U.S. Concrete Announces 2015 Second Quarter Results

August 6, 2015 6:00 AM EDT

EULESS, TX -- (Marketwired) -- 08/06/15 --

Second Quarter 2015 Highlights Compared to Second Quarter 2014

  • Adjusted earnings per diluted share increased 67.9% to $1.31
  • Adjusted EBITDA increased 50.3% to $33.7 million
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin improved 140 basis points to 13.8%
  • Consolidated revenue increased 35.7% to $244.7 million
  • Ready-mixed concrete revenue increased 33.4% to $219.0 million
  • Ready-mixed concrete average sales price improved 11.8% to $123.24 per cubic yard
  • Aggregate products revenue increased 19.1% to $15.6 million
  • Aggregate products average sales price improved 8.4% to $10.44 per ton
  • Acquired three leading ready-mixed producers in key growth markets, including two which solidified the Company's established presence in the New York metro and northern New Jersey regions, and a third which expanded existing metro Washington D.C operations into Northern Virginia

U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR), a leading producer of construction materials in select major markets across the United States, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015. In the second quarter of 2015, Adjusted EBITDA increased to $33.7 million, compared to $22.4 million in the prior year quarter. Adjusted EBITDA margin as a percentage of revenue improved to 13.8%, compared to 12.4% in the prior year quarter.

William J. Sandbrook, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Concrete, stated, "We are pleased with the strong improvement in our profits during the second quarter, in which we met or exceeded expectations across nearly all of our key metrics. We achieved another quarter of steady price gains while also benefiting from improved underlying volume trends in our markets, despite weather related impacts in Texas. The significant increase in consolidated revenue, Adjusted EBITDA and earnings per share is a direct result of the steps we have taken to further solidify our leadership positions within our core markets through accretive acquisitions. During the quarter we completed three highly strategic acquisitions which significantly strengthened our existing operations in the greater New York and Washington D.C areas and we are already making meaningful progress on integrating these newly added assets. In June, we sold the remaining assets of our precast operations, which was highly aligned with our strategic direction to continue expanding our Company into our attractive heavy material categories. Into the back half of 2015, we are encouraged by our healthy backlog of activity across our well-structured markets to continue growing our business and enhancing our returns."

SECOND QUARTER 2015 RESULTS COMPARED TO SECOND QUARTER 2014
Consolidated revenue increased 35.7% to $244.7 million, compared to $180.4 million in the prior year quarter. Revenue from the ready-mixed concrete segment increased $54.8 million, or 33.4%, driven by both volume and pricing. The Company's ready-mixed concrete sales volume was 1.8 million cubic yards, up 18.8%. Ready-mixed concrete average sales price per cubic yard increased $12.97, or 11.8%, to $123.24 compared to $110.27. Ready-mixed backlog at the end of the quarter was approximately 6.5 million cubic yards, up 51.9% compared to the end of the prior year quarter. Aggregate products segment revenue increased $2.5 million, or 19.1%, to $15.6 million compared to the prior year quarter.

Consolidated gross profit increased $17.4 million to $52.4 million with a 200 basis point expansion in gross margin to 21.4% compared to the prior year quarter. Ready-mixed raw material spread margin improved by 280 basis points. Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses were $22.2 million compared to $14.4 million in the prior year quarter. As a percentage of revenue, SG&A expenses were 9.1%, compared to 8.0% in the prior year. Excluding non-cash stock compensation, acquisition related professional fees, and officer severance, SG&A was 7.9% of revenue compared to 7.3% in the prior year quarter, with the increase mainly attributable to higher personnel costs to support sustained growth.

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA of $33.7 million increased $11.3 million, with a 140 basis point expansion in margin compared to the prior year quarter. Ready-mixed concrete adjusted EBITDA of $33.6 million increased 44.6%, with a 120 basis point expansion in margin. Aggregate products adjusted EBITDA increased 16.1% to $3.8 million.

Adjusted net income was $19.9 million, or $1.31 per diluted share, compared to $10.9 million, or $0.78 per diluted share, in the prior year quarter. Adjusted net income in the second quarter of 2015 excludes non-core items such as an $8.0 million non-cash loss related to derivatives attributable to the fair value changes in the Company's warrants. This compares to a non-cash loss of $1.7 million during the second quarter of 2014. These non-cash losses were due to the increase in the price of the Company's stock during the second quarters of 2015 and 2014. Including the impact of the derivative loss as well as non-cash stock compensation, acquisition-related professional fees and officer severance, net income was $9.7 million, or $0.64 per diluted share, compared to net income of $7.9 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2014.

The Company's free cash flow in the second quarter of 2015 was $30.9 million, compared to $(1.3) million in the prior year quarter, with the improvement mainly due to higher cash provided by operations and less cash needed to fund working capital in the current year quarter. Cash provided by operating activities in the second quarter of 2015 was $34.5 million compared to cash provided by operations in the prior year quarter of $8.2 million.

At June 30, 2015, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $15.0 million and total debt of $280.5 million, resulting in net debt of $265.5 million. The net debt increased by $75.3 million from December 31, 2014, largely as a result of draws under our revolving credit facility used to fund acquisitions completed since the beginning of 2015, as well as financing of additional mixer trucks and mobile equipment.

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS
In April 2015, the Company acquired Ferrara Bros. Building Materials Corp. ("Ferrara Bros."), in New York, N.Y. Ferrara Bros. operates six ready-mixed concrete batch plants from four well-situated locations in New York and New Jersey, and has a fleet of 89 mixer trucks. This acquisition significantly expanded U.S. Concrete's footprint in the New York metropolitan market and further positions the Company to serve additional construction projects in Manhattan.

In May 2015, the Company acquired Colonial Concrete Company ("Colonial"), in Newark, N.J. Colonial has an established and respected market presence in New Jersey with over 35 years of operating experience serving the commercial and residential end markets through its four ready-mixed concrete batch plants and fleet of approximately 40 mixer trucks.

In May 2015, the Company acquired DuBrook Concrete, Inc. located in Chantilly, VA., which significantly expanded the Company's service footprint in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with the addition of three ready-mixed concrete batch plants and a fleet of 42 mixer trucks.

In June 2015, the Company completed the sale of the remaining assets of the U.S. Concrete Precast Group, which consisted of an architectural precast plant operating in Middleburg, PA. The transaction represented the final divestiture of the Company's formerly owned assets relating to precast concrete operations.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST DETAILS
U.S. Concrete will host a conference call on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Central), to review its second quarter 2015 results. To participate in the call, please dial (877) 312-8806 - Conference ID: 93422779 at least ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the U.S. Concrete conference call.

A live webcast will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.us-concrete.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes before the call begins to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the conference call and archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call under the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.us-concrete.com.

ABOUT U.S. CONCRETE
U.S. Concrete is a leading producer of construction materials in several major markets in the United States through its two business segments: ready-mixed concrete and aggregate products. The Company has 139 standard ready-mixed concrete plants, 16 volumetric ready-mixed concrete facilities, and 10 producing aggregates facilities. During 2014, U.S. Concrete sold approximately 5.7 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete and approximately 4.7 million tons of aggregates.

For more information on U.S. Concrete, visit www.us-concrete.com.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release uses the non-GAAP financial measures "adjusted EBITDA," "adjusted net income (loss)," "adjusted EBITDA margin," "free cash flow" and "net debt." The Company has included adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin in this press release because it is widely used by investors for valuation and comparing the Company's financial performance with the performance of other building material companies. The Company also uses adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to monitor and compare the financial performance of its operations. Adjusted EBITDA does not give effect to the cash the Company must use to service its debt or pay its income taxes, and thus does not reflect the funds actually available for capital expenditures. In addition, the Company's presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures that other companies report. The Company considers free cash flow to be an important indicator of its ability to service debt and generate cash for acquisitions and other strategic investments. The Company believes that net debt is useful to investors as a measure of its financial position. The Company presents adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share to provide more consistent information for investors to use when comparing operating results for the second quarter of 2015 to the second quarter of 2014. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company's reported operating results or cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance as determined in accordance with GAAP. See the attached "Selected Reportable Operating and Financial Information" for reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements after the date they are made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by federal securities laws, and cautions you not to rely unduly on them. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are not statements of historical facts. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These statements are predictions based on our current expectations and projects about future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Such forward-looking statements, by their nature, are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other matters: general and regional economic conditions, which will, among other things, affect demand for new residential and commercial construction; our ability to successfully identify, manage and integrate acquisitions; the cyclical nature of, and changes in, the real estate and construction markets, including pricing changes of our competitors; governmental requirements and initiatives, including those related to mortgage lending or mortgage financing, funding for public or infrastructure construction, land usage and environmental, health and safety matters; disruptions, uncertainties or volatility in the credit markets that may limit our, our suppliers' and our customers' access to capital; our ability to successfully implement our operating strategy; weather conditions; our substantial indebtedness and the restrictions imposed on us by the terms of our indebtedness; our ability to maintain favorable relationships with third parties who supply us with equipment and essential supplies; our ability to retain key personnel and maintain satisfactory labor relations; and product liability, property damage and other claims and insurance coverage issues. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those expected. These risks, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in U.S. Concrete's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including U.S. Concrete's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

(Tables Follow)

                                                                            
                    U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                    
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS               
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                  (in thousands, except per share amounts)                  
                                                                            
                               Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended June 
                                    June 30,                   30,          
                             ----------------------- -----------------------
                                2015        2014        2015        2014    
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Revenue                      $  244,695  $  180,358  $  416,033  $  326,615 
Cost of goods sold before                                                   
 depreciation, depletion and                                                
 amortization                   192,296     145,324     332,082     269,849 
Selling, general and                                                        
 administrative expenses         22,234      14,388      40,298      28,031 
Depreciation, depletion and                                                 
 amortization                    10,567       5,484      18,846      10,382 
Gain on revaluation of                                                      
 contingent consideration          (664)          -        (664)          - 
Loss (gain) on sale of                                                      
 assets                              25          46         (38)       (303)
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Income from operations         20,237      15,116      25,509      18,656 
Interest expense, net            (5,367)     (5,055)    (10,520)    (10,065)
Derivative loss                  (8,048)     (1,748)    (19,547)     (2,371)
Other income, net                   692         537       1,291       1,026 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Income (loss) from                                                          
 continuing operations                                                      
 before income taxes              7,514       8,850      (3,267)      7,246 
Income tax (benefit) expense     (2,709)        730      (2,783)        752 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Income (loss) from                                                        
   continuing operations         10,223       8,120        (484)      6,494 
(Loss) income from                                                          
 discontinued operations,                                                   
 net of taxes                      (520)       (259)       (297)        214 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Net income (loss)            $    9,703  $    7,861  $     (781) $    6,708 
                             =========== =========== =========== ===========
                                                                            
Basic income (loss) per                                                     
 share:                                                                     
  Income (loss) from                                                        
   continuing operations     $     0.73  $     0.60  $    (0.04) $     0.48 
  (Loss) income from                                                        
   discontinued operations,                                                 
   net of taxes                   (0.04)      (0.02)      (0.02)       0.01 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Net income (loss) per                                                     
   share - basic             $     0.69  $     0.58  $    (0.06) $     0.49 
                             =========== =========== =========== ===========
                                                                            
Diluted income (loss) per                                                   
 share:                                                                     
  Income (loss) from                                                        
   continuing operations     $     0.67  $     0.59  $    (0.04)       0.47 
  (Loss) income from                                                        
   discontinued operations,                                                 
   net of taxes                   (0.03)      (0.02)      (0.02)       0.01 
                             ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
  Net income (loss) per                                                     
   share - diluted           $     0.64  $     0.57  $    (0.06) $     0.48 
                             =========== =========== =========== ===========
                                                                            
Weighted average shares                                                     
 outstanding:                                                               
  Basic                          14,049      13,557      13,806      13,562 
                             =========== =========== =========== ===========
  Diluted                        15,218      13,872      13,806      13,874 
                             =========== =========== =========== ===========
                                                                            
                                                                            
                    U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                    
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS                    
                               (in thousands)                               
                                                                            
                                                   June 30,    December 31, 
                                                     2015          2014     
                                                 ------------- -------------
                                                  (Unaudited)               
                     ASSETS                                                 
Current assets:                                                             
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $     15,026  $     30,202 
  Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances                              
   of $5,360 and $3,726 as of June 30, 2015 and                             
   December 31, 2014, respectively                    163,662       114,902 
  Inventories                                          36,037        31,722 
  Deferred income taxes                                 4,172         1,887 
  Prepaid expenses                                      5,297         3,965 
  Other receivables                                     4,421         6,519 
  Assets held for sale                                      -         3,779 
  Other current assets                                  1,742           301 
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total current assets                              230,357       193,277 
                                                 ------------- -------------
Property, plant and equipment, net of                                       
 accumulated depreciation, depletion, and                                   
 amortization of $87,200 and $72,962 as of June                             
 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively         206,548       176,524 
Goodwill                                              111,925        50,757 
Intangible assets, net                                 42,672        31,720 
Other assets                                            8,241         8,250 
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total assets                                 $    599,743  $    460,528 
                                                 ============= =============
             LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                         
Current liabilities:                                                        
  Accounts payable                               $     83,055  $     48,705 
  Accrued liabilities                                  56,853        50,391 
  Current maturities of long-term debt                  7,976         5,104 
  Liabilities held for sale                                 -           902 
  Derivative liabilities                               44,737        25,246 
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total current liabilities                         192,621       130,348 
                                                 ------------- -------------
Long-term debt, net of current maturities             272,558       215,333 
Other long-term obligations and deferred credits        9,028         6,940 
Deferred income taxes                                   9,149         6,427 
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total liabilities                                 483,356       359,048 
                                                 ------------- -------------
Commitments and contingencies                                               
Equity:                                                                     
  Preferred stock                                           -             - 
  Common stock                                             15            15 
  Additional paid-in capital                          174,558       156,745 
  Accumulated deficit                                 (43,524)      (42,743)
  Treasury stock, at cost                             (14,662)      (12,537)
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total stockholders' equity                        116,387       101,480 
                                                 ------------- -------------
    Total liabilities and equity                 $    599,743  $    460,528 
                                                 ============= =============
                                                                            
                                                                            
                    U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                    
              CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS               
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                               (in thousands)                               
                                                                            
                                                      Six Months Ended June 
                                                               30,          
                                                     -----------------------
                                                        2015        2014    
                                                     ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:                                       
Net (loss) income                                    $     (781) $    6,708 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash                               
 provided by operating activities:                                          
  Depreciation, depletion and amortization               18,846      10,382 
  Debt issuance cost amortization                           874         819 
  Amortization of discount on long-term incentive                           
   plan and other accrued interest                          175         202 
  Net loss on derivative                                 19,547       2,371 
  Net gain on revaluation of contingent                                     
   consideration                                           (664)          - 
  Net loss (gain) on sale of assets                          54        (943)
  Deferred income taxes                                  (3,598)        674 
  Provision for doubtful accounts and customer                              
   disputes                                               2,761         179 
  Stock-based compensation                                2,546       1,550 
  Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding                              
   effects of acquisitions:                                                 
    Accounts receivable                                 (28,479)    (21,075)
    Inventories                                          (1,799)       (844)
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets               591        (690)
    Other assets and liabilities                             23        (297)
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities             25,300       7,268 
                                                     ----------- -----------
      Net cash provided by operating activities          35,396       6,304 
                                                     ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:                                       
  Purchases of property, plant and equipment             (7,424)    (19,894)
  Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired       (86,214)     (4,363)
  Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and                            
   equipment                                                540       2,487 
  Proceeds from disposal of business units                  250           - 
                                                     ----------- -----------
      Net cash used in investing activities             (92,848)    (21,770)
                                                     ----------- -----------
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:                                       
  Proceeds from revolver borrowings                     107,004         159 
  Repayments of revolver borrowings                     (57,004)       (159)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options and                               
   warrants                                                 123         346 
  Payments of other long-term obligations                (2,250)     (2,250)
  Payments for other financing                           (3,472)     (2,169)
  Debt issuance costs                                         -        (696)
  Payments for share repurchases                              -      (4,824)
  Other treasury share purchases                         (2,125)       (735)
                                                     ----------- -----------
      Net cash provided by (used in) financing                              
       activities                                        42,276     (10,328)
                                                     ----------- -----------
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS               (15,176)    (25,794)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD         30,202     112,667 
                                                     ----------- -----------
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD           $   15,026  $   86,873 
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
(Unaudited)

We report our financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). However, our management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures and ratios, which our management uses in managing our business, may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. See the table below for (1) presentations of our adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and Free Cash Flow for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, and Net Debt as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and (2) corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 and as of June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. We have also provided below (1) the impact of non-cash stock compensation expense, derivative losses, acquisition related professional fees, officer severance, non-cash gain on revaluation of contingent consideration on net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share and (2) corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014. We have also shown below certain ready-mixed concrete and aggregate products statistics for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

We define adjusted EBITDA as our net income (loss) from continuing operations, plus the provision (benefit) for income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash stock compensation expense, derivative (gain) loss, gain (loss) on revaluation of contingent consideration, gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, acquisition-related professional fees, and officer severance. We define adjusted EBITDA margin as the amount determined by dividing adjusted EBITDA by total revenue. We have included adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin in the accompanying tables because they are widely used by investors for valuation and comparing our financial performance with the performance of other building material companies. We also use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations. Adjusted EBITDA does not give effect to the cash we must use to service our debt or pay our income taxes and thus does not reflect the funds actually available for capital expenditures. In addition, our presentation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies report.

We define adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share as net income (loss) and net income (loss) per share excluding non-cash stock compensation expense, derivative loss, non-cash gain on revaluation of contingent consideration, acquisition-related professional fees, and officer severance. We present adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per share to provide more consistent information for investors to use when comparing operating results for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

We define Free Cash Flow as cash provided by (used in) operations less capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment, net of disposals. We consider Free Cash Flow to be an important indicator of our ability to service our debt and generate cash for acquisitions and other strategic investments.

We define Net Debt as total debt, including current maturities and capital lease obligations, minus cash and cash equivalents. We believe that Net Debt is useful to investors as a measure of our financial position.

Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our reported operating results or cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.

                                                                            
                    U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                    
          SELECTED REPORTABLE OPERATING AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION           
                (In thousands, except average price amounts)                
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                        Three Months    Year-                       Year-   
                           Ended        Over-     Six Months Ended  Over-   
                          June 30,      Year %        June 30,      Year %  
                     -----------------           -----------------          
                       2015     2014    Change     2015     2014    Change  
                     -------- -------- --------- -------- -------- ---------
                                                                            
Ready-Mixed Concrete                                                        
                                                                            
Average price per                                                           
 cubic yard (in                                                             
 dollars)            $ 123.24 $ 110.27    11.8%  $ 122.32 $ 108.56    12.7% 
Volume in cubic                                                             
 yards                  1,766    1,486    18.8%     3,043    2,740    11.1% 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Aggregate Products                                                          
                                                                            
Average price per                                                           
 ton (in dollars)    $  10.44 $   9.63     8.4%  $  10.25 $   9.29    10.3% 
Sales volume in tons    1,248    1,151     8.4%     2,021    1,958     3.2% 
                                                                            
                                                                            
Ready-Mixed Concrete                                                        
 Organic Year-Over-                                                         
 Year Growth (Like-                                                         
 for-Like)                                                                  
                                                                            
Average price per                                                           
 cubic yard (in                                                             
 dollars)                                  7.3%                        9.3% 
Volume in cubic                                                             
 yards                                    (4.8)%                      (6.2)%
                                                                            
                                                                            
                    U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                    
          SELECTED REPORTABLE OPERATING AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION           
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                               (in thousands)                               
                                                                            
                                     Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
                                          June 30,            June 30,      
                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                       2015      2014      2015      2014   
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Revenue:                                                                    
  Ready-mixed concrete                                                      
    Sales to external customers      $219,019  $164,175  $374,063  $298,101 
  Aggregate products                                                        
    Sales to external customers         8,862     7,327    14,093    11,944 
    Intersegment sales                  6,767     5,797    10,446     9,425 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
      Total aggregate products         15,629    13,124    24,539    21,369 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
         Total reportable segment                                           
         revenue                      234,648   177,299   398,602   319,470 
  Other products and eliminations      10,047     3,059    17,431     7,145 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
        Total revenue                $244,695  $180,358  $416,033  $326,615 
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Reportable Segment and Total                                                
 Adjusted EBITDA:                                                           
  Ready-mixed concrete               $ 33,650  $ 23,269  $ 54,220  $ 37,001 
  Aggregate products                    3,792     3,266     3,969     3,345 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
    Total reportable segment                                                
     Adjusted EBITDA                   37,442    26,535    58,189    40,346 
      Other products and                                                    
       eliminations                     2,923     1,116     4,532     1,963 
      Corporate                        (9,533)   (6,514)  (17,739)  (12,245)
      Non-cash stock compensation                                           
       expense                          1,695     1,020     2,546     1,550 
      Acquisition-related                                                   
       professional fees                1,162       246     2,088       297 
      Officer severance                   (28)        -       357         - 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
        Total Adjusted EBITDA          33,661    22,403    49,973    31,911 
                                     ========= ========= ========= =========
        Adjusted EBITDA margin           13.8%     12.4%     12.0%      9.8%
                                                                            
Reconciliation Of Total Adjusted                                            
 EBITDA To Income (Loss) From                                               
 Continuing Operations Before Income                                        
 Taxes:                                                                     
  Total Adjusted EBITDA              $ 33,661  $ 22,403  $ 49,973  $ 31,911 
  Depreciation, depletion and                                               
   amortization                       (10,567)   (5,484)  (18,846)  (10,382)
  Interest expense, net                (5,367)   (5,055)  (10,520)  (10,065)
  Derivative loss                      (8,048)   (1,748)  (19,547)   (2,371)
  Non-cash gain on revaluation of                                           
   contingent consideration               664         -       664         - 
  Non-cash stock compensation                                               
   expense                             (1,695)   (1,020)   (2,546)   (1,550)
  Acquisition-related professional                                          
   fees                                (1,162)     (246)   (2,088)     (297)
  Officer severance                        28         -      (357)        - 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
    Income (loss) from continuing                                           
     operations before income taxes  $  7,514  $  8,850  $ (3,267) $  7,246 
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                    U.S. CONCRETE, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                    
          SELECTED REPORTABLE OPERATING AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION           
             (In thousands, except net income (loss) per share)             
                                (Unaudited)                                 
                                                                            
                                     Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended  
                                          June 30,            June 30,      
                                     ------------------- -------------------
                                       2015      2014      2015      2014   
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
                                                                            
     Adjusted Net Income and EPS                                            
                                                                            
Net income (loss)                    $  9,703  $  7,861  $   (781) $  6,708 
Add: Derivative loss                    8,048     1,748    19,547     2,371 
Add: Non-cash stock compensation                                            
 expense                                1,695     1,020     2,546     1,550 
Add: Acquisition-related                                                    
 professional fees                      1,162       246     2,088       297 
Add: Officer severance                    (28)        -       357         - 
Less: Non-cash gain on revaluation                                          
 of contingent consideration             (664)        -      (664)        - 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Adjusted net income                  $ 19,916  $ 10,875  $ 23,093  $ 10,926 
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Net income (loss) per diluted share                                         
 (1)                                 $   0.64  $   0.57  $  (0.06) $   0.48 
Impact of derivative loss                0.53      0.13      1.32      0.17 
Impact of non-cash stock                                                    
 compensation expense                    0.11      0.07      0.17      0.11 
Impact of acquisition-related                                               
 professional fees                       0.08      0.02      0.14      0.02 
Impact of officer severance                 -         -      0.02         - 
Impact of non-cash gain on                                                  
 revaluation of contingent                                                  
 consideration                          (0.04)        -     (0.04)        - 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Adjusted net income per diluted                                             
 share                               $   1.31  $   0.78  $   1.56  $   0.79 
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    Free Cash Flow Reconciliation                                           
                                                                            
Net cash provided by operating                                              
 activities                          $ 34,464  $  8,231  $ 35,396  $  6,304 
Less: capital expenditures             (3,878)   (9,729)   (7,424)  (19,894)
Plus: proceeds from the sale of                                             
 property, plant and equipment             71       164       540     2,487 
Plus: proceeds from the disposal of                                         
 business units                           250         -       250         - 
                                     --------- --------- --------- ---------
Free Cash Flow                       $ 30,907  $ (1,334) $ 28,762  $(11,103)
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       Net Debt Reconciliation                                              
                                                                            
                                                           As of     As of  
                                                            June    Decembe 
                                                            30,      r 31,  
                                                            2015      2014  
                                                         --------- ---------
Total debt, including current                                               
 maturities and capital lease                                               
 obligations                                             $280,534  $220,437 
Less: cash and cash equivalents                          $ 15,026  $ 30,202 
                                                         --------- ---------
Net Debt                                                 $265,508  $190,235 
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(1) Net loss per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2015       
excludes common stock equivalents of 990 thousand shares from our warrants, 
options and restricted stock that are included in adjusted net income per   
diluted share as their impact is anti-dilutive based on the net loss for the
period.                                                                     
                                                                            

Source: USCR-E

   Contact:Matt Brown Senior Vice President and CFO U.S. Concrete, Inc. 817-835-4105

Source: U.S. Concrete, Inc.



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