisitions within the resource plays of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. ," noted Winkler.

During the first quarter of 2006, we completed two acquisitions for total consideration of approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
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2.
 $18 million (net of cash acquired) and invested approximately $59 million in capital equipment. As previously disclosed dis·close  
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, we sold 13 million shares of common stock on April 20, 2006 in our Initial Public Offering and our stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City.
 on April 21 under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol

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 "CPX".

Complete Production Services, Inc. provides completion, production and drilling services and products to the oil and gas industry in many of the most active basins throughout North America. We will hold our quarterly conference call to discuss first quarter 2006 results on Wednesday Wednesday: see week. , May 3, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. To participate in the live conference call, dial 866-761-0748 at least ten minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call. When prompted, provide the passcode: 60280152. The conference call will be available for replay beginning at 1:00 p.m., May 3, 2006, and will be available until May 10, 2006. To access the conference call replay, please call 888-286-8010 and use the passcode: 78473959. The call is also being webcast and can be accessed at our website at www.completeproduction.com.

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are those that do not state historical facts and are, therefore, inherently subject to risk and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements included herein are based on current expectations and entail entail, in law, restriction of inheritance to a limited class of descendants for at least several generations. The object of entail is to preserve large estates in land from the disintegration that is caused by equal inheritance by all the heirs and by the ordinary  various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks associated with the general nature of the oilfield service industry. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances CIRCUMSTANCES, evidence. The particulars which accompany a fact.
     2. The facts proved are either possible or impossible, ordinary and probable, or extraordinary and improbable, recent or ancient; they may have happened near us, or afar off; they are public or
 that may arise after the date of this press release.

Management evaluates the performance of our operating segments using a non-GAAP financial measure, EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become . EBITDA is calculated as net income before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and minority interest. EBITDA is not a substitute for GAAP GAAP

See: Generally Accepted Accounting Principles


GAAP

See generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
 measures of earnings and cash flow. EBITDA is used in this press release because our management considers it an important supplemental measure of performance and believes it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.
Complete Production Services, Inc.
                 Consolidated Statements of Operations
            For the Quarters Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005
                            (in thousands)

                                          Quarter Ended  Quarter Ended
                                            March 31,      March 31,
                                             2006           2005
                                         -------------- --------------
                                           (unaudited)    (unaudited)
 Revenue:
    Services                                  $235,119       $131,987
    Products                                    40,617         29,264
                                         -------------- --------------
                                               275,736        161,251

 Cost of services                              135,511         79,670
 Cost of products                               30,373         22,583
 Selling, general and administrative
  expense                                       37,608         21,886
 Depreciation and amortization                  15,727          9,774
                                         -------------- --------------
                                               219,219        133,913

                                         -------------- --------------
    Operating income                            56,517         27,338

 Interest expense                               10,682          4,015

    Income from operations
                                         -------------- --------------
      before taxes and minority interest        45,835         23,323

 Tax provision                                  17,417          8,356

                                         -------------- --------------
    Income before minority interest             28,418         14,967

 Minority interest                                 305          3,212

                                         -------------- --------------
    Net income                                 $28,113        $11,755
                                         ============== ==============

 Earnings per share:
    Basic earnings per share                     $0.51          $0.28
                                         -------------- --------------
    Diluted earnings per share                   $0.48          $0.26
                                         -------------- --------------

 Weighted average shares outstanding:
    Basic                                       55,601         41,471
    Diluted                                     58,783         45,860


                  Complete Production Services, Inc.
                 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
              As of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005
                            (in thousands)

                                             March 31,    December 31,
                                               2006          2005
                                           ------------- -------------
                                            (unaudited)   (unaudited)
 Assets:
    Current assets                             $279,760      $247,486
    Property, plant and equipment, net          436,596       384,580
    Goodwill                                    336,378       298,297
    Other long-term assets                        6,939         7,290
                                           ------------- -------------
        Total assets                          1,059,673       937,653
                                           ============= =============

 Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity:
    Current liabilities                         133,300       120,203
    Long-term debt                              562,965       509,990
    Long-term deferred tax liabilities           53,752        54,334
    Minority interest                             2,664         2,365
                                           ------------- -------------
        Total liabilities and minority
         interest                               752,681       686,892

    Common stock                                    568           555
    Treasury stock                                 (202)         (202)
    Additional paid-in capital                  248,996       220,786
    Deferred compensation                        (3,790)       (3,803)
    Retained earnings                            44,998        16,885
    Cumulative translation adjustment            16,422        16,540
                                           ------------- -------------
        Total stockholder's equity              306,992       250,761

                                           ------------- -------------
        Total liabilities and
         stockholder's equity                $1,059,673      $937,653
                                           ============= =============


                            Cash Flow Data
                 For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
                            (in thousands)
                                                           March 31,
                                                             2006
                                                         -------------
                                                          (unaudited)
 Cash flows provide by/(used for):
    Operating activities                                      $31,307
    Investing activities:
        Capital expenditures                                 $(58,882)
        Other investing activities                           $(16,466)
    Financing activities                                      $44,805


                  Complete Production Services, Inc.
                   Consolidated Segment Information
 For the Quarters Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005, and December 31, 2005
                            (in thousands)

                                March 31,    March 31,    December 31,
                                 2006          2005          2005
                              ------------ ------------- -------------
                               (unaudited)  (unaudited)   (unaudited)
 Revenue:
    Completion and production
     services                    $192,021      $105,393      $159,150
    Drilling services              44,030        26,594        40,101
    Products                       39,685        29,264        33,239
                              ------------ ------------- -------------
        Total revenues           $275,736      $161,251      $232,490
                              ============ ============= =============

 EBITDA: (1)
    Completion and production
     services                     $54,609       $26,109       $35,188
    Drilling services              16,020         7,872        14,839
    Products                        5,547         3,937         4,902
    Corporate and other            (3,932)         (806)       (4,211)
                              ------------ ------------- -------------
        Total EBITDA              $72,244       $37,112       $50,718
                              ============ ============= =============

 EBITDA as a % of Revenue:
    Completion and production
     services                        28.4%         24.8%         22.1%
    Drilling services                36.4%         29.6%         37.0%
    Products                         14.0%         13.5%         14.7%
        Total                        26.2%         23.0%         21.8%

 (1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure used by management, as defined in
  the last paragraph of this press release.


                  Complete Production Services, Inc.
     Reconciliation of EBITDA to the most Comparable GAAP Measure
 For the Quarters Ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 and December 31, 2005
                       (unaudited, in thousands)

                               ---------------------------------------
                                     Quarter Ended March 31, 2006
                               ---------------------------------------
                                             (unaudited)

                                             Depreciation   Operating
           Segment:               EBITDA    & Amortization   Income
------------------------------ ------------ --------------------------
 Completion and production
  services                         $54,609       $12,932      $41,677
 Drilling services                  16,020         2,018       14,002
 Products                            5,547           503        5,044
 Corporate and other                (3,932)          274       (4,206)
                               ------------ ------------- ------------
     Totals                        $72,244       $15,727      $56,517
                               ============ ============= ============


                               ---------------------------------------
                                     Quarter Ended March 31, 2005
                               ---------------------------------------
                                             (unaudited)

                                             Depreciation   Operating
           Segment:               EBITDA    & Amortization   Income
------------------------------ ------------ --------------------------
 Completion and production
  services                         $26,109        $8,116      $17,993
 Drilling services                   7,872         1,215        6,657
 Products                            3,937           376        3,561
 Corporate and other                  (806)           67         (873)
                               ------------ ------------- ------------
     Totals                        $37,112        $9,774      $27,338
                               ============ ============= ============


                               ---------------------------------------
                                   Quarter Ended December 31, 2005
                               ---------------------------------------
                                             (unaudited)

                                             Depreciation   Operating
           Segment:               EBITDA    & Amortization   Income
------------------------------ ------------ --------------------------
 Completion and production
  services                         $35,188       $13,506      $21,682
 Drilling services                  14,839         1,698       13,141
 Products                            4,902           376        4,526
 Corporate and other                (4,211)          358       (4,569)
                               ------------ ------------- ------------
     Totals                        $50,718       $15,938      $34,780
                               ============ ============= ============

(1)"EBITDA" is a non-GAAP measure.  See a definition and description
 of the use of EBITDA at footnote (a) to this Press Release.
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