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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 9, 2017
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Matrix Service Company
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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DELAWARE
 
001-15461
 
73-1352174
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5100 E Skelly Dr., Suite 500, Tulsa, OK
 
74135
 
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
918-838-8822
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On May 9, 2017 Matrix Service Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017. The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99 attached hereto is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
99
  
Press Release dated May 9, 2017, announcing financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017.







SIGNATURES
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Matrix Service Company
 
 
 
Dated: May 9, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Kevin S. Cavanah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kevin S. Cavanah
 
 
 
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer







EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
99
  
Press Release dated May 9, 2017, announcing financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017.


Exhibit
Exhibit 99


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MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
TULSA, OK – May 9, 2017 – Matrix Service Company (Nasdaq: MTRX), a leading contractor to the energy, power and industrial markets across North America, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended March 31, 2017.
Key highlights:
Increased cost estimate on an Electrical Infrastructure project results in profit reduction on work to date; minimal go forward profit margin expected on this project
Under recovery of overhead due to continued low revenue volume also impacts earnings
Results in the quarter generate a loss of $0.52 per share on consolidated revenue of $251.2 million
Consolidated backlog is $790.4 million on improving bookings in the Oil Gas & Chemical segment compared to $814.0 million at December 31, 2016
Company expects full year earnings per share to be near breakeven
“As we announced in our Business Update in late April, our third quarter results were negatively impacted by the forecasted financial outcome of a major project in our Electrical Infrastructure segment. The deterioration is a result of various factors that are impacting schedule progress, labor productivity, and turnover of key systems to the client. Despite these factors, we are very confident in our project team’s ability to complete the project safely and to the high quality standards to which we hold ourselves,” said John R. Hewitt, President and Chief Executive Officer of Matrix Service Company. “Given our strong relationship and historical experience with this customer, we believe we can reach an equitable outcome for both parties."
Hewitt added, "More impactful to annual results has been the ongoing delays in new project awards and starts as well as depressed maintenance spending. These impacts to revenue, alone, resulted in a small loss for the third quarter, and from an operating perspective we anticipate only modest improvement in the fourth quarter. While we are extremely disappointed with these overall results, we remain optimistic about the long-term performance of our business and our strategic vision. We are actively managing our cost structure to meet our current and future customer commitments as markets improve. Continued strong bidding activity and other key indicators all point to improving capital project and maintenance spending in fiscal 2018.”
Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 Results
Consolidated revenue was $251.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017, compared to $309.4 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease was caused by the quarterly impact of the project discussed above as well as lower volume in the Storage Solutions segment, which was nominally offset by higher volume in the Oil Gas & Chemical segment. The Company lost $13.8 million, or $0.52 per fully diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 compared to earnings of $4.4 million, or $0.16 per fully diluted share in the prior year.
Consolidated gross profit (loss) was $(2.6) million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $27.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2016. The gross margin was (1.0)% in the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to 8.8% in the same period in the prior fiscal year. Very strong project execution throughout the business was offset by the Electrical Infrastructure project discussed above, as well as lower volumes, which led to significantly increased under recovery of construction overhead costs.
Consolidated SG&A expenses were $18.6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $21.0 million in the same period a year earlier. The decrease in SG&A expense in fiscal 2017 was primarily attributable to a reversal of incentive compensation expense.




Nine Month Fiscal 2017 Results
Consolidated revenue was $905.7 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2017, compared to $952.3 million in the same period in the prior fiscal year. The decrease resulted from lower volumes in the Industrial and Oil Gas & Chemical segments, which were partially offset by higher volumes in the Electrical Infrastructure segment. The Company earned $0.8 million, or $0.03 per fully diluted share during the nine months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $19.7 million, or $0.73 per fully diluted share in the prior year.
Consolidated gross profit decreased from $91.9 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2016 to $57.9 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2017. The gross margin decreased to 6.4% in the nine months ended March 31, 2017 compared to 9.6% in the same period in the prior fiscal year. Very strong project execution throughout the business was offset by the Electrical Infrastructure project discussed above, as well as lower volumes, which led to significantly increased under recovery of construction overhead costs.
Consolidated SG&A expenses were $56.5 million in the nine months ended March 31, 2017 compared to $65.5 million in the same period a year earlier. The decrease in SG&A expense in fiscal 2017 was partially due to a reduction of fiscal 2017 incentive compensation expense. In addition, fiscal 2016 SG&A was impacted by a non-routine bad debt charge of $5.2 million from a client bankruptcy.
Backlog
Backlog at March 31, 2017 was $790.4 million compared to $814.0 million at December 31, 2016 on project awards of $227.7 million.
Financial Position
Availability under the Company's credit facility of $106.8 million along with the Company's cash balance of $39.7 million provided liquidity of $146.5 million at March 31, 2017, a decrease of $81.9 million since December 31, 2016. This reduction is primarily attributable to a capacity constraint triggered by the Company's financial performance in the quarter. During the quarter, the Company paid down debt in the amount of $28.3 million. The Company's liquidity continues to support its long-term strategic growth plans.
Conference Call / Webcast Details
In conjunction with the earnings release, Matrix Service Company will host a conference call / webcast with John R. Hewitt, President and CEO, and Kevin S. Cavanah, Vice President and CFO. The call will take place at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern) / 9:30 a.m. (Central) on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 and will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet which can be accessed at the Company’s website at 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
Founded in 1984, Matrix Service Company is parent to a family of companies that include Matrix Service, Matrix NAC, Matrix PDM Engineering and Matrix Applied Technologies. Our subsidiaries design, build and maintain infrastructure critical to North America's energy, power and industrial markets. Matrix Service Company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma with subsidiary offices located throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Sydney, Australia and Seoul, South Korea.
The Company reports its financial results based on four key operating segments: Electrical Infrastructure, Storage Solutions, Oil Gas & Chemical and Industrial. To learn more about Matrix Service Company, visit matrixservicecompany.com.





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, except as required by law.
For more information, please contact:
Matrix Service Company
Kevin S. Cavanah
Vice President and CFO
T: 918-838-8822
Email:kcavanah@matrixservicecompany.com




Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data) 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2016
Revenues
 
$
251,237

 
$
309,422

 
$
905,673

 
$
952,282

Cost of revenues
 
253,851

 
282,119

 
847,797

 
860,390

Gross profit (loss)
 
(2,614
)
 
27,303

 
57,876

 
91,892

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
18,596

 
20,956

 
56,548

 
65,509

Operating income (loss)
 
(21,210
)
 
6,347

 
1,328

 
26,383

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(833
)
 
(241
)
 
(1,573
)
 
(756
)
Interest income
 
73

 
56

 
111

 
147

Other
 
(51
)
 
(109
)
 
3

 
(311
)
Income (loss) before income tax expense
 
(22,021
)
 
6,053

 
(131
)
 
25,463

Provision (benefit) for federal, state and foreign income taxes
 
(8,521
)
 
2,507

 
(1,223
)
 
9,060

Net income (loss)
 
(13,500
)
 
3,546

 
1,092

 
16,403

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
 
321

 
(811
)
 
321

 
(3,326
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Matrix Service Company
 
$
(13,821
)
 
$
4,357

 
$
771

 
$
19,729

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
0.16

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.74

Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
 
$
(0.52
)
 
$
0.16

 
$
0.03

 
$
0.73

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
26,594

 
26,758

 
26,511

 
26,651

Diluted
 
26,594

 
27,054

 
26,838

 
27,191





Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)
(In thousands) 

 
March 31,
2017
 
June 30,
2016
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
39,697

 
$
71,656

Accounts receivable, less allowances (March 31, 2017— $9,247 and June 30, 2016—$8,403)
223,338

 
190,434

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
69,986

 
104,001

Inventories
3,926

 
3,935

Income taxes receivable
5,314

 
9

Other current assets
7,373

 
5,411

Total current assets
349,634

 
375,446

Property, plant and equipment at cost:
 
 
 
Land and buildings
39,826

 
39,224

Construction equipment
93,178

 
90,386

Transportation equipment
48,156

 
49,046

Office equipment and software
36,284

 
29,577

Construction in progress
5,827

 
7,475

Total property, plant and equipment - at cost
223,271

 
215,708

Accumulated depreciation
(141,308
)
 
(130,977
)
Property, plant and equipment - net
81,963

 
84,731

Goodwill
113,182

 
78,293

Other intangible assets
27,781

 
20,999

Deferred income taxes
5,663

 
3,719

Other assets
2,045

 
1,779

Total assets
$
580,268

 
$
564,967

 
 
 
 





Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
 
March 31,
2017
 
June 30,
2016
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
97,271

 
$
141,445

Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings
75,424

 
58,327

Accrued wages and benefits
25,102

 
27,716

Accrued insurance
8,804

 
9,246

Income taxes payable
148

 
2,675

Other accrued expenses
8,314

 
6,621

Total current liabilities
215,063

 
246,030

Deferred income taxes
377

 
3,198

Borrowings under senior revolving credit facility
44,139

 

Other liabilities
472

 
173

Total liabilities
260,051

 
249,401

Commitments and contingencies


 


Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Matrix Service Company stockholders' equity:
 
 
 
Common stock—$.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 27,888,217 shares issued as of March 31, 2017, and June 30, 2016; 26,594,319 and 26,297,145 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2016
279

 
279

Additional paid-in capital
126,513

 
127,058

Retained earnings
223,928

 
223,157

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(7,807
)
 
(6,845
)
 
342,913

 
343,649

Less: Treasury stock, at cost — 1,293,898 shares as of March 31, 2017, and 1,591,072 shares as of June 30, 2016
(22,696
)
 
(26,907
)
Total Matrix Service Company stockholders’ equity
320,217

 
316,742

Noncontrolling interest

 
(1,176
)
Total stockholders' equity
320,217

 
315,566

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
580,268

 
$
564,967

 
 
 
 






Matrix Service Company
Results of Operations
(unaudited)
(In thousands)
 

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
 
March 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2016
 
March 31,
2017
 
March 31,
2016
Gross revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
82,032

 
$
94,414

 
$
273,215

 
$
251,437

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
69,295

 
56,251

 
164,036

 
188,682

Storage Solutions
 
74,431

 
132,857

 
403,008

 
400,074

Industrial
 
26,501

 
26,650

 
74,254

 
116,375

Total gross revenues
 
$
252,259

 
$
310,172

 
$
914,513

 
$
956,568

Less: Inter-segment revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil Gas & Chemical
 
$
407

 
$
522

 
$
6,892

 
$
3,102

Storage Solutions
 
379

 
228

 
677

 
1,040

Industrial
 
236

 

 
1,271

 
144

Total inter-segment revenues
 
$
1,022

 
$
750

 
$
8,840

 
$
4,286

Consolidated revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
82,032

 
$
94,414

 
$
273,215

 
$
251,437

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
68,888

 
55,729

 
157,144

 
185,580

Storage Solutions
 
74,052

 
132,629

 
402,331

 
399,034

Industrial
 
26,265

 
26,650

 
72,983

 
116,231

Total consolidated revenues
 
$
251,237

 
$
309,422

 
$
905,673

 
$
952,282

Gross profit (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
(13,371
)
 
$
10,407

 
$
(896
)
 
$
19,136

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
4,333

 
2,616

 
6,765

 
14,270

Storage Solutions
 
5,456

 
15,108

 
48,980

 
49,766

Industrial
 
968

 
(828
)
 
3,027

 
8,720

Total gross profit (loss)
 
$
(2,614
)
 
$
27,303

 
$
57,876

 
$
91,892

Operating income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
(16,306
)
 
$
4,948

 
$
(13,085
)
 
$
5,425

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
(2,199
)
 
(1,964
)
 
(7,054
)
 
(3,577
)
Storage Solutions
 
(1,552
)
 
6,382

 
23,463

 
24,305

Industrial
 
(1,153
)
 
(3,019
)
 
(1,996
)
 
230

Total operating income (loss)
 
$
(21,210
)
 
$
6,347

 
$
1,328

 
$
26,383






Backlog
We define backlog as the total dollar amount of revenue 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 and other established arrangements, 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 revenue recognized as of the reporting date.
The following table provides a summary of changes in our backlog for the three months ended March 31, 2017: 
 
Electrical
Infrastructure
 
Oil Gas &
Chemical
 
Storage
Solutions
 
Industrial
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Backlog as of December 31, 2016
$
338,413

 
$
209,505

 
$
185,491

 
$
80,581

 
$
813,990

Project awards
57,630

 
100,459

 
52,981

 
16,592

 
227,662

Revenue recognized
(82,032
)
 
(68,888
)
 
(74,052
)
 
(26,265
)
 
(251,237
)
Backlog as of March 31, 2017
$
314,011

 
$
241,076

 
$
164,420

 
$
70,908

 
$
790,415

The following table provides a summary of changes in our backlog for the nine months ended March 31, 2017: 
 
Electrical
Infrastructure
 
Oil Gas &
Chemical
 
Storage
Solutions
 
Industrial
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Backlog as of June 30, 2016
$
369,791

 
$
91,478

 
$
359,013

 
$
48,390

 
$
868,672

Project awards
217,435

 
280,240

 
207,738

 
92,306

 
797,719

Acquired backlog from Houston Interests (Note 2)

 
26,502

 

 
3,195

 
29,697

Revenue recognized
(273,215
)
 
(157,144
)
 
(402,331
)
 
(72,983
)
 
(905,673
)
Backlog as of March 31, 2017
$
314,011

 
$
241,076

 
$
164,420

 
$
70,908

 
$
790,415