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Eagle Materials Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results
DALLAS, Oct 27, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 ended September 30, 2008. Eagle produces and distributes Gypsum Wallboard, Cement, Recycled Paperboard and Concrete and Aggregates.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, revenues and net earnings were $178.9 million and $15.6 million, respectively. Revenues decreased 15% from the prior year second quarter and net earnings decreased 55% from the same period. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 were $0.36 compared with $0.73 in the same period a year ago, a 51% decline.
GYPSUM WALLBOARD AND PAPERBOARD
Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard revenues for the second quarter totaled $95.2 million, a 14% decrease from the $110.4 million for the same quarter a year ago. The quarterly comparative revenue decline reflects lower gypsum wallboard sales volumes and sales prices. Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard's second quarter operating earnings of $3.5 million were down 82% compared with operating earnings of $19.0 million for the same quarter last year. Gypsum Wallboard sales volume of 556 million square feet (MMSF) for the quarter declined 9% from the prior year's second quarter.
CEMENT, CONCRETE AND AGGREGATES
Cement revenues, including joint venture and intersegment revenues, for the second quarter totaled $85.7 million, 15% less than the $101.1 million for the same quarter a year ago. Operating earnings from Cement declined to $27.1 million for the second quarter this year from $36.3 million for the same quarter last year. Cement sales volumes for the second quarter were 830,000 tons, 18% below the 1,008,000 tons for the same quarter last year. Eagle's purchased cement sales volumes for the quarter declined 18% to approximately 134,000 tons. The average net sales price for this fiscal year's second quarter was $97.12 per ton, 2% greater than the $95.68 per ton for the same quarter last year.
Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $21.3 million for this year's second quarter, 14% less than the $24.8 million for the second quarter a year ago. Concrete and Aggregates reported a $1.4 million operating profit for this year's second quarter, down from the $4.1 million operating profit for the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower sales volumes in our Concrete business and lower net sales prices in both Concrete and Aggregates.
Concrete sales volume decreased 18% for the second quarter this year to 180,000 cubic yards from 220,000 cubic yards for the same quarter last year. Our Concrete quarterly average net sales price of $73.24 per cubic yard for the second quarter of fiscal 2009 was 3% less than the $75.44 per cubic yard for the second quarter a year ago. Our Aggregates operation reported sales volume of 1.3 million tons for the current quarter, 11% greater than the 1.2 million tons reported in the second quarter last year. Our Aggregates quarterly average net sales price was 12% below last year's second quarter average net sales price due to a disproportionately higher volume of lower-priced road base material sold during the quarter.
DETAILS OF FINANCIAL RESULTS
We conduct one of our cement plant operations through a 50/50 joint venture, Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP (the "Joint Venture"). We utilize the equity method of accounting for our 50% interest in the Joint Venture. For segment reporting purposes only, 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 within 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.
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 Monday, October 27, 2008. 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, 2008 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. 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
Mark V. Dendle
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(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,
2008 2007 Change
Revenues $178,934 $210,463 -15%
Earnings Before Income Taxes $22,244 $50,011 -56%
Net Earnings $15,645 $34,538 -55%
Earnings Per Share:
-- Basic $0.36 $0.74 -51%
-- Diluted $0.36 $0.73 -51%
Average Shares Outstanding:
-- Basic 43,480,047 46,729,756 -7%
-- Diluted 43,835,459 47,336,936 -7%
Six Months Ended September 30,
2008 2007 Change
Revenues $355,737 $431,700 -18%
Earnings Before Income Taxes $33,176 $105,727 -69%
Net Earnings $23,475 $72,063 -67%
Earnings Per Share:
-- Basic $0.54 $1.52 -64%
-- Diluted $0.54 $1.50 -64%
Average Shares Outstanding:
-- Basic 43,451,146 47,337,065 -8%
-- Diluted 43,853,220 47,962,356 -9%
Eagle Materials Inc.
Attachment 2
Eagle Materials Inc.
Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
Quarter Ended September 30,
2008 2007 Change
Revenues*
Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:
Gypsum Wallboard $74,583 $88,563 -16%
Gypsum Paperboard 20,625 21,868 -6%
95,208 110,431 -14%
53% 52%
Cement (Wholly Owned) 59,317 74,922 -21%
33% 36%
Concrete & Aggregates 21,070 24,494 -14%
12% 12%
Other, net 3,339 616 +442%
2% 0%
Total $178,934 $210,463 -15%
100% 100%
Operating Earnings
Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:
Gypsum Wallboard $(1,340) $15,246 -109%
Gypsum Paperboard 4,844 3,721 +30%
3,504 18,967 -82%
10% 32%
Cement:
Wholly Owned 18,229 27,059 -33%
Joint Venture 8,854 9,274 -5%
27,083 36,333 -25%
77% 60%
Concrete & Aggregates 1,362 4,102 -67%
4% 7%
Other, net ** 3,339 616 +442%
9% 1%
Total Operating Earnings 35,288 60,018 -41%
100% 100%
Corporate General Expenses (4,915) (5,746)
Interest Expense, net (8,129) (4,261)
Earnings Before Income Taxes $22,244 $50,011 -56%
* 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,
2008 2007 Change
Revenues*
Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:
Gypsum Wallboard $155,981 $193,390 -19%
Gypsum Paperboard 40,155 42,514 -6%
196,136 235,904 -17%
55% 55%
Cement (Wholly Owned) 116,081 146,372 -21%
33% 34%
Concrete & Aggregates 39,781 48,286 -18%
11% 11%
Other, net 3,739 1,138 +229%
1% 0%
Total $355,737 $431,700 -18%
100% 100%
Operating Earnings
Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard:
Gypsum Wallboard $(6,728) $42,420 -116%
Gypsum Paperboard 8,057 8,039 0%
1,329 50,459 -97%
2% 41%
Cement:
Wholly Owned 32,983 48,477 -32%
Joint Venture 16,740 15,450 +8%
49,723 63,927 -22%
85% 52%
Concrete & Aggregates 3,475 8,151 -57%
6% 6%
Other, net ** 3,739 1,138 +229%
7% 1%
Total Operating Earnings 58,266 123,675 -53%
100% 100%
Corporate General Expenses (8,970) (10,093)
Interest Expense, net (16,120) (7,855)
Earnings Before Income Taxes $33,176 $105,727 -69%
* 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,
2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change
Gypsum Wallboard (MMSF's) 556 612 -9% 1,202 1,254 -4%
Cement (M Tons):
Wholly Owned 584 753 -22% 1,140 1,458 -22%
Joint Venture 246 255 -4% 525 513 +2%
830 1,008 -18% 1,665 1,971 -16%
Paperboard (M Tons):
Internal 25 24 +4% 50 50 0%
External 42 48 -13% 84 93 -10%
67 72 -7% 134 143 -6%
Concrete (M Cubic Yards) 180 220 -18% 357 430 -17%
Aggregates (M Tons) 1,302 1,178 +11% 2,100 2,341 -10%
Average Net Sales Price*
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2008 2007 Change 2008 2007 Change
Gypsum Wallboard (MSF) $98.37 $110.22 -11% $93.48 $119.43 -22%
Cement (Ton) $97.12 $95.68 2% $97.32 $95.97 1%
Paperboard (Ton) $505.83 $476.26 6% $502.22 $478.75 5%
Concrete (Cubic Yard) $73.24 $75.44 -3% $73.76 $75.32 -2%
Aggregates (Ton) $6.21 $7.02 -12% $6.61 $7.08 -7%
* Net of freight and delivery costs billed to customers.
Intersegment and Cement Revenues
Quarter Ended Six Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2008 2007 2008 2007
Intersegment Revenues:
Cement $1,935 $2,763 $3,851 $4,831
Paperboard 14,175 13,256 28,445 27,395
Concrete and Aggregates 271 351 496 680
$16,381 $16,370 $32,792 $32,906
Cement Revenues:
Wholly Owned $59,317 $74,922 $116,081 $146,372
Joint Venture 24,489 23,455 52,118 47,028
$83,806 $98,377 $168,199 $193,400
Eagle Materials Inc.
Attachment 5
Eagle Materials Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
September 30, March 31,
2008 2007 2008*
ASSETS
Current Assets --
Cash and Cash Equivalents $17,018 $20,965 $18,960
Accounts and Notes Receivable, net 72,682 76,861 62,949
Inventories 103,173 81,273 98,717
Total Current Assets 192,873 179,099 180,626
Property, Plant and Equipment -- 1,085,942 1,047,206 1,079,742
Less: Accumulated Depreciation (395,921) (352,963) (374,186)
Property, Plant and Equipment,
net 690,021 694,243 705,556
Notes Receivable 7,026 7,992 7,286
Investments in Joint Venture 39,085 41,312 40,095
Goodwill and Intangibles 153,131 150,568 153,449
Other Assets 26,810 19,766 27,835
$1,108,946 $1,092,980 $1,114,847
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities --
Accounts Payable $39,286 $65,320 $50,961
Federal Income Taxes Payable 347 29,937 -
Accrued Liabilities 52,277 56,306 56,315
Total Current Liabilities 91,910 151,563 107,276
Long-Term Debt 400,000 320,000 400,000
Long-Term Liabilities 86,859 87,690 84,342
Deferred Income Taxes 114,165 114,086 117,542
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
43,544,038, 44,351,625 and
43,430,297 Shares, respectively. 435 444 434
Capital in Excess of Par Value 4,255 - -
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses (1,368) (850) (1,368)
Retained Earnings 412,690 420,047 406,621
Total Stockholders' Equity 416,012 419,641 405,687
$1,108,946 $1,092,980 $1,114,847
* From audited financial statements.
SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.
http://www.eaglematerials.com
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