UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): November 2, 2016  

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

DELAWARE 001-3322520-5336063
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

2122 York Road
Oak Brook, Illinois, , Delaware 60523
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(630) 574-3000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2016 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation issued an earnings release announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, and announcing a conference call and webcast to be held at 9:00 a.m. (C.D.T.) on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 to discuss these results.  A copy of the earnings release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. 

The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 are furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1 Earnings Release of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation dated August 4, 2016 announcing financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation
   
  
Date: November 2, 2016By: /s/ Mark W. Marinko        
  Mark W. Marinko
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number Exhibit
   
99.1 Earnings Release of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation dated August 4, 2016 announcing financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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EXHIBIT 99.1

Great Lakes Reports Third Quarter Results

OAK BROOK, Ill., Nov. 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and infrastructure services, today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016.

For the three months ended September 30, 2016, Great Lakes reported revenue of $198.9 million, net income of $4.6 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $29.1 million.  The Company recorded the following one-time items during the quarter, positively impacting EBITDA: an $8.6 million reversal of an earn-out and restricted stock units associated with the GLEI acquisition due to failing to meet performance expectations and a $2.0 million reversal of variable employee compensation.  

Chief Executive Officer Jonathan Berger stated, “During the third quarter, the Dredging segment executed well on several domestic capital, coastal protection and maintenance projects.  The domestic performance was offset by weak international project performance as a project in Saudi Arabia went into a loss position, and the segment did not benefit from having a large, profitable project such as the Suez Canal deepening in this year.  

“Within the E&I segment, we continued to make progress, with the GLEI reporting unit executing well.  In our second quarter of 2016 earnings release dated August 4, 2016, we announced the sale of assets associated with the service lines of the Terra Contracting Services, LLC business to be completed during the third quarter.  The transaction did not occur.  As a result, the segment was negatively impacted by underutilized equipment and additional fixed costs that did not generate revenue. The terms of the transaction have been modified to exclude certain assets and extend the closing date.  The Company completed the sale of the portion of the excluded assets to a separate party subsequent to the end of the third quarter of 2016.  The segment’s results were also negatively impacted by a $1.1 million project loss at Terra.” 

Mark Marinko, Chief Financial Officer, added, “Through the first nine months of the year, we invested $38.7 million to finance the construction cost of our ATB.  As stated previously, we expect to continue to be deploying our free cash flow until construction of this vessel is complete.”

Third Quarter 2016 Highlights

  
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation 
Select Income Statement Results 
(Unaudited in 000) 
                        
 Three Months Ended     
 September 30,     
 2016  2015     
 Dredging Environmental
&
infrastructure
 Total
Consolidated
  Dredging Environmental
&
infrastructure
 Total
Consolidated
  Total
Consol.
Variance
 
Revenue$154,448 $44,565 $198,869  $162,526 $60,451 $220,802  $(21,933)
                        
Gross Profit 16,522  3,522  20,045   29,447  (5,362) 24,085   (4,040)
Gross Profit Margin 10.7% 7.9% 10.1%  18.1% -8.9% 10.9%    
                        
Operating Income (Loss) 5,553  7,307  12,860   19,598  (9,906) 9,692   3,168 
Operating Margin 3.6% 16.4% 6.5%  12.1% -16.4% 4.4%    
                        
Note: As a result of intersegment eliminations, the segment financial information will not sum to the total consolidated results. 
  

Dredging

Environmental & Infrastructure

Total Company

  
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation 
Select Income Statement Results 
(Unaudited in 000) 
                        
 Nine Months Ended     
 September 30,     
 2016  2015     
 Dredging Environmental
&
infrastructure
 Total
Consolidated
  Dredging Environmental
&
infrastructure
 Total
Consolidated
  Total
Consol.
Variance
 
Revenue$453,122 $103,437 $554,180  $506,700 $131,929 $634,236  $(80,056)
                        
Gross Profit 63,943  348  64,291   78,094  (11,040) 67,054   (2,763)
Gross Profit Margin 14.1% 0.3% 11.6%  15.4% -8.4% 10.6%    
                        
Operating Income (Loss) 26,762  (10,173) 16,589   45,587  (29,164) 16,423   166 
Operating Margin 5.9% -9.8% 3.0%  9.0% -22.1% 2.6%    
                        
Note: As a result of intersegment eliminations, the segment financial information will not sum to the total consolidated results. 
  

Dredging  

Environmental & Infrastructure

Total Company

Outlook

Mr. Berger concluded, “The domestic dredging bid market through the first nine months of the year totaled $668 million, compared to $1 billion through the first nine months of 2015.  Our dredging segment won 34% of our addressable bid market, which is below the average combined dredging bid market share over the prior three years.  Our awards consisted of several coastal protection and maintenance projects, with the $30 million Fire Island coastal protection project being one of the larger awards.  For the remainder of the year, we expect several large jobs to be tendered, particularly opportunities in the coastal protection and Gulf Coast restoration markets. 

“Despite the softness of the international market, we have secured work for our entire international fleet through the rest of the year.  While this work is not at the margin of recent international projects, we are pleased to have our internationally-based vessels utilized.  Additionally, we are pursuing several opportunities, primarily in the Middle East, and also assessing sales or retirements of several older vessels in our fleet based outside of the United States.

“Within our E&I segment, we expect the divestiture of the non-core services businesses to be completed by the end of the year.  In addition, the Terra job in a material loss position is expected to be completed by the end of the year.  Going forward, as we continue to execute well and our reputation improves, we believe that we have the team in place to capture projects with attractive margins that fit within our core competencies and are within our risk appetite.”

The Company will be holding a conference call at 9:00 a.m. C.D.T. today where we will further discuss these results. Information on this conference call can be found below.

Conference Call Information

The Company will conduct a quarterly conference call, which will be held on Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. C.D.T. (10:00 a.m. E.D.T.). The call in number is 877-377-7553 and Conference ID is 99354678. The conference call will be available by replay until Thursday, November 3, 2016, by calling 855-859-2056 and providing Conference ID 99354678. The live call and replay can also be heard on the Company’s website, www.gldd.com, under Events & Presentations on the investor relations page. Information related to the conference call will also be available on the investor relations page of the Company’s website.

Use of Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA, as provided herein, represents net income attributable to common stockholders of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, Adjusted for net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense, debt extinguishment, accelerated maintenance expense for new international deployments, goodwill or asset impairments and gains on bargain purchase acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure derived in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The Company presents Adjusted EBITDA as an additional measure by which to evaluate the Company's operating trends. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a measure frequently used to evaluate performance of companies with substantial leverage and that the Company's primary stakeholders (i.e., its stockholders, bondholders and banks) use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate the Company's period to period performance. Additionally, management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides a transparent measure of the Company's recurring operating performance and allows management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and identify strategies to improve operating performance. For this reason, the Company uses a measure based upon Adjusted EBITDA to assess performance for purposes of determining compensation under the Company's incentive plan. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, amounts determined in accordance with GAAP including: (a) operating income as an indicator of operating performance; or (b) cash flows from operations as a measure of liquidity. As such, the Company's use of Adjusted EBITDA, instead of a GAAP measure, has limitations as an analytical tool, including the inability to determine profitability or liquidity due to the exclusion of accelerated maintenance expense for new international deployments, goodwill or asset impairments, gains on bargain purchase acquisitions, interest and income tax expense and the associated significant cash requirements and the exclusion of depreciation and amortization, which represent significant and unavoidable operating costs given the level of indebtedness and capital expenditures needed to maintain the Company's business. For these reasons, the Company uses operating income to measure the Company's operating performance and uses Adjusted EBITDA only as a supplement. Adjusted EBITDA is reconciled to net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation in the table of financial results. For further explanation, please refer to the Company's SEC filings.

The Company

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ("Great Lakes" or the "Company") is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and the only U.S. dredging company with significant international operations. The Company is also a significant provider of environmental and infrastructure services on land and water. The Company employs civil, ocean and mechanical engineering staff in its estimating, production and project management functions. In its over 126-year history, the Company has never failed to complete a marine project. Great Lakes has a disciplined training program for engineers that ensures experienced-based performance as they advance through Company operations. Great Lakes also owns and operates the largest and most diverse fleet in the U.S. dredging industry, comprised of over 200 specialized vessels.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking" statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "PSLRA") or in releases made by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), all as may be amended from time to time. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Great Lakes and its subsidiaries, or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking language, such as the words "plan," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "project," "may," "would," "could," "should," "seeks," or "scheduled to," or other similar words, or the negative of these terms or other variations of these terms or comparable language, or by discussion of strategy or intentions. These cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the Exchange Act and the PSLRA with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the "safe harbor" provisions of such laws. Great Lakes cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by Great Lakes are not guarantees or indicative of future performance. Important assumptions and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements with respect to Great Lakes, include, but are not limited to: our ability to obtain federal government dredging and other contracts; our ability to qualify as an eligible bidder under government contract criteria and to compete successfully against other qualified bidders; risks associated with cost over-runs, operating cost inflation and potential claims for liquidated damages, particularly with respect to our fixed cost contracts; the timing of our performance on contracts; significant liabilities that could be imposed were we to fail to comply with government contracting regulations; risks related to international dredging operations, including instability in the Middle East; a significant negative change to large, single customer contracts from which a significant portion of our international revenue is derived; changes in previously-recorded revenue and profit due to our use of the percentage-of-completion method of accounting; consequences of any lapse in disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting; changes in the amount of our estimated backlog; our ability to obtain bonding or letters of credit; increasing costs to operate and maintain aging vessels; equipment or mechanical failures; acquisition integration and consolidation risks; liabilities related to our historical demolition business; impacts of legal and regulatory proceedings; unforeseen delays and cost overruns related to the construction of new vessels; our becoming liable for the obligations of joint ventures, partners and subcontractors; capital and operational costs due to environmental regulations; unionized labor force work stoppages; maintaining an adequate level of insurance coverage; information technology security breaches; our substantial amount of indebtedness; restrictions imposed by financing covenants; the impact of adverse capital and credit market conditions; limitations on our hedging strategy imposed by new statutory and regulatory requirements for derivative transactions; foreign exchange risks; changes in macroeconomic indicators and the overall business climate; and losses attributable to our investments in privately financed projects. For additional information on these and other risks and uncertainties, please see Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of Great Lakes' Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and in other securities filings by Great Lakes with the SEC.

Although Great Lakes believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, actual results could differ materially from a projection or assumption in any forward-looking statements. Great Lakes' future financial condition and results of operations, as well as any forward-looking statements, are subject to change and inherent risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date hereof and Great Lakes does not have or undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise, unless otherwise required by law.


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations 
(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share amounts) 
                
 Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30, 
  2016   2015   2016   2015 
Contract revenues$198,869  $220,802  $554,180  $634,236 
Gross profit 20,045   24,085   64,291   67,054 
General and administrative expenses 7,187   15,277   47,027   48,768 
Impairment of goodwill          2,750 
(Gain) loss on sale of assets—net (2)  (884)  675   (887)
Operating income 12,860   9,692   16,589   16,423 
Interest expense—net (4,819)  (7,293)  (16,443)  (18,490)
Equity in earnings (loss) of joint ventures 6   (2,051)  19   (5,765)
Other income (expense) (637)  706   (1,918)  (353)
Income (loss) before income taxes 7,410   1,054   (1,753)  (8,185)
Income tax (provision) benefit (2,850)  (742)  559   2,831 
Net income (loss)$4,560  $312  $(1,194) $(5,354)
                
Basic earnings (loss) per share$0.08  $  $(0.02) $(0.09)
Basic weighted average shares 60,811   60,496   60,676   60,411 
                
Diluted earnings (loss) per share$0.08  $  $(0.02) $(0.09)
Diluted weighted average shares 61,526   60,841   60,676   60,411 
                


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation 
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA 
(Unaudited and in thousands) 
                
 Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30, 
  2016   2015   2016   2015 
Net income (loss)$4,560  $312  $(1,194) $(5,354)
Adjusted for:               
Interest expense—net 4,819   7,293   16,443   18,490 
Income tax provision (benefit) 2,850   742   (559)  (2,831)
Depreciation and amortization 16,872   14,722   45,692   47,747 
Impairment of goodwill    -      2,750 
Adjusted EBITDA$29,101  $23,069  $60,382  $60,802 
                


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation 
Selected Balance Sheet Information 
(Unaudited and in thousands) 
        
 Period Ended 
 September 30,  December 31, 
  2016   2015 
        
Cash and cash equivalents$13,595  $14,184 
Total current assets 319,266   329,733 
Total assets 904,134   898,124 
Total current liabilities 248,042   205,690 
Long-term debt 317,760   345,790 
Total equity 254,577   252,173 
        


Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation 
Revenue and Backlog Data 
(Unaudited and in thousands) 
           
 Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
 September 30,  September 30, 
Revenues 2016   2015   2016   2015 
Dredging:               
Capital - U.S.$59,811  $43,963  $152,083  $149,062 
Capital - foreign 21,139   38,042   34,331   127,280 
Coastal protection 47,983   46,441   152,622   118,089 
Maintenance 11,320   21,453   77,544   89,729 
Rivers & lakes 14,195   12,627   36,542   22,540 
Total dredging revenues 154,448   162,526   453,122   506,700 
Environmental & infrastructure 44,565   60,451   103,437   131,929 
Intersegment revenue (144)  (2,175)  (2,379)  (4,393)
Total revenues$198,869  $220,802  $554,180  $634,236 
                


 As of 
 September 30,  December 31,  September 30, 
Backlog 2016   2015   2015 
Dredging:           
Capital - U.S.$285,907  $411,506  $363,633 
Capital - foreign 33,834   1,750   14,260 
Coastal protection 152,167   118,858   137,677 
Maintenance 44,181   77,995   55,950 
Rivers & lakes 54,131   67,589   73,314 
Total dredging backlog 570,220   677,698   644,834 
Environmental & infrastructure 32,530   73,349   111,886 
Total backlog$602,750  $751,047  $756,720 
            

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