EX-99.1 2 g12519exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES EX-99.1 RECONCILIATION/NON-GAAP FINANICAL MEASURES
 

Exhibit 99.1
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
EBITDA Reconciliations
                 
    (Amounts in thousands)  
    Twelve Months Ended  
    December 31  
    2007     2006  
 
Reconciliation of Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities to EBITDA
               
 
               
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 708,144     $ 579,349  
Changes in assets and liabilities before initial effects of business acquisitions and dispositions
    (7,856 )     112,962  
Other items, net
    22,097       4,254  
Loss on discontinued operations, net of income taxes
    12,176       9,964  
Income tax expense
    204,416       223,313  
Interest (income)/expense, net
    41,593       20,139  
 
           
 
               
EBITDA
  $ 980,570     $ 949,981  
 
           
 
               
Reconciliation of Operating Earnings to EBITDA
               
 
               
Operating earnings
  $ 714,417     $ 695,089  
Other (expense) income, net
    (5,322 )     28,541  
 
           
EBIT
    709,095       723,630  
Depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization from continuing operations
    271,475       226,351  
 
           
 
               
EBITDA
  $ 980,570     $ 949,981  
 
           
EBITDA is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. This financial metric is often used by the investment community as one indicator of a company’s ability to incur and service debt. EBITDA is not defined by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); thus, it should not be considered as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities, operating earnings, or any other liquidity or performance measure defined by GAAP.
EBITDA is presented for the convenience of the investment professionals that use the metric in their analysis and to provide the Company’s shareholders an understanding of one metric management uses to assess performance. Due to the significant write-up of the assets acquired in the November 2007 acquisition of Florida Rock resulting from the application of SFAS 141, Business Combinations, Vulcan’s management internally uses EBITDA to assess the operating performance of the acquired Florida Rock assets and consolidated company. Vulcan’s management does not use this metric as a measure to allocate resources internally.