Orion Marine Group (NYSE: ORN) reported Q2 EPS of $0.11, $0.03 better than the analyst estimate of $0.08.

“During the second quarter we closed on the sale of our Tampa property further strengthening our balance sheet and enhancing our liquidity,” stated Mark Stauffer, Orion’s Chief Executive Officer. “The gain on the sale is included in our results for the second quarter, which were also impacted by inordinately wet weather in our key operating geographies, which affected both business segments, but predominantly our concrete business.”

“Our concrete segment’s production was hampered during the quarter by wet weather conditions across Texas, and as a result, our labor capacity was underutilized. Our concrete segment’s ability to catch up on work and execute effectively in normal weather conditions will allow us to efficiently complete any delayed projects in subsequent quarters. The wet weather unfortunately resulted in under recovery of indirect costs, including labor and equipment utilization, during the quarter.”

“We remain optimistic about our end markets and future project opportunities. During the second quarter we bid on a significant volume of bids, including several large projects, and we ended the quarter with a substantial amount of quoted work outstanding. We are confident that bidding opportunities will continue to materialize, especially in end-markets that have been adversely impacted by COVID, including the cruise and energy industries, which have begun generating project opportunities again. We also are continuing to track progress on the Federal infrastructure bill, which would provide an additional catalyst for our end markets and drive absorption of industry capacity. The diversity of our end markets and our unique capabilities across both of our business segments make us confident in our ability to capitalize on a wide range of attractive projects as they continue to materialize across our operating footprint.”

“We also continue to enhance our financial flexibility with the strengthening of our balance sheet. On a basis of net debt, this is the strongest balance sheet the Company has had in many years, which not only offers us flexibility to continue to execute on projects in backlog and pursue new awards, but also position us to consider accretive acquisition opportunities, as well as exploring other opportunities to achieve the best return for our shareholders.”

Mr. Stauffer concluded, “Given the reopening of the US economy, the project opportunities we see on the horizon as a result, and our extremely strong balance sheet and financial position, we are confident in our ability to continue to generate growth in our profitability and maximizing shareholder value over the long-term.”

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