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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2006
Registration No. 333-128750
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
Complete Production Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   1389   72-1503959
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial Classification
Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
11700 Old Katy Road, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77079
(281) 372-2300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Joseph C. Winkler
Chief Executive Officer and President
11700 Old Katy Road, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77079
(281) 372-2300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
     
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
  Baker Botts L.L.P.
First City Tower, Suite 2300
  One Shell Plaza, 910 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
  Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 758-2222
  (713) 229-1234
Attn: Scott N. Wulfe
  Attn: R. Joel Swanson
Attn: Nicole E. Clark
  Attn: Felix P. Phillips
     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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     The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Re gistration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section  8(a), may determine.
 
 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED APRIL 17, 2006
21,700,000 Shares
(COMPLETE PRODUCTION SERVICES LOGO)
Complete Production Services, Inc.
Common Stock
 
        We are selling 13,000,000 shares of our common stock and the selling stockholders are selling 8,700,000 shares of our common stock. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price of our common stock is expected to be between $22.00 and $24.00 per share. Our common stock has been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance, under the symbol “CPX”. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the shares of common stock sold by the selling stockholders.
      The underwriters have an option to purchase a maximum of 3,255,000 additional shares from the selling stockholders to cover over-allotments of shares.
      Investing in our common stock involves risks. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9.
                                 
            Proceeds to    
        Underwriting   Complete   Proceeds to
    Price to   Discounts and   Production   Selling
    Public   Commissions   Services   Stockholders
                 
Per Share
    $       $       $       $  
Total
    $       $       $       $  
      Delivery of the shares of common stock will be made on or about                     , 2006.
      Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Credit Suisse UBS Investment Bank
 
Banc of America Securities LLC
  Jefferies & Company
  Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C.
  Raymond James
  Simmons & Company
  International
  Pickering Energy Partners
The date of this prospectus is                     , 2006.


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      You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. This document may only be used where it is legal to sell these securities. The information in this document may only be accurate on the date of this document.
Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation
      Until                     , 2006 (25 days after the commencement of the offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to unsold allotments or subscriptions.
Cautionary Note Regarding Industry and Market Data
      This prospectus includes industry data and forecasts that we obtained from publicly available information, industry publications and surveys. Our forecasts are based upon management’s understanding of industry conditions. We believe that the information included in this prospectus from industry surveys, publications and forecasts is reliable.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
      The body of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States is commonly referred to as “GAAP.” A non-GAAP financial measure is generally defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, as one that purports to measure historical or future financial performance, financial position or cash flows, but excludes or includes amounts that would not be so adjusted in the most comparable GAAP measures. In this prospectus, we disclose EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. EBITDA is calculated as net income before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and minority interest. EBITDA is not a substitute for the GAAP measures of earnings and cash flow. EBITDA is included in this prospectus because our management considers it an important supplemental measure of our performance and believes that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry, some of which present EBITDA when reporting their results.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
      This prospectus summary highlights information contained in this prospectus. Before investing in our common stock, you should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the section entitled “Risk Factors” and our financial statements and related notes, for a more detailed description of our business and this offering. In this prospectus, “Complete,” “company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Complete Production Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except as otherwise indicated. Please read “Glossary of Selected Industry Terms” included in this prospectus for definitions of certain terms that are commonly used in the oilfield services industry. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “dollars” and “$” in this prospectus are to, and amounts are presented in, U.S. dollars. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all information in this prospectus assumes that the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option.
Our Company
      We provide specialized services and products focused on helping oil and gas companies develop hydrocarbon reserves, reduce costs and enhance production. We focus on basins within North America that we believe have attractive long-term potential for growth, and we deliver targeted, value-added services and products required by our customers within each specific basin. We believe our range of services and products positions us to meet many needs of our customers at the wellsite, from drilling and completion through production and eventual abandonment. We manage our operations from regional field service facilities located throughout the U.S. Rocky Mountain region, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kansas, western Canada and Mexico.
      We seek to differentiate ourselves from our competitors through our local leadership, basin-level expertise and the innovative application of proprietary and other technologies. We deliver solutions to our customers that we believe lower their costs and increase their production in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
      Our business is comprised of three segments:
      Completion and Production Services. Through our completion and production services segment, we establish, maintain and enhance the flow of oil and gas throughout the life of a well. This segment is divided into the following primary service lines:
  •  Intervention Services. Well intervention requires the use of specialized equipment to perform an array of wellbore services. Our fleet of intervention service equipment includes coiled tubing units, pressure pumping units, nitrogen units, well service rigs, snubbing units and a variety of support equipment. Our intervention services provide customers with innovative solutions to increase production of oil and gas.
 
  •  Downhole and Wellsite Services. Our downhole and wellsite services include electric-line, slickline, production optimization, production testing, rental and fishing services. We also offer several proprietary services and products that we believe create significant value for our customers.
 
  •  Fluid Handling. We provide a variety of services to help our customers obtain, move, store and dispose of fluids that are involved in the development and production of their reservoirs. Through our fleet of specialized trucks, frac tanks and other assets, we provide fluid transportation, heating, pumping and disposal services for our customers.
      Drilling Services. Through our drilling services segment, we provide services and equipment that initiate or stimulate oil and gas production by providing land drilling, specialized rig logistics and site preparation. Through this segment, we also provide pressure control, drill string, pipe handling and other equipment. Our drilling rigs currently operate exclusively in the Barnett Shale region of north Texas.
      Product Sales. Through our product sales segment, we provide a variety of equipment used by oil and gas companies throughout the lifecycle of their wells. Our current product offering includes completion, flow control and artificial lift equipment as well as tubular goods.
      For further information on our company, please read “Business – Our Company.”

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Our Industry
      Our business depends on the level of exploration, development and production expenditures made by our customers. These expenditures are driven by the current and expected future prices for oil and gas, and the perceived stability and sustainability of those prices. Our business is primarily driven by natural gas drilling activity in North America. We believe the following two principal economic factors will positively affect our industry in the coming years:
  •  Higher demand for natural gas in North America. We believe that natural gas will be in high demand in North America over the next several years because of the growing popularity of this clean-burning fuel.
 
  •  Constrained North American gas supply. Although the demand for natural gas is projected to increase, supply is likely to be constrained as North American natural gas basins are becoming more mature and experiencing increased decline rates.
      Higher demand for natural gas and a constrained gas supply have resulted in higher prices and increased drilling activity. The increase in prices and drilling activity are driving three additional trends that we believe will benefit us:
        Trend toward drilling and developing unconventional North American natural gas resources. Due to the maturity of conventional North American oil and gas reservoirs and their accelerating production decline rates, unconventional oil and gas resources will comprise an increasing proportion of future North American oil and gas production. Unconventional resources include tight sands, shales and coalbed methane. These resources require more wells to be drilled and maintained, frequently on tighter acreage spacing. The appropriate technology to recover unconventional gas resources varies from region to region; therefore, knowledge of local conditions and operating procedures, and selection of the right technologies is key to providing customers with appropriate solutions.
 
        The advent of the resource play. A “resource play” is a term used to describe an accumulation of hydrocarbons known to exist over a large area which, when compared to a conventional play, has lower commercial development risks and a lower average decline rate. Once identified, resource plays have the potential to make a material impact because of their size and low decline rates. The application of appropriate technology and program execution are important to obtain value from resource plays.
 
        Increasingly complex technologies. Increasing prices and the development of unconventional oil and gas resources are driving the need for complex, new technologies to help increase recovery rates, lower production costs and accelerate field development. We believe that the increasing complexity of technology used in the oil and gas development process coupled with limited engineering resources will require production companies to increase their reliance on service companies to assist them in developing and applying these technologies.
      While we believe that these trends will benefit us, our markets may be adversely affected by industry conditions that are largely beyond our control. Any prolonged substantial reduction in oil and gas prices would likely affect oil and gas drilling and production levels and therefore affect demand for the services we provide. For more information on this and other risks to our business and our industry, please read “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry.”
      For further information on our industry, please read “Business – Our Industry.”

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Our Business Strategy
      Our goal is to build the leading oilfield services company focused on the completion and production phases in the life of an oil and gas well. We intend to capitalize on the emerging trends in the North American marketplace through the execution of a growth strategy that consists of the following components:
      Expand and capitalize on local leadership and basin-level expertise. A key component of our strategy is to build upon our base of strong local leadership and basin-level expertise. We have a significant presence in most of the key onshore continental U.S. and Canadian gas plays we believe have the potential for long-term growth. We intend to leverage our existing market presence, strong local leadership, expertise and customer relationships to expand our business within these gas plays. We also intend to replicate this approach in new regions by building and acquiring new businesses that have strong regional management with extensive local knowledge.
      Develop and deploy technical and operational solutions. We are focused on developing and deploying technical services, equipment and expertise that lower our customers’ costs.
      Capitalize on organic and acquisition-related growth opportunities. We believe there are numerous opportunities to sell new services and products to customers in our current geographic areas and to sell our current services and products to customers in new geographic areas. We have a proven track record of organic growth and successful acquisitions, and we intend to continue using capital investments and acquisitions to strategically expand our business.
      Focus on execution and performance. We have established and intend to develop further a culture of performance and accountability. Senior management spends a significant portion of its time ensuring that our customers receive the highest quality of service.
      Successful execution of our business strategy depends on our ability to retain key personnel and to continue to employ a sufficient number of skilled and qualified workers. The demand for skilled workers is high, and the supply is limited. If we are not able to retain key personnel and continue to employ a sufficient number of skilled and qualified workers, our business could be harmed. For more information on this and other risks to our business and our industry, please read “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry.”
      For further information on our business strategy, please read “Business – Our Business Strategy.”
Our Competitive Strengths
      We believe that we are well positioned to execute our strategy and capitalize on opportunities in the North American oil and gas market based on the following competitive strengths:
      Strong local leadership and basin-level expertise. We operate our business with a focus on each regional basin complemented by our local reputations. We believe our local and regional businesses, some of which have been operating for more than 50 years, provide us with a significant advantage over many of our competitors. Our managers, sales engineers and field operators have extensive expertise in their local geological basins, understand the regional challenges our customers face and have long-term relationships with many customers. We strive to leverage this basin-level expertise to establish ourselves as the preferred provider of our services in the basins in which we operate.
      Significant presence in major North American basins. We operate in major oil and gas producing regions of the U.S. Rocky Mountains, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas and Kansas, western Canada and Mexico, with concentrations in key resource play and unconventional basins. Resource plays are expected to become increasingly important in future North American oil and gas production as more conventional resources enter later stages of the exploration cycle. We believe we have an excellent position in highly active markets such as the Barnett Shale region of north Texas. Accelerating production and driving down development and production costs are key goals for oil and gas operators in these areas,

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resulting in strong demand for our services and products. In addition, our strong presence in these regions allows us to build solid customer relationships and take advantage of cross-selling opportunities.
      Focus on complementary production and field development services. Our breadth of service and product offerings positions us favorably relative to our competitors. Our complementary services encompass the entire lifecycle of a well from drilling and completion, through production and eventual abandonment. This suite of services and products gives us the opportunity to cross-sell to our customer base and throughout our geographic regions. Leveraging our strong local leadership and basin-level expertise, we are able to offer expanded services and products to existing customers or current services and products to new customers.
      Innovative approach to technical and operational solutions. We develop and deploy services and products that enable our customers to increase production rates, stem production declines and reduce the costs of drilling, completion and production. The significant expertise we have developed in our areas of operation offers our customers customized operational solutions to meet their particular needs.
      Modern and active asset base. We have a modern and well-maintained fleet of coiled tubing units, pressure pumping equipment, wireline units, well service rigs, snubbing units, fluid transports, frac tanks and other specialized equipment. We believe our ongoing investment in our equipment allows us to better serve the diverse and increasingly challenging needs of our customer base. Our fleet is active with high utilization. We believe our future expenditures will be used to capitalize on growth opportunities within the areas we currently operate and to build out new platforms obtained through targeted acquisitions.
      Experienced management team with proven track record. Each executive officer and member of our key operational management team has over 20 years of experience in the oilfield services industry. We believe that their considerable knowledge of and experience in our industry enhances our ability to operate effectively throughout industry cycles. Our management also has substantial experience in identifying, completing and integrating acquisitions.
      While we believe that these strengths differentiate us from our competitors, the markets in which we operate are highly competitive and have relatively few barriers to entry. We face competition from large national and multi-national companies that have greater resources and greater name recognition than we do as well as from several smaller companies capable of competing effectively on a regional basis. In addition, we may face substantial competition from new entrants in the future. For more information on these and other risks to our business and our industry, please read “Risk Factors – Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry.”
      For further information on our competitive strengths, see “Business – Our Competitive Strengths.”
The Combination
      Prior to 2001, SCF Partners, a private equity firm, began to target investment opportunities in service-oriented companies in the North American natural gas market with specific focus on the production phase of the exploration and production cycle. On May 22, 2001, SCF Partners, through SCF-IV, L.P. (“SCF”), formed Saber Energy Services, Inc. (“Saber”), a new company, in connection with its acquisition of two companies primarily focused on completion and production related services in Louisiana. In July 2002, SCF became the controlling stockholder of Integrated Production Services, Ltd., a production enhancement company that, at the time, focused its operation in Canada. In September 2002, Saber acquired this company and changed its name to Integrated Production Services, Inc. (“IPS”). Subsequently, IPS began to grow organically and through several acquisitions, with the ultimate objective of creating a technical leader in the enhancement of natural gas production. In November 2003, SCF formed another production services company, Complete Energy Services, Inc. (“CES”), establishing a platform from which to grow in the Barnett Shale region of north Texas. Subsequently, through organic growth and several acquisitions, CES extended its presence to the U.S. Rocky Mountain and the Mid-Continent regions. In the summer of 2004, SCF formed I.E. Miller Services, Inc. (“IEM”), which at the

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time had a presence in Louisiana and Texas. During 2004, IPS and IEM independently began to execute strategic initiatives to establish a presence in both the Barnett Shale and U.S. Rocky Mountain regions.
      On September 12, 2005, IPS, CES and IEM were combined and became Complete Production Services, Inc. in a transaction we refer to as the “Combination.” We believe that operational and financial benefits realized through the Combination establish the foundation for long-term growth for the combined company. Immediately after the Combination, SCF held approximately 70% of our outstanding common stock. For additional information regarding the Combination, see “Business – The Combination.”
How You Can Contact Us
      Our principal executive offices are located at 11700 Old Katy Road, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77079 and our telephone number at that location is (281) 372-2300. Our corporate website address is www.completeproduction.com. The information contained in or accessible from our corporate website is not part of this prospectus.

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The Offering
Common stock offered by us 13,000,000 shares
 
Common stock offered by the selling stockholders 8,700,000 shares
 
Common stock to be outstanding after the offering 70,519,755 shares
 
Common stock beneficially owned by the selling stockholders after the offering 36,969,831 shares (33,714,831 shares if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is fully exercised).
 
Use of proceeds We estimate that our net proceeds from the sale of the shares offered by us, after deducting estimated expenses and underwriting discounts and commissions, will be approximately $277 million. We plan to use our net proceeds from this offering to repay $5 million of seller financed notes and the remainder to pay all outstanding balances under our revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes, which may include cash payments made in connection with future acquisitions. Affiliates of some of the underwriters of this offering are lenders under our revolving credit facility and therefore will receive a portion of the proceeds from this offering that we use to repay indebtedness. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of any shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders. See “Use of Proceeds” and “Underwriting.”
 
Over-allotment option The selling stockholders have granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase a maximum of 3,255,000 additional shares of our common stock at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments.
 
NYSE symbol “CPX”
 
Risk factors See “Risk Factors” included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors that you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.
      The number of shares of common stock that will be outstanding after the offering includes shares of restricted common stock issued to officers and other employees under our stock incentive plans (our “stock incentive plans”) that are subject to vesting. As of March 31, 2006, there were 771,297 shares of restricted stock outstanding that remain subject to vesting.
      The number of shares of common stock that will be outstanding after the offering excludes:
  •  3,480,028 shares issuable upon the exercise of options outstanding as of March 31, 2006 under our stock incentive plans; and
 
  •  an aggregate of approximately 835,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of options (with an exercise price equal to the price per share to the public in this offering) and an aggregate of approximately 65,000 shares of restricted stock anticipated to be issued in connection with this offering.

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Summary Consolidated Financial Data
      The following table presents summary historical consolidated financial and operating data for the periods shown. The summary consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2001 and for the year ended December 31, 2001, have been derived from IPS’s consolidated financial statements for such date and period. The summary consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2002 and for the year ended December 31, 2002 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of IPS for such date and period. In addition, the following summary consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and for the three-year period ended December 31, 2005 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements for those dates and periods. The following information should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and related notes included in this prospectus.
      On December 29, 2005, we effected a 2-for-1 split of common stock. As a result, all common stock and per share data, as well as data related to other securities including stock warrants, restricted stock and stock options, have been adjusted retroactively to give effect to this stock split for all periods presented within this prospectus, except par value which remained at $0.01 per share, resulting in an insignificant reclassification between common stock and additional paid-in-capital.
                                             
    Year Ended December 31,
     
    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
                     
    (In thousands, except per share data)
Statement of Operations Data:
                                       
Revenue:
                                       
 
Completion and production services
  $ 5,855     $ 30,110     $ 65,025     $ 194,953     $ 510,304  
 
Drilling services
                2,707       44,474       129,117  
 
Products sales
          10,494       35,547       81,320       118,305  
                               
   
Total
    5,855       40,604       103,279       320,747       757,726  
Expenses:
                                       
 
Service and product expenses(1)
    3,528       28,531       73,124       216,173       481,394  
 
Selling, general and administrative
    1,563       7,764       16,591       46,077       111,754  
 
Depreciation and amortization
    402       4,187       7,648       21,616       48,840  
 
Write-off of deferred financing fees
                            3,315  
                               
   
Operating income
    362       122       5,916       36,881       112,423  
Interest expense
    176       1,260       2,687       7,471       24,461  
Taxes
    86       (477 )     1,506       10,821       33,716  
                               
 
Income (loss) before minority interest
    100       (661 )     1,723       18,589       54,246  
Minority interest
                247       4,705       384  
                               
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 100     $ (661 )   $ 1,476     $ 13,884     $ 53,862  
                               
Earnings (loss) per share – basic
  $ 0.03     $ (0.12 )   $ 0.11     $ 0.47     $ 1.16  
                               
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted
  $ 0.03     $ (0.12 )   $ 0.10     $ 0.46     $ 1.06  
                               
Weighted average shares – basic
    2,890       5,514       13,675       29,548       46,603  
Weighted average shares – diluted
    2,890       5,514       14,109       30,083       50,656  
 
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    Year Ended December 31,
     
    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
                     
    (In thousands)
Other Financial Data:
                                       
EBITDA(2)
  $ 764     $ 4,309     $ 13,564     $ 58,497     $ 161,263  
Cash flows from operating activities
    1,683       (8 )     13,965       34,622       76,427  
Cash flows from financing activities
    33,320       36,279       55,281       157,630       112,139  
Cash flows from investing activities
    (32,538 )     (35,616 )     (66,214 )     (186,776 )     (188,358 )
Capital expenditures:
                                       
 
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired(3)
    9,860       27,851       54,798       139,362       67,689  
 
Property, plant and equipment
    2,678       6,799       11,084       46,904       127,215  
                                         
    As of December 31,
     
    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
                     
    (In thousands)
Balance Sheet Data:
                                       
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2,465     $ 3,120     $ 6,094     $ 11,547     $ 11,405  
Net property, plant and equipment
    7,110       47,808       95,217       235,211       384,580  
Total assets
    38,571       110,596       206,066       515,153       937,653  
Long-term debt, excluding current portion
    2,522       22,270       50,144       169,190       509,990  
Total stockholders’ equity
    34,550       65,262       97,956       172,080       250,761  
 
(2)  EBITDA consists of net income (loss) before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and minority interest. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” EBITDA is included in this prospectus because our management considers it an important supplemental measure of our performance and believes that it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry, some of which present EBITDA when reporting their results. We regularly evaluate our performance as compared to other companies in our industry that have different financing and capital structures and/or tax rates by using EBITDA. In addition, we use EBITDA in evaluating acquisition targets. Management also believes that EBITDA is a useful tool for measuring our ability to meet our future debt service, capital expenditures and working capital requirements, and EBITDA is commonly used by us and our investors to measure our ability to service indebtedness. EBITDA is not a substitute for the GAAP measures of earnings or of cash flow and is not necessarily a measure of our ability to fund our cash needs. In addition, it should be noted that companies calculate EBITDA differently and, therefore, EBITDA has material limitations as a performance measure because it excludes interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization and minority interest. The following table reconciles EBITDA with our net income (loss).
 
(3)  Acquisitions, net of cash required, consists only of the cash component of acquisitions. It does not include common stock and notes issued for acquisitions, nor does it include other non-cash assets issued for acquisitions.
Reconciliation of EBITDA
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,
     
    2001   2002   2003   2004   2005
                     
    (In thousands)