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Goldfield Announces Sharply Improved 2015 Results

March 16, 2016 6:34 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, FL -- (Marketwired) -- 03/16/16 -- The Goldfield Corporation (NYSE MKT: GV) today announced significantly improved financial results for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Goldfield Corporation headquartered in Florida, through its subsidiaries, Power Corporation of America, Southeast Power Corporation and C and C Power Line, Inc., is a leading provider of electrical construction services for the utility industry and industrial customers, with operations primarily in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, including Texas.

Year Ended December 31, 2015

For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to 2014:

  • Revenue increased 22.6% to $120.6 million from $98.4 million, attributable to strong growth in master service agreements and other electrical construction work.
  • Income from continuing operations before taxes increased almost ten-fold to $8.2 million from $778,000, despite losses recognized in the first two quarters of this year on the now completed Texas projects. This increase was fueled by over 212% growth in electrical construction operations income before income taxes (a non-GAAP measure)(1) resulting from sharply higher revenues and improved margins. Margins on electrical construction operations operating income increased to 11.0% from 4.9% (a non-GAAP measure).(1)
  • Net income grew to $4.5 million ($0.18 per share) from a net loss of $319,000 ($0.01 loss per share).

Three months ended December 31, 2015

For the three months ended December 31, 2015 compared to 2014:

  • Revenue increased 3.7% to $29.5 million from $28.4 million, despite the absence of large Texas projects that were not replaced in 2015. In the last quarter of 2014, the now completed Texas projects represented over 20% of electrical construction revenue.
  • Income from continuing operations before taxes increased to $3.9 million from a loss of $2.4 million. The loss in the 2014 period primarily resulted from the Texas projects. Margins on electrical construction operations operating income increased to 17.7% from (4.3)% (a non-GAAP measure).(1)
  • Net income grew to $2.3 million ($0.09 per share) from a net loss of $1.6 million ($0.06 loss per share).

Backlog

Twelve-month electrical construction backlog has remained steady. As of December 31, 2015, $84.7 million of backlog is expected to be realized within twelve months, compared to $85.3 million as of the same date last year. Total backlog, which includes total revenue estimated over the life of an MSA plus estimated revenue from fixed-price contracts, was $202.9 million as of December 31, 2015, compared to $275.0 million as of the same date last year. This decline resulted from completion of some MSA work, not replaced by new work and the reduction in estimated work under certain MSAs. The size and amount of future projects awarded under MSAs cannot be determined with certainty and revenue from such contracts may vary substantially from current estimates.

John H. Sottile, President and Chief Executive Officer of Goldfield said, "The results achieved in 2015 represented a major turnaround for our electrical construction operations. We have made significant strides in both growing our business and improving operating efficiencies. The foundation we have built in 2015 should position us well for 2016."

About Goldfield

Goldfield is a leading provider of electrical construction services engaged in the construction of electrical infrastructure for the utility industry and industrial customers, primarily in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, including Texas.

For additional information on our 2015 results, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and visit the Company's website at http://www.goldfieldcorp.com.

(1) Non-GAAP Financial Measures - The non-GAAP financial measures used in this earnings release are more fully described in the accompanying supplemental data and reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the reported GAAP measures. The non-GAAP measures in this press release and on The Goldfield Corporation's website are provided to enable investors and analysts to evaluate the Company's performance excluding the effects of certain items that impact the comparability of operating results between reporting periods and compare the Company's operating results with those of its competitors. These measures should be used to supplement, and not in lieu of, results prepared in conformity with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of electrical construction operations operating income may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 throughout this document. You can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "plan," and "continue" or similar words. We have based these statements on our current expectations about future events. Although we believe that our expectations reflected in or suggested by our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these expectations will be achieved. Our actual results may differ materially from what we currently expect. Factors that may affect the results of our operations include, among others: the level of construction activities by public utilities; the concentration of revenue from a limited number of utility customers; the loss of one or more significant customers; the timing and duration of construction projects for which we are engaged; our ability to estimate accurately with respect to fixed price construction contracts; and heightened competition in the electrical construction field, including intensification of price competition. Other factors that may affect the results of our operations include, among others: adverse weather; natural disasters; effects of climate changes; changes in generally accepted accounting principles; ability to obtain necessary permits from regulatory agencies; our ability to maintain or increase historical revenue and profit margins; general economic conditions, both nationally and in our region; adverse legislation or regulations; availability of skilled construction labor and materials and material increases in labor and material costs; and our ability to obtain additional and/or renew financing. Other important factors which could cause our actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release are detailed in the Company's Risk Factors and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation sections of our Annual Report on Form 10-K and Goldfield's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on Goldfield's website: http://www.goldfieldcorp.com. We may not update these forward-looking statements, even in the event that our situation changes in the future, except as required by law.

                                                                            
                                                                            
                The Goldfield Corporation and Subsidiaries                  
                   Consolidated Statements of Operations                    
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                           Three Months Ended            Year Ended         
                              December 31,              December 31,        
                        ------------------------  ------------------------- 
                            2015         2014         2015          2014    
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
Revenue                                                                     
  Electrical                                                                
   construction         $29,106,590  $28,305,888  $119,616,561  $94,826,620 
  Other                     401,508      136,696       954,610    3,536,650 
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
    Total revenue        29,508,098   28,442,584   120,571,171   98,363,270 
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
Costs and expenses                                                          
  Electrical                                                                
   construction          22,304,579   27,926,540    99,726,789   84,067,942 
  Other                     283,365      120,302       785,405    2,858,699 
  Selling, general and                                                      
   administrative         1,195,492    1,072,063     4,747,492    4,321,250 
  Depreciation and                                                          
   amortization           1,609,873    1,549,194     6,559,241    6,064,636 
  Loss (gain) on sale                                                       
   of property and                                                          
   equipment                 44,148       (8,246)      (22,840)    (332,182)
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
    Total costs and                                                         
     expenses            25,437,457   30,659,853   111,796,087   96,980,345 
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
      Total operating                                                       
       income (loss)      4,070,641   (2,217,269)    8,775,084    1,382,925 
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
Other income (expense),                                                     
 net                                                                        
  Interest income             5,824        6,062        20,727       22,820 
  Interest expense         (158,118)    (164,974)     (667,596)    (681,101)
  Other income, net          28,828       13,438        75,880       53,497 
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
    Total other                                                             
     expense, net          (123,466)    (145,474)     (570,989)    (604,784)
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
Income (loss) from                                                          
 continuing operations                                                      
 before income taxes      3,947,175   (2,362,743)    8,204,095      778,141 
Income tax provision                                                        
 (benefit)                1,631,602     (539,384)    3,378,205      653,442 
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
Income (loss) from                                                          
 continuing operations    2,315,573   (1,823,359)    4,825,890      124,699 
(Loss) gain from                                                            
 discontinued                                                               
 operations, net of tax                                                     
 (benefit) expense of                                                       
 ($6,509), $137,742                                                         
 ($200,759) and                                                             
 ($267,736)                 (32,793)     221,587      (332,748)    (443,760)
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
Net income (loss)       $ 2,282,780  $(1,601,772) $  4,493,142  $  (319,061)
                        ===========  ===========  ============  =========== 
Net income (loss) per                                                       
 share of common stock                                                      
 - basic and diluted                                                        
  Continuing operations $      0.09  $     (0.07) $       0.19  $      0.00 
  Discontinued                                                              
   operations                  0.00         0.01         (0.01)       (0.02)
                        -----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
    Net income (loss)   $      0.09  $     (0.06) $       0.18  $     (0.01)
                        ===========  ===========  ============  =========== 
Weighted average shares                                                     
 outstanding - basic                                                        
 and diluted             25,451,354   25,451,354    25,451,354   25,451,354 
                        ===========  ===========  ============  =========== 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                The Goldfield Corporation and Subsidiaries                  
                   Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                    
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                                 December 31,  December 31, 
                                                     2015          2014     
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                     ASSETS                                                 
Current assets                                                              
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $ 11,374,238  $  9,822,179 
  Accounts receivable and accrued billings, net    17,250,067    17,840,680 
  Costs and estimated earnings in excess of                                 
   billings on uncompleted contracts               10,292,199     6,537,280 
  Income taxes receivable                                   -       763,821 
  Prepaid expenses                                  1,210,780       585,678 
  Deferred income taxes                               773,245     2,274,896 
  Other current assets                              1,334,080       315,962 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
    Total current assets                           42,234,609    38,140,496 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
                                                                            
Property, buildings and equipment, at cost, net    34,671,947    37,002,843 
Deferred charges and other assets                   4,257,051     4,766,397 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total assets                                     $ 81,163,607  $ 79,909,736 
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
      LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                  
Current liabilities                                                         
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities       $ 10,002,231  $  9,674,961 
  Contract loss accruals                               65,322     2,547,816 
  Current portion of notes payable, net             5,815,510     3,657,772 
  Income taxes payable                                483,763             - 
  Accrued remediation costs                           135,786     1,048,380 
  Other current liabilities                           234,161     1,537,971 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
    Total current liabilities                      16,736,773    18,466,900 
Deferred income taxes                               8,328,492     7,988,539 
Accrued remediation costs, less current portion       107,429        15,000 
Notes payable, less current portion, net           20,656,402    22,625,860 
Other accrued liabilities                              83,698        55,766 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total liabilities                                  45,912,794    49,152,065 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Stockholders' equity                                                        
  Common stock                                      2,781,377     2,781,377 
  Capital surplus                                  18,481,683    18,481,683 
  Retained earnings                                15,295,940    10,802,798 
  Common stock in treasury, at cost                (1,308,187)   (1,308,187)
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
    Total stockholders' equity                     35,250,813    30,757,671 
                                                 ------------  ------------ 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $ 81,163,607  $ 79,909,736 
                                                 ============  ============ 
                                                                            
                                                                            
                 The Goldfield Corporation and Subsidiaries                 
                Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures               
                                 (Unaudited)                                

Electrical construction operations operating income (loss), is defined as consolidated operating income (loss) adjusted for non-electrical construction activity within operating income (loss) including: other operations gross margins and non-electrical construction selling, general and administrative, depreciation and amortization, and gain or loss on sale of property and equipment. Electrical construction operations operating income (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, does not purport to be an alternative to the Company's operating income (loss) as a measure of operations. Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of electrical construction operations operating income (loss) may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies. We believe investors may benefit from the presentation of electrical construction operations operating income (loss) in evaluating our operating performance because it provides our investors with an additional tool to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our core operations and is useful in comparing our operating results with those of our competitors.

                                                                            
                                                                            
                            Three Months Ended            Year Ended        
                               December 31,              December 31,       
                          -----------------------   ----------------------- 
Electrical Construction                                                     
 Operations Operating                                                       
 Income (Loss)               2015        2014          2015         2014    
------------------------- ----------  -----------   -----------  ---------- 
Total operating income                                                      
 (loss) (GAAP as                                                            
 reported)                $4,070,641  $(2,217,269)  $ 8,775,084  $1,382,925 
Total operating income                                                      
 (GAAP as reported) as a                                                    
 percentage of                                                              
 consolidated revenue           13.8%        (7.8)%         7.3%        1.4%
  Other operations gross                                                    
   margin                   (118,143)     (16,394)     (169,205)   (677,951)
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction selling,                                                    
   general and                                                              
   administrative          1,144,854      998,712     4,443,178   3,878,861 
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction                                                             
   depreciation &                                                           
   amortization               41,834       24,528       134,771      89,236 
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction (gain)                                                      
   loss on sale of                                                          
   property and equipment        113          122           113         122 
                          ----------  -----------   -----------  ---------- 
Electrical construction                                                     
 operations operating                                                       
 income (loss)            $5,139,299  $(1,210,301)  $13,183,941  $4,673,193 
                          ==========  ===========   ===========  ========== 
Electrical construction                                                     
 operations operating                                                       
 income (loss) as a                                                         
 percentage of electrical                                                   
 construction revenue           17.7%        (4.3)%        11.0%        4.9%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                 The Goldfield Corporation and Subsidiaries                 
                Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures               
                                 (Unaudited)                                

Electrical construction operations income (loss) before income taxes, is defined as consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes adjusted for non-electrical construction activity within income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes including: other operations gross margins and non-electrical construction selling, general and administrative, depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale of property and equipment, interest income, interest expense, and other income. Electrical construction operations income (loss) before income taxes a non-GAAP financial measure, does not purport to be an alternative to the Company's consolidated income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes as a measure of income (loss). Because not all companies use identical calculations, this presentation of electrical construction operations income (loss) before income taxes may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies. We believe investors may benefit from the presentation of electrical construction operations income (loss) before income taxes in evaluating our performance because it provides our investors with an additional tool to compare our performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our core results and is useful in comparing our results with those of our competitors.

                                                                            
                                                                            
                             Three Months Ended           Year Ended        
                                December 31,             December 31,       
                           -----------------------  ----------------------- 
Electrical Construction                                                     
 Operations Income (Loss)                                                   
 Before Income Taxes          2015        2014         2015         2014    
-------------------------- ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
Total income (loss) from                                                    
 continuing operations                                                      
 before income taxes (GAAP                                                  
 as reported)              $3,947,175  $(2,362,743) $ 8,204,095  $  778,141 
  Other operations gross                                                    
   margin                    (118,143)     (16,394)    (169,205)   (677,951)
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction selling,                                                    
   general and                                                              
   administrative           1,144,854      998,712    4,443,178   3,878,861 
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction                                                             
   depreciation and                                                         
   amortization                41,834       24,528      134,771      89,236 
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction loss on                                                     
   sale of property and                                                     
   equipment                      113          122          113         122 
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction interest                                                    
   (income)                    (1,501)      (2,592)      (7,672)     (9,603)
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction interest                                                    
   expense                          -          718            -         718 
  Non-electrical                                                            
   construction other                                                       
   (income), net              (28,083)     (43,803)     (72,109)    (47,606)
                           ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
Electrical construction                                                     
 operations income (loss)                                                   
 before income taxes       $4,986,249  $(1,401,452) $12,533,171  $4,011,918 
                           ==========  ===========  ===========  ========== 
                                                                            
                                                                            
   For further information, please contact:The Goldfield CorporationPhone: (321) 724-1700Email: [email protected]

Source: The Goldfield Corporation



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