Eagle Materials Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results

October 22, 2009 8:30 AM EDT

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 ended September 30, 2009. Notable items for the quarter include:

    --  Net earnings of $12.2 million, or $0.28 per diluted share
    --  Revenues of $138.2 million
    --  Cash flow from operations was $39 million
    --  Net debt-to-total capitalization ratio declined to 40% from 48% a year
        ago

Revenues this quarter were down 23% compared with the same quarter a year ago. Net earnings were down 22% compared to the same quarter last year, or 13% when excluding the prior year's after-tax gain on sale of railcars of $1.7 million, or $0.04 per diluted share. Lower operating costs across nearly all of Eagle's businesses, as well as lower financing costs associated with lower borrowing levels, substantially offset the impact of quarterly sales volumes and price declines.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard's second quarter operating earnings of $5.7 million were up 63% over the same quarter last year. Lower energy, transportation and raw materials costs were the primary drivers of the quarterly earnings improvement.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard revenues for the second quarter totaled $68.7 million, a 28% decrease from the same quarter a year ago. The revenue decline reflects lower gypsum wallboard and paperboard sales volumes and prices. The average gypsum wallboard net sales price this quarter was $92.71 per MSF, 6% less than the same quarter a year ago. Gypsum Wallboard sales volume for the quarter of 469 million square feet (MMSF) represents a 16% decline from the same quarter last year.

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Operating earnings from Cement for the second quarter were $22.0 million, a 19% decline from the same quarter a year ago. Cement revenues for the quarter, including joint venture and intersegment revenues, totaled $72.9 million, 15% less than the same quarter last year. Cement sales volumes for the quarter were 790,000 tons, 5% below the same quarter a year ago.

Eagle's purchased cement sales volumes for the quarter declined to approximately 15,000 tons, or 2% of total cement sales volume, compared to approximately 134,000 tons, or 16% of total sales volume for the quarter a year ago. The average net sales price this quarter was $85.99 per ton, 11% less than the same quarter last year.

Concrete and Aggregates reported a $0.3 million operating profit for the second quarter, down from the $1.4 million operating profit for the same quarter a year ago, primarily due to lower sales volumes in both Concrete and Aggregates and to lower net sales prices in Concrete.

Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $14.1 million for the quarter, 34% less than the same quarter a year ago. Concrete sales volume decreased 29% from the same quarter a year ago to 128,000 cubic yards. Concrete average net sales price for the quarter of $67.82 per cubic yard was 7% less than the same quarter a year ago. Aggregates sales volume of 0.9 million tons for this quarter is 32% less than the sales volume for the same quarter a year ago. Aggregates average net sales price for the quarter was $6.18, essentially flat compared to last year's second quarter.

Details of Financial Results

Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP, one of our cement plant operations, is conducted through a 50/50 joint venture (the "Joint Venture"). We utilize the equity method of accounting for our 50% interest in the Joint Venture. For segment reporting purposes we proportionately consolidate our 50% share of the Joint Venture's revenues and operating earnings, which is consistent with the way management organizes the segments in the Company for making operating decisions and assessing performance.

In addition, for segment reporting purposes, we report intersegment revenues as a part of a segment's total revenues. Intersegment sales are eliminated on the income statement. Refer to Attachment 4 for a reconciliation of the amounts referred to above.

About Eagle Materials Inc.

Eagle Materials Inc. manufactures and distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard, Concrete and Aggregates from 25 facilities across the US. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

EXP's senior management will conduct a conference call to discuss the financial results, forward-looking information and other matters at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:00 p.m. Central Time) on Thursday, October 22, 2009. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the EXP Web site http://www.eaglematerials.com. A replay of the webcast and the presentation will be archived on that site for one year. For more information, contact EXP at 214-432-2000.

Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when the Company is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only the Company's belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are outside the Company's control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's actual performance include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company's business; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions; availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including, without limitation, natural gas and oil; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected operational difficulties; inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions; governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public policy (including, without limitation, climate change regulation); changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of the Company's markets; competition; announced increases in capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries; changes in the demand for residential housing construction or commercial construction; general economic conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases in interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or increases in the cost of energy (including, without limitation, natural gas and oil) could affect the revenues and operating earnings of our operations. In addition, changes in national or regional economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction spending could also adversely affect the Company's result of operations. These and other factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009. These reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in the Company's expectations.

For additional information, contact at 214/432-2000.

Steven R. Rowley

President and Chief Executive Officer

D. Craig Kesler

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert S. Stewart

Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Communications

(1) Summary of Consolidated Earnings

(2) Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business (Quarter)

(3) Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business (Six Months)

(4) Sales Volume, Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Cement Revenues

(5) Consolidated Balance Sheets


Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 1

Eagle Materials Inc.

Summary of Consolidated Earnings

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

                              Quarter Ended September 30,

                                2009          2008        Change

Revenues                      $ 138,185     $ 178,934     -23 %

Earnings Before Income Taxes  $ 17,490      $ 22,244      -21 %

Net Earnings                  $ 12,194      $ 15,645      -22 %

Earnings Per Share:

-- Basic                      $ 0.28        $ 0.36        -22 %

-- Diluted                    $ 0.28        $ 0.36        -22 %

Average Shares Outstanding:

-- Basic                        43,630,040    43,480,047  0   %

-- Diluted                      44,012,140    43,835,459  0   %

                              Six Months Ended September 30,

                                2009          2008        Change

Revenues                      $ 266,077     $ 355,737     -25 %

Earnings Before Income Taxes  $ 34,683      $ 33,176      +5  %

Net Earnings                  $ 24,114      $ 23,475      +3  %

Earnings Per Share:

-- Basic                      $ 0.55        $ 0.54        +2  %

-- Diluted                    $ 0.55        $ 0.54        +2  %

Average Shares Outstanding:

-- Basic                        43,605,975    43,451,146  0   %

-- Diluted                      44,004,492    43,853,220  0   %




Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 2

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

                                  Quarter Ended September 30,

                                    2009         2008       Change

Revenues*

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

Gypsum Wallboard                  $ 56,720     $ 74,583     -24  %

Gypsum Paperboard                   12,003       20,625     -42  %

                                    68,723       95,208     -28  %

                                    50      %    53      %

Cement (Wholly Owned)               55,528       59,317     -6   %

                                    40      %    33      %

Concrete & Aggregates               13,934       21,070     -34  %

                                    10      %    12      %

Other, net                          -            3,339      -100 %

                                    0       %    2       %

Total                             $ 138,185    $ 178,934    -23  %

                                    100     %    100     %

Operating Earnings

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

Gypsum Wallboard                  $ 1,332      $ (1,340  )  n/a

Gypsum Paperboard                   4,369        4,844      -10  %

                                    5,701        3,504      +63  %

                                    20      %    10      %

Cement:

Wholly Owned                        16,980       18,229     -7   %

Joint Venture                       5,065        8,854      -43  %

                                    22,045       27,083     -19  %

                                    79      %    77      %

Concrete & Aggregates               280          1,362      -79  %

                                    1       %    4       %

Other, net **                       (84     )    3,339      -103 %

                                    0       %    9       %

Total Operating Earnings            27,942       35,288     -21  %

                                    100     %    100     %

Corporate General Expenses          (4,851  )    (4,915  )

Interest Expense, net               (5,601  )    (8,129  )

Earnings Before Income Taxes      $ 17,490     $ 22,244     -21  %

* Net of Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues listed on Attachment
4.

** Second quarter of fiscal 2009 results include a $2.6 million gain
on sale of railcars.




Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 3

Eagle Materials Inc.

Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

                                  Six Months Ended September 30,

                                    2009         2008       Change

Revenues*

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

Gypsum Wallboard                  $ 113,642    $ 155,981    -27  %

Gypsum Paperboard                   25,398       40,155     -37  %

                                    139,040      196,136    -29  %

                                    52      %    55      %

Cement (Wholly Owned)               98,715       116,081    -15  %

                                    37      %    33      %

Concrete & Aggregates               28,235       39,781     -29  %

                                    11      %    11      %

Other, net                          87           3,739      -98  %

                                    0       %    1       %

Total                             $ 266,077    $ 355,737    -25  %

                                    100     %    100     %

Operating Earnings

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:

Gypsum Wallboard                  $ 4,740      $ (6,728  )  n/a

Gypsum Paperboard                   9,402        8,057      +17  %

                                    14,142       1,329      +964 %

                                    26      %    2       %

Cement:

Wholly Owned                        26,760       32,983     -19  %

Joint Venture                       12,366       16,740     -26  %

                                    39,126       49,723     -21  %

                                    71      %    85      %

Concrete & Aggregates               1,790        3,475      -48  %

                                    3       %    6       %

Other, net **                       3            3,739      -100 %

                                    0       %    7       %

Total Operating Earnings            55,061       58,266     -6   %

                                    100     %    100     %

Corporate General Expenses          (9,144  )    (8,970  )

Interest Expense, net               (11,234 )    (16,120 )

Earnings Before Income Taxes      $ 34,683     $ 33,176     +5   %

* Net of Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues listed on Attachment
4.

** Six months ended September 30, 2008 results include a $2.6 million
gain on sale of railcars.




Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 4

Eagle Materials Inc.

Sales Volume, Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Joint Venture
Revenues

(unaudited)

                           Sales Volume

                           Quarter Ended        Six Months Ended

                           September 30,        September 30,

                           2009  2008   Change  2009   2008   Change

Gypsum Wallboard (MMSF's)  469   556    -16 %   914    1,202  -24 %

Cement (M Tons):

Wholly Owned               614   584    +5  %   1,079  1,140  -5  %

Joint Venture              176   246    -28 %   363    525    -31 %

                           790   830    -5  %   1,442  1,665  -13 %

Paperboard (M Tons):

Internal                   20    25     -20 %   38     50     -24 %

External                   32    42     -24 %   70     84     -17 %

                           52    67     -22 %   108    134    -19 %

Concrete (M Cubic Yards)   128   180    -29 %   285    357    -20 %

Aggregates (M Tons)        883   1,302  -32 %   1,460  2,100  -30 %




                        Average Net Sales Price*

                        Quarter Ended               Six Months Ended

                        September 30,               September 30,

                          2009      2008    Change    2009      2008    Change

Gypsum Wallboard (MSF)  $ 92.71   $ 98.37   -6  %   $ 96.26   $ 93.48   +3  %

Cement (Ton)            $ 85.99   $ 97.12   -11 %   $ 87.29   $ 97.32   -10 %

Paperboard (Ton)        $ 415.84  $ 505.83  -18 %   $ 407.60  $ 502.22  -19 %

Concrete (Cubic Yard)   $ 67.82   $ 73.24   -7  %   $ 68.16   $ 73.76   -8  %

Aggregates (Ton)        $ 6.18    $ 6.21    0   %   $ 6.39    $ 6.61    -3  %



*Net of freight and delivery costs billed to customers.


                         Intersegment and Cement Revenues

                         Quarter Ended       Six Months Ended

                         September 30,       September 30,

                           2009      2008      2009       2008

Intersegment Revenues:

Cement                   $ 1,241   $ 1,935   $ 2,833    $ 3,851

Paperboard                 9,488     14,175    18,629     28,445

Concrete and Aggregates    196       271       505        496

                         $ 10,925  $ 16,381  $ 21,967   $ 32,792

Cement Revenues:

Wholly Owned             $ 55,528  $ 59,317  $ 98,715   $ 116,081

Joint Venture              16,088    24,489    33,409     52,118

                         $ 71,616  $ 83,806  $ 132,124  $ 168,199




Eagle Materials Inc.

Attachment 5

Eagle Materials Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands)

(unaudited)

                                     September 30,                 March 31,

                                       2009           2008         2009*

ASSETS

Current Assets -

Cash and Cash Equivalents            $ 4,411        $ 17,018       $ 17,798

Accounts and Notes Receivable, net     58,912         72,682         44,261

Inventories                            95,180         103,173        107,063

Prepaid and Other Assets               4,507          3,015          6,161

Total Current Assets                   163,010        195,888        175,283

Property, Plant and Equipment -        1,098,757      1,085,942      1,089,610

Less: Accumulated Depreciation         (443,948  )    (395,921  )    (419,669  )

Property, Plant and Equipment, net     654,809        690,021        669,941

Notes Receivable                       7,315          7,026          6,301

Investments in Joint Venture           34,887         39,085         39,521

Goodwill and Intangibles               152,494        153,131        152,812

Other Assets                           23,852         23,795         22,810

                                     $ 1,036,367    $ 1,108,946    $ 1,066,668

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY

Current Liabilities -

Accounts Payable                     $ 22,813       $ 39,286       $ 19,645

Federal Income Taxes Payable           3,846          347            -

Accrued Liabilities                    45,295         52,277         44,604

Total Current Liabilities              71,954         91,910         64,249

Senior Notes                           300,000        400,000        300,000

Bank Credit Facility                   -              -              55,000

Long-Term Liabilities                  98,803         86,859         97,104

Deferred Income Taxes                  119,171        114,165        122,488

Stockholders' Equity -

Preferred Stock, Par Value $0.01;
Authorized 5,000,000

Shares; None Issued                    -              -              -

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01;
Authorized 100,000,000

Shares; Issued and Outstanding
43,738,206, 43,544,038 and

43,589,775 Shares, respectively.       437            435            436

Capital in Excess of Par Value         14,397         4,255          11,166

Accumulated Other Comprehensive        (6,040    )    (1,368    )    (6,040    )
Losses

Retained Earnings                      437,645        412,690        422,265

Total Stockholders' Equity             446,439        416,012        427,827

                                     $ 1,036,367    $ 1,108,946    $ 1,066,668

*From audited financial statements.




    Source: Eagle Materials Inc.


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