Exhibit 99.1
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings
HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2009--Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported net income of $6.2 million ($.43 diluted EPS) on revenue of $85.0 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009, compared to net income of $13.4 million ($.94 diluted EPS) on revenue of $123.7 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008.
The company had a revenue backlog of $315.0 million and a labor backlog of approximately 3.4 million man-hours remaining to work, which consist of work remaining at March 31, 2009 and commitments received through April 22, 2009. Included in our backlog are approximately $148.9 million and 1.6 million man-hours remaining on the MinDOC II project in which the customer has announced will be postponed and will be utilized at another one of their locations sometime in the future.
| SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION | ||||||
| (in thousands) | ||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | |||||
| 2009 | 2008 | |||||
| Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments | $ | 21,689 | $ | 13,839 | ||
| Total current assets | 131,530 | 136,380 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment, at cost,net | 203,499 | 204,695 | ||||
| Total assets | 343,414 | 350,890 | ||||
| Total current liabilities | 59,452 | 74,940 | ||||
| Debt | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shareholders' equity | 259,107 | 254,207 | ||||
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 343,414 | 350,890 | ||||
The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The call is accessible by webcast (www.gulfisland.com) through CCBN and by dialing 1.800.753.0420. A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending May 8, 2009 by dialing 1.888.203.1112, replay passcode: 8219349.
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. These structures include jackets and deck sections of fixed production platforms; hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms (such as tension leg platforms TLPs, SPARs, FPSOs, MinDOCs); piles; wellhead protectors; subsea templates; various production, compressor and utility modules; offshore living quarters; brown water tow boats; tanks and barges. The Company also provides offshore interconnect pipe hook-up; inshore marine construction; manufacture and repair of pressure vessels; heavy lifts such as ship integration and TLP module integration; loading and offloading of jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs, or other similar cargo; onshore and offshore scaffolding; piping insulation services and steel warehousing and sales.
| GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC. | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2008 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | 84,999 | $ | 123,728 | ||||
| Cost of revenue | 73,240 | 100,534 | ||||||
| Gross profit | 11,759 | 23,194 | ||||||
| General and administrative expenses | 2,224 | 2,718 | ||||||
| Operating income | 9,535 | 20,476 | ||||||
| Other income (expense): | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (17 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||
| Interest income | 20 | 109 | ||||||
| Other | - | (60 | ) | |||||
| 3 | 43 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | 9,538 | 20,519 | ||||||
| Income taxes | 3,338 | 7,079 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 6,200 | $ | 13,440 | ||||
| Per share data: | ||||||||
| Basic earnings per share: | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.95 | ||||
| Diluted income per share: | $ | 0.43 | $ | 0.94 | ||||
| Weighted-average shares | 14,293 | 14,219 | ||||||
Effect of dilutive securities: employee stock options and restricted stock | 8 | 51 | ||||||
| Adjusted weighted-average shares | 14,301 | 14,270 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization included in expense above | $ | 4,517 | $ | 4,176 | ||||
| Cash dividend declared per common share | $ | 0.100 | $ | 0.100 | ||||
CONTACT:
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
Kerry J. Chauvin, 985-872-2100
Chief Executive Officer
or
Robin A. Seibert, 985-872-2100
Chief Financial Officer