Granite Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results

  • Total Company revenue increased to $604.6 million, up 6.2 percent year-over-year
  • Total Company gross profit was $73.2 million, up 14.0 percent year-over-year
  • Total Company gross profit margin 12.1 percent, up more than 80 basis points year-over-year
  • Construction segment drives profit growth; ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year gross profit margin expansion to 14.8 percent, up more than 200 basis points
  • Large Project Construction segment revenue increases; gross profit margin declines to 6.9 percent, down 100 basis points year-over-year
  • Construction Materials segment revenue decreases; gross profit margin increases to 13.8 percent, up 40 basis points year-over-year
  • Contract backlog at all-time high of $3.8 billion, up 25.0 percent year-over-year

WATSONVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) today reported net income of $14.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to net income of $9.6 million in the second quarter of 2015. Earnings per diluted share in the quarter were $0.35, compared to $0.24 in the prior-year period.

“Steady improvement and balance across our portfolio once again drove our improved second quarter results,” said James H. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of Granite Construction Incorporated. “Today's balance is positively weighted by the ninth consecutive quarter of year-over-year margin expansion in the Construction segment, which continues to offset our Large Project segment performance still well below expectations,” Roberts continued.

“Granite teams across the country created momentum as the second quarter progressed, highlighted by activity and results that accelerated late in the quarter. We congratulate our employees, as new and enhanced client relationships helped spur our backlog of work to a new record of nearly $3.8 billion. Our teams continue their focus on safety and excellence in execution to deliver results,” Roberts said.

Second Quarter and First Half 2016 Results

Total Company

  • Revenue for the second quarter increased 6.2 percent to $604.6 million compared with $569.2 million last year. On a year-to-date basis, consolidated revenue increased 5.5 percent to $1,044.0 million in the first half of 2016.
  • Gross profit in the second quarter increased 14.0 percent to $73.2 million compared with $64.2 million last year. On a year-to-date basis, gross profit increased 9.0 percent to $112.4 million in the first half of 2016.
  • Gross profit margin in the quarter was 12.1 percent compared with 11.3 percent in 2015. For the first half of 2016, gross profit margin of 10.8 percent reflects modest improvement from last year.
  • Second quarter selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased 2.5 percent to $48.7 million. For the first half of 2016, SG&A totaled $104.8 million, up 6.4 percent year-over-year, with the increase primarily related to salary and compensation expenses.
  • Cash and marketable securities totaled $238.8 million, as of June 30, 2016. Capital expenditures totaled $48.8 million in the first half of 2016, an increase of nearly $33 million year-over-year. The increased investment was driven by specific project needs and a shift in equipment purchase timing to earlier in the year for use in the current construction season.

Construction

  • Construction revenue in the second quarter increased 8.4 percent to $331.3 million, compared with $305.6 million last year.
  • Gross profit in the second quarter increased 26.2 percent to $49.1 million compared to $38.9 million last year.
  • Gross profit margin of 14.8 percent, up from 12.7 percent a year ago, was driven by particular strength in the West, where activity accelerated late in the second quarter.

Large Project Construction

  • Large Project Construction revenue in the second quarter increased 7.9 percent to $197.3 million, compared with $182.9 million last year.
  • Gross profit in the second quarter decreased 5.7 percent to $13.7 million compared to $14.5 million last year.
  • Gross profit margin was 6.9 percent compared with 7.9 percent in 2015, with performance impacted by design, weather, project execution, and owner-related issues.

Construction Materials

  • Construction Materials revenue in the second quarter decreased 6.0 percent to $75.9 million, compared with $80.7 million last year.
  • The business reported gross profit of $10.5 million compared to $10.8 million last year.
  • Gross profit margin increased to 13.8 percent, up 40 basis points from last year. Operational performance remains strong, with solid levels of committed volumes driving accelerated activity late in the second quarter.

Outlook and Guidance

“Opportunities for growth remain steady and broad across end markets and geographies. We continue to expect that as we move toward the end of 2016, the FAST Act will begin to provide public markets with some of the well-overdue stability needed to equalize the difficult balance of modern infrastructure funding demands,” said Roberts.

“Record backlog provides us with opportunities for focused and improved execution, organic and diversified growth, as well as improved financial results. Across geographies and end markets, the balance of our business remains on track to create solid growth in 2016 and beyond,” Roberts said.

The Company’s current expectations for 2016 remain:

  • Mid-single digit consolidated revenue growth
  • Consolidated EBITDA margin1 of 6% to 8%

Conference Call

Granite will conduct a conference call today, July 29, 2016, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time/11 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results of the quarter ended June 30, 2016. The Company invites investors to listen to a live audio webcast on its Investor Relations website, http://investor.graniteconstruction.com. An archive of the webcast will be available on the website approximately one hour after the call. The live call also is available by calling 1-877-328-5503; international callers may dial 1-412-317-5472. A replay will be available after the live call through August 5, 2016 by calling 1-877-344-7529, replay access code 10089594; 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. 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 seven consecutive years.

Granite is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is part of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, the MSCI KLD 400 Social Index and the Russell 2000 Index. For more information, visit graniteconstruction.com.

1 Please refer to the description and non-GAAP reconciliation in the attached tables.

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GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited - in thousands, except share and per share data)
    June 30,
2016
  December 31,
2015
  June 30,
2015
ASSETS            
Current assets            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 161,218     $ 252,836     $ 188,147  
Short-term marketable securities   34,959     25,043     17,560  
Receivables, net   431,127     340,822     362,336  
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings   86,025     59,070     60,093  
Inventories   64,711     55,553     71,022  
Equity in construction joint ventures   245,509     224,689     209,016  
Other current assets   31,949     26,985     33,885  
Total current assets   1,055,498     984,998     942,059  
Property and equipment, net   409,860     385,129     391,989  
Long-term marketable securities   42,653     80,652     70,508  
Investments in affiliates   34,517     33,182     32,655  
Goodwill   53,799     53,799     53,799  
Deferred income taxes, net   5,407     4,329     32,616  
Other noncurrent assets   84,095     84,789     74,912  
Total assets   $ 1,685,829     $ 1,626,878     $ 1,598,538  
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            
Current liabilities            
Current maturities of long-term debt   $ 14,795     $ 14,800     $ 22  
Accounts payable   210,923     157,571     170,474  
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings   90,484     92,515     106,086  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   212,986     200,935     201,259  
Total current liabilities   529,188     465,821     477,841  
Long-term debt   241,907     244,323     269,566  
Other long-term liabilities   45,719     46,613     42,851  
Commitments and contingencies            
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: 39,597,469 shares as of June 30, 2016, 39,412,877 shares as of December 31, 2015 and 39,372,298 shares as of June 30, 2015   396     394     394  
Additional paid-in capital   145,972     140,912     137,012  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,811 )   (1,500 )   (798 )
Retained earnings   691,924     699,431     650,357  
Total Granite Construction Incorporated shareholders’ equity   836,481     839,237     786,965  
Non-controlling interests   32,534     30,884     21,315  
Total equity   869,015     870,121     808,280  
Total liabilities and equity   $ 1,685,829     $ 1,626,878     $ 1,598,538  
 
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited - in thousands, except per share data)
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
    2016   2015   2016   2015
Revenue                
Construction   $ 331,346     $ 305,605     $ 540,833     $ 494,125  
Large Project Construction   197,322     182,893     392,771     373,198  
Construction Materials   75,911     80,744     110,427     122,168  
Total revenue   604,579     569,242     1,044,031     989,491  
Cost of revenue                
Construction   282,290     266,721     464,844     434,646  
Large Project Construction   183,668     168,414     365,612     341,183  
Construction Materials   65,420     69,907     101,129     110,533  
Total cost of revenue   531,378     505,042     931,585     886,362  
Gross profit   73,201     64,200     112,446     103,129  
Selling, general and administrative expenses   48,705     47,526     104,838     98,549  
Gain on sales of property and equipment   (1,366 )   (475 )   (1,966 )   (1,286 )
Operating income   25,862     17,149     9,574     5,866  
Other (income) expense                
Interest income   (798 )   (528 )   (1,634 )   (970 )
Interest expense   3,187     3,985     6,236     7,481  
Equity in income of affiliates   (717 )   (670 )   (2,159 )   (607 )
Other income, net   (3,183 )   (152 )   (4,555 )   (1,436 )
Total other (income) expense   (1,511 )   2,635     (2,112 )   4,468  
Income before provision for income taxes   27,373     14,514     11,686     1,398  
Provision for income taxes   8,916     4,975     3,739     469  
Net income   18,457     9,539     7,947     929  
Amount attributable to non-controlling interests   (4,327 )   74     (5,005 )   124  
Net income attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated   $ 14,130     $ 9,613     $ 2,942     $ 1,053  
                 
Net income per share attributable to common shareholders:                
Basic   $ 0.36     $ 0.24     $ 0.07     $ 0.03  
Diluted   $ 0.35     $ 0.24     $ 0.07     $ 0.03  
Weighted average shares of common stock                
Basic   39,584     39,358     39,509     39,287  
Diluted   40,302     39,881     40,140     39,848  
 
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited - in thousands)
         
Six Months Ended June 30,   2016   2015
Operating activities        
Net income   $ 7,947     $ 929  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   29,502     31,331  
Gain on sales of property and equipment   (1,966 )   (1,286 )
Stock-based compensation   8,563     4,992  
Equity in net income from unconsolidated joint ventures   (5,688 )   (18,547 )
Gain on real estate entity   (2,452 )    
Changes in assets and liabilities   (89,835 )   (74,082 )
Net cash used in operating activities   (53,929 )   (56,663 )
Investing activities        
Purchases of marketable securities   (29,894 )   (29,974 )
Maturities of marketable securities   20,000     16,700  
Proceeds from called marketable securities   35,000     30,000  
Purchases of property and equipment   (48,837 )   (16,152 )
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment   2,510     2,062  
Other investing activities, net   (128 )   912  
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities   (21,349 )   3,548  
Financing activities        
Long-term debt principal repayments   (2,500 )   (306 )
Cash dividends paid   (10,267 )   (10,208 )
Repurchases of common stock   (4,845 )   (3,291 )
Other financing activities, net   1,272     (894 )
Net cash used in financing activities   (16,340 )   (14,699 )
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (91,618 )   (67,814 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   252,836     255,961  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period   $ 161,218     $ 188,147  
 
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
Business Segment Information
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
    Construction  

Large Project
Construction

 

Construction
Materials

  Construction  

Large Project
Construction

 

Construction
Materials

                         
2016                        
Revenue   $ 331,346     $ 197,322     $ 75,911     $ 540,833     $ 392,771     $ 110,427  
Gross profit   49,056     13,654     10,491     75,989     27,159     9,298  
Gross profit as a percent of revenue   14.8 %   6.9 %   13.8 %   14.1 %   6.9 %   8.4 %
                         
2015                        
Revenue   $ 305,605     $ 182,893     $ 80,744     $ 494,125     $ 373,198     $ 122,168  
Gross profit   38,884     14,479     10,837     59,479     32,015     11,635  
Gross profit as a percent of revenue   12.7 %   7.9 %   13.4 %   12.0 %   8.6 %   9.5 %
                                     
 
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
Contract Backlog by Segment
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
                         
Contract Backlog by Segment   June 30, 2016   March 2016   June 30, 2015
                         
Construction   $ 1,144,965     30.5 %   $ 999,980     29.5 %   $ 831,067     27.7 %
Large Project Construction   2,606,019     69.5 %   2,386,019     70.5 %   2,169,736     72.3 %
Total   $ 3,750,984     100.0 %   $ 3,385,999     100.0 %   $ 3,000,803     100.0 %
 
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INCORPORATED
EBITDA(1)
(Unaudited - dollars in thousands)
                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30,
    2016   2015   2016   2015
Net income attributable to Granite Construction Incorporated   $ 14,130     $ 9,613     $ 2,942     $ 1,053  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense(2)   15,766     15,704     29,502     31,331  
Provision for income taxes   8,916     4,975     3,739     469  
Interest expense, net of interest income   2,389     3,457     4,602     6,511  
EBITDA   $ 41,201     $ 33,749     $ 40,785     $ 39,364  
Consolidated EBITDA Margin(3)   6.8 %   5.9 %   3.9 %   4.0 %
                 
Note:                
(1)We define EBITDA as GAAP net income 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 $604,579 and $1,044,031 for three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively and $569,242 and $989,491 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively.

 

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