Press Release

• Record backlog of $644.3 million on third quarter project awards of $265.2 million
• Third quarter revenues were $226.0 million and fully diluted earnings per share was $0.25
• Fiscal 2013 earnings guidance narrowed to between $0.87 to $0.94 per fully diluted share

TULSA, Okla., May 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matrix Service Company (Nasdaq:MTRX) today reported its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended March 31, 2013. The trend of strong revenue and backlog growth continued in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 with record quarterly revenues of $226.0 million and period end backlog of $644.3 million. Consistent with the strategic plan, the Company booked a significant award in the Industrial Segment and completed the integration of Pelichem Industrial Cleaning Services based in Reserve, Louisiana purchased in December 2012.

John Hewitt, President and CEO of Matrix Service Company, said, "Revenue and opportunities continue to be strong in both the core business and strategic growth areas with new awards in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 totaling $803.9 million, resulting in record backlog of $644.3 million. The successful integration of Pelichem is creating exciting opportunities that allow us to leverage Pelichem's geographic footprint and client base with our other service offerings."

Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results

Revenues for the third quarter ended March 31, 2013 were $226.0 million compared to $183.9 million in the same period a year earlier, an increase of $42.1 million, or 22.9%. Net income for the third quarter of fiscal 2013 was $6.5 million, or $0.25 per fully diluted share. In the same period a year earlier, the Company earned $4.9 million, or $0.19 per fully diluted share.

Revenues increased in all of our segments: Oil Gas & Chemical, Industrial, Storage Solutions and Electrical Infrastructure increased $18.0 million, $12.8 million, $7.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively. Consolidated gross profit was $23.1 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to $19.8 million in the same period a year earlier. Gross margins were 10.2% in the third quarter of fiscal 2013 versus 10.8% in the third quarter of fiscal 2012. In line with our expectations, selling, general and administrative costs increased by $2.3 million which is primarily related to our planned investments in strategic growth areas and related support functions and higher business volumes.

Nine Month Fiscal 2013 Results

Revenues for the nine months ended March 31, 2013 were $657.0 million compared to $554.2 million in the same period a year earlier, an increase of $102.8 million, or 18.5%. Net income for the first nine months of fiscal 2013 was $16.6 million, or $0.63 per fully diluted share. Adjusted net income and fully diluted earnings per share, which exclude the second quarter western Canada aboveground storage tank project charge of approximately $3.1 million, were $18.7^(A) million and $0.71^(A). In the same period a year earlier the Company earned $15.4 million, or $0.58 per fully diluted share.

Revenues increased in all of our segments: Oil Gas & Chemical, Electrical Infrastructure, Storage Solutions and Industrial increased $56.2 million, $21.8 million, $14.7 million and $10.1 million, respectively. Consolidated gross profit was $67.7 million in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 compared to $61.0 million in the same period a year earlier. The project charge reduced fiscal 2013 gross margins by 0.7% to 10.3% in the first nine months of fiscal 2013 versus 11.0% in the same period a year earlier. In line with our expectations, selling, general and administrative costs increased by $6.9 million which is primarily related to planned investments in our branding initiative, strategic growth areas and related support functions and increased business volumes.

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rates were 21.2% and 32.5% for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013. The rates for both periods were positively impacted by the benefit of retroactive tax legislation passed in the third quarter extending certain tax benefits. The Company estimates that its effective tax rate on future earnings will approximate 38%.

Backlog

Backlog at March 31, 2013 totaled $644.3 million, an increase of $146.8 million, or 29.5%, compared to the backlog at June 30, 2012 of $497.5 million and increased $39.2 million, or 6.5%, compared to the December 31, 2012 backlog of $605.1 million. Project awards totaled $265.2 million and $803.9 million in the three and nine months ended March 31, 2013.

Financial Position

At March 31, 2013, the Company's cash balance was $50.7 million. The cash balance along with availability under the senior credit facility gives the Company liquidity of $160.8 million.

Earnings Guidance

The Company is updating its fiscal 2013 revenue guidance to between $860 million and $890 million from previous guidance of $840 million to $890 million and updating earnings per fully diluted share guidance to between $0.87 and $0.94 from previous guidance of $0.83 to $0.98.

^(A) These items are non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the impact of the project charge specifically discussed in this earnings release and the related earnings conference call. Management believes that results that exclude this charge provide more meaningful and comparable information to securities analysts and is useful in comparing the operational trends of Matrix Service Company relative to its competitors. A reconciliation to the applicable GAAP measures is included at the end of this press release.

Conference Call Details

In conjunction with the earnings release, Matrix Service Company will host a conference call with John R. Hewitt, President and CEO, and Kevin S. Cavanah, Vice President and CFO. The call will take place at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern) / 10:00 a.m. (Central) on Thursday, May 9, 2013 and will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet which can be accessed at the Company's website at www.matrixservicecompany.com on the Investors' page under Conference Calls/Events. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the streaming media software required to listen to the Internet broadcast. The conference call will be recorded and will be available for replay within one hour of completion of the live call and can be accessed following the same link as the live call.

About Matrix Service Company

Matrix Service Company provides engineering, fabrication, construction and repair and maintenance services to the Electrical Infrastructure, Oil Gas & Chemical, Storage Solutions and Industrial markets.

The Company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with regional operating facilities throughout the United States and Canada.

This release contains forward-looking statements that are made in reliance upon the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are generally accompanied by words such as "anticipate," "continues," "expect," "forecast," "outlook," "believe," "estimate," "should" and "will" and words of similar effect that convey future meaning, concerning the Company's operations, economic performance and management's best judgment as to what may occur in the future. Future events involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those we currently anticipate. The actual results for the current and future periods and other corporate developments will depend upon a number of economic, competitive and other influences, including those factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements" sections and elsewhere in the Company's reports and filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these risks and uncertainties are beyond the control of the Company, and any one of which, or a combination of which, could materially and adversely affect the results of the Company's operations and its financial condition. We undertake no obligation to update information contained in this release.

Backlog

We define backlog as the total dollar amount of revenues that we expect to recognize as a result of performing work that has been awarded to us through a signed contract, notice to proceed or other type of assurance that we consider firm. The following arrangements are considered firm:

• fixed-price awards;
   
• minimum customer commitments on cost plus arrangements; and
   
• certain time and material arrangements in which the estimated value is firm or can be estimated with a reasonable amount of certainty in both timing and amounts.

For long-term maintenance contracts we include only the amounts that we expect to recognize into revenue over the next 12 months. For all other arrangements, we calculate backlog as the estimated contract amount less revenues recognized as of the reporting date.

Three Months EndedMarch 31, 2013

The following table provides a summary of changes in our backlog for the three months ended March 31, 2013:

Nine Months Ended March 31, 2013

The following table provides a summary of changes in our backlog for the nine months ended March 31, 2013:

CONTACT: Matrix Service Company

         Kevin S. Cavanah

         Vice President and CFO

         T: 918-838-8822

         Email: kcavanah@matrixservicecompany.com