This is a filing cleanup, not a new business event. Helix completed the Helix Alliance sale on May 1, 2026, and the transaction was already disclosed; this August 11 filing simply recasts prior financial statements because the pending Hornbeck merger registration statement incorporated them. The company explicitly says it is not amending or restating the 2025 Form 10-K and is not updating subsequent events (Explanatory Note; Item 8.01).
| Recast item | 2025 | 2024 | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helix Alliance revenue | $199.6M | $186.7M | Removed from continuing-operations revenue (Note 4 — Discontinued Operations) |
| Helix Alliance net income/(loss) | $12.9M | $(8.3M) | Presented separately below continuing operations (Note 4 — Discontinued Operations) |
| Continuing-operations revenue | $1.092B | $1.172B | Down 7% year over year (Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024) |
| Continuing-operations income | $17.9M | $64.0M | Down materially year over year (Consolidated Statements of Operations) |
| Estimated sale price | $104.2M as of June 30, 2026 | — | Subject to final working-capital and closing adjustments (Note 4 — Discontinued Operations) |
The continuing business looks weaker once Alliance is removed. On the recast basis, 2025 continuing-operations revenue fell 7%, gross profit dropped 36% to $141.2 million, and continuing-operations income declined to $17.9 million from $64.0 million. The pressure was concentrated in Well Intervention, where revenue fell 12% and gross profit fell 63%; Robotics revenue grew 9% but its gross margin declined to 25% from 30% (Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024).
The balance-sheet picture remains solid, but the filing adds no incremental upside. Year-end cash and cash equivalents were $445.2 million, versus $368.0 million a year earlier, while net debt was negative $137.2 million, meaning cash exceeded debt (Non-GAAP Financial Measures). That liquidity supports the post-disposition business, but these figures were already part of the recast historical record rather than a new August 11 development.
Net read: neutral and procedural. The filing improves comparability by separating the sold shallow-water business from continuing operations, but it does not change the economics already disclosed, raise or cut guidance, or introduce a new surprise. The next genuinely material event is the pending Hornbeck merger closing.
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