Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX) today announced financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended January 31, 2015.
For the year ended January 31, 2015, revenues were $383.1 million compared to $227.5 million for the year ended January 31, 2014. Gemma Power Systems, LLC and affiliates (Gemma) contributed $376.7 million, or 98% of revenues in fiscal 2015, compared to $218.6 million, or 96% of revenues in fiscal 2014.
Argan reported consolidated EBITDA (Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. of $52.2 million for the year ended January 31, 2015 compared to $66.3 million for the prior fiscal year. Gemma reported $58.0 million in EBITDA attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. for fiscal 2015 compared to $69.5 million for fiscal 2014.
Income from operations for fiscal 2015 was $64.1 million compared to income from operations for fiscal 2014 of $65.9 million.
Net income attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. for fiscal 2015 was $30.4 million, or $2.05 per diluted share based on 14,823,000 diluted shares outstanding, compared to $40.1 million, or $2.78 per diluted share based on 14,427,000 diluted shares outstanding for fiscal 2014.
For the three months ended January 31, 2015, consolidated revenues were $102.3 million compared to $59.5 million for the three months ended January 31, 2014. Gemma contributed $100.8 million, or 98% of consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, compared to $58.3 million, or 98% of consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.
Argan reported consolidated EBITDA attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. of $11.9 million for the three months ended January 31, 2015 compared to $15.8 million in the fourth quarter of last fiscal year. Gemma reported $13.7 million in EBITDA attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. for the three months ended January 31, 2015 compared to $17.6 million for the three months ended January 31, 2014.
Income from operations for the three months ended January 31, 2015 was $15.5 million, compared to income from operations of $16.4 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.
For the three months ended January 31, 2015, Argan reported net income attributable to Argan, Inc. stockholders of $6.0 million, or $0.40 per diluted share based on 14,838,000 diluted shares outstanding, compared to net income of $9.2 million, or $0.63 per diluted share based on 14,581,000 diluted shares outstanding for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014.
Argan had consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $333.7 million as of January 31, 2015. During the current fiscal year, Argan used cash of $10.2 million to pay a $0.70 dividend per share of common stock. Consolidated working capital increased during the current fiscal year to approximately $148.9 million as of January 31, 2015 from approximately $133.3 million as of January 31, 2014. Consolidated tangible net worth attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. increased to $165.2 million at January 31, 2015 from $135.7 million at January 31, 2014.
Gemma’s backlog as of January 31, 2015 was $423 million compared to $790 million as of January 31, 2014. The decrease in backlog reflects the current year progress on the construction of the Panda Liberty and Panda Patriot power plants.
Commenting on Argan’s financial results, Rainer Bosselmann, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, “Gemma’s continued execution in fiscal 2015 on the Panda Liberty and Panda Patriot projects contributed to record earnings during fiscal 2015. We appreciate the dedicated efforts of our Gemma associates.”
About Argan, Inc.
Argan’s primary business is designing and building energy plants through its Gemma Power Systems subsidiary. These energy plants include single and combined cycle natural gas-fired power plants as well as alternative energy facilities including biodiesel, ethanol, and those powered by renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. Argan also owns Southern Maryland Cable, Inc.
Certain matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and are subject to risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to: (1) the Company’s ability to achieve its business strategy while effectively managing costs and expenses; (2) the Company’s ability to successfully and profitably integrate acquisitions; and (3) the continued strong performance of our power industry services business. Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors detailed from time to time in Argan’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, reference is hereby made to cautionary statements with respect to risk factors set forth in the Company’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q, and other SEC filings.
| ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | |||||||||||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | |||||||||||||||||
| Three Months Ended January 31, | Years Ended January 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||||||||
| REVENUES | |||||||||||||||||
| Power industry services | $ | 100,774,000 | $ | 58,257,000 | $ | 376,676,000 | $ | 218,649,000 | |||||||||
| Telecommunications infrastructure services | 1,551,000 | 1,234,000 | 6,434,000 | 8,806,000 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues | 102,325,000 | 59,491,000 | 383,110,000 | 227,455,000 | |||||||||||||
| COST OF REVENUES | |||||||||||||||||
| Power industry services | 79,469,000 | 37,745,000 | 294,643,000 | 141,807,000 | |||||||||||||
| Telecommunications infrastructure services | 1,181,000 | 1,059,000 | 4,864,000 | 6,800,000 | |||||||||||||
| Cost of revenues | 80,650,000 | 38,804,000 | 299,507,000 | 148,607,000 | |||||||||||||
| GROSS PROFIT | 21,675,000 | 20,687,000 | 83,603,000 | 78,848,000 | |||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 6,137,000 | 4,329,000 | 19,470,000 | 12,918,000 | |||||||||||||
| INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | 15,538,000 | 16,358,000 | 64,133,000 | 65,930,000 | |||||||||||||
| Gains on the deconsolidation of variable interest entities | -- | -- | -- | 2,444,000 | |||||||||||||
| Other income, net | 72,000 | 134,000 | 234,000 | 961,000 | |||||||||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES | 15,610,000 | 16,492,000 | 64,367,000 | 69,335,000 | |||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 5,734,000 | 6,460,000 | 20,912,000 | 25,991,000 | |||||||||||||
| NET INCOME | 9,876,000 | 10,032,000 | 43,455,000 | 43,344,000 | |||||||||||||
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS | 3,878,000 | 868,000 | 13,010,000 | 3,219,000 | |||||||||||||
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN, INC. | $ | 5,998,000 | $ | 9,164,000 | $ | 30,445,000 | $ | 40,125,000 | |||||||||
EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF ARGAN, INC. | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.64 | $ | 2.11 | $ | 2.85 | |||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.40 | $ | 0.63 | $ | 2.05 | $ | 2.78 | |||||||||
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING | |||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 14,561,000 | 14,219,000 | 14,433,000 | 14,072,000 | |||||||||||||
| Diluted | 14,838,000 | 14,581,000 | 14,823,000 | 14,427,000 | |||||||||||||
| CASH DIVIDENDS PER COMMON SHARE | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.75 | |||||||||
| ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
| RECONCILIATIONS TO EBITDA (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| Consolidated | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended January 31, | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 9,876,000 | $ | 10,032,000 | ||||
| Less net income - noncontrolling interests | (3,878,000 | ) | (868,000 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 30,000 | -- | ||||||
| Income tax expense | 5,699,000 | 6,460,000 | ||||||
| Depreciation | 129,000 | 141,000 | ||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 61,000 | 61,000 | ||||||
EBITDA attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. | $ | 11,917,000 | $ | 15,826,000 | ||||
Power Industry Services | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended January 31, | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 17,486,000 | $ | 18,324,000 | ||||
| Less income before income taxes - noncontrolling interests | (3,913,000 | ) | (868,000 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 30,000 | -- | ||||||
| Depreciation | 85,000 | 97,000 | ||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 61,000 | 61,000 | ||||||
| EBITDA attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. | $ | 13,749,000 | $ | 17,614,000 | ||||
Consolidated | ||||||||
| Years Ended January 31, | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 43,455,000 | $ | 43,344,000 | ||||
| Less net income - noncontrolling interests | (13,010,000 | ) | (3,219,000 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 30,000 | (161,000 | ) | |||||
| Income tax expense | 20,956,000 | 25,559,000 | ||||||
| Depreciation | 551,000 | 549,000 | ||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 243,000 | 243,000 | ||||||
| EBITDA attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. | $ | 52,225,000 | $ | 66,315,000 | ||||
Power Industry Services | ||||||||
| Years Ended January 31, | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 70,334,000 | $ | 72,669,000 | ||||
| Less income before income taxes - noncontrolling interests | (12,966,000 | ) | (3,651,000 | ) | ||||
| Interest expense | 30,000 | (161,000 | ) | |||||
| Depreciation | 372,000 | 366,000 | ||||||
| Amortization of purchased intangible assets | 243,000 | 243,000 | ||||||
| EBITDA attributable to the stockholders of Argan, Inc. | $ | 58,013,000 | $ | 69,466,000 | ||||
Management uses EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, for planning purposes, including the preparation of operating budgets and to determine appropriate levels of operating and capital investments. Management believes that EBITDA provides additional insight for analysts and investors in evaluating the Company's financial and operational performance and in assisting investors in comparing the Company's financial performance to those of other companies in the Company's industry. However, EBITDA is not intended to be an alternative to financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation from our GAAP results of operations. Pursuant to the requirements of SEC Regulation G, a reconciliation between the Company's GAAP and non-GAAP financial results is provided above and investors are advised to carefully review and consider this information as well as the GAAP financial results that are presented in the Company's SEC filings.
| ARGAN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||
| JANUARY 31, | ||||||||
| 2015 | 2014 | |||||||
| ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 333,691,000 | $ | 272,209,000 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | 27,330,000 | 23,687,000 | ||||||
| Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings | 455,000 | 527,000 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 1,092,000 | 1,754,000 | ||||||
| Notes receivable and accrued interest | 1,786,000 | 204,000 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | -- | 178,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 364,354,000 | 298,559,000 | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation (including $2,658,000 in costs related to a variable interest entity as of January 31, 2015) | 6,518,000 | 4,183,000 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 18,476,000 | 18,476,000 | ||||||
| Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization | 1,845,000 | 2,088,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 391,193,000 | $ | 323,306,000 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 37,691,000 | $ | 22,589,000 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 15,976,000 | 7,912,000 | ||||||
| Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings | 161,564,000 | 134,736,000 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 201,000 | -- | ||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 215,432,000 | 165,237,000 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 809,000 | 292,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 216,241,000 | 165,529,000 | ||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | ||||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share – 500,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding | -- | -- | ||||||
Common stock, par value $0.15 per share – 30,000,000 shares authorized; 14,634,434 and 14,289,134 shares issued at January 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively; 14,631,201 and 14,285,901 shares outstanding at January 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively | 2,195,000 | 2,143,000 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 109,696,000 | 100,863,000 | ||||||
| Retained earnings | 73,614,000 | 53,335,000 | ||||||
| Treasury stock, at cost – 3,233 shares at January 31, 2015 and 2014 | (33,000 | ) | (33,000 | ) | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 185,472,000 | 156,308,000 | ||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | (10,520,000 | ) | 1,469,000 | |||||
| TOTAL EQUITY | 174,952,000 | 157,777,000 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | $ | 391,193,000 | $ | 323,306,000 | ||||
Contacts:
Company Contact:
Rainer Bosselmann,
301-315-0027
or
Investor Relations Contact:
Cynthia
Flanders, 301-315-0027
