UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 5, 2015
GRANITE
CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware |
1-12911 |
77-0239383 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
585 West Beach Street |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (831) 724-1011
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 5, 2015, Granite Construction Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release with respect to its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The press release referred to above contains non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA Margin. Management believes the non-GAAP measures of EBITDA and Consolidated EBITDA Margin are useful in evaluating operating performance and are regularly used by securities analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties, and that such supplemental measures facilitate comparisons between companies that have different capital and financing structures and/or tax rates. However, the reader is cautioned that any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company are provided in addition to, and not as alternatives for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Items that may have a significant impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows must be considered when assessing the Company's actual financial condition and performance regardless of whether these items are included in non-GAAP financial measures. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies.
The information set forth is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall the information, including the Exhibit, be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are attached hereto and furnished herewith:
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99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated May 5, 2015 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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/s/ Laurel J. Krzeminski |
Laurel J. Krzeminski |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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99.1 |
Press Release of the Company, dated May 5, 2015 |
Exhibit 99.1
Granite Reports First Quarter 2015 Results
WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2015--Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) today reported a net loss of $8.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to a loss of $20.6 million in the first quarter of 2014. Losses per share in the quarter were $0.22, compared to $0.53 in the prior-year period.
“For some time, we have noted that recovery for our business would appear first in our Construction Materials segment. This solid performance is a good first step in 2015, and it reinforces our confidence in the continued execution of our Strategic Plan.” said James H. Roberts, President and CEO of Granite Construction Incorporated.
“Overall market activity remains stable and competitive. Continued backlog progression has Granite teams across the country focusing on growing our business, while remaining keenly aware of the need for improved execution in all of our segments.” Roberts said.
First Quarter 2015 Results
Total Company
Construction
Large Project Construction
Construction Materials
Outlook and Guidance
“A good start to the year, coupled with solid project execution, bodes well for improved results in 2015,” Roberts said. “As we discussed in February, we are committed to growing across geographies and end markets, despite the lack of a federal spending catalyst.
“It is well past the time for Congress to act swiftly and appropriately to pass a well-funded, long-term highway bill this year,” said Roberts. “While Congress delays their actions, we are actively ramping up the execution of our Strategic Plan.”
The Company’s current expectations for 2015 remain unchanged and are as follows:
Mid-single digit consolidated revenue growth
Consolidated EBITDA3 margin of 6% to 8%
(1) See Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements filed on Form 10-Q on May, 5 2015. The effect of adopting the new accounting policy for customer contract claims was an increase in revenue and gross profit of $9.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 with no customer contract claims recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Gross profit associated with claims against non-customers continues to be recognized when settled. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, there were no claim settlements with non-customers. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the gross profit impact from claim settlements with non-customers was $7.9 million.
(2) The Ethisphere® Institute is an independent center of research, best practices and thought leadership. Ethisphere evaluates and benchmarks compliance and governance programs and honors superior achievement through its World’s Most Ethical Companies® recognition program.
(3) Please refer to the description and non-GAAP reconciliation in the attached tables.
Conference Call
Granite will conduct a conference call today, May 5, 2015, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time/11 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results of the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Access to a live audio webcast is available at http://investor.graniteconstruction.com/index.cfm. The live conference call may be accessed by calling 1-866-807-9684; international callers may dial 1-412-317-5415. The call will be available for replay approximately two hours after the live audio webcast through May 13, 2015 by calling 1-877-344-7529. The conference ID for the replay is also 10064622; international callers may dial 1-412-317-0088.
About Granite
Through its offices and subsidiaries nationwide, Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) is one of the nation’s largest infrastructure contractors and construction materials producers. Recognized as one of the top 25 largest construction companies in the U.S., Granite specializes in complex infrastructure projects, including transportation, industrial and federal contracting, and is a proven leader in alternative procurement project delivery. Granite is an award-winning firm in Safety, Quality and Environmental Stewardship, and has been honored as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for six years in a row. For more information, visit www.graniteconstruction.com. Granite is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol GVA and is part of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index and the Russell 2000 Index. For more information, please visit our investor relations website at investor.graniteconstruction.com.
Forward-looking Statements
Any statements contained in this news release that are not based on historical facts, including statements regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “future,” “outlook,” “assumes,” “believes,” “expects,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “appears,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “continue,” and the negatives thereof or other comparable terminology or by the context in which they are made. These forward-looking statements are estimates reflecting the best judgment of senior management and reflect our current expectations regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based on beliefs, assumptions or estimates that may prove to be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, which could result in our expectations not being realized or otherwise materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and liquidity. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those described in greater detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly those specifically described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
Due to the inherent risks and uncertainties associated with our forward-looking statements, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. The reader is also cautioned that the forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date of this news release and, except as required by law; we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | |||||||||||||
(Unaudited - in thousands, except share and per share data) | |||||||||||||
March 31, | December 31, | March 31, | |||||||||||
2015 | 2014 | 2014 | |||||||||||
ASSETS | |||||||||||||
Current assets | |||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 239,403 | $ | 255,961 | $ | 205,780 | |||||||
Short-term marketable securities | 19,282 | 25,504 | 41,143 | ||||||||||
Receivables, net | 271,328 | 310,934 | 245,281 | ||||||||||
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings | 56,907 | 36,411 | 53,311 | ||||||||||
Inventories | 64,636 | 68,920 | 77,407 | ||||||||||
Real estate held for development and sale | 11,609 | 11,609 | 11,742 | ||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 53,231 | 53,231 | 55,874 | ||||||||||
Equity in construction joint ventures | 197,570 | 184,575 | 168,045 | ||||||||||
Other current assets | 26,613 | 23,033 | 40,142 | ||||||||||
Total current assets | 940,579 | 970,178 | 898,725 | ||||||||||
Property and equipment, net | 399,910 | 409,653 | 432,398 | ||||||||||
Long-term marketable securities | 80,522 | 76,563 | 65,969 | ||||||||||
Investments in affiliates | 32,031 | 32,361 | 33,336 | ||||||||||
Goodwill | 53,799 | 53,799 | 53,799 | ||||||||||
Other noncurrent assets | 76,687 | 77,940 | 76,944 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,583,528 | $ | 1,620,494 | $ | 1,561,171 | |||||||
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||||
Current liabilities | |||||||||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 22 | $ | 21 | $ | 21 | |||||||
Current maturities of non-recourse debt | 6,435 | 1,226 | 1,226 | ||||||||||
Accounts payable | 121,013 | 151,935 | 141,241 | ||||||||||
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings | 95,328 | 108,992 | 125,618 | ||||||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 225,255 | 200,652 | 193,307 | ||||||||||
Total current liabilities | 448,053 | 462,826 | 461,413 | ||||||||||
Long-term debt | 270,105 | 270,105 | 270,127 | ||||||||||
Long-term non-recourse debt | — | 5,516 | 6,435 | ||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 42,058 | 44,495 | 48,662 | ||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 20,615 | 20,446 | 9,803 | ||||||||||
Equity | |||||||||||||
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 3,000,000 shares, none outstanding | — | — | — | ||||||||||
Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 150,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 39,342,647 shares as of March 31, 2015, 39,186,386 shares as of December 31, 2014 and 39,098,549 shares as of March 31, 2014 | 393 | 392 | 391 | ||||||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 133,962 | 134,177 | 126,937 | ||||||||||
Retained earnings | 645,931 | 659,816 | 629,443 | ||||||||||
Total Granite Construction Incorporated shareholders’ equity | 780,286 | 794,385 | 756,771 | ||||||||||
Non-controlling interests | 22,411 | 22,721 | 7,960 | ||||||||||
Total equity | 802,697 | 817,106 | 764,731 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities and equity | $ | 1,583,528 | $ | 1,620,494 | $ | 1,561,171 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||
(Unaudited - in thousands, except per share data) | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Revenue | |||||||||||
Construction | $ | 188,520 | $ | 157,040 | |||||||
Large Project Construction | 190,305 | 187,336 | |||||||||
Construction Materials | 41,424 | 35,471 | |||||||||
Total revenue | 420,249 | 379,847 | |||||||||
Cost of revenue | |||||||||||
Construction | 166,845 | 147,896 | |||||||||
Large Project Construction | 172,534 | 171,543 | |||||||||
Construction Materials | 40,761 | 39,000 | |||||||||
Total cost of revenue | 380,140 | 358,439 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 40,109 | 21,408 | |||||||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 52,203 | 49,247 | |||||||||
Gain on sales of property and equipment | (811 | ) | (894 | ) | |||||||
Operating loss | (11,283 | ) | (26,945 | ) | |||||||
Other (income) expense | |||||||||||
Interest income | (442 | ) | (479 | ) | |||||||
Interest expense | 3,496 | 3,599 | |||||||||
Equity in loss (income) of affiliates | 63 | (791 | ) | ||||||||
Other (income) expense, net | (1,284 | ) | 51 | ||||||||
Total other expense | 1,833 | 2,380 | |||||||||
Loss before benefit from income taxes | (13,116 | ) | (29,325 | ) | |||||||
Benefit from income taxes | (4,506 | ) | (8,064 | ) | |||||||
Net loss | (8,610 | ) | (21,261 | ) | |||||||
Amount attributable to non-controlling interests | 50 | 708 | |||||||||
Net loss attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated | $ | (8,560 | ) | $ | (20,553 | ) | |||||
Net loss per share attributable to common shareholders: | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.53 | ) | |||||
Diluted | $ | (0.22 | ) | $ | (0.53 | ) | |||||
Weighted average shares of common stock: | |||||||||||
Basic | 39,215 | 38,951 | |||||||||
Diluted | 39,215 | 38,951 | |||||||||
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | |||||||||||
(Unaudited - in thousands) | |||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Operating activities | |||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (8,610 | ) | $ | (21,261 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 15,627 | 15,832 | |||||||||
Gain on sales of property and equipment | (811 | ) | (894 | ) | |||||||
Change in deferred income taxes | (14 | ) | 1,613 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 3,163 | 4,095 | |||||||||
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures | (11,271 | ) | (2,562 | ) | |||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities | (5,002 | ) | (16,600 | ) | |||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (6,918 | ) | (19,777 | ) | |||||||
Investing activities | |||||||||||
Purchases of marketable securities | (9,988 | ) | (10,000 | ) | |||||||
Maturities of marketable securities | 10,000 | 5,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds from called marketable securities | 5,000 | 15,000 | |||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (7,607 | ) | (10,375 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | 1,089 | 1,360 | |||||||||
Other investing activities, net | 383 | 39 | |||||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (1,123 | ) | 1,024 | ||||||||
Financing activities | |||||||||||
Cash dividends paid | (5,094 | ) | (5,083 | ) | |||||||
Purchase of common stock | (3,191 | ) | (4,278 | ) | |||||||
(Distributions to) contributions from non-controlling partners | (270 | ) | 4,278 | ||||||||
Other financing activities, net | 38 | 495 | |||||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (8,517 | ) | (4,588 | ) | |||||||
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (16,558 | ) | (23,341 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 255,961 | 229,121 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | 239,403 | 205,780 | |||||||||
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Business Segment Information | ||||||||||||||||
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended March 31, |
Construction |
Large Project |
Construction |
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2015 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 188,520 | $ | 190,305 | $ | 41,424 | ||||||||||
Gross profit | 21,675 | 17,771 | 663 | |||||||||||||
Gross profit as a percent of revenue | 11.5 | % | 9.3 | % | 1.6 | % | ||||||||||
2014 | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 157,040 | $ | 187,336 | $ | 35,471 | ||||||||||
Gross profit (loss) | 9,144 | 15,793 | (3,529 | ) | ||||||||||||
Gross profit (loss) as a percent of revenue | 5.8 | % | 8.4 | % | (9.9 | )% | ||||||||||
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Contract Backlog by Segment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Contract Backlog by Segment | March 31, 2015 | December 31, 2014 | March 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | $ | 749,261 | 25.5 | % | $ | 712,967 | 26.2 | % | $ | 786,458 | 30.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Large Project Construction | 2,187,888 | 74.5 | % | 2,005,906 | 73.8 | % | 1,783,254 | 69.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,937,149 | 100.0 | % | $ | 2,718,873 | 100.0 | % | $ | 2,569,712 | 100.0 | % | |||||||||||||
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EBITDA(1) | |||||||||||
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Three Months Ended March 31, | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Net loss attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated | $ | (8,560 | ) | $ | (20,553 | ) | |||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense(2) | 15,627 | 15,832 | |||||||||
Benefit from income taxes | (4,506 | ) | (8,064 | ) | |||||||
Interest expense, net of interest income | 3,054 | 3,120 | |||||||||
EBITDA(1) | $ | 5,615 | $ | (9,665 | ) | ||||||
Consolidated EBITDA Margin(3) | 1.3 | % | (2.5 | )% | |||||||
Note: | |
(1)We define EBITDA as GAAP net loss attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated, adjusted for interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure and the associated margin are useful in evaluating operating performance and are regularly used by security analysts, institutional investors and other interested parties in reviewing the Company. However, the reader is cautioned that any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company are provided in addition to, and not as alternatives for, the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures provided by the Company may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. | |
(2)Amount includes the sum of depreciation, depletion and amortization which are classified as Cost of Revenue and Selling, General and Administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations of Granite Construction Incorporated. | |
(3)Represents EBITDA divided by consolidated revenue. Consolidated revenue was $420,249 and $379,847 for the periods ending March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. |
CONTACT:
Granite Construction Incorporated
Ron Botoff, 831-728-7532