Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 10-K
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Commission File Number 0-22303
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
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583 Thompson Road, Houma, Louisiana |
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(985) 872-2100
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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant at June 30, 2007 was approximately $434,943,431.
The number of shares of the registrants common stock, no par value per share, outstanding February 28, 2008 was 14,215,736.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrants definitive Proxy Statement prepared for use in connection with the registrants 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 24, 2008 have been incorporated by reference into Part III of
this Form 10-K.
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements included in this report and in oral statements made from time to time by management of the Company that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. In this report,
forward-looking statements are included primarily in the sections entitled Business and Properties, Legal Proceedings, and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations. The words expect, believe, anticipate, project, plan, estimate, predict and similar expressions often identify forward-looking statements. All such
statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from the results and outcomes predicted in the statements and investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon them.
Important factors that many cause our actual results to differ materially from expectations or projections include those described under the heading Cautionary Statements in Item 1A. Risk Factors. Forward looking statements speak
only as to the date of this report, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events or circumstances.
PART I
Items 1 and 2. Business and Properties
Certain technical terms are defined in the Glossary of Certain
Technical Terms beginning on page G-1.
General
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., through our subsidiaries, is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized
structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. The Company was founded in 1985 by a group of investors, including Alden J. Doc Laborde and Huey J. Wilson, and began operations at our fabrication yard
on the Houma Navigation Canal in southern Louisiana, approximately 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. Our Houma facilities are located on 630 acres, of which 283 are currently developed for fabrication activities with 347 acres available for future
expansion. Effective January 31, 2006, we acquired the facilities, machinery and equipment of Gulf Marine Fabricators located in San Patricio County, Texas. See our discussion under the heading Acquisition of Gulf Marine and Other Recent
Developments for more information regarding this acquisition.
In April 1998 we formed a limited liability company called MinDOC,
L.L.C. to patent, design and market a deepwater floating drilling, and production concept (MinDOC). During 2001, three of the participants terminated their respective interests in MinDOC, L.L.C. thus, effective October 1, 2001, we
owned a 60% interest in MinDOC, L.L.C. with the balance owned by a marine engineering company. Effective January 23, 2006, we sold, for $1 million, our entire right, title and interest in MinDOC, L.L.C. to the other member of the company. We
believed that the other member, being a marine engineering company, was better suited to market the deepwater floating, drilling and production concept to potential customers. On September 27, 2006, we announced that our wholly owned
subsidiary, Gulf Marine, had received formal notification by a letter of intent from Bluewater Industries, Inc., who has contracted with ATP Oil & Gas Corporation (ATP), that Gulf Marine had been selected to fabricate and
load-out a MinDOC 3 hull for use in an ATP deepwater development project.
Effective January 1, 2000, all of the operating assets,
buildings and properties owned directly by Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. were placed in Gulf Island, L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary formed to conduct all of the fabrication and other operations previously conducted directly by the company. As a
result, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. now serves as a holding company and conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries, which in addition to Gulf Island, L.L.C., include Dolphin Services, L.L.C. (Dolphin Services) (performing
offshore and onshore fabrication and construction services), Southport, L.L.C. (Southport) a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf Island, L.L.C. (specializing in the fabrication of living quarters for offshore platforms) and G. M.
Fabricators, L.P. d/b/a Gulf Marine Fabricators (Gulf Marine).
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Acquisition of Gulf Marine and Other Recent Developments
Our acquisition of Gulf Marine in January 2006 enables us to perform dockside integration, provides us with increased rolled goods capabilities, affords
45 feet of water depth access to our facilities, gives us the ability to construct 1,300 foot conventional jackets and tendons for floating production platforms, offers us much greater lifting capacity dockside (4,000 tons), and makes available an
additional labor pool. We now provide our customers with the greatest amount of fabrication facilities on the Gulf of Mexico. Simultaneously with the acquisition, the Company and Technip-Coflexip USA Holdings, Inc., the former indirect parent of
Gulf Marine, entered into a cooperation agreement pursuant to which we agree to work together on mutually agreed upon engineer, procure and construct (EPC) projects and engineer, procure, install and commission (EPIC)
projects requiring fabrication work in the Gulf Coast region. Under this agreement, we have a right of first refusal on the fabrication work in connection with certain bids that Technip may submit.
We believe that spending by our customers and potential customers for projects for use in the Gulf of Mexico and international deepwater (generally,
depths over 1,000 feet) will continue to grow as a percentage of their total offshore expenditures. These projects are typically much larger than projects for use in the shallow water. Our acquisition of Gulf Marine enables us to fabricate and
assemble all components of deepwater construction projects, which we were previously limited from doing by the physical constraints of our Houma yards. We believe the acquisition of Gulf Marine positions us as a leading U.S. deepwater fabricator. In
addition, it has increased our labor pool, provided opportunities for additional work from our cooperation agreement with Technip and given us the largest fabrication capacity on the Gulf Coast.
In May 2007, we formed a limited liability company called Gulf Island Resources, L.L.C. to hire laborers with similar rates and terms as the contract
labor service companies provide. The basis of the company is to hire and retain labor to eliminate or reduce our need for contract labor required during the peak labor demand necessary to meet our scheduling requirements. Gulf Island Resources is
registered to conduct business in Louisiana and Texas which enables us to provide employees for our Louisiana and Texas facilities.
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late 2007, we decided to expand our operations in the marine construction area to reduce the fluctuations in work volume caused by the decrease in awards of shallow water structures. The decline in the fabrication of shallow water structures is
primarily related to the fact that the infrastructure for shallow water is fairly developed and as existing oil and gas production decreases it creates capacity to handle new oil and gas production without having to fabricate new structures. In
2007, we hired several manager level employees with many years of shipyard experience to manage the day to day operation of the marine construction projects, which will be located on Gulf Island, L.L.C.s west yard across the Houma Navigation
Canal from the main yard. The Board of Directors has approved $5 million for capital improvements which include an automated blasting and priming area, the expansion of an existing fabrication shop to house a computerized cutting table and an
automated panel line. We currently have contracts to fabricate mid-body sections for platform supply vessels and to fabricate several brown water towboats.
Website and Electronic Posting Disclosures
Our website address is www.gulfisland.com. We make available, on or through our
website, without charge and on the day such material is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those
reports. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The SECs website address is www.sec.gov. Our website and
the information contained therein or connected thereto are not intended to be incorporated into this report on Form 10-K.
Description of Operations
Our primary activity is the fabrication of offshore drilling and production platforms, including jackets and deck sections of fixed
production platforms, hull, tendon, and/or deck sections of floating production platforms
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(such as TLPs, SPARs, and FPSOs), piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production, compressor and utility modules. We also have the
ability to produce and repair pressure vessels used in the oil and gas industry, refurbish existing platforms, fabricate various other types of steel structures, and fabricate living quarters for installation on such platforms ranging in size from 4
to 250 beds, provide onshore and offshore scaffolding and piping insulation services, perform heavy lifts such as ship integration and TLP module integration; load and offload jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs
or other similar cargo. We are capable of fabricating a large quantity of 200 ton or larger processing modules to be installed in petro-chemical plants.
We use the latest welding and fabrication technology available, and all of our products are manufactured in accordance with industry standards and specifications, including those published by the American Petroleum
Institute, the American Welding Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Bureau of Shipping and the United States Coast Guard. The quality management systems of our operating subsidiaries are certified as ISO 9001-2000 quality
assurance programs. See Safety and Quality Assurance.
Through Gulf Island, L.L.C. and Gulf Marine we fabricate the
structural components of fixed platforms. A fixed platform is the traditional type of platform used for the offshore development and production of oil and gas, although in recent years there has been an increase in the use of floating production
platforms as a result of increased drilling and production activities in deeper waters. Most fixed platforms built today can accommodate both drilling and production operations. These combination platforms are large and generally more costly than
single-purpose structures. However, because directional drilling techniques permit a number of wells to be drilled from a single platform and because drilling and production can take place simultaneously, combination platforms are often more cost
effective.
The most common type of fixed platform consists of a jacket (a tubular steel, braced structure extending from the mudline on
the seabed to a point above the water surface) which is supported on tubular pilings driven deep into the seabed and supports the deck structure located above the level of storm waves. The deck structure, extending above the surface of the water and
attached to the tubular pilings extending out of the top end of the jacket, is designed to accommodate multiple functions, including drilling, production, separating, gathering, piping, compression, well support and crew quartering. Platforms can be
joined by bridges to form complexes of platforms for very large developments or to improve safety by dividing functions among specialized platforms. Jacket-type platforms are generally the most viable solution for water depths of 1,000 feet or less.
Although there is no height limit to the size of the jackets that can be fabricated at our Houma facilities, the dimensions of the Houma Navigation Canal prevent the transportation to the Gulf of Mexico of most jackets designed for water depths
exceeding 800 feet. We can, however, build decks, piping and equipment modules, living quarters, piles and other components of platforms for installation in any water depth. Our Gulf Marine south yard in Texas, which is located on the Gulf
Intercoastal Waterway and the 45 feet deep Corpus Christi Ship Channel, provides direct and unrestricted access to the Gulf of Mexico, which allows for unlimited fabrication or assembly of any size structure in use today. Often, customers split
projects among fabricators, contracting with different companies for the fabrication of the jacket, deck sections, living quarters and piles for the same platform. Through the construction of these components our Houma facility participates in the
construction of platforms requiring jackets and/or hulls that are larger than those we could transport through the Houma Navigation Canal.
Most of the steel used in our operations arrives at our fabrication yards as steel plate. The plate is cut and rolled into tubular sections at rolling mills in the fabrication yards. The tubular sections (which vary in diameter up to 23
feet) are welded together in long straight tubes to become legs or into shorter tubes to become part of the network of bracing that support the legs. Various cuts and welds in the fabrication process are made by computer-controlled equipment that
operates from data developed during the design of the structure. Our ability to fabricate and assemble the large tubular sections needed for jackets built for use in water depths over 300 feet distinguish us from all but two of our domestic
competitors.
Jackets are built on skidways (which are long parallel rails along which the jacket will slide when it is transferred to a
barge for towing out to sea) and are generally built in sections so that much of their fabrication is
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done on the ground. As each section of legs and bracing is complete, large crawler cranes pick up an entire side and roll up the section, which
is then joined to another uprighted section. When a jacket is complete and ready for launch, it is pulled along the skidway onto a launch barge, which is gradually deballasted to compensate for the weight of the structure as more of it moves aboard
the barge. Using ocean-going tugs, the barge and jacket are transported to the offshore installation site.
Decks are built either as
single structures or in sections and are installed on location by marine construction contractors. The composition and quantity of petroleum in the well stream generally determine the makeup of the production deck on a processing platform. Typical
deck equipment includes crude oil pumps, gas and oil separators and gas compressors. Unlike large jackets, which are transported in a horizontal position, decks are transported upright and, as a result, are not subject to the width restrictions of
the Houma Navigation Canal. Therefore, the only limitation on our ability to fabricate decks in our Houma facility is the weight capacity of the barges that transport the decks from our yard to the installation site. Barges currently exist that have
the weight capacity and other characteristics required to transport even the largest of the decks currently installed in the world, and management believes that currently there are no decks installed anywhere in the world that could not have been
constructed at our facilities. While larger deck structures to be built in the future could exceed the capacities of currently existing barges, management does not believe that this will materially affect our share of the market for deck
construction. Decks are installed on fixed and floating platforms.
We can also fabricate TLPs and sections of, or structures and tendons
used in connection with, TLPs. TLPs consist of a deck that sits atop one or more column-shaped hulls, which are positioned on site with vertical tendons running from the hulls to the seabed. The tendons hold the hulls partially submerged and are
highly tensioned using the buoyancy of the hulls. This system develops a restoring force against wave, wind and current actions in proportion to the lateral displacement of the vessel. Wells for a TLP are often pre-drilled through a subsea template.
Long, flexible production risers, which carry the petroleum to the deck of the TLP, are supported in tension by mechanical tensioner machines on the platforms deck and are directly subject to wave, wind and current forces. TLPs can be used in
any water depth and are generally better suited than fixed platforms for water depths greater than 1,000 feet.
The size of a TLP depends
on a number of factors, including the intended scope of production of the platform, the length of the production risers connected to the platform, the size of the deck to be installed on the platform and the water depth for which the platform is
designed. We can fabricate deck sections and hulls for use with TLPs of any size. With TLPs and other floating concepts as the alternative of choice for deepwater drilling and production platforms, our participation in this arena firmly established,
and our acquisition of Gulf Marine. We believe we are well positioned to participate in the continued expansion into the deepwater areas.
We have fabricated subsea templates for use in connection with TLPs, which are structures that are installed on the seabed before development drilling begins. As exploration and drilling move into the deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico, we
believe that there will be increased opportunities to fabricate subsea templates, as well as decks and other structures, for use in connection with TLPs.
In addition, we fabricate piles and other rolled goods, templates, bridges for connecting offshore platforms, wellhead protectors, various production, compressor and utility modules and other structures used in
offshore oil and gas production and development activities. All of our products are installed by marine construction contractors.
Through
Dolphin Services, we also provide interconnect piping services on offshore platforms, inshore steel and wood structure construction, fabrication of pressure vessels and large and small packaged skid units, and steel warehousing and sales.
Interconnect piping services involve sending employee crews to offshore platforms that have been installed in the Gulf of Mexico in order to perform welding and other activities required to connect production equipment, service modules and other
equipment to a platform prior to its becoming operational. Dolphin Services also contracts with oil and gas companies that have platforms and other structures
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located in the inland lakes and bays throughout the Southeast for various on-site construction and maintenance activities. At its existing facility located a
quarter of a mile from the Gulf Island, L.L.C. main yard, Dolphin Services can fabricate jackets up to 100 feet tall along with decks and other steel structures. Dolphin Services has also been active in the refurbishment of existing platforms.
Platform operators occasionally remove platforms previously installed in the Gulf of Mexico and return the platforms to a fabricator for refurbishment, which usually consists of general repairs, maintenance work and modification. Dolphin Services
also serves the state and local governments with various municipal and drainage projects such as pump stations, levee reinforcement, bulkheads and other levee and drainage projects.
Facilities and Equipment
Facilities. Our corporate headquarters and Gulf Island,
L.L.C.s main fabrication yard are located on the east bank of the Houma Navigation Canal in Houma, Louisiana, approximately 30 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. This facility is situated on approximately 140 acres, of which 100 acres are
developed for fabrication, and includes several buildings totaling 25,000 square feet that house administrative staff, 267,000 square feet of covered fabrication area, over 17,000 square feet of warehouse storage area and 8,000 square feet of
training and medical facilities. The main yard also has approximately 2,800 linear feet of water frontage, of which 1,500 feet is steel bulkhead that permits load out of heavy structures.
Gulf Island, L.L.C.s west yard is located across the Houma Navigation Canal from the main yard on 437 acres, 130 acres of which are developed for
fabrication and over 300 acres of which are unimproved land that could be used for expansion. The west yard, which has approximately 72,000 square feet of covered fabrication area and 4,600 square feet of warehouse storage area, spans 6,750 linear
feet of the Houma Navigation Canal, of which 2,350 feet is steel bulkhead.
Dolphin Services operates from a 30-acre site located
approximately a quarter of a mile from Gulf Island L.L.C.s main yard on a channel adjacent to the Houma Navigation Canal. The facility includes a 9,900 square foot building that houses administrative staff, approximately 32,000 square feet of
covered fabrication area, 1,500 square feet of warehouse storage area, a 10,000 square foot blasting and coating facility and approximately 990 linear feet of water frontage, of which 660 feet is steel bulkhead. Dolphin Services also operates a
commercial steel sales division and a pressure vessel shop. The steel sales division operates a three acre facility adjacent to Gulf Island, L.L.C.s main yard with a product line that includes pressure vessel plates and other products that
utilize Gulf Island, L.L.C.s capability to process the steel by cutting, shaping, forming and painting.
The vessel shop can
manufacture pressure vessels up to eleven feet in diameter and eight inches in thickness. The shop is equipped with a Cypress Circle Cutter and auto core flux and submerged arc welding equipment. The vessel shop can also accommodate the construction
of a 50 ton skid unit inside the facility.
Gulf Island, L.L.C.s North Yard, formerly the Southport facility, operates on the east
bank of the Houma Navigation Canal adjacent to Gulf Island, L.L.C.s main fabrication yard. The facility covers 23 acres and includes a two-story, 5,000 square foot administration building with an attached 5,300 square foot warehouse. The
property has approximately 1,850 linear feet of water frontage, of which 380 linear feet is steel bulkhead that permits docking of large ocean going vessels and the loadout of heavy structures.
Gulf Marines south yard (Ingleside, Texas) is located on the northwest corner of the intersection between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and the
Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The 45 feet deep Corpus Christi Ship Channel provides direct and unrestricted access to the Gulf of Mexico, which makes this site ideal for the fabrication or assembly of many types of large structures. This facility is
situated on approximately 212 acres developed for fabrication and assembly, and includes a fabrication shop with 5,000 square feet of covered fabrication area, 10,000 square feet of warehouse storage area and 2,700 square feet of training
facilities. The yard also has approximately 2,650 linear feet of water frontage, of which all is steel bulkhead. Gulf Marines
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Specialized Lifting Device (SLD) is located in the south yard and is used to perform heavy lifts of up to 4,000 tons such as ship integration and TLP module
integration, load and offload jack-up drilling rigs or production hulls, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs, SPARs or other similar cargo. In addition, Gulf Marine has dredged an area 86 feet deep within 500 feet of the bulkhead to be used in
conjunction with the heavy lifts. This area measures 800 feet by 200 feet at the base and can accommodate the largest existing semi submersible transport vessels. When completed in mid-2008, the graving dock will measure 600 feet long by 250 feet
wide and 40 feet deep. It has a reinforced concrete slab floor and sheet pile walls. Around the perimeter, the graving dock has pile supported relieving platforms to take the surcharge load applied by cranes. The south end of the
graving dock, the end that opens to the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, has a removable sheet piled wall supported by steel struts. When flooded, the graving dock will have a minimum of 30 feet of water over the concrete floor. The graving dock is
being constructed to allow for certain components of the MinDOC hull to be fabricated and assembled inside of the graving dock. Once the hull is completed, the graving dock will be flooded and the hull will be towed to its location in the Gulf
of Mexico. Although the graving dock is being constructed to facilitate the MinDOC project, it can be used for fabricating any floating structure that will fit within its perimeters and can also be used for ship and floating rig repair.
Gulf Marines north yard (Aransas Pass, Texas) is located along the U.S. Intracoastal Waterway and is approximately three miles north
of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. This facility is situated on approximately 160 acres, of which 85 acres are dedicated to fabrication activities, and 55 acres are used for the storage of steel, prefabricated elements, equipment, and spare parts
and includes several buildings with approximately 328,000 square feet of covered fabrication area, 22,000 square feet that house the administrative staff, 61,750 square feet of warehouse storage area and 16,000 square feet of training and medical
facilities. The yard also has approximately 3,000 linear feet of water frontage, of which approximately 1,000 is steel bulkhead. The north yard can fabricate decks, skids and modules, jackets, piles, SPAR and TLP components, process piping, tanks,
barges and drill rig structure components.
We own all of the foregoing properties.
Equipment. Gulf Island, L.L.C.s main yard houses its Model 34 and Model 25 plate bending rolls, a computerized Vernon brace coping
machine used for cutting steel in complex geometric section, a Frye Wheelabrator and a U.S. Filter grit blast system, a hydraulic plate shear, a hydraulic press brake, and various other equipment needed to build offshore structures and fabricate
steel components. Gulf Island, L.L.C.s west yard has a Bertsch Model 38 plate bending roll, a computerized Vernon brace coping machine, and various other equipment used in our fabrication business. The brace coping machine installed in Gulf
Island, L.L.C.s west yard can handle pipe up to 1,500 pounds per foot and 54 inch outer diameter compared to the capacity of the current machine in the main yard, which is 1,000 pounds per foot and 48 inch outer diameter. The brace coping
machine in the west yard provides additional efficiencies because it can cut 360 degrees without repositioning itself. Also, by having two machines Gulf Island, L.L.C. can essentially double its capacity to cut braces thereby reducing idle
production time in the yard. Gulf Island, L.L.C. has a computerized numeric controlled plasma-arc cutting system that cuts and bevels steel up to one inch thick at a rate of two hundred inches per minute. The system can also etch into steel for
piece markings and layout markings at a rate of three hundred inches per minute. Gulf Island, L.L.C. also owns 17 crawler cranes, which range in tonnage capacity from 150 to 500 tons each and service both of Gulf Island, L.L.C.s yards. Gulf
Island, L.L.C. may rent additional cranes on a monthly basis in times of very high activity levels. Gulf Island, L.L.C. owns six, rubber tired, hydraulic modular transporters (KAMAG Type 2406) that allow fabricated deck sections that weigh as
much as 1,200 tons to be transported around the facility. The transporters allow easier load-out of smaller decks and they provide more agility for the movement of deck sections throughout the yard than cranes. Gulf Island, L.L.C. owns a deck barge
which gives it the ability to move material and equipment to and from the various facilities more conveniently and reduce the cost of barge rentals and certain other transportation costs. Gulf Island, L.L.C. performs routine repairs and maintenance
on all of its equipment.
Gulf Island, L.L.C.s plate bending rolls allows it to roll and weld into tubular pipe sections
approximately 50,000 tons of plate per year. By having such capacity at its fabrication facility, Gulf Island, L.L.C. is able to
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coordinate all aspects of platform construction, thereby reducing the risk of cost overruns, delays in project completion, and labor costs. In addition,
these facilities allow Gulf Island, L.L.C. to participate as subcontractor on projects awarded to other contractors. Gulf Island, L.L.C. has a state of the art, fully enclosed, and environmentally friendly blast and coating facility that can operate
24 hours a day. The facility is automated and provides blasting and coating activities in support of our Houma fabrication projects. The design output of the facility also allows us to provide blast and paint services to the local shipbuilding
industry. The use of this equipment provides Gulf Island, L.L.C. a competitive advantage by reducing labor costs and demonstrates its commitment to being a good neighbor to the community and the environment.
Dolphin Services owns three spud barges and leases one for use in connection with its inshore construction activities. Each barge is equipped with a
crane with a lifting capacity of 60 to 100 tons each. Dolphin Services also owns three Manitowoc 4100 cranes with lifting capacities of 200 to 230 tons each and two smaller crawler cranes with lifting capacities of 60 tons each.
Gulf Marines SLD is a twin boom device with a below hook rating of 4,000 tons at a radius of 207 feet from the bulkhead. The 410-foot booms are 100
feet apart and provide a lifting height of 317 feet from the water. The unit is powered electro-hydraulically with each drum winch driven independently by two hydraulic motors. The lifting rate utilizing the double drum winch is 1.25 feet per minute
and utilizing a single drum winch is 2.5 feet per minute. Gulf Marine also owns 12 crawler cranes, which range in tonnage capacity from 230 to 600 tons each. Gulf Marines pipe mill is equipped with a Haeusler Quad Roll, and Bertsch Model 30,
Model 34 and Model 36 plate bending roll machines for diameters ranging from 1 foot 6 inches to 10 feet and one large diameter plate bending roll machine, the Haeusler Quad Roll, for diameters ranging from 3 feet to 25 feet. The two Romar
CNC-controlled flame planers, each with four torch stations (two torches per station), are used to cut steel plate up to 12 feet wide and 65 feet long. The Gulf Marine paint facility is equipped with a Pangborn shot blast machine, 20,000 square feet
of climate controlled staging area and 16 feet by 14 feet by 125 feet paint booth that can operate 24 hours a day.
Materials and Supplies
The principal materials and supplies we use in the fabrication business are standard steel shapes, steel plate, welding gases, fuel
oil, gasoline and paint, all of which are currently available from many sources, and we do not depend upon any single supplier or source. However, the continued consolidation of the domestic steel industry and an increased demand from China has put
a strain on the worldwide supply of raw materials required to produce steel. China currently consumes approximately one-third of the world output of rolled steel. Steel delivery times and pricing per ton have increased during the past few years.
What was a standard delivery of 6-8 weeks for steel is now 8-12 weeks for heat treated as well as standard material. In addition, the weak U.S. dollar together with growing global demand has allowed U.S. steel mills to increase prices. To cover the
increased cost of the raw materials, steel companies are adding surcharges on steel. These surcharges change every month and are typically passed on to the customer.
Safety and Quality Assurance
Management is concerned with the safety and health of our employees and
maintains a stringent safety assurance program to reduce the possibility of accidents. Our safety department establishes guidelines to ensure compliance with all applicable state and federal safety regulations and provides training and safety
education through orientations for new employees and subcontractors, daily crew safety meetings and first aid and CPR training. We also employ in-house medical personnel. We have a comprehensive drug program and conduct periodic employee health
screenings. A safety committee, whose members consist of management representatives and peer-elected field representatives, meets once a month to discuss safety concerns and suggestions that could prevent accidents. We also reward our employees with
safety awards distributed at various times all during the year depending on the specific program in-place. These awards are the result of observations and audits performed by the safety department and front line supervision.
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We fabricate to the standards of the American Petroleum Institute, the American Welding Society, the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Bureau of Shipping, United States Coast Guard and specific customer specifications. We use welding and fabrication procedures in accordance with the latest technology and industry requirements.
Training programs have been instituted to upgrade skilled personnel and maintain high quality standards. In addition, we maintain on-site facilities for the non-destructive testing of all welds, which process is performed by an independent
contractor.
The quality management systems of Gulf Island, L.L.C., Dolphin Services, Southport and Gulf Marine are certified as ISO
9001-2000 programs. ISO 9001-2000 is an internationally recognized verification system for quality management overseen by the International Standard Organization based in Geneva, Switzerland. The certification is based on a review of our programs
and procedures designed to maintain and enhance quality production and are subject to annual review and recertification.
Customers and Contracting
Our customers are primarily major and independent oil and gas exploration and production companies. We also may perform work as a
sub-contractor for one or more of our competitors. Over the past five years, sales of structures and related services used in the Gulf of Mexico by oil and gas exploration and production companies accounted for approximately 80% of our
revenue. The balance of our revenue was derived from the fabrication of structures installed outside the Gulf of Mexico, including North Africa, West Africa, Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, Offshore Canada and the North Sea.
A large portion of our revenue has historically been generated by several customers, although not necessarily the same customers from year-to-year.
For example, our largest customers (those which individually accounted for more than 10% of revenue in a given year) accounted for 70% of revenue (28% for Bluewater Industries, Inc., 23% for Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, Ltd., and 19%
Chevron Corporation) in 2007, for 42% of revenue (42% Chevron Corporation) in 2006, and 42% of revenue (19% Kerr McGee Corporation, 12% Amerada Hess Corporation, and 11% Keppel SLP Engineering Ltd.) in 2005. In addition, at December 31, 2007,
75% of our backlog, which consists of work remaining at December 31, 2007 and commitments received through February 27, 2008, was attributable to 17 projects involving 12 customers. The level of fabrication that we may provide to any
particular customer depends, among other things, on the size of that customers capital expenditure budget devoted to platform construction plans in a particular year and our ability to meet the customers delivery schedule. Thus,
customers that account for a significant portion of revenue in one fiscal year may represent an immaterial portion of revenue in subsequent years.
While customers may consider other factors, including the availability, capability, reputation and safety record of a contractor, price and the ability to meet a customers delivery schedule are the principal factors on which we are
awarded contracts. Our contracts generally vary in length from one month to twenty-four months depending on the size and complexity of the project. Generally, our contracts and projects are subject to termination at any time prior to completion, at
the option of the customer. Upon termination, however, the customer is generally required to pay us for work performed and materials purchased through the date of termination and, in some instances, cancellation fees.
Most of our projects are awarded on a fixed-price, unit rate, alliance/partnering or cost-plus basis. Under fixed-price contracts, we receive the price
fixed in the contract, subject to adjustment only for change orders approved by the customer. As a result, we retain all cost savings but are also responsible for all cost overruns. Under a unit rate contract, material items or labor tasks are
assigned unit rates of measure. The unit rates of measure will generally be an amount of dollars per ton, per foot, per square foot, per item installed, etc. A typical unit rate contract can contain hundreds to thousands of unit rates of
measure that all accumulate to determine the total contract value. Profit margins are built in to the unit rates and, similar to a fixed price contract, we retain all cost savings but are also responsible for all cost overruns. Under typical
alliance/partnering arrangements, the parties agree in advance to a target price that includes specified levels of labor and material costs and profit
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margins. If the project is completed at less cost than that targeted in the contract, the contract price is reduced by a portion of the savings. If the cost
of completion is greater than that targeted in the contract, the contract price is increased, but generally to the target price plus the actual incremental cost of materials and direct labor costs. Accordingly, under alliance/partnering
arrangements, we have some protection from cost overruns but also share a portion of any cost savings with the customer. Under cost-plus arrangements, pursuant to which we receive a specified fee in excess of our direct labor and material costs, we
are protected against cost overruns but do not benefit directly from cost savings. Because we generally price materials as pass-through items on our contracts, the cost and productivity of our labor force are the primary factors affecting our
operating costs. Consequently, it is essential that we control the cost and productivity of the direct labor hours worked on our projects. As an aid to achieving this control, we place a single project manager in charge of the production operations
related to each project and give significant discretion to the project manager, with oversight by the applicable subsidiarys President and the Companys Executive Vice President of Operations. As an incentive to control costs, each of,
Gulf Island, L.L.C., Dolphin Services and Gulf Marine give bonuses to its employees totaling 5% to 6% of their separate company income before taxes, depending on job position.
Seasonality
Although high activity levels in the oil and gas industry and capacity limitations can
somewhat diminish the seasonal effects on our operation, our operations have historically been subject to seasonal variations in weather conditions and daylight hours. Since most of our construction activities take place outdoors, the number of
direct labor hours worked generally declines during the winter months due to an increase in rainy and cold conditions and a decrease in daylight hours. In addition, our customers often schedule the completion of their projects during the summer
months in order to take advantage of the milder weather during such months for the installation of their platforms. In recent years, seasonality has had less of an impact on income, mainly due to our ongoing investment in machinery and equipment and
covered fabrication areas.
The table below indicates for each quarter of the last three fiscal years the percentage of the annual revenue,
gross profit and net income, and the number of direct labor hours worked.
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29 |
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26 |
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21 |
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18 |
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29 |
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29 |
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24 |
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29 |
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22 |
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Gross profit |
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31 |
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29 |
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27 |
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44 |
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27 |
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Net income |
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32 |
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28 |
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Because of seasonal effects, full year results are not likely to be a direct multiple of any
particular quarter or combination of quarters. Reductions in industry activity levels may tend to increase the seasonal effects on our operations. The direct effects of Hurricane Katrina and Rita happened during the third quarter of 2005 when our
Houma facilities were shut-down for an aggregate of approximately 3 weeks in production days.
Competition
The offshore platform fabrication industry is highly competitive and influenced by events largely outside of the control of offshore platform fabrication
companies. Platform fabrication companies compete intensely for available projects, which are generally awarded on a competitive bid basis with customers usually requesting bids on projects one to three months prior to commencement. Our marketing
staff contacts engineering companies and oil and gas companies believed to have fabrication projects scheduled to allow us an opportunity to bid for the projects. Although price and the contractors ability to meet a customers delivery
schedule are the principal factors in determining which qualified fabricator is awarded a contract for a project, customers also consider, among other things, the availability of technically capable personnel and facility space, a fabricators
efficiency, condition of equipment, reputation, safety record and customer relations.
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We currently have several domestic competitors, including J. Ray McDermott, S.A. and Kiewit Offshore
Services, for the fabrication of platform jackets to be installed in water depths greater than 300 feet. In addition to these companies, we compete with other fabricators for platform jackets for intermediate water depths from 150 feet to 300 feet.
A number of other companies compete for projects designed for shallower waters. Certain of our competitors have greater financial and other resources than we do.
We believe that while new competitors can enter the market for smaller structures relatively easily, it is more difficult to enter the market for jackets designed for use in water depths greater than 300 feet. This
difficulty results from the substantial investment required to establish an adequate facility, the difficulty of locating a facility adjacent to an adequate waterway due to environmental and wetland regulations, and the limited availability of
experienced supervisory and management personnel.
We believe that our competitive pricing, expertise in fabricating offshore structures
and the certification of our facilities as ISO 9001-2000 fabricators will enable us to continue to compete effectively for projects destined for international waters. We recognize, however, that foreign governments often use subsidies and incentives
to create jobs where oil and gas production is being developed. In addition, the increased transportation costs that are incurred when exporting structures from the U.S. to foreign locations may hinder our ability to successfully bid for projects
against foreign competitors. Because of subsidies, import duties and fees, taxes on foreign operators, lower wage rates in foreign countries, fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar, the possible imposition of tariffs on raw materials imported
into the United States and other factors, we may not be able to remain competitive with foreign contractors for projects designed for use in international waters as well as those designed for use in the Gulf of Mexico.
Backlog
As of December 31, 2007, our revenue
backlog, which consists of work remaining at December 31, 2007 and commitments received through February 27, 2008, was $330.4 million ($243.9 million of which management expects to be performed during 2008) and the corresponding man-hour
backlog was 3.2 million hours remaining to work. Of the $330.4 million revenue backlog, approximately 70% was attributable to 12 customers.
Of the backlog at December 31, 2007, $185.4 million, or 56.1%, represented projects destined for deepwater locations compared to $412.0 million, or 96.0%, of projects destined for deepwater locations included in the December 31,
2006 backlog. The acquisition of Gulf Marine enabled us to more fully participate in the market for deepwater projects, which we believe will continue to expand as a proportion of total offshore projects. These deepwater projects directly
contributed to the much larger backlog at December 31, 2006.
Of the backlog at December 31, 2007, we expect to recognize
revenues of approximately $243.9 million (73.8%) during calendar year 2008 and $58.2 million during calendar year 2009, and the remaining $28.3 million thereafter.
Our backlog is based on managements estimate of the direct labor hours required to complete, and the remaining revenue to be recognized with respect to, those projects as to which a customer has authorized us to
begin work or purchase materials pursuant to written contracts, letters of intent or other forms of authorization. Often, however, managements estimates are based on incomplete engineering and design specifications. As engineering and design
plans are finalized or changes to existing plans are made, managements estimate of the direct labor hours required to complete and price at completion for such projects is likely to change. In addition, all projects currently included in our
backlog are subject to termination at the option of the customer, although the customer in that case is generally required to pay us for work performed and materials purchased through the date of termination and, in some instances, pay us
cancellation fees.
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Government and Environmental Regulation
Many aspects of our operations and properties are materially affected by federal, state and local regulations, as well as certain international
conventions and private industry organizations. The exploration and development of oil and gas properties located on the outer continental shelf of the United States is regulated primarily by the Bureau of Minerals Management Service of the United
States Department of the Interior (MMS). The MMS has promulgated federal regulations under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act requiring the construction of offshore platforms located on the outer continental shelf to meet stringent
engineering and construction specifications. Violations of these regulations and related laws can result in substantial civil and criminal penalties as well as injunctions curtailing operations. We believe that our operations are in compliance with
these and all other regulations affecting the fabrication of platforms for delivery to the outer continental shelf of the United States. In addition, we depend on the demand for our services from the oil and gas industry and, therefore, can be
affected by changes in taxes, price controls and other laws and regulations relating to the oil and gas industry. Offshore construction and drilling in certain areas has also been opposed by environmental groups and, in certain areas, has been
restricted. To the extent laws are enacted or other governmental actions are taken that prohibit or restrict offshore construction and drilling or impose environmental protection requirements that result in increased costs to the oil and gas
industry in general and the offshore construction industry in particular, our business and prospects could be adversely affected, although such restrictions in the areas of the Gulf of Mexico where our products are used have not been substantial. We
cannot determine to what extent future operations and earnings may be affected by new legislation, new regulations or changes in existing regulations.
Until our acquisition of the Gulf Marine facilities, the Houma Navigation Canal provided the only means of access from our facilities to open waters. The Houma Navigation Canal is considered to be a navigable waterway
of the United States and, as such, is protected by federal law from unauthorized obstructions that would hinder water-borne traffic. Federal law also authorizes federal maintenance of the canal by the United States Corps of Engineers. The canal
requires bi-annual dredging to maintain its water depth and, while federal funding for this dredging has been provided for over 40 years, there is no assurance that Congressional appropriations sufficient for adequate dredging and other maintenance
of the canal will be continued indefinitely. If sufficient funding were not appropriated for that purpose, the Houma Navigation Canal could become impassable by barges or other vessels required to transport many of our products and could result in
material and adverse affects on our operations and financial position.
In September of 2005, Hurricane Rita caused major silting problems
in the lower reach of the Houma Navigation Canal that restricted vessels to less than 12 feet of draft to utilize the channel. During 2006, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers performed maintenance dredging to bring the channel back to the design depth
in the lower reach. During 2007, the U.S. Corps of Engineers dredged the upper reach back to the design depth from mile 10 to the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway. The proposed activity for 2008 is maintenance dredging of the inland reach as needed and as
funded. Although the channel depth is currently limited to 15 feet deep, we have not experienced any material or adverse effects to our Company as a result of the limitation, but are uncertain of events that may occur in the future.
Our operations and properties are subject to a wide variety of increasingly complex and stringent foreign, federal, state and local environmental laws
and regulations, including those governing discharges into the air and water, the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated by hazardous substances and the health and safety of
employees. These laws may provide for strict liability for damages to natural resources and threats to public health and safety, rendering a party liable for the environmental damage without regard to negligence or fault on the part of
such party. Sanctions for noncompliance may include revocation of permits, corrective action orders, administrative or civil penalties and criminal prosecution. Certain environmental laws provide for strict, joint and several liability for
remediation of spills and other releases of hazardous substances, as well as damage to natural resources. In addition, we may be subject to claims alleging personal injury or property damage as a result of alleged exposure to hazardous substances.
Such laws and regulations may also expose us to liability for the conduct of or conditions caused by others, or for acts that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time we performed them.
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The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, and
similar laws provide for responses to and liability for releases of hazardous substances into the environment. Additionally, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the
Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, each as amended, and similar foreign, state or local counterparts to these federal laws, regulate air emissions, water discharges, hazardous substances and wastes, and require public disclosure
related to the use of various hazardous substances. Compliance with such environmental laws and regulations may require the acquisition of permits or other authorizations for certain activities and compliance with various standards or procedural
requirements. We believe that our facilities are in substantial compliance with current regulatory standards.
Our operations are also
governed by laws and regulations relating to workplace safety and worker health, primarily the Occupational Safety and Health Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, various other governmental and quasi-governmental agencies require
us to obtain certain permits, licenses and certificates with respect to our operations. The kinds of permits, licenses and certificates required by our operations depend upon a number of factors. We believe that we have all material permits,
licenses and certificates necessary for the conduct of our existing business.
Our compliance with these laws and regulations has entailed
certain additional expenses and changes in operating procedures, which during the last three years have resulted in between $450,000 to $750,000 of expenditures per year. We believe that compliance with these laws and regulations will not have a
material adverse effect on our business or financial condition for the foreseeable future. However, future events, such as changes in existing laws and regulations or their interpretation, more vigorous enforcement policies of regulatory agencies,
or stricter or different interpretations of existing laws and regulations, may require additional expenditures by us, which expenditures may be material.
Our employees may engage in certain activities, including interconnect piping and other service activities conducted on offshore platforms and activities performed on the spud barges owned by us, which are covered by
the provisions of the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act and general maritime law. These laws operate to make the liability limits established under state workers compensation laws inapplicable to these employees and, instead, permit
them or their representatives to pursue actions against us for damages or job related injuries, with generally no limitations on our potential liability. Our ownership and operation of vessels can give rise to large and varied liability risks, such
as risks of collisions with other vessels or structures, sinkings, fires and other marine casualties, which can result in significant claims for damages against both us and third parties for, among other things, personal injury, death, property
damage, pollution and loss of business.
In addition to government regulation, various private industry organizations, such as the American
Petroleum Institute, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Welding Society, American Bureau of Shipping, United States Coast Guard, promulgate technical standards that we must adhere to in the fabrication process.
Insurance
We maintain insurance, as well as
self-insured retentions, against property damage caused by fire, flood, explosion and similar catastrophic events that may result in physical damage or destruction to our facilities. All policies are subject to deductibles and other coverage
limitations. We also maintain a builders risk policy for construction projects and general liability insurance. The Company and our subsidiaries, Gulf Island, L.L.C., and Dolphin Services are self-insured for workers compensation
liability except for losses in excess of $300,000 per occurrence for Louisiana workers compensation and for U.S. longshoreman and harbor workers coverage. We also maintain maritime employers liability insurance. Gulf Marines
insurance coverage is similar to that maintained by Gulf Island, L.L.C., except that Texas workers compensation is subject to a $300,000 per occurrence deductible as well as for U. S. longshoreman and harbor workers coverage. Gulf Island
Resources, L.L.C. has Louisiana and Texas Workers Compensation policies subject to a $300,000 per occurrence
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deductible as well as for U.S. longshoreman and harbor workers coverage. Although management believes that our insurance is adequate, there can be no
assurance that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance at rates which management considers commercially reasonable, nor can there be any assurance that such coverage will be adequate to cover all claims that may arise.
Employees
Our workforce varies based on the level of
ongoing fabrication activity at any particular time. During 2007, the number of our employees ranged from approximately 1,800 to 1,850, and the number of contract laborers we used ranged from 275 to 550. As of February 28, 2008, we had
approximately 1,900 employees. Although there may be a decline in our output during the winter months, we generally do not lay off employees during those months but reduce the number of hours worked per day by many employees to coincide with the
reduction in daylight hours during that period. None of our employees are employed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, and we believe that our relationship with our employees is good.
Our ability to remain productive and profitable depends substantially on our ability to attract and retain skilled construction workers, primarily
welders, fitters and equipment operators. In addition, our ability to expand our operations depends not only upon customer demand but also on our ability to increase our labor force. The demand for such workers is high and the supply is extremely
limited, especially during periods of high activity in the oil and gas industry. While we believe our relationship with our skilled labor force is good, a significant increase in the wages paid by competing employers could result in a reduction in
our skilled labor force, increases in the wage rates we may pay, or both. If either of these occurred, in the near-term the profits expected from work in progress could be reduced or eliminated and, in the long-term, to the extent such wage
increases could not be passed on to our customers, our production capacity could be diminished and the growth potential could be impaired.
In an effort to maintain our workforce, we have instituted and enhanced several incentive programs and expanded our training facility to train our employees on productivity and safety matters.
The demand for skilled piping and steel workers, predominately in the chemical plants and refineries but also throughout the marine construction
industry, increased during 2006 and continued to increase significantly in 2007. We have lost and will probably continue to lose additional employees to companies that are paying significantly higher wage rates. We need to replace these employees to
a large extent with contract labor, which is typically more expensive than our own workforce. Without a reversal of these trends in the near future, we could potentially see additional reductions in our labor force, thus causing us to be more
reliant on contract labor to successfully meet our customer demands. Thus, our estimated costs to complete our contracts could increase further and our profits could decline as a result.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Cautionary Statements
Our business is subject to significant risks. We caution readers that the following important factors, could affect our actual consolidated results and
could cause our actual consolidated results in the future to differ materially from the goals and expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this report and in any other forward-looking statements made by us or on our
behalf.
We are subject to the cyclical nature of the oil and gas industry.
Our business depends primarily on the level of activity by the oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Gulf Coast. This level of
activity has traditionally been volatile as a result of fluctuations in oil and gas prices and their uncertainty in the future. The purchases of the products and services we provide are, to a
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substantial extent, deferrable in the event oil and gas companies reduce capital expenditures. Therefore, the willingness of our customers to make
expenditures is critical to our operations. The levels of such capital expenditures are influenced by:
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Although activity levels in production and development sectors of the oil and gas industry are less immediately affected by changing prices and as a result, less volatile than the exploration sector, producers
generally react to declining oil and gas prices by reducing expenditures. This has in the past and may in the future, adversely affect our business. We are unable to predict future oil and gas prices or the level of oil and gas industry activity. A
prolonged low level of activity in the oil and gas industry will adversely affect the demand for our products and services and our financial condition and results of operations.
We might be unable to employ a sufficient number of skilled workers.
Our ability to remain
productive and profitable depends substantially on our ability to attract and retain skilled construction workers, primarily welders, fitters and equipment operators. In addition, our ability to expand our operations depends not only upon customer
demand but also on our ability to increase our labor force. The demand for such workers is high and the supply is extremely limited, especially during periods of high activity in the oil and gas industry. While we believe our relationship with our
skilled labor force is good, a significant increase in the wages paid by competing employers could result in a reduction in our skilled labor force, increases in the wage rates we may pay, increase in our use of contract labor, or all of these. If
any of these occurred in the near-term, the profits expected from work in progress could be reduced or eliminated and, in the long-term, to the extent such wage increases could not be passed on to our customers, our production capacity could be
diminished and the growth potential could be impaired. The demand for skilled piping and steel workers, predominately in the chemical plants and refineries, but also throughout the marine construction industry, increased during 2006 and 2007 and
continues to increase significantly. We have lost and will probably continue to lose additional employees to companies that are paying significantly higher wage rates. We need to replace these employees to a large extent with contract labor, which
is typically more expensive than our own workforce. Without a reversal of these trends in the near future, we will potentially see additional reductions in our labor force, thus causing us to be more reliant on contract labor to successfully meet
our customer demands. Thus, our estimated costs to complete our contracts could increase further and our profits could decline as a result.
Our
backlog is subject to change.
Our backlog is based on managements estimate of the direct labor hours required to complete, and
the remaining revenue to be recognized with respect to, those projects as to which a customer has authorized us to begin work or purchase materials pursuant to written contracts, letters of intent or other forms of authorization. Often, however,
managements estimates are based on incomplete engineering and design specifications. As engineering and design plans are finalized or changes to existing plans are made, managements estimate of the direct labor hours required to complete
and price at completion for such projects is likely to change. In addition, all projects currently included in our backlog are subject to termination at the option of the customer, although the customer, in that case, is generally required to pay us
for work performed and materials purchased through the date of termination and, in some instances, pay us cancellation fees. However, due to the large dollar amounts
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of backlog estimated for a few projects, a termination of any one of these projects could substantially decrease our backlog, and could have a material
adverse effect on our revenue, net income and cash flow if the project is large.
The dangers inherent in our operations and the limits on insurance
coverage could expose us to potentially significant liability costs and materially interfere with the performance of our operations.
The fabrication of large steel structures involves operating hazards that can cause personal injury or loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment and suspension of operations. In addition, the failure of such
structures during and after installation can result in similar injuries and damages. In addition, certain activities engaged in by employees of Dolphin Services that are not engaged in by our other employees, including piping interconnect and other
service activities conducted on offshore platforms and activities performed on the spud barges owned by Dolphin Services, are covered by provisions of the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act and general maritime law, which laws operate to make
the liability limits established by state workers compensation laws inapplicable to these employees and, instead, permit them or their representatives to pursue actions against us for damages or job-related injuries, with generally no
limitations on our potential liability.
Our ownership and operation of vessels can also give rise to large and varied liability risks,
such as risks of collisions with other vessels or structures, sinkings, fires and other marine casualties, which can result in significant claims for damages against both us and third parties for, among other things, personal injury, death,
property damage, pollution and loss of business. Litigation arising from any such occurrences may result in our being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting large claims. In addition, due to their proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, our facilities
are subject to the possibility of physical damage caused by hurricanes or flooding, as occurred in 2005.
Although we believe that our
insurance coverage is adequate, there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable or that our insurance coverage will be adequate to cover future claims that may arise.
Successful claims for which we are not fully insured may adversely affect our working capital and profitability. In addition, changes in the insurance industry have generally led to higher insurance costs and decreased availability of coverage. The
availability of insurance covering risks we and our competitors typically insure against may decrease, and the insurance that we are able to obtain may have higher deductibles, higher premiums and more restrictive policy terms.
Our industry is highly competitive.
The offshore
platform industry is highly competitive, and influenced by events largely outside of our control. Contracts for our services are generally awarded on a competitive bid basis, and our customers consider many factors when awarding a job. These factors
include price, the contractors ability to meet the customers delivery schedule, and to a lesser extent, the availability and capability of equipment, and the reputation, experience and safety record of the contractor. Although we believe
that our reputation for safety and quality service is good, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to maintain our competitive position. We compete with both large and small companies for available jobs, and certain of our competitors have greater
financial and other resources than we do.
In addition, because of subsidies, import duties and fees, taxes imposed on foreign operators
and lower wage rates in foreign countries along with fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar and other factors, we may not be able to remain competitive with foreign contractors for projects designed for use in international locations as well
as those designed for use in the Gulf of Mexico. See Business and PropertiesCompetition for more information regarding the competitive nature of our industry.
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Competitive pricing common in the marine construction industry may not provide sufficient protection from cost
overruns.
As is common in the offshore platform fabrication industry, a substantial number of our projects are performed on a
fixed-price or unit-rate basis, although some projects are performed on an alliance/partnering or cost-plus basis. Under fixed-price contracts, we receive the price fixed in the contract, subject to adjustment only for change orders placed by the
customer. Under a unit rate contract, material items or labor tasks are assigned unit rates of measure. The unit rates of measure will generally be an amount of dollars per ton, per foot, per square foot, per item installed, etc. A typical unit
rate contract can contain hundreds to thousands of unit rates of measure that all accumulate to determine the total contract value. Profit margins are built in to the unit rates and, similar to a fixed price contract, we retain all cost savings but
are also responsible for all cost overruns. Under typical alliance/partnering arrangements, the parties agree in advance to a target price that includes specified levels of labor and material costs and profit margins. If the project is completed at
less cost than that targeted in the contract, the contract price is reduced by a portion of the savings. If the cost to completion is greater than target costs, the contract price is increased, but generally to the target price plus the actual
incremental cost of materials and direct labor. Accordingly, under alliance/partnering arrangements, we have some protection against cost overruns but must share a portion of any cost savings with the customer. Under cost-plus arrangements, we
receive a specified fee in excess of our direct labor and material cost and thus are protected against cost overruns but do not benefit directly from cost savings. Some contracts include a total or partial reimbursement to us of any costs associated
with specific capital projects required by the fabrication process. If this capital project provides future benefits to us, the cost to build the capital project will be capitalized, and the revenue for the capital project will increase the
estimated profit in the contract.
The revenue, costs and gross profit realized on a contract will often vary from the estimated amounts on
which such contracts were originally based due to, among other things:
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changes in the availability and cost of labor and material, |
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variations in productivity from the original estimates, and |
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changes in estimates or bidding. |
These variations and the risks inherent in our industry may result in revenue and gross profits different from those originally estimated and reduced profitability or losses on projects. Depending on the size of a project, variations from
estimated contract performance can have a significant impact on our operating results for any particular fiscal quarter or year. See Business and PropertiesCustomer and Contracting.
Our method of accounting for revenue could result in an earnings charge.
Most of our revenue is recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis based on the ratio of direct labor hours worked to the total estimated direct labor hours required for completion. Accordingly, contract price and
cost estimates are reviewed monthly as the work progresses, and adjustments proportionate to the percentage of completion are reflected in revenue for the period when such estimates are revised. To the extent that these adjustments result in a
reduction or elimination of previously reported profits, we are required to recognize a charge against current earnings, which may be significant depending on the size of the project or the adjustment.
We are susceptible to adverse weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico.
Our operations are directly affected by the seasonal differences in weather patterns in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as daylight hours. Since most of our construction activities take place outdoors, the number of
direct labor hours worked generally declines in the winter months due to an increase in rainy and cold conditions and a decrease in daylight hours. The seasonality of oil and gas industry activity as a whole in the Gulf Coast region also affects our
operations. Our customers often schedule the completion of their projects during the summer months in order to take advantage of the milder weather during such months for the installation of their
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platforms. The rainy weather, tropical storms, hurricanes and other storms prevalent in the Gulf of Mexico and along the Gulf Coast throughout the year, such
as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, may also affect our operations. Accordingly, our operating results may vary from quarter to quarter, depending on factors outside of our control. As a result, full year results are not likely to be a direct
multiple of any particular quarter or combination of quarters.
We depend on key personnel.
Our success depends to a great degree on the abilities of our key management personnel, particularly our Chief Executive Officer and other high-ranking
executives. The loss of the services of one or more of these key employees could adversely affect us.
We depend on significant customers.
We derive a significant amount of our revenue from a small number of major and independent oil and gas companies, although not
necessarily the same customers from year to year. Because the level of fabrication that the Company may provide to any particular customer depends, among other things, on the size of that customers capital expenditure budget devoted to
platform construction plans in a particular year and the Companys ability to meet the customers delivery schedule, customers that account for a significant portion of revenue in one fiscal year may represent an immaterial portion of
revenue in subsequent years. However, the loss of a significant customer for any reason, including a sustained decline in that customers capital expenditure budget or competitive factors, can result in a substantial loss of revenue and could
have a material adverse effect on the Companys operating performance.
The nature of our industry subjects us to compliance with regulatory and
environmental laws.
Our operations and properties are materially affected by state and federal laws and other regulations relating to
the oil and gas industry in general, and are also subject to a wide variety of foreign, federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those governing discharges into the air and water, the handling and disposal of solid and
hazardous wastes, the remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated by hazardous substances and the health and safety of employees. Further, compliance with many of these laws is becoming increasingly complex, stringent and expensive. Many impose
strict liability for damages to natural resources or threats to public health and safety, rendering a party liable for the environmental damage without regard to its negligence or fault. Certain environmental laws provide for strict,
joint and several liability for remediation of spills and other releases of hazardous substances, as well as damage to natural resources. In addition, we could be subject to claims alleging personal injury or property damage as a result of alleged
exposure to hazardous substances. Such laws and regulations may also expose us to liability for the conduct of or conditions caused by others, or for acts that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time such acts were performed. We
believe that our present operations substantially comply with applicable federal and state pollution control and environmental protection laws and regulations. We also believe that compliance with such laws has had no material adverse effect on our
operations. However, such environmental laws are changed frequently. Sanctions for noncompliance may include revocation of permits, corrective action orders, administrative or civil penalties and criminal prosecution. We are unable to predict
whether environmental laws will materially adversely affect our future operations and financial results. See Business and PropertiesGovernment and Environmental Regulations.
The demand for our services is also affected by changing taxes, price controls and other laws and regulations relating to the oil and gas industry
generally. Offshore construction and drilling in certain areas has also been opposed by environmental groups and, in certain areas, has been restricted. To the extent laws are enacted or other governmental actions are taken that prohibit or restrict
offshore construction and drilling or impose environmental protection requirements that result in increased costs to the oil and gas industry in general and the offshore construction industry in particular, our business and prospects could be
adversely affected,
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although such restrictions in the areas of the Gulf of Mexico where our products are used have not been substantial. We cannot determine to what extent
future operations and earnings may be affected by new legislation, new regulations or changes in existing regulations.
Until our
acquisition of the Gulf Marine facilities, the Houma Navigation Canal provided the only means of access from our facilities to open waters. The Houma Navigation Canal is considered to be a navigable waterway of the United States and, as such, is
protected by federal law from unauthorized obstructions that would hinder water-borne traffic. Federal law also authorizes federal maintenance of the canal by the United States Corps of Engineers. The canal requires bi-annual dredging to maintain
its water depth and, while federal funding for this dredging has been provided for over 40 years, there is no assurance that Congressional appropriations sufficient for adequate dredging and other maintenance of the canal will be continued
indefinitely. If sufficient funding were not appropriated for that purpose, the Houma Navigation Canal could become impassable by barges or other vessels required to transport many of our products and could result in material and adverse affects on
our operations and financial position.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are subject to various routine legal proceedings in the normal conduct of our
business primarily involving commercial claims, workers compensation claims, and claims for personal injury under general maritime laws of the United States and the Jones Act. While the outcome of these lawsuits, legal proceedings and claims
cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that the outcome of any such proceedings, even if determined adversely, would not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Listed below are the names, ages and offices held by each of our
executive officers as of February 1, 2008. All officers serve at the pleasure of our Board of Directors.
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Name |
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Age |
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Position |
Kerry J. Chauvin |
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60 |
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Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Kirk J. Meche |
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45 |
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Executive Vice PresidentOperations |
Murphy A. Bourke |
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63 |
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Executive Vice PresidentMarketing |
Robin A. Seibert |
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51 |
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Vice PresidentFinance, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer |
William G. Blanchard |
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49 |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Island, L.L.C. (fabrication subsidiary) |
Johannes Ikdal |
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50 |
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President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Marine Fabricators (fabrication subsidiary) |
Kerry J. Chauvin has served as Chairman of the Board since April 2001. Mr. Chauvin has
served as the Companys President since the Companys inception and as Chief Executive Officer since January 1990. Mr. Chauvin also served as the Companys Chief Operating Officer from January 1989 to January 1990.
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Kirk J. Meche has been Executive Vice PresidentOperations of the Company since 2001.
Mr. Meche was President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Marine Fabricators from February 2006 to October 2006. Mr. Meche served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Island, L.L.C. our wholly-owned fabrication subsidiary
from February 2001 until January 2006.
Murphy A. Bourke has been Executive Vice PresidentMarketing since January 2000, and
was Vice President Marketing since we began operations in 1985 until December 1999.
Robin A. Seibert became Vice
PresidentFinance and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in October 2007. Mr. Seibert served as the Companys Controller from 1997 until 2007 and Chief Accounting Officer since 1998.
William G. Bill Blanchard became President and Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Island, L.L.C., in February 2006. Mr. Blanchard
was Estimating Department Manager of Gulf Island, L.L.C. from January 2000 until January 2006.
Johannes Ikdal became President and
Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Marine Fabricators, in July 2007. Mr. Ikdal was Operations Manager of Gulf Marine Fabricators, from April 2004 to August 2007. Prior to April 2004, Mr. Ikdal was a Project Manager for Gulf Marine
Fabricators.
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PART II
Item 5. |
Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities |
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, under the symbol GIFI. As of February 28, 2008, we had approximately 2,500
holders of record of our common stock.
The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices per share of the common stock, as
reported by The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC and the amount of cash dividends per share declared our common stock, for each fiscal quarter of the two most recent fiscal years.
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High |
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Low |
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Dividend |
Fiscal Year 2007 |
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First Quarter |
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$ |
37.99 |
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$ |
25.95 |
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$ |
.10 |
Second Quarter |
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35.48 |
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26.47 |
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|
.10 |
Third Quarter |
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39.37 |
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30.95 |
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|
.10 |
Fourth Quarter |
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39.18 |
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|
29.17 |
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|
.10 |
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|
Fiscal Year 2006 |
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First Quarter |
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$ |
28.03 |
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$ |
21.61 |
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$ |
.075 |
Second Quarter |
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26.07 |
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|
18.00 |
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|
.075 |
Third Quarter |
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28.67 |
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17.50 |
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|
.075 |
Fourth Quarter |
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40.24 |
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|
23.20 |
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|
.075 |
In each quarter of 2007, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on the
shares of our common stock outstanding, totaling $5.7 million. In each quarter of 2006, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.075 per share on the shares of our common stock outstanding, totaling $4.2 million. On February 28, 2008,
our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.10 per share on the shares of our common stock outstanding, payable March 25, 2008 to shareholders of record on March 13, 2008. The future declaration and payment of dividends, if any, is at
the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our retained earnings, working capital requirements and the future operation and growth of our business and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following
table sets forth shares of our common stock we repurchased during the three-month period ended December 31, 2007.
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Period |
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Total Shares Purchaseda |
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Average Price Paid Per Share |
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Current Program |
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Shares Purchased |
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Shares Available for Purchase |
October 1 to 31, 2007 |
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November 1 to 30, 2007 |
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December 1 to 31, 2007 |
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2,307 |
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$ |
32.06 |
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Total |
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2,307 |
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$ |
32.06 |
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a. |
This category includes shares repurchased under our applicable stock incentive plans to satisfy tax obligations on restricted stock awards. |
Information as to the securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to Item 12 of this
report on Form 10-K.
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Stock Performance Graph
The following graph compares the cumulative total shareholder return on our common stock from December 31, 2002 to December 31, 2007, with the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor 500
Index and the Standard & Poor 500 Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Index for the same period. The returns are based on an assumed investment of $100 on December 31, 2002 in our common stock and in each of the indexes
and on the assumption that dividends were reinvested.
Total Return To Shareholders
(Includes reinvestment of dividends)
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ANNUAL RETURN PERCENTAGE Years Ending |
Company / Index |
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Dec03 |
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Dec04 |
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Dec05 |
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Dec06 |
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Dec07 |
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC. |
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4.80 |
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29.47 |
|
12.78 |
|
53.52 |
|
-12.97 |
S&P 500 INDEX |
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|
28.68 |
|
10.88 |
|
4.91 |
|
15.79 |
|
5.49 |
S&P 500 OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES |
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|
|
24.74 |
|
31.86 |
|
48.57 |
|
15.54 |
|
47.90 |
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|
Base Period Dec02 |
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INDEXED RETURNS Years Ending |
Company / Index |
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Dec03 |
|
Dec04 |
|
Dec05 |
|
Dec06 |
|
Dec07 |
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC. |
|
100 |
|
104.80 |
|
135.68 |
|
153.02 |
|
234.90 |
|
204.44 |
S&P 500 INDEX |
|
100 |
|
128.68 |
|
142.69 |
|
149.70 |
|
173.34 |
|
182.86 |
S&P 500 OIL & GAS EQUIPMENT & SERVICES |
|
100 |
|
124.74 |
|
164.49 |
|
244.38 |
|
282.35 |
|
417.58 |
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following table sets forth selected historical financial data as of
the dates and for the periods indicated. The historical financial data for each year in the five-year period ended December 31, 2007 are derived from our audited financial statements. The following information should be read in conjunction with
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation and our financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
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Years Ended December 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 (1) |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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(in thousands, except per share data) |
Income Statement Data: |
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Revenue |
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$ |
472,739 |
|
|
$ |
312,181 |
|
|
$ |
188,545 |
|
|
$ |
173,878 |
|
|
$ |
203,667 |
Cost of revenue |
|
|
415,901 |
|
|
|
273,768 |
|
|
|
164,548 |
|
|
|
151,205 |
|
|
|
174,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
56,838 |
|
|
|
38,413 |
|
|
|
23,997 |
|
|
|
22,673 |
|
|
|
28,902 |
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
10,359 |
|
|
|
9,137 |
|
|
|
5,681 |
|
|
|
4,818 |
|
|
|
5,168 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
46,479 |
|
|
|
29,276 |
|
|
|
18,316 |
|
|
|
17,855 |
|
|
|
23,734 |
Net interest income |
|
|
384 |
|
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
1,340 |
|
|
|
478 |
|
|
|
174 |
Other, net income (expense) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
(460 |
) |
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|
(21 |
) |
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|
19 |
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
46,853 |
|
|
|
30,423 |
|
|
|
19,196 |
|
|
|
18,312 |
|
|
|
23,927 |
Income taxes |
|
|
15,686 |
|
|
|
9,098 |
|
|
|
6,209 |
|
|
|
6,270 |
|
|
|
8,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
31,167 |
|
|
|
21,325 |
|
|
|
12,987 |
|
|
|
12,042 |
|
|
|
15,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Summary Data: |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
$ |
1.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.34 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
2.18 |
|
|
$ |
1.53 |
|
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
|
$ |
1.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic weighted-average common shares |
|
|
14,161 |
|
|
|
13,812 |
|
|
|
12,242 |
|
|
|
12,054 |
|
|
|
11,779 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted weighted-average common shares |
|
|
14,270 |
|
|
|
13,934 |
|
|
|
12,376 |
|
|
|
12,188 |
|
|
|
11,895 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
(in thousands) |
Balance Sheet Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Working capital |
|
$ |
57,384 |
|
|
$ |
54,551 |
|
|
$ |
87,141 |
|
|
$ |
75,214 |
|
|
$ |
60,711 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
188,766 |
|
|
|
155,440 |
|
|
|
59,744 |
|
|
|
60,346 |
|
|
|
58,259 |
Total assets |
|
|
325,213 |
|
|
|
251,448 |
|
|
|
163,806 |
|
|
|
152,285 |
|
|
|
140,316 |
Debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct labor hours worked for the year ended December 31, (2) |
|
|
3,582 |
|
|
|
3,315 |
|
|
|
2,257 |
|
|
|
2,075 |
|
|
|
2,337 |
Backlog as of December 31, (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Direct labor hours |
|
|
3,682 |
|
|
|
4,028 |
|
|
|
1,436 |
|
|
|
1,075 |
|
|
|
1,310 |
Dollars |
|
$ |
330,445 |
|
|
$ |
429,080 |
|
|
$ |
114,610 |
|
|
$ |
88,203 |
|
|
$ |
99,223 |
(1) |
Effective January 31, 2006, the Company acquired the facilities, machinery and equipment of Gulf Marine Fabricators located in San Patricio County, Texas. See Note 3 to the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8. |
(2) |
Direct labor hours are hours worked by employees directly involved in the production of the Companys products. |
(3) |
The Companys backlog is based on managements estimate of the number of direct labor hours required to
complete, and the remaining revenues to be recognized with respect to, those projects on which a customer has authorized the Company to begin work or purchase materials. The backlog as of each year end includes commitments received following
December 31st, as described in Item 1. |
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Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Introduction and
Outlook
Our results of operations are affected primarily by (i) the level of exploration and development activity maintained by
oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the Gulf of Mexico, and to a lesser extent, foreign locations throughout the world, (ii) the Companys ability to win contracts through competitive bidding or alliance/partnering
arrangements, and (iii) the Companys ability to manage those contracts to successful completion. The level of exploration and development activity is related to several factors, including trends of oil and natural gas prices, exploration
and production companies expectations of future oil and natural gas prices, and changes in technology that reduce costs and improve expected returns on investment.
Backlog
As of December 31, 2007, we had a revenue backlog of $330.4 million and a labor backlog
of approximately 3.7 million man-hours remaining to work, which consists of work remaining at December 31, 2007 and commitments received through February 27, 2008, compared to the revenue backlog of $429.1 million and a labor backlog
of 4.0 million man-hours reported in our Form 10-K at December 31, 2006.
Of the backlog at December 31, 2007, $185.4
million, or 56.1%, represented projects destined for deepwater locations compared to $412.0 million, or 96.0%, of projects destined for deepwater locations included in the December 31, 2006 backlog. The acquisition of Gulf Marine enabled us to
more fully participate in the market for deepwater projects, which we believe will continue to expand as a proportion of total offshore projects. These deepwater projects directly contributed to the much larger backlog at December 31, 2006.
Of the backlog at December 31, 2007, we expect to recognize revenues of approximately $243.9 million (73.8%) during calendar
year 2008 and $58.2 million during calendar year 2009, and the remaining $28.3 million thereafter.
During 2007, our workforce ranged from
approximately 1,800 to 1,850. Demand for our products and services dictates our workforce needs. Although we generally try to minimize the use of contract labor, we will use contract labor when required to meet customer demand. For 2007, our use of
contract labor ranged from approximately 275 to 550.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, which require the
Company to make estimates and assumptions. The Company believes that of its significant accounting policies (see Note 1 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), the following involves a higher degree of judgment and complexity:
Revenue Recognition
The majority of the Companys revenue is recognized on a percentage-of-completion basis based on the ratio of direct labor hours actually performed to date compared to the total estimated direct labor hours required for completion.
Accordingly, contract price and cost estimates are reviewed monthly as the work progresses, and adjustments proportionate to the percentage of completion are reflected in revenue for the period when such estimates are revised. If these adjustments
were to result in a reduction of previously reported profits, the Company would have to recognize a charge against current earnings, which may be significant depending on the size of the project or the adjustment. Profit incentives from customers
are included in revenue when their realization is reasonably assured. Claims for extra work or changes in scope of work are included in revenue when the amount can be reliably estimated and collection is probable. At December 31, 2007, the Company
recorded revenue totaling $1.4 million related to certain change orders, which have been approved as to scope but not price. The Company is in the process of negotiating resolution of these change orders with the customers and recovery of the
revenue is dependent upon these negotiations. If the company collects amounts different than the
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$1.4 million of revenue that has been recorded, that difference will be recognized as income or loss. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted
contracts are recorded in the period in which such losses are determined.
Some contracts include a total or partial reimbursement to us of
any costs associated with specific capital projects required by the fabrication process. If this capital project provides future benefits to us, the cost to build the capital project will be capitalized, and the revenue for the capital project will
increase the estimated profit in the contract.
Recent Events
On July 18, 2007, we filed a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering up to $42,841,260 worth of our
common stock that may be sold from time to time by us and up to 1,589,067 shares of our common stock that may be sold from time to time by Aransas, the selling shareholder named therein. In connection with our acquisition of the facilities,
machinery and equipment of Gulf Marine in January 2006, we issued 1,589,067 shares of our common stock to Aransas Partners as partial consideration for the acquisition. These shares were deposited into an escrow account as security for the
indemnification obligations of Aransas and its indirect parent company, Technip USA Holdings, Inc. (Technip). Upon the termination of the escrow period, no later than January 31, 2008, any shares not required to satisfy
indemnification obligations will be released. During the escrow period, Aransas cannot transfer the shares other than to an affiliate, but retains all voting rights with respect to the shares. The indemnification obligations of Aransas and
Technip are not limited to the shares. We released 800,000 of the 1,589,067 shares from escrow promptly after the effective time of the Registration Statement. In addition, in connection with the acquisition, we, Aransas and Technip also
entered into a lock-up agreement pursuant to which Aransas agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer for a period ending on January 31, 2008, the 1,589,067 shares of our common stock issued to it as partial consideration for the
acquisition. The lock-up agreement was also amended effective as of the date of the filing of the Registration Statement to provide for the expiration of the lock-up period as of the effective time of the Registration Statement with respect to
800,000 of the shares. The Registration Statement became effective on September 4, 2007, and Aransas sold 800,000 shares pursuant to the Registration Statement on September 17, 2007. Effective January 31, 2008, the lock-up
agreement terminated and the remaining 789,067 shares were released from escrow account to Aransas.
Results of Operations
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
For the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, our revenue was $472.7 million, an increase of 51.4%, compared to $312.2 million in revenue for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006.
The majority of the increase in revenue was associated with the acquisition of Gulf Marine, which enabled us to more fully participate in the market for deepwater projects. We started the year with a backlog of $429.1 million, of which three
major contracts were being fabricated at our Gulf Marine facility in South Texas. In addition, two of these three major contracts required large material cost outlay during 2007. These material costs passed directly to revenue. For the twelve month
period ended December 31, 2007, direct labor man-hours were 3.6 million compared to 3.3 million for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006.
For the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, gross profit was $56.8 million (12.0% of revenue) compared to gross profit of $38.4 million (12.3% of revenue) for the twelve months ended December 31,
2006. Although gross profit increased for 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, the gross profit margins in 2007 decreased. This decrease in gross profit margin was caused by a substantially greater amount of pass through costs, with no
associated profit, included in the revenue and costs for the twelve months of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006 and was also caused by increased labor costs primarily due to our reliance on contract labor to maintain sufficient labor levels
to complete the major projects in progress. During 2007, our weighted-average number of contract employees was 423 employees compared to 195 contract employees for 2006, an increase of 117%. Material and subcontract costs represented 52.3% of the
direct cost of sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, compared to 42.9% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006. Although we have
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normal escalation clauses in the larger contracts for material and labor, the dramatic increases post Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in labor rates with the
simultaneous increased demand for labor in the upstream and downstream sectors of the fabrication business, has caused an abnormal increase in labor rates for skilled labor. We continue to negotiate with our customers in an attempt to neutralize
additional increases in labor, material and subcontract costs, but we can not ensure that any of these additional costs will be reimbursed.
The Companys general and administrative expenses were $10.3 million for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007. This compares to $9.1 million for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006. As a percentage of
revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased to 2.2%, from 2.9% of revenue, for the twelve month periods ended December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The increase in general and administrative expenses are
directly related to increases in the number of personnel and related cost (salaries, wages and benefit related costs) normally associated with increases in production volumes.
The Company had net interest income of $384,000 for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, compared to net interest expense of $114,000
for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006. The change is primarily the result of borrowings incurred by the Company related to the acquisition of, and additional capital expenditures for, Gulf Marine.
In the Other section of the Other Income (Expense) category for 2007 is a net expense of $10,000 related to the sale of
miscellaneous equipment. In the Other section of the Other Income (Expense) category for 2006 is a net income of $1.3 million. The majority of this income was the result of the sale of the Companys interest in MinDOC,
which was effective January 23, 2006, and which generated a gain of approximately $1.0 million. The remainder was from the gain on the sale of other fixed assets.
The Companys effective income tax rate was 33.5% for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007, compared to 29.9% for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006. The increases relate
primarily to the employment hiring credits available to us in 2006 for both state and federal taxes that phased-out in the third and fourth quarters of 2007.
Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
The Companys revenue for the
twelve month period ended December 31, 2006 was $312.2 million, an increase of 65.6%, compared to $188.5 million in revenue for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2005. The majority of the increase in revenue was associated
with the acquisition of Gulf Marine, which enabled the Company to more fully participate in the market for deepwater projects. Exclusive of Gulf Marine, revenue increased $12.2 million or 6.5% for the twelve month period ended December 31,
2006.
For the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006, gross profit was $38.4 million (12.3% of revenue) compared to gross profit
of $24.0 million (12.7% of revenue) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2005. Comparing the Companys gross profit and gross profit margin for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006 to the same periods of 2005, requires
an analysis of certain items that affected 2005 and 2006. During the third quarter of 2005, two major hurricanes struck the U. S. Gulf Coast imparting extensive damage to the offshore platforms and the infrastructure along the Gulf Coast. This
damage negatively impacted the Gulf Coast fabrication industry, including our Company, for the third and fourth quarters of 2005. The pressure placed on the existing skilled labor by the rebuilding of the Gulf Coast after hurricanes Katrina and
Rita, the upgrading of the petro-chemical plants in the area, and the high demand for skilled labor throughout the marine construction industry caused the Company to incur increased labor costs and to rely more heavily on contract labor, not only
during 2005, but throughout 2006. The increased employee and contract labor costs, particularly on two large contracts in our backlog that were bid before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, was the major cause of the reduction in gross profit margin to
12.3% of revenue for 2006, from 12.7% of revenue for 2005. The Company also experienced an increase in raw material costs. In addition, during the first quarter of 2006, the Company acquired the Gulf Marine facilities. The acquisition of Gulf Marine
helped the Company to produce total revenue of $312.2 million and man-hours worked of 3.3 million, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006. This
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compares to $188.5 million of revenue and 2.3 million man-hours worked during the twelve months ended December 31, 2005. This 65.6% increase in
revenue for 2006 when compared to 2005, although at a reduced gross profit margin, enabled the Company to increase gross profit by $14.4 million, or a 60.1% increase over 2005 gross profit.
The Companys general and administrative expenses were $9.1 million for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006. This compares to $5.7
million for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2005. As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses decreased slightly to 2.9%, from 3.0% of revenue, for the twelve month periods ended December 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively. Exclusive of Gulf Marine, general and administrative expenses were $6.0 million, 3.0% of revenue, for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006. Exclusive of Gulf Marine, the absolute dollar increase
in general and administrative expenses was due primarily to increases in salaries and wage related cost associated with the increase in production activities.
The Company had net interest expense of $114,000 for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006, compared to net interest income of $1.3 million for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2005. The
change is primarily the result of borrowings incurred by the Company related to the acquisition of, and additional capital expenditures for, Gulf Marine during 2006.
In the Other section of the Other Income (Expense) category for 2006 is a net income of $1.3 million. The majority of this income was the result of the sale of the Companys interest in
MinDOC, which was effective January 23, 2006, and which generated a gain of approximately $1.0 million. The remainder was from the gain on the sale of other fixed assets. For 2005, the Other section was a net expense of $460,000.
The majority of this expense ($450,000) reflects the market loss we recorded as a result of the liquidation of short term investments in January 2006 in anticipation of the acquisition of Gulf Marines assets. FASB 115 required that we record
the loss in 2005.
The Companys effective income tax rate was 29.9% for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2006,
compared to 32.3% of income before income taxes for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2005. The decrease relates primarily to the change in the apportionment of taxable state income and employment hiring credits for both state and
federal taxes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Historically we have funded our business activities through funds generated from operations. At December 31, 2007, the Companys cash and cash equivalents totaled $24.6 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was $64.8
million for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared to $43.0 at December 31, 2006. Working capital was $57.4 million at December 31, 2007. The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 1.73 to 1 at December 31, 2007.
The Companys primary source of cash is its cash receipts related to contract receivables. In the early phases of a new project, the Company utilizes its cash to purchase material and outside services and increase labor activities, which
results in a reduction of cash and an increase in contract receivables. In certain contracts, the process to measure the amount of invoicing for a particular customer may differ from the process to measure revenue recognition on the contract, thus
an increase in contracts receivable can be offset by an increase in billing in excess of cost. When comparing December 31, 2007 to December 31, 2006, contracts receivable increased by $21.5 million ($78.7 million from $57.2), but billings
in excess of cost and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts increased by $24.5 million ($44.3 million from $19.8 million). Thus, creating a $3.0 million reduction is cash provided by operating activities. Of the $78.7 million of contracts
receivable outstanding at December 31, 2007, approximately $52.3 million had been collected through February 28, 2008. The $3.6 million of net cash used in financing activities for the period ended December 31, 2007 was made up of
$1.3 million of proceeds from the exercise of stock options and $755,000 of tax benefit from the exercise of stock options less $5.7 million in payments of dividends on common stock. Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended
December 31, 2007 was $46.9 million, of which the entire amount was for
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capital expenditures for improvements to our production facilities and for equipment designed to increase the capacity of our facilities and the productivity
of our labor force. Included in capital expenditures for 2007 was $24.0 million for the construction of a graving dock and $3.0 million for the purchase of six, rubber tired, hydraulic modular transporters (KAMAGType 2406) for our Gulf Marine
facility.
Total completed cost of the graving dock is estimated to be $30 million and it is expected to be the only graving dock of this
size on the Gulf Coast. The transporters will allow various deck sections weighing up to 1,200 tons to be transported around the facility much easier than more conventional tracking of sections with cranes.
Effective February 19, 2007, we entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Revolver) to
extend the term of the $50 million Revolver from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009. The Revolver is secured by substantially all of the Companys and its subsidiaries assets. The amounts borrowed under the Revolver bear
interest, at our option, at the prime lending rate established by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or LIBOR plus 1.25%. We pay a fee on a quarterly basis of three-sixteenths of one percent per annum on the weighted-average unused portion of the Revolver.
At December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings outstanding under the credit facility, but we did have letters of credit outstanding totaling approximately $39.8 million, which reduces the unused portion of the Revolver. More of the
Companys customers, especially in larger fabrication projects, are requiring the Company to issue letters of credit in lieu of retainage. Thus, the Company is issuing letters of credit for larger amounts and for longer periods of time than it
did in past years. We are required to maintain certain covenants, including balance sheet and cash flow ratios. At December 31, 2007, we were in compliance with these covenants.
Our Board of Directors approved a capital budget of approximately $20.9 million for 2008, which includes the purchase of equipment and additional yard
and facility expansion or improvements. Included in the 2008 capital expenditure budget is $5.0 million for the purchase and installation of equipment for a panel line system to facilitate our expansion into additional marine construction areas such
as towboats, barges and mid-body sections for offshore supply vessels.
Management believes that during the next 12 months its available
funds, cash generated by operating activities and funds available under the bank credit facility will be sufficient to fund these capital expenditures and its working capital needs. However, the Company may expand its operations through acquisitions
in the future, which may require additional equity or debt financing. Also, job awards may require us to issue additional letters of credit, further reducing the unused portion of the Revolver.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The
following table sets forth an aggregation of the Companys contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2007, (in thousands).
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Totals |
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Less Than 1 Year |
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1 to 3 Years |
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Thereafter |
Operating leases (1) |
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$ |
16 |
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$ |
5 |
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$ |
11 |
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Purchase commitmentequipment (2) |
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1,934 |
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1,934 |
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|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,950 |
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$ |
1,939 |
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$ |
11 |
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$ |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) |
Operating leases are commitments for office space, office equipment and equipment rentals. |
(2) |
Purchase commitmentequipment is a commitment related to a purchase order agreements. |
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company is not a party to any contract or other obligation not
included in its balance sheet that has, or is reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on its financial condition.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We do not have operations subject to
material risk of foreign currency fluctuations, nor do we use derivative financial instruments in our operations or investment portfolio. We have a $50.0 million line of credit with our primary commercial banks. Under the terms of the revolving
credit agreement, we may elect to pay interest at either a fluctuating base rate established by the bank from time to time or at a rate based on the rate established in the London inter-bank market. We do not believe that we have any material
exposure to market risk associated with interest rates.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
In this report the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements appear on pages F-1 through F-19 and are incorporated herein by reference. See
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on Page 30.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
The Companys management, with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date to provide assurance that information required to
be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal
financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2007.
Our managements assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 has
been audited by Ernst & Young, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
We have audited Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on
criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.s management is responsible for
maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial
Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective
internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating
the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures
that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2007, based on the COSO criteria.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders equity, and cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. and our report dated February 28, 2008, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
New
Orleans, Louisiana
February 28, 2008
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Item 9B. Other Information
Not applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information regarding executive
officers called for by this item may be found following Item 4 of this report on Form 10-K under the caption Executive Officers of the Registrant and is incorporated herein by reference.
We have adopted a Code of Ethics for the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers (the Code of Ethics) and a Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics, which applies to all employees and directors, including the Chief Executive Officers and Senior Financial Officers. These codes are available to the public on our website at www.gulfisland.com. Any substantive amendments to the
Code of Ethics or any waivers granted under the Code of Ethics will be disclosed within five days of such event on our website.
The
remaining information called for by this item may be found in our definitive Proxy Statement prepared in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Information called for by this item may be found in our definitive Proxy
Statement prepared in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholders Matters |
Information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management called for by this item may be found in our definitive Proxy
Statement prepared in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information about our shares of Common Stock that may be issued upon the
exercise of options, warrants and rights under all of our existing equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2007.
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Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and
rights |
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Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights |
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Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected in column (a)) |
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
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183,500 |
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$ |
17.46 |
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205,331 |
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
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0 |
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0 |
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Total |
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183,500 |
(1) |
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205,331 |
(2) |
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(1) |
If the exercise of these outstanding options and issuance of additional common shares had occurred as of December 31, 2007, these shares would represent 1.3% of the then total
outstanding shares of the company. |
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(2) |
As of December 31, 2007, there were 166,252 shares remaining available for issuance under the 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, and 39,079 shares remaining available under the
Long-Term Incentive Plan, all of which could be issued under the terms of the plans upon the exercise of stock options or stock appreciation rights, or in the form of restricted stock or other stock awards. |
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information called for
by this item may be found in our definitive Proxy Statement prepared in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Information called for by this item may be found in the
our definitive Proxy Statement prepared in connection with the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
The following financial statements, schedules and
exhibits are filed as part of this Report:
(i) Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
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F-1 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 |
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F-2 |
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Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 |
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F-3 |
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 |
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F-4 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 |
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F-5 |
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
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F-6 |
(ii) Schedules
Other schedules have not been included because they are not required, not applicable, immaterial or the information required has been
included elsewhere herein.
See Exhibit Index on page E-1.
The Company will furnish to any eligible shareholder, upon written request, a copy of any exhibit listed upon payment of a reasonable fee equal to the Companys expenses in furnishing such exhibit. Such requests should be addressed to Investor
Relations, Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., P.O. Box 310, Houma, LA 70361-0310.
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GLOSSARY OF CERTAIN TECHNICAL TERMS
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blasting and coating facility: |
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Building and equipment used to clean steel products and prepare them for coating with marine paints and other coatings. |
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coping machine: |
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A computerized machine that cuts ends of tubular pipe sections to allow for changes in weld bevel angles and fits onto other tubular pipe sections. |
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deck: |
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The component of a platform on which development drilling, production, separating, gathering, piping, compression, well support, crew quartering and other functions related to offshore oil
and gas development are conducted. |
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direct labor hours: |
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Hours worked by employees directly involved in the production of the Companys products. These hours do not include contractor labor hours and support personnel hours such as
maintenance, warehousing and drafting. |
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fixed platform: |
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A platform consisting of a rigid jacket which rests on tubular steel pilings driven into the seabed and which supports a deck structure above the water surface. |
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floating production platform: |
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Floating structure that supports offshore oil and gas production equipment (TLP, FPSO, SPAR). |
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FPSO: |
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Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel. |
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graving dock |
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A box shaped basin made of steel sheet pile walls and concrete floor into which a vessel may be floated into or out of by pumping out or in water. The end will be closed by earthen berms
and a sheet pile wall that will be removed to float out vessels. |
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grit blast system: |
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System of preparing steel for coating by using steel grit rather than sand as a blasting medium. |
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hydraulic plate shear: |
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Machine that cuts steel by a mechanical system similar to scissors. |
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inshore: |
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Inside coastlines, typically in bays, lakes and marshy areas. |
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ISO 9001-2000: |
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International Standards of Operations 9001-2000 Defines quality management system of procedures and goals for certified companies. |
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jacket: |
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A component of a fixed platform consisting of a tubular steel, braced structure extending from the mudline of the seabed to a point above the water surface. The jacket is supported on tubular
steel pilings driven into the seabed and supports the deck structure located above the level of storm waves. |
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modules: |
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Packaged equipment usually consisting of major production, utility or compression equipment with associated piping and control system. |
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offshore: |
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In unprotected waters outside coastlines. |
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piles: |
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Rigid tubular pipes that are driven into the seabed to support platforms. |
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plasma-arc cutting system: |
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Steel cutting system that uses an ionized gas cutting rather than oxy-fuel system. |
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platform: |
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A structure from which offshore oil and gas development drilling and production are conducted. |
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pressure vessel: |
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A metal container generally cylindrical or spheroid, capable of withstanding various internal pressure loadings. |
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SPAR: |
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A vessel with a circular cross-section that sits vertically in the water and is supported by buoyancy chambers (hard tanks) at the top and stabilized by a structure
(midsection) hanging from the hard tanks. |
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spud barge: |
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Construction barge rigged with vertical tubular or square lengths of steel pipes that are lowered to anchor the vessel. |
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skid unit: |
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Packaged equipment usually consisting of major production, utility or compression equipment with associated piping and control system. |
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subsea templates: |
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Tubular frames which are placed on the seabed and anchored with piles. Usually a series of oil and gas wells are drilled through these underwater structures. |
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tension leg platform (TLP): |
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A platform consisting of a floating hull and deck anchored by vertical tensioned cables or pipes connected to pilings driven into the seabed. A tension leg platform is typically used in water
depths exceeding 1,000 feet. |
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specialized lifting device (SLD): |
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The specialized lifting device is a twin boom device with a below hook rating of 4,000 tons at a radius of 207 feet from the bulkhead. The 410 foot booms are 100 feet apart and provide a
lifting height of 317 feet from the water. |
G-2
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of income, shareholders equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. at December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash
flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
As discussed in Note 1 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004,) Share-Based Payment. As
discussed in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted FIN 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes with respect to FASB 109Accounting for Income Taxes.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Gulf Island
Fabrication, Inc.s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission and our report dated February 28, 2008, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
/s/ Ernst &
Young LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana
February 28, 2008
F-1
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(in thousands) |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
24,640 |
|
$ |
10,302 |
Contracts receivable, net |
|
|
78,748 |
|
|
57,229 |
Contract retainage |
|
|
430 |
|
|
1,785 |
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings uncompleted contracts |
|
|
17,690 |
|
|
14,869 |
Prepaid expenses and other |
|
|
2,776 |
|
|
2,839 |
Inventory |
|
|
7,427 |
|
|
4,793 |
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
4,036 |
|
|
1,332 |
Recoverable income taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
2,948 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
135,747 |
|
|
96,097 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
188,766 |
|
|
155,440 |
Intangible assets (less accumulated amortization of $856,000 at December 31, 2006) |
|
|
|
|
|
544 |
Other assets |
|
|
700 |
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
325,213 |
|
$ |
252,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
18,080 |
|
$ |
12,786 |
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts |
|
|
44,301 |
|
|
19,806 |
Accrued employee costs |
|
|
7,421 |
|
|
5,327 |
Accrued expenses |
|
|
2,419 |
|
|
2,295 |
Income taxes payable |
|
|
6,142 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
78,363 |
|
|
40,214 |
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
|
17,937 |
|
|
11,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
96,300 |
|
|
52,024 |
Shareholders equity: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, no par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, no par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 14,214,736 and 14,117,333 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2007
and December 31, 2006 |
|
|
9,560 |
|
|
9,368 |
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
87,853 |
|
|
85,365 |
Retained earnings |
|
|
131,500 |
|
|
106,023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total shareholders equity |
|
|
228,913 |
|
|
200,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
|
$ |
325,213 |
|
$ |
252,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these statements.
F-2
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands, except per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
472,739 |
|
|
$ |
312,181 |
|
|
$ |
188,545 |
|
Cost of revenue |
|
|
415,901 |
|
|
|
273,768 |
|
|
|
164,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
56,838 |
|
|
|
38,413 |
|
|
|
23,997 |
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
10,359 |
|
|
|
9,137 |
|
|
|
5,681 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
46,479 |
|
|
|
29,276 |
|
|
|
18,316 |
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(473 |
) |
|
|
(55 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
434 |
|
|
|
359 |
|
|
|
1,395 |
|
Othernet |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
(460 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
1,147 |
|
|
|
880 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income taxes |
|
|
46,853 |
|
|
|
30,423 |
|
|
|
19,196 |
|
Income taxes |
|
|
15,686 |
|
|
|
9,098 |
|
|
|
6,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
31,167 |
|
|
$ |
21,325 |
|
|
$ |
12,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share data: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
|
$ |
1.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
2.18 |
|
|
$ |
1.53 |
|
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash dividend declared per common share |
|
$ |
0.40 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements
F-3
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Additional Paid-In Capital |
|
|
Retained Earnings |
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|
|
Total Shareholders Equity |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at January 1, 2005 |
|
12,151,041 |
|
|
|
4,780 |
|
|
|
42,326 |
|
|
|
79,571 |
|
|
|
(93 |
) |
|
|
126,584 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
127,580 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
1,651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,834 |
|
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
425 |
|
Net Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,987 |
|
Unrealized (loss) on available-for-sale securities (net of tax) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,080 |
|
Compensation expenserestricted stock |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
Dividends on common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,672 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,672 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
|
12,278,621 |
|
|
$ |
4,964 |
|
|
$ |
44,415 |
|
|
$ |
88,886 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
138,265 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
244,240 |
|
|
|
334 |
|
|
|
3,001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,335 |
|
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,317 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,317 |
|
Net Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,325 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,325 |
|
Issuance of common stockrestricted stock vesting |
|
6,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancellation of common stockrestricted stock vesting |
|
(885 |
) |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
Compensation expenserestricted stock |
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
167 |
|
Compensation expensenon-qualified stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
|
512 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
569 |
|
Dividends on common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,188 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,188 |
) |
Issuance of common stock |
|
1,589,067 |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
|
|
36,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
14,117,333 |
|
|
$ |
9,368 |
|
|
$ |
85,365 |
|
|
$ |
106,023 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
200,756 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
87,460 |
|
|
|
132 |
|
|
|
1,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,330 |
|
Income tax benefit from exercise of stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
755 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
755 |
|
Net Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,167 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,167 |
|
Issuance of common stockrestricted stock vesting |
|
12,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancellation of common stockrestricted stock vesting |
|
(2,307 |
) |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(74 |
) |
Compensation expenserestricted stock |
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
346 |
|
Compensation expensenon-qualified stock options |
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
323 |
|
Dividends on common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,690 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,690 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2007 |
|
14,214,736 |
|
|
$ |
9,560 |
|
|
$ |
87,853 |
|
|
$ |
131,500 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
228,913 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are
an integral part of these statements
F-4
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
31,167 |
|
|
$ |
21,325 |
|
|
$ |
12,987 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
13,577 |
|
|
|
11,653 |
|
|
|
6,279 |
|
Amortization expense |
|
|
544 |
|
|
|
856 |
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment expense |
|
|
314 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
454 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
3,423 |
|
|
|
1,208 |
|
|
|
(355 |
) |
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements |
|
|
(755 |
) |
|
|
(1,317 |
) |
|
|
(425 |
) |
Compensation expensestock compensation plans |
|
|
669 |
|
|
|
736 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contracts receivable, net |
|
|
(21,519 |
) |
|
|
(20,262 |
) |
|
|
6,287 |
|
Contract retainage |
|
|
1,355 |
|
|
|
(1,119 |
) |
|
|
1,768 |
|
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts |
|
|
(2,821 |
) |
|
|
12,350 |
|
|
|
(21,067 |
) |
Prepaid expenses, inventory and other assets |
|
|
(2,885 |
) |
|
|
938 |
|
|
|
(3,023 |
) |
Accounts payable |
|
|
5,294 |
|
|
|
5,550 |
|
|
|
1,448 |
|
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts |
|
|
24,495 |
|
|
|
9,159 |
|
|
|
(2,651 |
) |
Accrued employee costs |
|
|
2,021 |
|
|
|
1,842 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
792 |
|
|
|
699 |
|
Income taxes payable (recoverable) |
|
|
9,845 |
|
|
|
(662 |
) |
|
|
(158 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
64,848 |
|
|
$ |
43,049 |
|
|
$ |
2,956 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures, net |
|
|
(46,905 |
) |
|
|
(27,626 |
) |
|
|
(5,677 |
) |
Payment for the purchases of net assets acquired, net of cash received |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(41,487 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,212 |
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of short-term investments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,873 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(46,905 |
) |
|
|
(38,901 |
) |
|
|
(7,550 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
|
1,330 |
|
|
|
3,336 |
|
|
|
1,834 |
|
Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements |
|
|
755 |
|
|
|
1,317 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
Payments of dividends on common stock |
|
|
(5,690 |
) |
|
|
(4,188 |
) |
|
|
(3,672 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(3,605 |
) |
|
|
465 |
|
|
|
(1,413 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
14,338 |
|
|
|
4,613 |
|
|
|
(6,007 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
|
10,302 |
|
|
|
5,689 |
|
|
|
11,696 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
|
$ |
24,640 |
|
|
$ |
10,302 |
|
|
$ |
5,689 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental cash flow information: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
47 |
|
|
$ |
396 |
|
|
$ |
157 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes paid, net of refunds |
|
$ |
2,493 |
|
|
$ |
8,551 |
|
|
$ |
6,774 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancellation of common stockrestricted stock vesting |
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements
F-5
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2007
1. ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (the
Company), is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. The Companys corporate offices and two major
subsidiaries are located in Houma, Louisiana, and another major subsidiary is located in San Patricio County, Texas. The Companys principal markets are concentrated in the offshore regions and along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. and its majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. As discussed in Note 3, the
Company acquired certain net assets of Gulf Marine Fabricators on January 31, 2006, and its results of operations have been included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company since this date.
Structures and equipment fabricated by the Company include jackets and deck sections of fixed production platforms; hull, tendon, and/or deck sections of
floating production platforms (such as TLPs, SPARs and FPSOs); piles; wellhead protectors; subsea templates; various production, compressor and utility modules; and offshore living quarters; tanks and barges. The Company also provides services such
as offshore interconnect pipe hook-up; inshore marine construction; manufacture and repair of pressure vessels; heavy lifts such as ship integration and TLP module integration, loading and offloading jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling
rigs, TLPs, SPARs or other similar cargo; steel warehousing and sales; onshore and offshore scaffolding and piping insulation services. We are capable of fabricating a large quantity of 200 ton or larger processing modules to be installed in
petro-chemical plants. We are also capable of fabricating mid-body sections for platform supply vessels and brown water towboats.
Operating Cycle
The length of our contracts varies, but, is typically longer than one year in duration. Consistent
with industry practice, assets and liabilities have been classified as current under the operating cycle concept whereby all contract-related items are regarded as current regardless of whether cash will be received or paid within a twelve month
period. Assets and liabilities classified as current which may not be paid or received in cash within the next twelve months include contract retainage, costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts, and billings in
excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Areas
requiring significant estimates by our management include contract revenues, costs and profits and the application of percentage-of-completion (POC) method of accounting. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash Equivalents
The Company
considers all highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
F-6
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
Concentration of Credit Risk
The principal customers of the Company are the major and large independent oil and gas companies. This concentration of customers may impact the
Companys overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic or other conditions. Receivables are generally not collateralized. In the normal course of business,
the Company extends credit to its customers on a short-term basis. Because the Companys principal customers are major oil and natural gas exploration, development and production companies, credit risks associated with its customers are
considered minimal. However, the Company routinely reviews its accounts receivable balances and makes provisions for probable doubtful accounts as it deems appropriate.
Stock-Based Compensation
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for its
stock-based compensation to employees under the intrinsic method in accordance with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, (APB 25) and related interpretations as described in Note 17 of the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Under APB 25, because the exercise price of the Companys employee stock options equaled the market price of the underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense was recognized.
The following table illustrates the pro forma effect on net income and earnings per share if the Company had recognized compensation
expense by applying the fair value based method to all awards as provided under FASB No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, (Statement 123). For purpose of the pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options
(net of expected tax benefits) is amortized to expense over the options vesting period. Since the Companys options generally vest over a five-year period, the pro forma disclosures are not indicative of future amounts until Statement 123
is applied to all outstanding non-vested options. The Companys pro forma information for the year ended December 31, 2005 is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
Net income as reported |
|
$ |
12,987 |
|
Add stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effect |
|
|
9 |
|
Less total stock-based employee compensation expense, under fair value method for all awards, net of tax |
|
|
(731 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income including the effect of options |
|
$ |
12,265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
As reported |
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
Pro forma including the effect of options |
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
Diluted earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
As reported |
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
Pro forma including the effect of options |
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of FASB
Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, using the modified-prospective-transition method. Under that transition method, compensation cost recognized in the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, include: (a) compensation
cost for all share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of Statement 123, and (b) compensation cost for all
share-based payments granted subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant-
F-7
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
date fair value estimated in accordance with the provisions of Statement No. 123(R). Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over
the vesting or service period and is net of forfeitures. Results for prior periods have not been restated.
As a result of adopting
Statement 123(R) on January 1, 2006, the Companys income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $323,000 lower than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion
No. 25. Net income for the year ending December 31, 2007 would have been $212,000 higher if the Company had not adopted Statement 123(R). Basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2007 would have been $0.02
higher and $0.02 higher, respectively, if the Company had not adopted Statement 123(R).
Also as a result of adopting Statement 123(R) on
January 1, 2006, the Companys income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $569,000 lower than if the Company had continued to account for share-based compensation under APB Opinion No. 25. Net income for
the year ending December 31, 2006 would have been $404,000 higher if the Company had not adopted Statement 123(R). Basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2006 would have been $0.03 higher and $0.03 higher,
respectively, if the Company had not adopted Statement 123(R).
Prior to the adoption of Statement 123(R), the company presented all tax
benefits of deductions resulting from the exercise of stock options as operating cash flows in the Statement of Cash Flows. Statement 123(R) requires the cash flows resulting from the tax benefits resulting from tax deductions in excess of the
compensation cost recognized for those options (excess tax benefits) to be classified as financing cash flows. The $755,000 and $1.3 million excess tax benefits classified as financing cash inflows for the years ended December 31 2007 and 2006,
respectively, would have been classified as operating cash inflows if the Company had not adopted Statement 123(R).
Inventory
Inventory consists of materials and production supplies and is stated at the lower of cost or market determined on the first-in,
first-out basis.
Accrued Employee CostWorkers Compensation Liability
The Company and its subsidiaries Gulf Island, L.L.C. and Dolphin Services are self-insured for workers compensation liability except for losses in
excess of $300,000 per occurrence for Louisiana workers compensation and for U.S. longshoreman and harbor workers coverage. Gulf Marine has insurance coverage for Texas workers compensation with a $300,000 deductible. The liability
for workers compensation is based on claims filed and estimates of claims incurred but not reported.
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed on the straight-line basis
over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 3 to 30 years. Ordinary maintenance and repairs, which do not extend the physical or economic lives of the plant or equipment, are charged to expense as incurred.
Long-Lived Assets
In
accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) Statement No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, the Company records impairment losses on long-lived
F-8
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
assets used in operations when events and circumstances indicate that the assets might be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated
by those assets are less than the carrying amounts of those assets. The impairment loss is determined by comparing the fair value of the assets to their carrying amounts and recording the excess of the carrying amounts of the assets over their fair
value as an impairment charge. Fair value is determined based on discounted cash flows or appraised values, as appropriate.
Revenue
Recognition
The Company uses the percentage-of-completion accounting method for construction contracts in accordance with the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position 81-1, Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts. Revenue from fixed-price or unit rate contracts is recognized on the
percentage-of-completion method, computed by the efforts-expended method which measures the percentage of labor hours incurred to date as compared to estimated total labor hours for each contract. Under a unit rate contract, material items or labor
tasks are assigned unit rates of measure. The unit rates of measure will generally be an amount of dollars per ton, per foot, per square foot, per item installed, etc. A typical unit rate contract can contain hundreds to thousands of unit rates
of measure that all accumulate to determine the total contract value. Profit margins are built in to the unit rates and, similar to a fixed price contract, we retain all cost savings but are also responsible for all cost overruns.
Some contracts include a total or partial reimbursement to us of any costs associated with specific capital projects required by the fabrication process.
If this capital project provides future benefits to us, the cost to build the capital project will be capitalized, and the revenue for the capital project will increase the estimated profit in the contract.
Contract costs include all direct material, labor and subcontract costs and those indirect costs related to contract performance, such as indirect labor,
supplies and tools. Also included in contract costs are a portion of those indirect contract costs related to plant capacity, such as depreciation, insurance and repairs and maintenance. These indirect costs are allocated to jobs based on actual
direct labor hours incurred. Profit incentives are included in revenue when their realization is reasonably assured. Claims for extra work or changes in scope of work are included in revenue when the amount can be reliably estimated and collection
is probable. At December 31, 2007, the Company recorded revenue totaling $1.4 million related to certain change orders, which have been approved as to scope but not price. The Company is in the process of negotiating resolution of these change
orders with the customers and recovery of the revenue is dependent upon these negotiations. If the Company collects amounts different than the $1.4 million of revenue that has been recorded, that difference will be recognized as income or loss.
Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period in which such losses are determined.
Income Taxes
Income taxes have been provided using the liability method in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income
Taxes. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes using enacted rates expected
to be in effect during the year in which the basis differences reverse.
Reclassifications
The current portion of deferred tax assets for the year ended December 31, 2006 have been reclassified to conform to the December 31, 2007
consolidated financial statement presentation.
F-9
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
2. NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilitiesincluding an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159).
SFAS 159 permits an entity to irrevocably elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for many financial assets and liabilities. Entities electing the fair value option would be required to recognize changes in fair
value in earnings. Entities electing the fair value option are required to distinguish, on the face of the statement of financial position, the fair value of assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected and similar assets
and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not believe that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material effect on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement does not require any new fair value measurements, but
simplifies and codifies related guidance within GAAP. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
The Company does not believe that the adoption of this pronouncement will have a material effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June 2006, the FASB issued FIN 48Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes with respect to FASB 109Accounting for Income
Taxes, regarding the accounting for and disclosure of uncertain tax positions. This guidance seeks to reduce the diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of the recognition and measurement related to accounting for uncertainty in tax
positions. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company adopted this pronouncement effective January 1, 2007, and the adoption of this new standard did not have a material effect on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
3. ACQUISITION OF GULF MARINE FABRICATORS
Effective January 31, 2006, the Company acquired the facilities, machinery and equipment of Gulf Marine Fabricators (Gulf Marine) located
in San Patricio County, Texas. The aggregate consideration for the acquisition (Acquisition) paid at the closing consisted of (i) $40 million in cash (subject to certain purchase price adjustments), (ii) 1,589,067 shares of the
Companys common stock, which constitute approximately 11% of the Companys outstanding common stock, and (iii) assumption of certain liabilities. The Company assumed all of Gulf Marines uncompleted fabrication contracts, as of
the date of the closing. The only significant fabrication contract assumed was a contract with Chevron USA for the construction of the 19,000 ton topsides for the deepwater SPAR concept on Chevrons Gulf of Mexico Tahiti project.
The following unaudited pro forma information presents a summary of consolidated results of operations of the Company and Gulf Marine as if the
acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2006.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve-Months Ended December 31, 2006 |
|
|
(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
Pro forma revenue |
|
$ |
316,676 |
Pro forma net income |
|
$ |
19,260 |
Pro forma basic net income per share |
|
$ |
1.39 |
Pro forma basic and diluted net income per share |
|
$ |
1.38 |
F-10
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
The following table sets forth the cost and related purchase price allocation of the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed resulting from the Gulf Marine Acquisition.
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of the acquisition (in thousands): |
|
|
|
|
Cash paid from the proceeds of debt |
|
$ |
12,000 |
|
Cash paid from cash on hand |
|
|
27,648 |
|
Cash paid for other Acquisition costs |
|
|
1,487 |
|
Cash received from seller for assumed liabilities |
|
|
(5,825 |
) |
Issuance of common stock |
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
75,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allocation of the purchase price: |
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
79,772 |
|
Intangibles (amortization for 18 months) |
|
|
1,400 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
703 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
(6,565 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
75,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4. DISPOSITION OF MINDOC, L.L.C.
Effective January 23, 2006, the Company sold its entire right, title and interest in MinDOC, L.L.C. to the other member of MinDOC, L.L.C. for $1
million. The sale resulted in a gain of $983,000. The Company believes that the other member, being a marine engineering company, is better suited to market the deepwater floating, drilling and production concept to potential customers. On
September 27, 2006, the Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gulf Marine, had received formal notification by a letter of intent from Bluewater Industries, Inc., who has contracted with ATP Oil & Gas Corporation
(ATP), that Gulf Marine has been selected to fabricate and load-out a MinDOC 3 hull for use in an ATP deepwater development project.
5.
CONTRACTS RECEIVABLE
Amounts due on contracts as of December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Completed contracts |
|
$ |
8,042 |
|
$ |
4,647 |
Contracts in progress: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
70,706 |
|
|
52,582 |
Retainage due within one year |
|
|
430 |
|
|
1,785 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
79,178 |
|
|
59,014 |
Less allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
79,178 |
|
$ |
59,014 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-11
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
6. COSTS AND ESTIMATED EARNINGS ON UNCOMPLETED CONTRACTS
Information with respect to uncompleted contracts as of December 31 is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts |
|
$ |
557,947 |
|
|
$ |
302,841 |
|
Estimated profit earned to date |
|
|
46,687 |
|
|
|
34,442 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
604,634 |
|
|
|
337,283 |
|
Less billings to date |
|
|
631,245 |
|
|
|
342,220 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(26,611 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,937 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The above amounts are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at
December 31, under the following captions (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts |
|
$ |
17,690 |
|
|
$ |
14,869 |
|
Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts |
|
|
(44,301 |
) |
|
|
(19,806 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(26,611 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,937 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts increased
significantly in 2007 compared to 2006 as a result of the Company billing certain customers in advance of earning the amount to date on that particular contract.
7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at December 31 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Land |
|
$ |
9,227 |
|
$ |
9,227 |
Buildings |
|
|
48,708 |
|
|
48,499 |
Machinery and equipment |
|
|
135,551 |
|
|
118,899 |
Furniture and fixtures |
|
|
3,278 |
|
|
2,585 |
Transportation equipment |
|
|
2,852 |
|
|
2,588 |
Improvements |
|
|
35,438 |
|
|
31,025 |
Construction in progress |
|
|
31,920 |
|
|
7,373 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
266,974 |
|
|
220,196 |
Less accumulated depreciation |
|
|
78,208 |
|
|
64,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
188,766 |
|
$ |
155,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company leases certain equipment used in the normal course of its operations under
month-to-month lease agreements cancelable only by the Company. During 2007, 2006, and 2005, the Company expensed $3.3 million, $2.8 million, and $1.8 million, respectively, related to these leases.
F-12
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
8. INCOME TAXES
Significant components of the Companys deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31 were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
$ |
17,937 |
|
$ |
11,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,937 |
|
|
11,810 |
Deferred tax assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee benefits |
|
|
554 |
|
|
358 |
Uncompleted contracts |
|
|
3,173 |
|
|
916 |
Compensation expense on stock options |
|
|
92 |
|
|
58 |
State tax credits |
|
|
217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred tax assets: |
|
|
4,036 |
|
|
1,332 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net deferred tax liabilities: |
|
$ |
13,901 |
|
$ |
10,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant components of income tax expense for the years ended December 31 were as follows
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
Current: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
$ |
11,982 |
|
$ |
7,703 |
|
$ |
7,021 |
|
State |
|
|
281 |
|
|
187 |
|
|
(456 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current |
|
|
12,263 |
|
|
7,890 |
|
|
6,565 |
|
Deferred: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal |
|
|
3,345 |
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
(537 |
) |
State |
|
|
78 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total deferred |
|
|
3,423 |
|
|
1,208 |
|
|
(355 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income taxes |
|
$ |
15,686 |
|
$ |
9,098 |
|
$ |
6,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A reconciliation of income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the
Companys income tax expense for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
% |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
% |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
% |
|
U.S. statutory rate |
|
$ |
16,399 |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
$ |
10,648 |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
$ |
6,719 |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
Increase (decrease) resulting from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
State income taxes |
|
|
360 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
(228 |
) |
|
(1.2 |
) |
Qualified Production Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IncomeDeduction |
|
|
(655 |
) |
|
(1.4 |
) |
|
|
(229 |
) |
|
(0.8 |
) |
|
|
(187 |
) |
|
(1.0 |
) |
Federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit |
|
|
(577 |
) |
|
(1.2 |
) |
|
|
(1,254 |
) |
|
(4.1 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
159 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense |
|
$ |
15,686 |
|
|
33.5 |
% |
|
$ |
9,098 |
|
|
29.9 |
% |
|
$ |
6,209 |
|
|
32.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-13
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
The Companys 2007 effective annual tax rate was 33.5%. This rate reflects State and Federal tax
credits available to the Company through various incentive programs that were phased-out in the third and fourth quarters of 2007. Exclusive of the State and Federal tax credits, the Companys effective annual tax rate would have been 34.9%.
9. LINE OF CREDIT
Effective
February 19, 2007, the Company and its lenders, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Whitney National Bank entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the Revolver) to extend the term of the $50
million Revolver from December 31, 2008 to December 31, 2009. The Revolver is secured by substantially all of the Companys and its subsidiaries assets. The amounts borrowed under the Revolver bear interest, at our option, at
the prime lending rate established by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. or LIBOR plus 1.25%. We pay a fee on a quarterly basis of three-sixteenths of one percent per annum on the weighted-average unused portion of the Revolver.
At December 31, 2007, there were no borrowings outstanding under the credit facility, but we did have letters of credit outstanding totaling
approximately $39.8 million, which reduces the unused portion of the Revolver. More of the Companys customers, especially in larger fabrication projects, are requiring the Company to issue letters of credit in lieu of retainage. Thus, the
Company is issuing letters of credit for larger amounts and for longer periods of time than it did in past years. The Company is required to maintain certain covenants, including balance sheet and cash flow ratios. At December 31, 2007, the
Company was in compliance with these covenants.
10. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company is subject to various routine legal proceedings in the normal conduct of its business primarily involving commercial claims, workers
compensation claims, and claims for personal injury under general maritime laws of the United States and the Jones Act. While the outcome of these lawsuits, legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, management believes that
the outcome of any such proceedings, even if determined adversely, would not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.
In December 2004, the Company received notice from Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) that the Corrective Action Plan
submitted in October 2004 was not acceptable. The Corrective Action Plan was developed to provide remediation to several isolated areas located on property the Company sold in 2001. In mid 2005 the LDEQ approved a sampling plan with the proposed
sampling to begin in September of 2005. Due to the hurricanes that struck the Louisiana coast, the scheduled sampling was cancelled. During the fourth quarter of 2006, the new sampling was completed. The Company is in the process of scheduling a
meeting with LDEQ to discuss further a new Corrective Action Plan. Cost of remediation based on revising the Corrective Action Plan according to previous LDEQ recommendations was not expected to exceed $230,000 and remains unchanged. During 2007,
the Company has increased the amount included in accrued expenses from $150,000 to $200,000, which is the current estimated cost to remediate the site.
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On January 31, 2006, the Company, through an indirect subsidiary, purchased (the
Acquisition) the facilities, machinery and equipment of Gulf Marine Fabricators, a Texas general partnership (which company changed its name to Aransas Partners after the Acquisition), and an indirect subsidiary of Technip USA Holdings,
Inc. (formerly known as Technip-Colfexip USA Holdings, Inc.) (Technip). Following the
F-14
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
Acquisition, the Companys indirect subsidiary changed its name to G. M. Fabricators, L.P. d/b/a Gulf Marine Fabricators. As consideration for the
Acquisition, the Company paid $40 million in cash and issued 1,589,067 shares (or approximately 11% of its outstanding common stock) to Aransas Partners.
On July 18, 2007, we filed a shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the Registration Statement) with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering, in part, the 1,589,067 shares of
our common stock that may be sold from time to time by Aransas Partners, the selling shareholder named therein. The Registration Statement became effective on September 4, 2007, and Aransas Partners sold 800,000 shares pursuant to the
Registration Statement on September 17, 2007.
During 2006, the Company was awarded three contracts, with an aggregate value of $14.5
million, from Technip to fabricate various oil and gas industry items for Technip to use with its customers. During the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company recognized revenue of $1.5 million on these contracts. Technip owed the Company a
total of $1.3 million in contracts receivable at December 31, 2006. During 2007, the value of these contracts and two additional contracts awarded by Technip increased by $24.0 million to a total aggregate value of $38.5 million. During the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company recognized revenue of $31.6 million on these contracts. Technip owed the Company at total of $7.5 million in contracts receivable at December 31, 2007.
12. SALES TO MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Companys
customer base is primarily concentrated in the oil and gas industry. The Company is not dependent on any one customer, and the revenue earned from each customer varies from year to year based on the contracts awarded. Sales to customers comprising
10% or more of the Companys total revenue for the years ended December 31 are summarized as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
Bluewater Industries, Inc. |
|
$ |
131,480 |
|
$ |
|
|
$ |
|
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, Ltd. |
|
|
108,679 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chevron Corporation |
|
|
89,382 |
|
|
130,939 |
|
|
|
Kerr-McGee Corporation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36,678 |
Amerada Hess |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,987 |
Keppel SLP Engineering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,928 |
13. INTERNATIONAL SALES
The Companys fabricated structures are used worldwide by U.S. customers operating abroad and by foreign customers. Sales of fabricated structures for delivery outside of the United States accounted for 24%, 7%,
and 30%, of the Companys revenues for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
|
(In millions) |
Location: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
$ |
359.4 |
|
$ |
290.8 |
|
$ |
131.8 |
International |
|
|
113.3 |
|
|
21.4 |
|
|
56.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
472.7 |
|
$ |
312.2 |
|
$ |
188.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-15
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
14. RETIREMENT PLAN
The Company has a defined contribution plan (the Retirement Plan) for all employees that is qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Retirement Plan by the
Company are based on the participants contributions, with an additional year-end discretionary contribution determined by the Board of Directors. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, the Company contributed a total of
$2.7 million, $2.1 million, and $1.1 million, respectively.
15. QUARTERLY OPERATING RESULTS (UNAUDITED)
A summary of quarterly results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2007 |
|
June 30, 2007 |
|
September 30, 2007 |
|
December 31, 2007 |
Revenue |
|
$ |
109,373 |
|
$ |
137,572 |
|
$ |
124,900 |
|
$ |
100,894 |
Gross profit |
|
|
8,510 |
|
|
14,143 |
|
|
17,996 |
|
|
16,503 |
Net Income |
|
|
4,415 |
|
|
7,861 |
|
|
10,040 |
|
|
8,851 |
Basic EPS |
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
0.56 |
|
|
0.71 |
|
|
0.62 |
Diluted EPS |
|
|
0.31 |
|
|
0.55 |
|
|
0.70 |
|
|
0.62 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006 |
|
June 30, 2006 |
|
September 30, 2006 |
|
December 31, 2006 |
Revenue |
|
$ |
56,978 |
|
$ |
89,508 |
|
$ |
89,733 |
|
$ |
75,965 |
Gross profit |
|
|
4,014 |
|
|
10,514 |
|
|
16,890 |
|
|
6,995 |
Net Income |
|
|
1,879 |
|
|
5,678 |
|
|
10,040 |
|
|
3,728 |
Basic EPS |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
0.41 |
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
0.27 |
Diluted EPS |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
0.41 |
|
|
0.72 |
|
|
0.26 |
16. EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
|
$ |
31,167 |
|
$ |
21,325 |
|
$ |
12,987 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per share-weighted-average shares |
|
|
14,161 |
|
|
13,812 |
|
|
12,242 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee stock options |
|
|
99 |
|
|
64 |
|
|
101 |
Employee restricted stock |
|
|
10 |
|
|
58 |
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive potential common shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for dilutive earnings per share-weighted-average shares |
|
|
14,270 |
|
|
13,934 |
|
|
12,376 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
2.20 |
|
$ |
1.54 |
|
$ |
1.06 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
2.18 |
|
$ |
1.53 |
|
$ |
1.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-16
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
17. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLANS
On February 13, 1997, the shareholders approved a proposal to adopt the Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan). The Plan authorized the grant of options to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 (split
adjusted) shares of the Companys common stock to certain officers and key employees of the Company chosen by a committee appointed by the board of directors (the Compensation Committee) to administer such Plan. Under the Plan, all
options granted have 10-year terms, and the conditions relating to the vesting and exercise of the options result in their being classified as nonstatutory options (options which do not afford income tax benefits to recipients, but the
exercise of which may provide tax deductions for the Company). Each option will have an exercise price per share not less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant and no individual employee may be granted options to
purchase more than an aggregate of 400,000 shares of common stock.
On April 24, 2002, the shareholders approved a proposal to adopt
the 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan. On April 26, 2006, the shareholders approved the Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 2002 Plan). The 2002 Plan authorized the grant of awards, including options, to purchase an
aggregate of 500,000 shares of the Companys common stock to certain officers, key employees, directors and consultants of the Company chosen by the Compensation Committee. Under the 2002 Plan, all options granted have 10-year terms, and the
conditions relating to the vesting and exercise of the options result in their being classified as nonstatutory options (options which do not afford income tax benefits to recipients, but the exercise of which may provide tax deductions
for the Company). Each option will have an exercise price per share not less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant and no individual employee may be granted options to purchase more than an aggregate of 200,000
shares of common stock.
At December 31, 2007, there were approximately 205,000 shares remaining available for future issuance under
both equity compensation plans. The Company issues new shares through its transfer agent upon share option exercises or restricted share issuances.
The fair value of each stock option grant was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions. During 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Compensation Committee did not grant
any stock options under the Plan or the 2002 Plan.
A summary of the Companys stock options activity as of December 31, 2007,
and changes during the year then ended is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted- Average Exercise Price |
|
Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term |
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value ($000) |
Outstanding at January 1, 2007 |
|
289,860 |
|
|
$ |
16.89 |
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
(87,460 |
) |
|
|
15.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited or expired |
|
(18,900 |
) |
|
|
19.24 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at December 31, 2007 |
|
183,500 |
|
|
$ |
17.46 |
|
5.6 |
|
$ |
2,616 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested and expected to vest through December 10, 2009 |
|
179,268 |
|
|
$ |
17.40 |
|
5.6 |
|
$ |
2,567 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at December 31, 2007 |
|
133,180 |
|
|
$ |
16.48 |
|
5.2 |
|
$ |
2,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F-17
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
There were no options granted for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005. The total
intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, was $1.5 million, $4.6 million, and $1.2 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2007, there was $314,000 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to options granted under the Incentive Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of
1.6 years. The total grant-date fair value of options vested during the year ended December 31, 2007 was $303,000.
According to the
Long-Term Incentive Plan and the Amended and Restated 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Incentive Plans), the Compensation Committee may award shares of restricted stock to such eligible participants as the Committee determines pursuant
to the terms of the Incentive Plans. An award of restricted stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transfer and forfeitability provisions and such other terms and conditions subject to the provisions of the Incentive Plans. At the time an
award of restricted stock is made, the Compensation Committee shall establish a period of time during which the transfer of the shares of restricted stock shall be restricted and after which the shares of restricted stock shall be vested (the
Restricted Period). Except for the shares of restricted stock that vest based on the attainment of performance goals, the Restricted Period shall be a minimum of three years, with incremental vesting of portions of the award over the
three-year period permitted. If the vesting of the shares of restricted stock is based upon the attainment of performance goals, a minimum Restricted Period of one year is allowed, with incremental vesting of portions of the award over the one-year
period permitted.
The Incentive Plans do not have any limitations on the amount of shares that can be specifically awarded as restricted
stock. Restricted stock granted in 2007, 2006 and 2005 vests in annual 20% increments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant. The fair value of restricted stock is determined based on the closing price of the Companys
common stock on the date of the grant. The weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock granted during the years 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $32.15, $39.40 and $25.35, respectively. A summary of the status of our restricted stock awards is presented
in the table below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares |
|
|
Weighted- Average Grant- Date Fair Value Per Share |
Restricted shares at January 1, 2007 |
|
64,360 |
|
|
$ |
33.91 |
Granted |
|
45,350 |
|
|
|
32.15 |
Vested |
|
(9,943 |
) |
|
|
32.86 |
Forfeited |
|
(14,267 |
) |
|
|
34.45 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted shares at December 31, 2007 |
|
85,500 |
|
|
$ |
33.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2007, there was $2.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost
related to restricted share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Incentive Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 4.3 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the year ended
December 31, 2007 was $327,000.
Share-based compensation cost that has been charged against income for the Plan and the 2002 Plan was
$669,000, $736,000 and $14,000 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The total income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for share-based compensation arrangements was $224,000, $220,000 and $5,000 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Share-based compensation cost for 2007 relates to unvested stock options at
F-18
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Continued)
January 1, 2007 and restricted stock granted during 2007, 2006 and 2005. Share-based compensation cost for 2006 relates to unvested stock options at
January 1, 2006 and restricted stock granted during 2006 and 2005. Share-based compensation cost for 2005 relates to restricted stock granted during 2005.
Cash received from option exercise for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 was $1.3 million, $3.3 million, and $1.8 million, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from
option exercise of the share-based payment arrangements totaled $755,000, $1.3 million and $425,000, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005.
F-19
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on February 28, 2008.
|
|
|
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC. (Registrant) |
|
|
By: |
|
/S/ KERRY J. CHAUVIN |
|
|
Kerry J. Chauvin Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 28, 2008.
|
|
|
Signature |
|
Title |
|
|
/S/ KERRY J.
CHAUVIN Kerry J. Chauvin |
|
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
|
|
/S/ ROBIN A.
SEIBERT Robin A. Seibert |
|
Vice President - Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
|
|
/S/ GREGORY J.
COTTER Gregory J. Cotter |
|
Director |
|
|
/S/ MICHAEL A.
FLICK Michael A. Flick |
|
Director |
|
|
/S/ CHRISTOPHER M.
HARDING Christopher M. Harding |
|
Director |
|
|
/S/ ALDEN J.
LABORDE Alden J. Laborde |
|
Director |
|
|
/S/ JOHN P.
LABORDE John P. Laborde |
|
Director |
|
|
/S/ KEN C.
TAMBLYN Ken C. Tamblyn |
|
Director |
|
|
/S/ JOHN A.
WISHART John A. Wishart |
|
Director |
S-1
GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
|
|
|
EXHIBIT NUMBER |
|
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
Underwriting Agreement dated as of September 11, 2007, by and among Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., Aransas Partners (f/k/a Gulf Marine Fabricators) and Johnson Rice & Company, L.L.C.,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed September 13, 2007. |
|
|
2.1 |
|
Asset Purchase and Sales Agreement by and among the Company, New Vision, L.P., Gulf Marine Fabricators, and Technip Coflexip USA Holdings, Inc. dated December 20, 2005, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed December 22, 2005. |
|
|
3.1 |
|
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company. * |
|
|
3.2 |
|
Bylaws of the Company as Amended and Restated through July 27, 2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys Form 8-K filed July 30, 2007. |
|
|
4.1 |
|
Specimen Common Stock Certificate. * |
|
|
10.1 |
|
Form of Indemnity Agreement by and between the Company and each of its directors and executive officers. * |
|
|
10.2 |
|
Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Alden J. Laborde. * |
|
|
10.3 |
|
Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Huey J. Wilson. * |
|
|
10.4 |
|
The Companys Long-Term Incentive Plan. * |
|
|
10.5 |
|
Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Companys Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1997. |
|
|
10.6 |
|
The Companys 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
|
|
|
10.7 |
|
Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Companys 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2002. |
|
|
10.8 |
|
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Companys 2002 Long-Term Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Annual Report or Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005. |
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10.9 |
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Form of Reimbursement Agreement. * |
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Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company, Bank One, N.A. and Whitney National Bank, dated as of December 31, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. |
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First Amendment to Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company and Bank One, N.A. and Whitney National Bank dated as of June 30, 2004 incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2004. |
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10.12 |
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Second Amendment to Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Whitney National Bank dated as of December 21, 2004, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. |
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10.13 |
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Third Amendment to Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Whitney National Bank dated June 30, 2005, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2005. |
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Fourth Amendment to Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Whitney National Bank dated January 30, 2006, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Form 8-K filed February 3, 2006. |
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10.15 |
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Lock-up Agreement dated January 31, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys Form 8-K filed February 3, 2006. |
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10.16 |
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Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and Gulf Marine Fabricators dated January 31, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Form 8-K filed
February 3, 2006. |
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10.17 |
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Non-Competition Agreement between the Company and Technip-Coflex USA Holdings, Inc., and others, dated January 31, 2006, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Companys Form
8-K filed February 3, 2006. |
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10.18 |
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Fifth Amendment to the Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company, JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. and Whitney National Bank dated March 31, 2006, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2006. |
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Sixth Amendment to the Ninth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among the Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Whitney National Bank dated as of March 5, 2007, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. |
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Agreement dated July 18, 2007 regarding partial release of shares of common stock subject to the Lock-Up Agreement dated January 31, 2006 and the delivery of disbursement instructions
to escrow agent, incorporated by reference to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed on July 18, 2007 (Registration No. 333-144672). |
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Letter Agreement dated October 2, 2007, as amended October 26, 2007, between the Company and Joseph P. Gallagher, III. |
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Subsidiaries of the CompanyThe Companys significant subsidiaries, Gulf Island, L.L.C., Dolphin Services, L.L.C., and Southport, L.L.C. (organized under Louisiana law) and G.M.
Fabricators, L.P., d/b/a Gulf Marine Fabricators (a Texas limited partnership) are wholly owned and are included in the Companys consolidated financial statements. |
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP |
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CEO Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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CFO Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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Section 906 Certifications furnished pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 |
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Management Contract or Compensatory Plan. |
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Incorporated by reference to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on February 14, 1997 (Registration Number 333-21863).
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