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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) November 6, 2019
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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 East Skelly Drive, Suite 500, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
(Address of principal executive offices and 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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
MTRX
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to not use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
 
 
 
 
 





Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 6, 2019, Matrix Service Company (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2019 and upcoming share repurchases of up to $20.0 million. 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







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: November 6, 2019
 
By:
 
/s/ Kevin S. Cavanah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kevin S. Cavanah
 
 
 
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



Exhibit
Exhibit 99


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MATRIX SERVICE COMPANY REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2020 RESULTS
Announces share repurchase of up to $20.0 million
TULSA, OK – November 6, 2019 – Matrix Service Company (Nasdaq: MTRX), a leading contractor to the energy and industrial markets across North America, today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2020.
Key highlights:
Revenue increased by 6.2% to $338.1 million compared to $318.5 million in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year
Fully diluted earnings per share increased 175.0% to $0.22 in the first quarter compared to $0.08 in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year
Backlog at $1.082 billion compared to $1.098 billion at June 30, 2019; book-to-bill of 1.0 for the quarter on $321.7 million of project awards, led by Storage Solutions and Oil Gas & Chemical
Liquidity increased by 27.5% to $308.3 million at September 30, 2019 from $241.9 million at June 30, 2019, and by 138.5% from $129.3 million at September 30, 2018
Affirms guidance of $1.40 to $1.55 billion of revenue and earnings per fully diluted share of $1.10 to $1.40
“Our first quarter results were led by continued strong operating performance in our Storage Solutions and Industrial segments. These strong results were partially offset by a lower than anticipated margin on a project in the Oil Gas & Chemical segment and continued under-performance in the power delivery portion of our Electrical Infrastructure segment,” said John R. Hewitt, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“The diversity of our business coupled with our current backlog and project opportunity pipeline, supports the current fiscal year guidance and longer-term growth strategy. Looking forward, our healthy liquidity profile will allow us to both return value to shareholders through our planned share repurchase, which will occur throughout the remainder of the second quarter, as well as leverage our broad capabilities to grow the business.”
First Quarter Fiscal 2020 Results
Consolidated revenue was $338.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, compared to $318.5 million in the same period in the prior year. On a segment basis, consolidated revenue increased in the Storage Solutions and Industrial segments by $37.3 million and $13.4 million, respectively. These increases were partially offset by decreases in consolidated revenue in the Oil Gas & Chemical and Electrical Infrastructure segments of $18.0 million and $13.2 million, respectively.
Consolidated gross profit increased to $32.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $23.4 million in the same period in the prior year. The gross margin increased to 9.6% in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to 7.4% in the same period in the prior year. The fiscal 2020 gross margin was positively impacted by strong project execution in the Storage Solutions segment. The Oil Gas & Chemical segment performed well with the exception of under recovery of construction overhead costs caused by lower revenue and lower than expected margin on one project. The performance of the power delivery portion of the Electrical Infrastructure segment was impacted by a transmission and distribution project charge and low revenue volumes which led to under recovery of construction overhead costs.
Consolidated SG&A expenses were $23.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2019 compared to $21.2 million in the same period in the prior year. This increase was primarily due to improved operating results, which led to higher incentive compensation expense, and investments in personnel to support the ongoing growth of our business.
Our effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was 30.6% compared to 16.4% for the same period a year ago. The effective tax rate in fiscal 2020 was negatively impacted by $0.3 million of excess tax expense related to the vesting of stock-based compensation. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2018 was positively impacted by $0.3

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million of excess tax benefits related to the vesting of stock-based compensation. We still expect our effective tax rate to be approximately 27.0% for the remainder of the fiscal year.
For the three months ended September 30, 2019 net income was $6.2 million, or $0.22 per fully diluted share, compared to $2.3 million or $0.08 per fully diluted share in the prior year.
Backlog
Backlog at September 30, 2019 was $1.082 billion compared to $1.098 billion at June 30, 2019. The quarterly book-to-bill ratio was 1.0 on project awards of $321.7 million.
Financial Position
At September 30, 2019 the Company had total liquidity of $308.3 million, which includes a cash balance of $139.9 million and availability under the credit facility. This represents an increase of $66.4 million since June 30, 2019. The Company's outstanding borrowings were $11.4 million at September 30, 2019.
The Company announces a share repurchase of up to $20.0 million to be executed through open market purchases of the Company's common shares during the remainder of the second quarter of fiscal 2020.
Outlook and Guidance
The outlook for our Storage Solutions and Oil Gas & Chemical segments remain positive. We expect Storage Solutions volumes to remain strong throughout the fiscal year. Increasing work on capital construction projects as well as increased maintenance and repair work should lead to increasing Oil Gas & Chemical revenue as we move through the rest of the fiscal year. Our Industrial segment, which has performed well over the last two years, will likely soften in the second half of the year due to weakness in pricing of certain commodities. However, our long-term outlook for this segment remains positive. Finally, in our Electrical Infrastructure segment, we continue to focus on operating improvements in the power delivery portion of the business.
Although uncertainty surrounding the current economic and political environment can impact the timing and volume of project awards and starts, we do not anticipate any significant impact on the current fiscal year. Therefore, the Company is maintaining fiscal 2020 guidance of revenue between $1.40 billion and $1.55 billion and earnings per fully diluted share of between $1.10 and $1.40.
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 Thursday, November 7, 2019 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.

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About Matrix Service Company
Founded in 1984, Matrix Service Company (Nasdaq: MTRX) is parent to a family of companies that includes Matrix PDM Engineering, Matrix Service Inc., Matrix NAC, and Matrix Applied Technologies. Our companies design, build and maintain infrastructure critical to North America's energy and industrial markets. Matrix Service Company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma with 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.
With a culture driven by its core values of safety, integrity, stewardship, positive relationships, community involvement and delivering the best, Matrix has twice been named to Forbes Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in America and is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work®.
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:
Kevin S. Cavanah
Vice President and CFO
T: 918-838-8822
Email:kcavanah@matrixservicecompany.com

Kellie Smythe
Senior Director, Investor Relations
T: 918-359-8267
Email: ksmythe@matrixservicecompany.com

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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data) 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
2019
 
September 30,
2018
Revenues
 
$
338,097

 
$
318,511

Cost of revenues
 
305,632

 
295,090

Gross profit
 
32,465

 
23,421

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
23,691

 
21,201

Operating income
 
8,774

 
2,220

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(389
)
 
(292
)
Interest income
 
474

 
282

Other
 
3

 
546

Income before income tax expense
 
8,862

 
2,756

Provision for federal, state and foreign income taxes
 
2,711

 
451

Net income
 
$
6,151

 
$
2,305

 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per common share
 
$
0.23

 
$
0.09

Diluted earnings per common share
 
$
0.22

 
$
0.08

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
26,935

 
26,921

Diluted
 
27,575

 
27,589


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

 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
Assets
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
139,889

 
$
89,715

Accounts receivable, less allowances (September 30, 2019— $1,091 and June 30, 2019—$923)
214,614

 
218,432

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts
65,996

 
96,083

Inventories
7,561

 
8,017

Income taxes receivable
1,337

 
29

Other current assets
9,969

 
5,034

Total current assets
439,366

 
417,310

Property, plant and equipment at cost:
 
 
 
Land and buildings
41,057

 
41,179

Construction equipment
92,142

 
91,793

Transportation equipment
55,179

 
52,526

Office equipment and software
44,164

 
43,632

Construction in progress
7,563

 
7,619

Total property, plant and equipment - at cost
240,105

 
236,749

Accumulated depreciation
(158,589
)
 
(157,414
)
Property, plant and equipment - net
81,516

 
79,335

Operating lease right-of-use assets
23,595

 

Goodwill
93,300

 
93,368

Other intangible assets
18,516

 
19,472

Deferred income taxes
2,719

 
2,683

Other assets
13,742

 
21,226

Total assets
$
672,754

 
$
633,394

 
 
 
 


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Matrix Service Company
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)
(unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
 
September 30,
2019
 
June 30,
2019
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
96,984

 
$
114,647

Billings on uncompleted contracts in excess of costs and estimated earnings
130,191

 
105,626

Accrued wages and benefits
34,214

 
38,357

Accrued insurance
9,539

 
9,021

Operating lease liabilities
8,660

 

Income taxes payable

 
2,517

Other accrued expenses
5,721

 
5,331

Total current liabilities
285,309

 
275,499

Deferred income taxes
2,346

 
298

Operating lease liabilities
15,998

 

Borrowings under senior secured revolving credit facility
11,366

 
5,347

Other liabilities
308

 
293

Total liabilities
315,327

 
281,437

Commitments and contingencies


 


Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock—$.01 par value; 60,000,000 shares authorized; 27,888,217 shares issued as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019; 27,131,446 and 26,807,203 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and June 30, 2019
279

 
279

Additional paid-in capital
132,936

 
137,712

Retained earnings
245,627

 
239,476

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(8,145
)
 
(7,751
)
 
370,697

 
369,716

Less: Treasury stock, at cost — 756,771 shares as of September 30, 2019, and 1,081,014 shares as of June 30, 2019
(13,270
)
 
(17,759
)
Total stockholders' equity
357,427

 
351,957

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
672,754

 
$
633,394

 
 
 
 



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

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
September 30,
2019
 
September 30,
2018
Gross revenues
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
31,532

 
$
44,701

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
57,786

 
75,562

Storage Solutions
 
150,752

 
113,767

Industrial
 
99,287

 
85,557

Total gross revenues
 
$
339,357

 
$
319,587

Less: Inter-segment revenues
 
 
 
 
Oil Gas & Chemical
 
$
256

 
$
71

Storage Solutions
 
685

 
1,005

Industrial
 
319

 

Total inter-segment revenues
 
$
1,260

 
$
1,076

Consolidated revenues
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
31,532

 
$
44,701

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
57,530

 
75,491

Storage Solutions
 
150,067

 
112,762

Industrial
 
98,968

 
85,557

Total consolidated revenues
 
$
338,097

 
$
318,511

Gross profit
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
104

 
$
3,383

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
3,635

 
5,625

Storage Solutions
 
21,055

 
9,553

Industrial
 
7,671

 
4,860

Total gross profit
 
$
32,465

 
$
23,421

Operating income (loss)
 
 
 
 
Electrical Infrastructure
 
$
(1,844
)
 
$
657

Oil Gas & Chemical
 
(1,773
)
 
514

Storage Solutions
 
9,452

 
285

Industrial
 
2,939

 
764

Total operating income
 
$
8,774

 
$
2,220



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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, limited 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 with no minimum commitments and other established customer agreements, we include only the amounts that we expect to recognize as revenue over the next 12 months. For arrangements in which we have received a limited notice to proceed, we include the entire scope of work in our backlog if we conclude that the likelihood of the full project proceeding is high. For all other arrangements, we calculate backlog as the estimated contract amount less revenues recognized as of the reporting date.
The following table provides a summary of changes in our backlog for the three months ended September 30, 2019: 

 
Electrical
Infrastructure
 
Oil Gas &
Chemical
 
Storage
Solutions
 
Industrial
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Backlog as of June 30, 2019
$
73,883

 
$
134,563

 
$
641,295

 
$
248,608

 
1,098,349

Project awards
30,312

 
91,160

 
143,467

 
56,749

 
321,688

Revenue recognized
(31,532
)
 
(57,530
)
 
(150,067
)
 
(98,968
)
 
(338,097
)
Backlog as of September 30, 2019
$
72,663

 
$
168,193

 
$
634,695

 
$
206,389

 
$
1,081,940

Book-to-bill ratio(1)
1.0

 
1.6

 
1.0

 
0.6

 
1.0

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Calculated by dividing project awards by revenue recognized during the period.












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