Bristow Group (BRS) Misses Q1 EPS by 19c

Bristow Group (NYSE: BRS) reported Q1 EPS of ($0.34), $0.19 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.15). Revenue for the quarter came in at $356.1 million versus the consensus estimate of $384.45 million.

"Our first quarter financial results continued to be severely impacted by the unprecedented challenges the oil and gas industry has been facing since 2014, which intensified in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, as reflected in reduced activity, lower revenue and margins and foreign exchange volatility," said Jonathan Baliff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bristow Group. "We remain laser focused on Target Zero safety, right sizing our cost structure, and deferring capital expenditures to improve our business in fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018."

"In this environment, physical and financial safety remain our top priorities, and Bristow demonstrated real progress thus far in fiscal 2017. We are aggressively pursuing additional initiatives to improve our liquidity position as we successfully manage through this downturn with the completion of U.K. SAR contract start-up activities, additional reduction in capital expenditures, further cost reductions and expected outcome of negotiations with our key business partners.

"On the operating front, I am proud of the work of our global team's collaboration with clients, OEMs, and HeliOffshore to safely respond to the H225 grounding through mobilization of worldwide resources. Our Fiscal 2017 Action Plan to improve safety performance, not just compliance, is also showing results. Fiscal 2017 commercial efforts have secured additional work in the U.K. and Norway, but that has been offset by utilization declines elsewhere, especially in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.

"Fiscal 2017 will remain a challenging year from an earnings perspective as Bristow typically lags in a downcycle. However, the combination of our focus on safety, aggressive cost cutting, deferral of capital expenditures, new contracts beginning in late fiscal 2017 and return of leased aircraft should allow us to improve EBITDAR, liquidity and earnings as fiscal 2018 and fiscal 2019 unfold."

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