EX-99.1 2 g07267exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE EX-99.1 Press Release
 

EXHIBIT 99.1
(Mastec Logo)

Contact:
J. Marc Lewis, Vice President-Investor Relations
305-406-1815
305-406-1886 fax
marc.lewis@mastec.com
800 S. Douglas Road, 12th Floor
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
Tel: 305-599-1800
Fax: 305-406-1960
www.mastec.com


 
For Immediate Release
MasTec’s Income from Continuing Operations Grew 70%
on 11% Increase in Revenue
Coral Gables, FL (May 2, 2007) — MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) today announced that for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, income from continuing operations was $7.0 million, or $0.11 earnings per diluted share, on revenue of $241 million. This compares with income from continuing operations of $4.1 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, on revenue of $218 million in the prior year quarter.
Other metrics have also improved. Cash was $114 million at quarter end, compared with $72 million at the end of the first quarter of 2006. Cash collections also continue to improve. Accounts receivable days sales outstanding, or DSOs, improved again this quarter, down to 61 days, the best in years. This represents a dramatic improvement compared with 86 days just 18 months ago.
Jose R. Mas, MasTec’s President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are off to a good start in 2007 with some significant accomplishments during the first quarter. We refinanced our outstanding bonds for 10 years with improved economics and flexibility. We made a number of hires for our operational management team and started several new customer relationships. We exited poorly performing contracts and sold two underperforming businesses, allowing us to focus on our core businesses. Finally, we also made a strategic acquisition.”
Mr. Mas added, “While we continue to make financial progress, we have defined a number of operational objectives for MasTec going forward. Improving operating margins is our number one goal. Additionally, we will focus on expanding our customer base to reduce customer concentration. We will continue to make investments in personnel and equipment to position the Company to participate in projects with higher margins, particularly in the energy transmission area. While our principal strategy concentrates on organic growth, we will consider targeted acquisitions that expand and complement our existing operational footprint.”
MasTec’s 2007 guidance forecast remains unchanged. The Company expects revenue to be in the range of $1.04 to $1.06 billion, with earnings per share from continuing operations expected to be between $0.80 and $0.90 per share.
Management will hold a conference call to discuss results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 on Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time. The call-in number for the conference call is (913) 981-5542 and the replay number is (719) 457-0820, with a pass code of 7997144. The replay will run for 30 days. Additionally, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed and replayed through the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.mastec.com.
Summary financials for the quarters are as follows:

 

 

(Mastec Logo)
Condensed Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                 
    For the Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Revenue
   $ 240,996     $ 217,608  
Costs of revenue, excluding depreciation
     210,591       190,738  
Depreciation
     3,780       3,514  
General and administrative expenses, including non-cash stock compensation expense of $1,967 in 2007 and $1,181 in 2006
     19,679       16,131  
Interest expense, net of interest income
     2,795       3,496  
Other income (expense), net
     3,485       262  
 
            
Income from continuing operations before minority interest
     7,636       3,991  
Minority interest
     (617 )     129  
 
            
Income from continuing operations
     7,019       4,120  
 
                
Loss from discontinued operations
     (5,349 )     (8,344 )
 
            
Net income (loss)
   $ 1,670     $ (4,224 )
 
            
 
                
Basic net income (loss) per share:
                
Continuing operations
   $ 0.11     $ 0.07  
Discontinued operations
     (0.08 )     (0.14 )
 
            
Total basic net income (loss) per share
   $ 0.03     $ (0.07 )
 
            
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding
     65,414       59,291  
 
            
 
                
Diluted net income (loss) per share:
                
Continuing operations
   $ 0.11     $ 0.07  
Discontinued operations
     (0.08 )     (0.14 )
 
            
Total diluted net income (loss) per share
   $ 0.03     $ (0.07 )
 
            
 
                
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
     66,586       61,028  
 
            

 

 

(Mastec Logo)
Condensed Unaudited Balance Sheets
(In thousands)
                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)     (Audited)  
Assets
                
Total current assets
   $ 339,305     $ 339,920  
Property and equipment, net
     63,607       61,212  
Goodwill
     177,922       151,600  
Deferred taxes, net
     53,462       49,317  
Other assets
     24,969       43,405  
Long-term assets held for sale
     171       659  
 
            
Total assets
   $ 659,436     $ 646,113  
 
            
 
                
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                
Current liabilities
   $ 154,778     $ 175,878  
Other liabilities
     35,656       36,521  
Long-term debt
     157,699       128,407  
Long-term liabilities related to assets held for sale
     —       596  
Total shareholders’ equity
     311,303       304,711  
 
            
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
   $ 659,436     $ 646,113  
 
            
Condensed Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
                 
    For the Three Months  
    Ended March 31,  
    2007     2006  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                
Net cash provided by operating activities
   $ 16,076     $ 13,992  
Net cash (used in) investing activities
     (17,436 )     (22,853 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
     25,830       78,864  
 
            
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
     24,470       70,003  
Net effect of currency translation on cash
     9       (2 )
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period
     89,046       2,024  
 
            
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period
   $ 113,525     $ 72,025  
 
            
MasTec is a leading specialty contractor operating throughout North America across a range of industries. The Company’s core activities are the building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of communication and utility infrastructure systems. The Company’s corporate website is located at www.mastec.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including that our revenue and earnings per share may differ from that projected, that we may be impacted by business and economic conditions affecting our customers, material changes in estimates for legal costs or case settlements, the highly competitive nature of our industry, dependence on a limited number of customers, the ability of our customers to terminate or reduce the amount of work, or in some cases prices paid for services under many of our contracts, the adequacy of our insurance and other reserves and allowances for doubtful accounts, restrictions imposed by our credit facility and senior notes, the outcome of our plans for future operations, growth, and services, including backlog and acquisitions , as well as other risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ significantly from results expressed or implied in these statements. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.
###