secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Valaris Ltd (VAL)
CIK:        0000314808
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000314808-25-000072
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valaris Q1 2025: Net loss $39M (incl. $167M tax charge), Adj. EBITDA $181M, backlog $4.2B
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- Revenue $621M, revenue efficiency 96%; sequential revenue up from $584M in Q4 2024.
- Net loss $39M vs Q4 net income $131M due to $167M discrete tax expense from valuation allowance on semisub retirements.
- Adjusted EBITDA $181M, up 27% from $142M in Q4 2024, driven by higher floater revenues.
- Secured ~$1.0B in new contract backlog; total backlog increased to >$4.2B, up ~20% since Feb fleet report.
- Sold semisubs DPS-3/5/6 for recycling; incurred $8M impairment loss; cash and equivalents rose to $454M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480825000072/0000314808-25-000072-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/314808/000031480825000072/val-20250430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000314808-25-000072

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