AETI American Electric Technologies Inc

American Electric Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AETI), a leading supplier of power delivery solutions for the global energy industry, today announced its second quarter 2016 financial results.

The Company reported net income attributable to common shareholders in the second quarter of $0.1 million, up from the $3.0 million loss from the first quarter of 2016, but down from the $0.5 million net income reported in the second quarter of 2015. Second quarter revenues were $11.4 million, up from $8.3 million in the first quarter of 2016 but down from $12.3 million in the second quarter of 2015. 

Gross margins in the quarter were $1.2 million, up from $0.1 million in the first quarter of 2016, but were down from the $2.0 million reported in the second quarter of 2015 due to competitive pricing pressure and slightly reduced overall lower revenue levels.

The Company’s international joint ventures reported a net equity income of $0.2 million for the quarter, including $0.3 million of equity income from BOMAY in China.

The Company’s reported pre-tax income was positively impacted by a gain of $0.1 million from the sale of the fixed assets in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and $0.3 million from the settlement of a claim associated with the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

The Company reported fully diluted income from operations per share of $0.01 for the quarter, up from a fully diluted loss of $0.36 per share in the first quarter of 2016 but down from fully diluted earnings of $0.06 per share reported in the second quarter of 2015.

The Company reported EBITDA, a non-U.S. GAAP measure, from operations of $0.5 million for the quarter, up from $2.7 million EBITDA loss in the first quarter of 2016 but down from $0.7 million EBITDA in the second quarter of 2015. A reconciliation of this non-U.S. GAAP measure to our net income is set forth in the selected financial information below.

The Company reported a decrease in quarter ending backlog to $11.6 million, down from $19.6 million at the end of the first quarter of 2016.

“The industry environment in which we operate remains very challenging,” said Charles Dauber, president and chief executive officer, AETI. “We continue to take those actions which we believe are necessary to manage the company during this period.” 

Conference CallAETI will conduct a conference call at 10 a.m. EDT on August 15, 2016 to discuss the results with analysts, investors and other interested parties. Individuals who wish to participate in the conference call should dial 877-612-6725 passcode 868694, in the United States and Canada.  International callers should dial +1 913-312-0945 passcode 868694.

American Electric Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AETI) is a leading provider of power delivery solutions to the global energy industry. AETI offers M&I Electric™ power distribution and control products, electrical services, and construction services.

AETI is headquartered in Houston and has global sales, support and manufacturing operations in Beaumont, Texas; Rio de Janeiro and Macaé, Brazil.  In addition, AETI has minority interests in a joint venture which has facilities located in Xian, China. AETI's SEC filings, news and product/service information are available at www.aeti.com.

Forward Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, concerning anticipated future domestic and international demand for our products, and other future plans and objectives. While the Company believes that such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such future revenues, profits, plans and objectives will be achieved on the schedule or in the amounts indicated. Investors are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual events or results may differ from the Company’s expectations, and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those listed in Item 1A of the Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2016. The Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future events make it clear that any of the projected results expressed or implied herein will not be realized.

 

American Electric Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
Unaudited
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2015				2016				2015				2016
Net sales	$	11,444			$	12,302			$	19,742			$	27,613
Cost of sales		10,218				10,258				18,425				23,286
Gross profit		1,226				2,044				1,317				4,327
Operating expenses:
Research and development		196				90				719				228
Selling and marketing		417				493				1,293				1,096
General and administrative		981				1,256				2,327				2,523
Total operating expenses		1,594				1,839				4,339				3,847
Income (loss) from operations		(368	)			205				(3,022	)			480
Net equity income (loss) from foreign joint ventures’ operations:
Equity income (loss) from foreign joint ventures’ operations		347				284				152				400
Foreign joint ventures’ operations related expenses		(98	)			(109	)			(149	)			(207	)
Net equity income (loss) from foreign joint ventures’ operations		249				175				3				193
Income (loss) from operations and net equity income from foreign joint ventures’ operations		(119	)			380				(3,019	)			673
Other income (expense):
Interest expense and other, net		317				(45	)			278				(64	)
Foreign transaction gain		-				134				-				134
Income (loss) before income taxes		198				469				(2,741	)			743
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		47				(78	)			(9	)			(78	)
Net income (loss) before dividends on redeemable convertible preferred stock		151				547				(2,732	)			821
Dividends on redeemable convertible preferred stock		(88	)			(87	)			(176	)			(174	)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	63			$	460			$	(2,908	)		$	647
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	0.01			$	0.06			$	(0.35	)		$	0.08
Diluted	$	0.01			$	0.06			$	(0.35	)		$	0.08
Weighted - average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		8,292,751				8,250,833				8,277,897				8,235,901
Diluted		8,292,751				8,293,947				8,277,897				8,279,015

 

American Electric Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
	June 30, 2016				December 31,
	(unaudited)					2015
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,961			$	7,989
Restricted short-term investments		507				507
Accounts receivable-trade, net of allowance of $257 and $225 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015		7,444				6,853
Inventories, net of allowance of $73 and $60 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015		1,093				1,325
Cost and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts		5,374				2,302
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		298				324
Total current assets		18,677				19,300
Property, plant and equipment, net		7,591				7,915
Advances to and investments in foreign joint ventures		10,650				11,104
Intangibles		409				218
Other assets		64				49
Total assets	$	37,391			$	38,586
Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Revolving line of credit	$	900			$	1,043
Current portion of long-term note payable		300				300
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses		7,463				4,031
Accrued payroll and benefits		631				476
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts		906				1,629
Total current liabilities		10,200				8,355
Long-term note payable		4,050				4,200
Deferred compensation		283				305
Deferred income taxes		2,901				3,064
Total liabilities		17,434				15,924
Convertible preferred stock:
Redeemable convertible preferred stock, Series A, net of discount of $645 at June 30, 2016 and $671 at December 31, 2015; $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015		4,355				4,329
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock; $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 8,438,630 and 8,385,929 shares issued and 8,292,753 and 8,254,001 shares outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015		8				8
Treasury stock, at cost 145,877 shares at June 30, 2016 and 131,928 shares at December 31, 2015		(827	)			(792	)
Additional paid-in capital		12,309				12,032
Accumulated other comprehensive income		245				310
Retained earnings; including accumulated statutory reserves in equity method investments of $2722 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015		3,867				6,775
Total stockholders’ equity		15,602				18,333
Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity	$	37,391			$	38,586

 

American Electric Technologies, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations
Computation of Earnings on Continuing Operations , Including Net Equity Income from Foreign Joint Ventures, Before Interest,
Dividends, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA")
Unaudited
(in thousands)
	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2016				2015				2016				2015
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	63			$	460			$	(2,908	)		$	647
Add: Depreciation and amortization		223				222				444				459
Interest expense		64				45				103				64
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes		47				(78	)			(9	)			(78	)
Dividend on redeemable preferred stock		88				87				176				174
EBITDA	$	485			$	736			$	(2,194	)		$	1,266
The Company is disclosing EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP measure, because it is used by management
and provided to investors to provide comparability of underlying operational results. For more discussion of the
use and limitations of EBITDA, see the 2015 10-K which was filed on March 30, 2016.

 

Investor Contact:
American Electric Technologies, Inc.
Bill Brod
713-644-8182
investorrelations@aeti.com