Record Backlog of $1.1 billion and Backlog
Gross Margin of 11.5%
Plateau Proves Immediately Accretive
2020 Mid-Point Guidance Calling for
Year-Over-Year Growth in Revenue and Adjusted Net Income of 23% and
61%, Respectively
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL) (“Sterling”
or “the Company”) today announced financial results for the fourth
quarter and full year ended 2019.
Consolidated Fourth Quarter 2019 Financial Results Compared
to Fourth Quarter 2018:
- Revenues were $346.5 million compared to $255.2 million;
- Gross margin was 9.7% of revenues compared to 11.0%;
- Plateau acquisition related costs totaled $2.2 million or $0.08
per diluted share;
- Gross margin and Net Income were impacted by a $10.2 million
charge or $0.36 per diluted share related to a claim resolution of
a 2014 legacy project;
- Recognized a non-cash income tax benefit of $25.8 million or
$0.92 per diluted share, primarily due to the reversal of our
valuation allowance;
- Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders was
$22.3 million or $6.3 million on an adjusted basis(1) compared to
$5.6 million;
- Net income per diluted share attributable to Sterling common
stockholders was $0.79 or $0.22 on an adjusted basis(1) compared to
$0.21; and,
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $20.2 million compared to $12.7
million.
Consolidated Full Year 2019 Financial Results Compared to
Full Year 2018:
- Revenues were $1.1 billion compared to $1.0 billion;
- Gross margin was 9.6% of revenues compared to 10.6%;
- Plateau acquisition related costs totaled $4.3 million or $0.16
per diluted share;
- Net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders was
$39.9 million or $24.5 million on an adjusted basis(1) compared to
$25.2 million;
- Net income per diluted share attributable to Sterling common
stockholders was $1.47 or $0.90 on an adjusted basis(1) compared to
$0.93; and,
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $62.0 million compared to $55.0
million.
Consolidated Financial Position, Liquidity and Cash Flows at
December 31, 2019:
- Cash and Cash Equivalents were $45.7 million; and,
- Debt totaled $433.1 million reflecting Sterling’s new debt
facility utilized to fund the October 2, 2019 Plateau acquisition
and retire its prior debt facility.
(1) Adjusted basis excludes costs related to the acquisition of
Plateau (including related refinancing) and non-cash taxes. See the
“Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Supplemental Adjusted Financial Data”
section below for more information.
Business Overview
With the acquisition of Plateau, the Company has added a third
diversified platform for growth and has realigned its operating
segments to reflect management’s present oversight of operations.
Sterling’s operations now consist of three reporting segments:
Heavy Civil, Specialty Services and Residential. The Company’s
commercial business has been reclassified from the Heavy Civil
segment into our newly formed Specialty Services reporting segment
along with the Plateau operations. The segment information for the
prior periods presented has been recast to conform to the current
presentation.
Fourth quarter 2019 revenues increased $91.4 million compared to
the prior year quarter, primarily driven by $84.6 million generated
from Plateau.
Gross profit was $33.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, an
increase of $5.4 million from the prior year fourth quarter. Gross
margin declined 135 basis points to 9.7%, partly offset by the
inclusion of three months of gross profit from Plateau operations
in 2019.
In the quarter, Sterling was able to come to an interim
agreement related to a 2014 project involving the construction of
three separate bridges in Texas that had suffered from significant
schedule delays and cost overruns due to major owner design flaws.
This agreement enabled Sterling to recover approximately $17
million in costs to date related to these delays and defined a
better dispute resolution process along with agreed upon rates for
potential future delays. As part of this agreement, Sterling agreed
to work on all three bridges simultaneously (versus doing one at a
time) to accelerate the final completion schedule. This revised
schedule has significantly increased the amount of labor, equipment
and infrastructure required to complete the project under the new
terms of the agreement and resulted in a reduction of gross profit
in the quarter of $10.2 million, or $0.36 per diluted share.
General and administrative expenses were $16.9 million in the
fourth quarter of 2019, or 4.9% of revenues compared to $13.0
million or 5.1% of revenues in the fourth quarter of 2018,
reflecting incremental general and administrative expenses
attributable to the Plateau acquisition of $3.0 million.
Heavy Civil and Specialty Services Backlog Highlights
- Combined Backlog at December 31, 2019 was $1.3 billion, up from
$1.1 billion at December 31, 2018. Combined Backlog consists of
$1.1 billion of Backlog and $273.5 million of unsigned contracts as
of December 31, 2019 compared to $850.7 million and $292.7 million
at December 31, 2018, respectively. At December 31, 2019, $164.5
million of our Backlog is attributable to Plateau. No residential
construction contracts are included in Backlog.
- Total margin in Backlog has increased approximately 300 basis
points, from 8.5% at December 31, 2018 to 11.5% at December 31,
2019. Approximately two-thirds of the gross margin improvement
relates to the inclusion of Plateau’s Backlog with the other
one-third improvement driven by the Sterling legacy businesses.
Combined Backlog gross margin improved from 8.9% at December 31,
2018 to 11.0% at December 31, 2019.
CEO Remarks and Outlook
“Our fourth quarter concluded another outstanding year for
Sterling, including the transformative acquisition of Plateau,
which we closed on October 2nd,” stated Joe Cutillo, Sterling’s
Chief Executive Officer. “As anticipated, Plateau was immediately
accretive to our fourth quarter results and propelled our Backlog
to a record level, positioning us for profitable growth in 2020.
After only three months as part of our business portfolio, we are
extremely pleased by the quality of Plateau’s management team, its
high level of operational discipline and the attractiveness of its
project pipeline.”
Mr. Cutillo continued, “With respect to our fourth quarter 2019
results, revenues increased slightly on an organic basis driven by
commercial and aviation projects which were largely offset by the
impact of continued delays in the start of two large design-build
joint venture projects that we mentioned in the second quarter of
2019. We expect our second quarter 2020 results to begin to reflect
our execution on these attractive projects and another recently
announced design-build joint venture project in Utah.”
“Notably, during our fourth quarter, we reached an agreement and
resolved numerous pending change orders on a bridge project in
Texas that Sterling was awarded in 2014, that had encountered a
multitude of delays over the years due to owner design issues.
Additionally, we successfully negotiated the inclusion of
prospective protocols to address future design changes, related
schedule reliefs and accelerated resolution of change order
requests and agreed to a new schedule to accelerate the project
completion date. These components of the agreement enabled us to
recoup $17 million of incurred cost to date and significantly
reduce the risks of further unreimbursed cost increases through the
completion of the project in early 2022.”
“Results for our Residential segment were essentially flat as
compared to the fourth quarter of last year, as we’d anticipated.
Revenue growth has continued to be pressured by a shift in demand
towards smaller square footage slabs, although margin levels remain
robust. We continue to make good progress with the ramp-up of our
residential business in Houston and expect margins to improve for
us in 2020 as we gain critical mass in this market. Overall, we
continue to see low to mid-single digit revenue growth and
continued attractive margins in our residential segment, as we are
positioned in very attractive and rapidly growing geographies.”
Mr. Cutillo concluded, “Based on the anticipated contribution
from Plateau and our record high Backlog, along with our view on
current booking trends, market strength, continued mix shift and
improved execution, we expect to generate full year 2020 revenues
of between $1.375 billion and $1.4 billion. With the integration of
Plateau into Sterling, we expect that our blended gross margin will
rise to the 13% to 14% range. Therefore, our expectation for 2020
net income attributable to Sterling common stockholders is between
$38 million to $41 million, excluding acquisition related costs of
$2 million to $3 million. We expect our full year 2020 diluted
average common shares outstanding to be approximately 28.5 million.
Importantly, our 2020 net income guidance includes an effective
income tax rate of approximately 26%. This rate includes non-cash
income tax expense of approximately 21% of pretax income; or $11
million ($0.39 per diluted share) compared to a non-cash income tax
benefit in 2019 of $27.4 million ($1.01 per diluted share). This
change in non-cash tax expense reflects the reversal of our net
operating tax loss reserve in the fourth quarter of 2019 driven by
sustained taxable income over the past several years in accordance
with the accounting requirements.”
“Our outlook does not assume any major positive changes in
government investment in infrastructure, which would likely enhance
our growth forecast beginning in 2021 and beyond as we are
well-positioned to win further economically compelling heavy civil
project opportunities across our geographies. We expect our 2020
EBITDA to be $125 million to $135 million. With the free cash flow
we expect to generate in 2020, we are targeting a reduction in our
debt to forward looking EBITDA leverage ratio from our current
proforma basis of 3.5X, to approximately 3.0X by the end of the
year. Considering all of these factors, we are highly encouraged
about our prospects for generating additional value for our
shareholders over the course of 2020.”
Conference Call
Sterling’s management will hold a conference call to discuss
these results and recent corporate developments on Tuesday, March
3, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. ET/8:00 a.m. CT. Interested parties may
participate in the call by dialing (201) 493-6744 or (877)
445-9755. Please call in ten minutes before the conference call is
scheduled to begin and ask for the Sterling Construction call.
Following management’s opening remarks, there will be a question
and answer session. Questions may be asked during the live call, or
alternatively, you may e-mail questions in advance to
Brigette.Wilcox@strlco.com.
To listen to a simultaneous webcast of the call, please go to
the Company’s website at www.strlco.com at least fifteen minutes
early to download and install any necessary audio software. If you
are unable to listen live, the conference call webcast will be
archived on the Company’s website for thirty days.
About Sterling
Sterling Construction Company, Inc., (“Sterling” or “the
Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a construction company that
has been involved in the construction industry since its founding
in 1955. The Company operates through a variety of subsidiaries
within three operating groups specializing in heavy civil,
specialty services, and residential projects in the United States
(the “U.S.”), primarily across the southern U.S., the Rocky
Mountain states, California and Hawaii, as well as other areas with
strategic construction opportunities. Heavy civil includes
infrastructure and rehabilitation projects for highways, roads,
bridges, airfields, ports, light rail, water, wastewater and storm
drainage systems. Specialty services projects include construction
site excavation and drainage, drilling and blasting for excavation,
foundations for multi-family homes, parking structures and other
commercial concrete projects. Residential projects include concrete
foundations for single-family homes.
Important Information for Investors and Stockholders
Non-GAAP Measures
This press release contains “Non-GAAP” financial measures as
defined under Regulation G of the amended U.S. Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. The Company reports financial results in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), but
the Company believes that certain Non-GAAP financial measures
provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the
underlying business trends and performance of the Company’s ongoing
operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of
those operations.
Non-GAAP measures include adjusted net income, adjusted EPS, and
adjusted EBITDA in each case excluding the impacts of certain
identified items. The excluded items represent items that the
Company does not consider to be representative of its normal
operations. The Company believes that these measures are useful for
investors to review, because they provide a consistent measure of
the underlying financial results of the Company’s ongoing business
and, in the Company’s view, allow for a supplemental comparison
against historical results and expectations for future performance.
Furthermore, the Company uses each of these to measure the
performance of the Company’s operations for budgeting, forecasting,
as well as employee incentive compensation. However, Non-GAAP
measures should not be considered as substitutes for net income,
EPS, or other data prepared and reported in accordance with GAAP
and should be viewed in addition to the Company’s reported results
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliations of these Non-GAAP financial measures to the most
comparable GAAP measures are provided in the tables included in
this press release.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are considered
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal
securities laws. These forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our
control, which may include statements about our: business strategy;
financial strategy; and plans, objectives, expectations, forecasts,
outlook and intentions. All of these types of statements, other
than statements of historical fact included in this press release,
are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking
statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,”
“could,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “project,” “intend,”
“anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,”
“pursue,” “target,” “continue,” the negative of such terms or other
comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are largely based on our expectations, which
reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These
estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on
currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we
believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are
inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition,
management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be
inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the
forward-looking statements contained in this press release are not
guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader
that such statements will be realized or the forward-looking events
and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially
from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements
due to factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section in our filings
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and
elsewhere in those filings. The forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date made, and other than as required by law, we do
not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking
statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.
STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per
share data)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Twelve Months Ended December
31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenues
$
346,544
$
255,175
$
1,126,278
$
1,037,667
Cost of revenues
(312,965
)
(227,002
)
(1,018,484
)
(927,335
)
Gross profit
33,579
28,173
107,794
110,332
General and administrative expense
(16,898
)
(13,022
)
(49,200
)
(48,220
)
Intangible asset amortization
(2,895
)
(600
)
(4,695
)
(2,400
)
Acquisition related costs
(2,153
)
—
(4,311
)
—
Other operating expense, net
(1,901
)
(5,141
)
(11,837
)
(17,101
)
Operating income
9,732
9,410
37,751
42,611
Interest income
156
413
1,142
1,017
Interest expense
(7,698
)
(3,085
)
(16,686
)
(12,350
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(7,728
)
—
(7,728
)
—
Income before income taxes
(5,538
)
6,738
14,479
31,278
Income tax benefit (expense)
27,998
(187
)
26,216
(1,738
)
Net income
22,460
6,551
40,695
29,540
Less: Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests
(159
)
(944
)
(794
)
(4,353
)
Net income attributable to Sterling common
stockholders
$
22,301
$
5,607
$
39,901
$
25,187
Net income per share attributable to
Sterling common stockholders:
Basic
$
0.81
$
0.22
$
1.50
$
0.94
Diluted
$
0.79
$
0.21
$
1.47
$
0.93
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic
27,612
26,881
26,671
26,903
Diluted
28,201
27,196
27,119
27,194
STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Years Ended December
31,
2019
% of Revenue
2018
% of Revenue
2019
% of Revenue
2018
% of Revenue
Revenue
Heavy Civil
$
190,690
55%
$
190,443
75%
$
760,325
67%
$
765,638
73%
Specialty Services
121,388
35%
30,460
12%
212,824
19%
120,333
12%
Residential
34,466
10%
34,272
13%
153,129
14%
151,696
15%
Total Revenue
$
346,544
$
255,175
$
1,126,278
$
1,037,667
Operating Income
Heavy Civil (1)
$
(7,704
)
NM
$
4,245
2.2%
$
3,316
0.4%
$
17,044
2.2%
Specialty Services
14,923
12.3%
983
3.2%
18,207
8.6%
4,629
3.8%
Residential
4,666
13.5%
4,182
12.2%
20,539
13.4%
20,938
13.8%
Subtotal
11,885
3.4%
9,410
3.7%
42,062
3.7%
42,611
4.1%
Acquisition related costs
(2,153
)
—
(4,311
)
—
Total Operating Income
$
9,732
2.8%
$
9,410
3.7%
$
37,751
3.4%
$
42,611
4.1%
(1) Includes a fourth quarter 2020 charge
for a legacy project of $10.2 million or $0.36 per diluted share
based on 28,201 weighted average common shares outstanding in the
quarter.
NM – Not meaningful
STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(In thousands, except per
share data)
December 31, 2019
December 31, 2018
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
45,733
$
94,095
Accounts receivable, including
retainage
248,247
145,026
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of
billings
42,555
41,542
Receivables from and equity in
construction joint ventures
9,196
10,720
Other current assets
11,790
11,233
Total current assets
357,521
302,616
Property and equipment, net
116,030
51,999
Operating lease right-of-use assets
13,979
—
Goodwill
191,892
85,231
Other intangibles, net
256,323
42,418
Deferred tax asset, net
26,012
—
Other non-current assets, net
183
309
Total assets
$
961,940
$
482,573
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable
$
137,593
$
99,426
Billings in excess of costs and estimated
earnings
85,011
62,407
Current maturities of long-term debt
42,473
2,899
Current portion of long-term lease
obligations
7,095
—
Income taxes payable
1,212
318
Accrued compensation
13,727
9,448
Other current liabilities
6,393
4,676
Total current liabilities
293,504
179,174
Long-term debt
390,627
79,117
Long-term lease obligations
6,976
—
Members’ interest subject to mandatory
redemption and undistributed earnings
49,003
49,343
Deferred taxes
—
1,450
Other long-term liabilities
619
1,229
Total liabilities
740,729
310,313
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share;
38,000 shares authorized, 28,290 and 27,064 shares issued, 27,772
and 26,597 shares outstanding
283
271
Additional paid in capital
251,019
233,795
Treasury Stock, at cost: 518 and 467
shares
(6,142
)
(4,731
)
Retained deficit
(25,033
)
(64,934
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(209
)
—
Total Sterling stockholders’ equity
219,918
164,401
Noncontrolling interests
1,293
7,859
Total stockholders’ equity
221,211
172,260
Total liabilities and stockholders’
equity
$
961,940
$
482,573
STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Years Ended December
31,
2019
2018
Cash flows from operating
activities:
Net income
$
40,695
$
29,540
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
20,740
16,770
Amortization of deferred debt costs
3,393
3,250
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and
equipment
(527
)
(580
)
Loss on debt extinguishment
4,334
—
Deferred taxes
(27,398
)
1,450
Stock-based compensation
3,788
3,064
Unrealized gain on hedge
(30
)
—
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities
(3,902
)
(14,020
)
Net cash provided by operating
activities
41,093
39,474
Cash flows from investing
activities:
Plateau Acquisition, net of cash
acquired
(396,323
)
—
Capital expenditures
(15,397
)
(13,171
)
Proceeds from sale of property and
equipment
1,334
1,789
Net cash used in investing activities
(410,386
)
(11,382
)
Cash flows from financing
activities:
Cash received from credit facility
430,000
—
Repayments of long-term debt
(87,621
)
(11,555
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest
owners
(7,360
)
(1,350
)
Purchase of treasury stock
(3,201
)
(4,731
)
Debt issuance costs
(10,688
)
—
Other
(199
)
(314
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities
320,931
(17,950
)
Net change in cash and cash
equivalents
(48,362
)
10,142
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of
period
94,095
83,953
Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period
$
45,733
$
94,095
STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Supplemental Adjusted Financial Data (1)
(In thousands, except per
share data)
(Unaudited)
The Company reports its financial results
in accordance with GAAP. This press release also includes several
Non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the SEC’s Regulation
G. The following tables reconcile certain Non-GAAP financial
measures used in this press release to comparable GAAP financial
measures.
Three Months Ended December
31, 2019
As Reported (GAAP) (2)
Adjustment
Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)
Revenues
$
346,544
$
—
$
346,544
Cost of revenues
(312,965
)
—
(312,965
)
Gross profit
33,579
—
33,579
General and administrative expense
(16,898
)
—
(16,898
)
Intangible asset amortization
(2,895
)
(2,895
)
Acquisition related costs
(2,153
)
2,153
—
Other operating expense, net
(1,901
)
—
(1,901
)
Operating income
9,732
2,153
11,885
Interest income
156
—
156
Interest expense
(7,698
)
—
(7,698
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(7,728
)
7,728
—
Income before income taxes
(5,538
)
9,881
4,343
Income tax benefit (expense)
27,998
(25,837
)
2,161
Net income
22,460
(15,956
)
6,504
Less: Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests
(159
)
—
(159
)
Net income attributable to Sterling common
stockholders
$
22,301
$
(15,956
)
$
6,345
Percent change in net income attributable
to Sterling common stockholders compared to the three months ended
December 31, 2018 amount of $5,607
298%
13%
Net income per share attributable to
Sterling common stockholders:
Basic
$
0.81
$
(0.58
)
$
0.23
Diluted
$
0.79
$
(0.57
)
$
0.22
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic
27,612
27,612
27,612
Diluted
28,201
28,201
28,201
(1)
The summary unaudited adjusted financial
data is presented excluding the costs of acquiring Plateau
(including related refinancing) and non-cash taxes. This
presentation is considered a non-GAAP financial measure, which the
Company believes provides a better indication of our operating
results prior to the excluded items.
(2)
Includes a fourth quarter charge for a
legacy project of $10.2 million or $0.36 per diluted share based on
28,201 weighted average common shares outstanding in the
quarter.
STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP
Supplemental Adjusted Financial Data (1)
(In thousands, except per
share data)
(Unaudited)
The Company reports its financial results
in accordance with GAAP. This press release also includes several
Non-GAAP financial measures as defined under the SEC’s Regulation
G. The following tables reconcile certain Non-GAAP financial
measures used in this press release to comparable GAAP financial
measures.
Twelve Months Ended December
31, 2019
As Reported (GAAP) (2)
Adjustment
Adjusted
(Non-GAAP)
Revenues
$
1,126,278
$
—
$
1,126,278
Cost of revenues
(1,018,484
)
—
(1,018,484
)
Gross profit
107,794
—
107,794
General and administrative expense
(49,200
)
—
(49,200
)
Intangible asset amortization
(4,695
)
(4,695
)
Acquisition related costs
(4,311
)
4,311
—
Other operating expense, net
(11,837
)
—
(11,837
)
Operating income
37,751
4,311
42,062
Interest income
1,142
—
1,142
Interest expense
(16,686
)
—
(16,686
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(7,728
)
7,728
—
Income before income taxes
14,479
12,039
26,518
Income tax benefit (expense)
26,216
(27,398
)
(1,182
)
Net income
40,695
(15,359
)
25,336
Less: Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interests
(794
)
—
(794
)
Net income attributable to Sterling common
stockholders
$
39,901
$
(15,359
)
$
24,542
Percent change in net income attributable
to Sterling common stockholders compared to the three months ended
December 31, 2018 amount of $25,187
58%
(3)%
Net income per share attributable to
Sterling common stockholders:
Basic
$
1.50
$
(0.58
)
$
0.92
Diluted
$
1.47
$
(0.57
)
$
0.90
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
Basic
26,671
26,671
26,671
Diluted
27,119
27,119
27,119
(1)
The summary unaudited adjusted financial
data is presented excluding the costs of acquiring Plateau
(including related refinancing) and non-cash taxes. This
presentation is considered a non-GAAP financial measure, which the
Company believes provides a better indication of our operating
results prior to the excluded items.
(2)
Includes a fourth quarter charge for a
legacy project of $10.2 million or $0.36 per diluted share based on
28,201 weighted average common shares outstanding in the
quarter.
STERLING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
INC. & SUBSIDIARIES
EBITDA Reconciliation
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended December
31,
Twelve Months Ended December
31,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Net income attributable to Sterling common
stockholders
$
22,301
$
5,607
$
39,901
$
25,187
Depreciation and amortization
8,452
4,259
20,740
16,770
Interest expense, net of interest
income
7,542
2,672
15,544
11,333
Income tax (benefit) expense
(27,998
)
187
(26,216
)
1,738
Loss on extinguishment of debt
7,728
—
7,728
—
EBITDA (1)
18,025
12,725
57,697
55,028
Acquisition related costs
2,153
—
4,311
—
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
$
20,178
$
12,725
$
62,008
$
55,028
(1)
The Company defines EBITDA as GAAP net
income (loss) attributable to Sterling common stockholders,
adjusted for depreciation and amortization, net interest expense,
taxes, and loss on extinguishment of debt.
(2)
Adjusted EBITDA excludes the impact of
acquisition related costs.
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Sterling Construction Company, Inc. Ron Ballschmiede,
Chief Financial Officer 281-214-0800
Investor Relations Counsel: The Equity Group
Inc. Fred Buonocore, CFA 212-836-9607
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