T-3 Energy Services, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Earnings


HOUSTON, May 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- T-3 Energy Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:TTES) reported first quarter 2009 income from continuing operations of $3.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share, which included pre-tax charges for severance-related costs of $3.9 million, or $0.20 per diluted share after tax, and for acquisition-related costs of $0.3 million, or $0.02 per diluted share after tax. For the fourth quarter of 2008, net loss was ($8.7) million, or ($0.69) per diluted share, which included a goodwill impairment charge of $23.5 million, or $1.62 per diluted share after tax and a non-operating tax benefit of ($0.9) million, or ($0.07) per diluted share after tax, related to the deductibility of strategic alternatives costs. Excluding these separately highlighted items above, net income from continuing operations and diluted earnings per share for the first quarter of 2009 were $6.6 million, or $0.52 per diluted share, compared to $10.9 million, or $0.86 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2008.

Revenues for the first quarter of 2009 decreased 20.2% to $62.8 million from $78.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. These revenue decreases are in line with average worldwide rig counts, which decreased 21% during the quarter. International revenues represented 56% of total revenues, which is sequentially up from 46%, approximating the proportional shift in industry activity.

Net bookings for the quarter were $46.1 million compared with $60.5 million in the prior quarter, and backlog decreased to $59.4 million at March 31, 2009, versus $76.1 million at December 31, 2008. Gross margins were 38% for the first quarter of 2009, compared to 39% for the fourth quarter of 2008.

Excluding the previously mentioned severance, acquisition and goodwill impairment costs, operating income for the quarter was $10.2 million compared with $16.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. The decrease represents a 38% decremental margin.

Steve Krablin, T-3 Energy's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer commented, "T-3 has excellent international brand acceptance, a strong balance sheet and good cash flow. Our current results reflect the continuing worldwide drilling activity decline, and we are actively adjusting our cost structure in response. We also intend to focus on our non-capital products and services and further expand our international presence. We do not expect our markets to improve during 2009, but we intend to stay committed to offering exceptional service and products to our customers and to expanding our product offerings."

T-3 Energy Services, Inc. provides a broad range of oilfield products and services primarily to customers in the drilling and completion of new oil and gas wells, the workover of existing wells and the production and transportation of oil and gas.

Certain comments contained in this news release concerning the anticipated financial results of the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Whenever possible, the Company has identified these "forward-looking" statements by words such as "believe", "encouraged", "expect", "expected" and similar phrases. The forward-looking statements are based upon management's expectations and beliefs and, although these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, actual results might differ materially from expected results due to a variety of factors including, but not limited to, overall demand for and pricing of the Company's products, changes in the level of oil and natural gas exploration and development, and variations in global business and economic conditions. The Company assumes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties that could impact the Company's results, review the T-3 Energy Services, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and other filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Certain information discussed in this news release is not generally accepted accounting principles, or non-GAAP, financial measures. See the Supplementary Data - Schedule 1 in this news release for the corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the quarters ended March 31, 2009, March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported results.



               T-3 ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
            CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                (in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                              Three Months Ended
                                         ----------------------------
                                              March 31,      
                                         ------------------  Dec. 31,
                                           2009      2008      2008
                                           ----      ----      ----
 Revenues:
     Products                            $ 53,341  $ 58,027  $ 65,942
     Services                               9,445    11,143    12,689
                                         --------  --------  --------
                                           62,786    69,170    78,631
 Cost of revenues:
     Products                              33,181    35,104    40,852
     Services                               5,579     6,895     7,450
                                         --------  --------  --------
                                           38,760    41,999    48,302

 Gross profit                              24,026    27,171    30,329

 Operating expenses:
 Impairment of goodwill                        --        --    23,500
 Selling, general and administrative
  expenses                                 18,078    12,749    14,092
                                         --------  --------  --------
                                           18,078    12,749    37,592

 Income (loss) from operations              5,948    14,422    (7,263)

 Interest expense                            (250)     (892)     (411)

 Interest income                               --        39         5

 Other income (expense), net                  219       140       225
                                         --------  --------  --------

 Income (loss) from continuing
  operations before provision for
  income taxes                              5,917    13,709    (7,444)

 Provision for income taxes                 2,097     4,196     1,246
                                         --------  --------  --------

 Income (loss) from continuing operations   3,820     9,513    (8,690)

 Loss from discontinued operations, net
  of tax                                       --        (2)      (28)
                                         --------  --------  --------

 Net income (loss)                       $  3,820  $  9,511  $ (8,718)
                                         ========  ========  ========

 Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
     Continuing operations               $    .30  $    .77  $   (.69)
                                         ========  ========  ========
     Discontinued operations             $     --  $     --  $     --
                                         ========  ========  ========
     Net income (loss) per common share  $    .30  $    .77  $   (.69)
                                         ========  ========  ========

 Diluted earnings (loss) per common
  share:
     Continuing operations               $    .30  $    .75  $   (.69)
                                         ========  ========  ========
     Discontinued operations             $     --  $     --  $     --
                                         ========  ========  ========
     Net income (loss) per common share  $    .30  $    .75  $   (.69)
                                         ========  ========  ========

 Weighted average common shares
  outstanding:
     Basic                                 12,529    12,330    12,514
                                         ========  ========  ========
     Diluted                               12,605    12,763    12,514
                                         ========  ========  ========


       T-3 ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
               CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
        (in thousands, except for share amounts)

                                                 March 31,   Dec. 31,
                                                    2009       2008
                                                    ----       ----
                                                (unaudited)
                                                 ---------
                     ASSETS
 Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                       $   1,352  $     838
 Accounts receivable - trade, net                   46,705     47,822
 Inventories                                        62,284     58,422
 Deferred income taxes                               6,245      5,131
 Prepaids and other current assets                   4,273      4,585
                                                 ---------  ---------
     Total current assets                          120,859    116,798

 Property and equipment, net                        49,280     46,071
 Goodwill, net                                      87,784     87,929
 Other intangible assets, net                       34,174     33,477
 Other assets                                        2,780      2,837
                                                 ---------  ---------

 Total assets                                    $ 294,877  $ 287,112
                                                 =========  =========

        LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable - trade                        $  20,693  $  26,331
 Accrued expenses and other                         21,454     19,274
 Current maturities of long-term debt                   57          5
                                                 ---------  ---------
     Total current liabilities                      42,204     45,610

 Long-term debt, less current maturities            23,983     18,753
 Other long-term liabilities                         1,690      1,628
 Deferred income taxes                              10,411     10,026

 Commitments and contingencies

 Stockholders' equity:
 Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 25,000,000
  shares authorized, no shares issued or
  outstanding                                           --         --
 Common stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000
  shares authorized, 12,547,458 shares
  issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009
  and December 31, 2008                                 13         13
 Warrants, 10,157 issued and outstanding at
  March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008                  20         20
 Additional paid-in capital                        173,065    171,042
 Retained earnings                                  43,856     40,036
 Accumulated other comprehensive loss                 (365)       (16)
                                                 ---------  ---------
     Total stockholders' equity                    216,589    211,095
                                                 ---------  ---------
 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity      $ 294,877  $ 287,112
                                                 =========  =========


               T-3 ENERGY SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
              SUPPLEMENTARY DATA - SCHEDULE 1 (UNAUDITED)
         RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
               (in thousands, except per share amounts)

                                              Three Months Ended
                                         ----------------------------
                                              March 31,   
                                           --------------    Dec. 31,
                                           2009      2008      2008
                                           ----      ----      ----
 INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:
   GAAP income (loss) from continuing
    operations                           $  3,820  $  9,513  $ (8,690)
   Severance-related costs, net
    of tax (A)                              2,516        --        --
   Acquisition-related costs, net
    of tax (B)                                224        --        --
   Goodwill impairment, net of tax (C)         --        --    20,526
   Strategic alternatives costs, net
    of tax (D)                                 --        --      (895)
                                         --------  --------  --------
   Non-GAAP income from continuing
    operations (E)                       $  6,560  $  9,513  $ 10,941
                                         ========  ========  ========
 DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (F):
   GAAP continuing operations diluted
    earnings (loss) per share            $   0.30  $   0.75  $  (0.69)
   Severance-related costs, net of tax       0.20        --        --
   Acquisition-related costs, net of tax     0.02        --        --
   Goodwill impairment, net of tax             --        --      1.62
   Strategic alternatives costs, net
    of tax                                     --        --     (0.07)
                                         --------  --------  --------
   Non-GAAP continuing operations
    diluted earnings per share (E)       $   0.52  $   0.75  $   0.86
                                         ========  ========  ========

 ADJUSTED EBITDA:
   GAAP Income (loss) from continuing
    operations                           $  3,820  $  9,513  $ (8,690)
   Severance-related costs, net of tax      2,516        --        --
   Acquisition-related costs, net of tax      224        --        --
   Goodwill impairment, net of tax             --        --    20,526
   Strategic alternatives costs, net
    of tax                                     --        --      (895)
   Provision for income taxes (G)           3,572     4,196     5,115
   Depreciation and amortization            2,036     2,185     1,905
   Interest Expense                           250       892       411
   Interest Income                             --       (39)       (5)
                                         --------  --------  --------
   Adjusted EBITDA (H)                   $ 12,418  $ 16,747  $ 18,367
                                         ========  ========  ========

 (A) Represents severance-related costs of $3.9 million before tax and
 $2.5 million after tax incurred in connection with the March 2009
 resignation of Gus D. Halas, the Company's former President, Chief
 Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.

 (B) Represents costs of $0.1 million before tax and $0.1 million
 after tax related to the acquisition of the surface wellhead business
 of Azura Energy Systems Surface, Inc., as well as costs of $0.2
 million before tax and $0.1 million after tax related to abandoned
 acquisitions.

 (C) Represents costs of $23.5 million before tax and $20.5 million
 after tax related to impairment of goodwill for the Company's
 pressure and flow control reporting unit for the three months ended
 December 31, 2008.

 (D) Represents $0.9 million of tax benefit recorded during the three
 months ended December 31, 2008 as a result of the deductibility of
 $2.6 million of strategic alternative costs that were recorded in
 prior quarters.

 (E)  The Company has presented non-GAAP income from continuing
 operations and non-GAAP continuing operations diluted earnings per
 share because we believe that reporting income from continuing
 operations and diluted earnings per share excluding the severance-
 related costs, the acquisition-related costs, goodwill impairment
 charges and strategic alternatives costs provides useful supplemental
 information regarding the Company's on-going economic performance. We
 use this financial measure internally to evaluate and manage the
 Company's operations, and we believe many investors use similar
 comparisons of the operating results.

 (F) For purposes of this computation, diluted earnings per share for
 the three months ended December 31, 2008 is computed using 12,677,000
 shares, which reflects the effect of dilutive stock options,
 restricted stock and warrants. For GAAP purposes, these dilutive
 stock options, restricted stock and warrants have not been included
 because the effect would have been anti-dilutive for the quarter
 ended December 31, 2008.

 (G) Provision for income taxes in the Adjusted EBITDA calculation has
 been increased by $1.4 million for the tax effect of the severance-
 related costs and by $0.1 million for the tax effect of the
 acquisition-related costs for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
 Provision for income taxes in the adjusted EBITDA calculation has
 been increased by $3.0 million for the tax effect of the goodwill
 impairment charges and $0.9 million for the tax effect of the
 strategic alternative costs for the three months ended December 31,
 2008.

 (H) Adjusted EBITDA is not a GAAP financial measure.  Management uses
 adjusted EBITDA because we believe it provides useful supplemental
 information regarding the Company's on-going economic performance and,
 therefore, we use this financial measure internally to evaluate and
 manage the Company's operations.  The Company has chosen to provide
 this information to investors to enable them to perform similar
 comparisons of operating results.

            

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