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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

x     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

 

OR

 

o      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

 

For the transition period from                    to                   ..

 

Commission file number 0001-34145

 

Primoris Services Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

 

20-4743916
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

26000 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest,
California

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 


92630

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 598-9242

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  o No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  o

 

Accelerated filer  x

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer  o

 

Smaller reporting company  o

Do not check if a smaller reporting company.

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o   No  x

 

At November 5, 2010, 47,753,891 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.

 

 

 



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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

INDEX

 

 

Page No.

 

 

Part I. Financial Information

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements:

 

 

 

—Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

3

 

 

—Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009

4

 

 

—Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

5

 

 

— Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2009

6

 

 

—Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

8

 

 

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

20

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

31

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

32

 

 

Part II. Other Information

 

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

32

 

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

32

 

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

32

 

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

33

 

 

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)

33

 

 

Item 5. Other Information

33

 

 

Item 6. Exhibits

33

 

 

Signatures

34

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

81,594

 

$

90,004

 

Short term investments

 

26,000

 

30,058

 

Customer retention deposits

 

9,178

 

6,845

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

148,981

 

108,492

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings

 

23,299

 

11,378

 

Inventory

 

22,618

 

22,275

 

Deferred tax assets

 

6,068

 

5,630

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

9,521

 

5,501

 

Current assets from discontinued operations

 

 

5,304

 

Total current assets

 

327,259

 

285,487

 

Property and equipment, net

 

96,818

 

92,568

 

Investment in non-consolidated entities

 

19,274

 

5,599

 

Intangible assets, net

 

28,404

 

32,695

 

Goodwill

 

61,713

 

59,678

 

Total assets

 

$

533,468

 

$

476,027

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

76,814

 

$

62,568

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings

 

122,311

 

114,035

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

39,205

 

34,992

 

Distributions and dividends payable

 

1,173

 

2,987

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

8,894

 

6,482

 

Current portion of capital leases

 

3,153

 

4,220

 

Current portion of subordinated debt

 

23,952

 

10,397

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

733

 

6,511

 

Total current liabilities

 

276,235

 

242,192

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

36,665

 

26,368

 

Long-term capital leases, net of current portion

 

5,948

 

7,734

 

Long-term subordinated debt, net of current portion

 

19,164

 

43,853

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

1,483

 

2,643

 

Contingent earnout liabilities

 

10,243

 

9,278

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,985

 

 

Total liabilities

 

353,723

 

332,068

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock—$.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and 81,852.78 at December 31, 2009

 

 

 

Common stock—$.0001 par value, 90,000,000 shares authorized, 46,980,765 and 32,704,903 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

 

5

 

3

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

118,779

 

100,644

 

Retained earnings

 

60,961

 

42,982

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

330

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

179,745

 

143,959

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

533,468

 

$

476,027

 

 

 See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Revenues

 

$

230,357

 

$

106,611

 

$

608,526

 

$

349,771

 

Cost of revenues

 

202,477

 

86,457

 

529,537

 

294,368

 

Gross profit

 

27,880

 

20,154

 

78,989

 

55,403

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

14,580

 

7,266

 

43,849

 

22,825

 

Operating income

 

13,300

 

12,888

 

35,140

 

32,578

 

Other income (expense):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from non-consolidated entities

 

1,366

 

1,439

 

4,090

 

5,342

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

80

 

(170

)

266

 

33

 

Other expense

 

(333

)

 

(964

)

 

Interest income

 

151

 

90

 

484

 

554

 

Interest expense

 

(1,345

)

(398

)

(3,872

)

(1,463

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, before provision for income taxes

 

13,219

 

13,849

 

35,144

 

37,044

 

Provision for taxes

 

(5,642

)

(5,123

)

(13,782

)

(14,077

)

Income from continuing operations

 

7,577

 

8,726

 

21,362

 

22,967

 

Loss on discontinued operations, net of income taxes

 

 

(779

)

 

(800

)

Net income

 

$

7,577

 

$

7,947

 

$

21,362

 

$

22,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.27

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.72

 

Loss on discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

(0.03

)

$

 

$

(0.02

)

Net income

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.70

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.69

 

Loss on discontinued operations

 

$

 

$

(0.03

)

$

 

$

(0.02

)

Net income

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.67

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

44,887

 

32,477

 

40,499

 

31,699

 

Diluted

 

45,528

 

34,048

 

45,486

 

33,128

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In Thousands, Except Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

Preferred Stock

 

Additional
Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Accum. Other
Comprehensive

 

Total
Stockholders’

 

 

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Income

 

Equity

 

Balance, December 31, 2008

 

29,977,339

 

$

3

 

 

$

 

$

34,796

 

$

20,528

 

$

103

 

$

55,430

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,912

 

 

25,912

 

Issuance of common shares to Former Primoris owners

 

2,500,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock issued for the purchase of Cravens Services, Inc.

 

139,082

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,000

 

Repurchase of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(94

)

 

 

 

 

(94

)

Dividends — common

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3,254

)

 

(3,254

)

Dividends — preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

(204

)

 

(204

)

Foreign currency hedge effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

227

 

227

 

Preferred stock issued for purchase of James Construction Group

 

 

 

81,852.78

 

 

64,500

 

 

 

64,500

 

Warrant exercises

 

88,457

 

 

 

 

442

 

 

 

442

 

Balance, December 31, 2009

 

32,704,903

 

$

3

 

81,852.78

 

$

 

$

100,644

 

$

42,982

 

$

330

 

$

143,959

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,698

 

 

6,698

 

Issuance of common shares to Former Primoris owners

 

2,499,975

 

 

 

 

390

 

 

 

390

 

Additional contingent stock issued for the purchase of Cravens Services, Inc.

 

74,906

 

 

 

 

600

 

 

 

600

 

Dividends — common

 

 

 

 

 

 

(898

)

 

(898

)

Dividends — preferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

(205

)

 

(205

)

Foreign currency hedge effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(178

)

(178

)

Warrant exercises

 

620,699

 

 

 

 

3,104

 

 

 

3,104

 

Balance, March 31, 2010

 

35,900,483

 

$

3

 

81,852.78

 

$

 

$

104,738

 

$

48,577

 

$

152

 

$

153,470

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,087

 

 

7,087

 

Cancelled shares — foreign manager — sale of discontinued operations

 

(49,080

)

 

 

 

(400

)

 

 

(400

)

Conversion of JCG preferred stock to common stock

 

8,185,278

 

1

 

(81,852.78

)

 

 

 

 

1

 

Dividends — common

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,107

)

 

(1,107

)

Foreign currency hedge effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(152

)

(152

)

Warrant exercises

 

201,930

 

 

 

 

1,010

 

 

 

1,010

 

Balance, June 30, 2010

 

44,238,611

 

$

4

 

 

$

 

$

105,348

 

$

54,557

 

$

 

$

159,909

 

Net income

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,577

 

 

7,577

 

Dividends — common

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,173

)

 

(1,173

)

Repurchase of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(277

)

 

 

 

 

(277

)

Warrant exercises

 

2,742,154

 

1

 

 

 

13,708

 

 

 

13,709

 

Balance, September 30, 2010

 

46,980,765

 

$

5

 

 

$

 

$

118,779

 

$

60,961

 

$

 

$

179,745

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

21,362

 

$

22,167

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

12,575

 

5,918

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

4,291

 

28

 

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(1,352

)

(3,183

)

Income from non-consolidated entities

 

(4,090

)

(5,343

)

Non-consolidated entity distributions

 

8,480

 

3,400

 

Net deferred taxes

 

(1,598

)

(591

)

Contingent earnout liabilities

 

964

 

 

Loss on discontinued operations

 

 

800

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Customer retention deposits

 

(2,333

)

2,020

 

Accounts receivable

 

(40,489

)

9,641

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings

 

(11,921

)

1,324

 

Inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(4,693

)

39

 

Accounts payable

 

14,246

 

(15,447

)

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings

 

8,276

 

1,844

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

2,418

 

(291

)

Other long-term liabilities

 

3,985

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

10,121

 

22,326

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(17,779

)

(8,023

)

Investment in WesPac joint venture

 

(18,065

)

 

 

Proceeds from sale of property and equipment

 

2,306

 

4,232

 

Sale of short-term investments

 

4,058

 

10,020

 

Advances to non-consolidated entities

 

 

(1,036

)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

 

(29,480

)

5,193

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

 

20,000

 

10,871

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(7,290

)

(20,202

)

Repayment of capital leases

 

(2,853

)

(1,446

)

Repayment of subordinated debt

 

(10,384

)

 

Proceeds from exercise of warrants for the issuance of common stock

 

17,822

 

 

Repurchase of warrants

 

(277

)

(93

)

Dividends paid

 

(3,229

)

(2,373

)

Cash distributions to selling stockholders

 

(1,966

)

(4,947

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

11,823

 

(18,190

)

Cash flows from discontinued operations:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities

 

(874

)

(2,920

)

Net cash used in discontinued operations

 

(874

)

(2,920

)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

(8,410

)

6,409

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

90,004

 

72,848

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

81,594

 

$

79,257

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Cash paid during the period for:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$

3,872

 

$

1,456

 

Income taxes

 

$

15,323

 

$

16,193

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NONCASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

Non-cash activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued dividends

 

$

1,173

 

$

812

 

Obligations incurred for the acquisition of property and equipment leases

 

$

 

$

4,723

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

Note 1—Business Activity

 

Organization and operations Primoris Services Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Primoris”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries ARB, Inc. (“ARB”), ARB Structures, Inc., Onquest, Inc., James Construction Group, LLC (“JCG”), Cravens Services, Inc. (“Cravens”), Born Heaters Canada, ULC, Cardinal Contractors, Inc., GML Coatings, LLC, Cardinal Mechanical, L.P. and Stellaris, LLC, collectively, are engaged in various construction and product engineering activities.

 

The Company’s underground and directional drilling operations install, replace and repair natural gas, petroleum, telecommunications and water pipeline systems. The Company’s industrial, civil and engineering operations construct and provide maintenance services to industrial facilities including power plants, petrochemical facilities and other processing plants and construct multi-level parking structures.

 

On December 18, 2009, the Company acquired JCG.  JCG is one of the largest general contractors based in the Gulf Coast states and is engaged in highway, industrial and environmental construction, primarily in Louisiana, Texas and Florida.  JCG is the successor company to T. L. James and Company, Inc., a well-known Louisiana company that has been in business for over 80 years.  Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, JCG serves both government and private clients.

 

Corporate headquarters for the Company are located in Lake Forest, California.

 

Note 2—Basis of Presentation

 

Interim Consolidated Financial Statements The interim consolidated financial statements for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 have been prepared in accordance with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As such, certain disclosures, which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the Company’s latest audited consolidated financial statements, have been omitted. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010 (the “Third Quarter 2010 Report”) should be read in concert with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 11, 2010, which contains the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

The interim financial information for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 is unaudited and has been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements. However, the financial statements contained in this Third Quarter 2010 Report do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, the unaudited information includes all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the interim financial information.

 

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified in order to conform to the present period financial statement presentation.  Specifically, the prior period financial information was revised to conform to our current presentation of continuing and discontinued operations (see Note 10, “Discontinued Operations”).

 

Revenue recognition A number of factors relating to the business of the Company affect the recognition of contract revenue. The Company typically structures contracts as unit-price, time and material, fixed-price or cost plus fixed fee. Revenue is recognized on the percentage-of-completion method for all fixed-price contracts. Under the percentage-of-completion method, estimated contract revenue and resulting income is generally accrued based on costs incurred to date as a percentage of total estimated costs. Total estimated costs are impacted by changes in productivity, scheduling, the cost of labor, subcontracts, materials and equipment and other unforeseen events. Additionally, external factors such as weather, client needs, client delays in providing permits and approvals, labor availability, governmental regulation and politics may affect the progress of a project’s completion and thus the timing of revenue recognition. If a current estimate of total contract cost determines a loss on a contract, the projected loss is recognized in the period the loss is identified and for the full amount of the loss.

 

The caption “Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings” represents the excess of contract revenues from fixed-priced contracts recognized under the percentage-of-completion method over billings to date. For those fixed-priced contracts in which billings exceed contract revenues recognized to date, excesses are included in the caption “Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings”.

 

Revenues on cost-plus and time and materials contracts are recognized as the related work is completed.

 

In accordance with the terms of our contracts, certain retainage provisions are withheld by customers until completion and acceptance of the contracts. Final payments of the majority of such amounts are expected to be received within a year.

 

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Note 3—Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

Fair Value Disclosures

 

In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” (an update to ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”).   ASU 2010-06 requires additional disclosures about fair value measurements including transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and a higher level of disaggregation for the different types of financial instruments. For the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements, information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements should be presented separately. This ASU is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009 for most of the new disclosures and for periods beginning after December 15, 2010 for the new Level 3 disclosures. Comparative disclosures are not required in the first year the disclosures are required.  As of January 1, 2010, the Company adopted this accounting standard update, which did not result in a material impact on our financial statements.

 

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities

 

In June 2009, the FASB issued an amendment to an accounting standard for ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation”, (formerly referred to as “Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46R ” (“SFAS 167”)) which sets rules for determining whether to consolidate an entity that is insufficiently capitalized or is not controlled through voting (or similar rights). These rules are based on an entity’s purpose and design and the company’s ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance.  ASC Topic 810 requires additional disclosures about the reporting company’s involvement with variable-interest entities and any significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement as well as its affect on the company’s financial statements.  The accounting standard became effective January 1, 2010.  The adoption of this amendment did not result in a material impact on our financial statements.

 

Note 4—Fair Value Measurements

 

ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in GAAP and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements.  ASC Topic 820 addresses fair value GAAP for financial assets and financial liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each reporting period and for non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value on a recurring basis, which included goodwill and intangible assets for purposes of impairment assessments.

 

In general, fair values determined by Level 1 use quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs use data points that are observable such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Fair values determined by Level 3 inputs are “unobservable data points” for the asset or liability and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

 

The following table presents, using the fair value hierarchy levels identified under ASC Topic 820, the Company’s financial assets that are required to be measured at fair value at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date

 

 

 

Amount
Recorded
on Balance
Sheet

 

Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
for Identical Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

Assets at September 30, 2010:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

81,594

 

$

81,594

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

$

26,000

 

$

26,000

 

 

 

Assets at December 31, 2009:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

90,004

 

$

90,004

 

 

 

Short-term investments

 

$

30,058

 

$

30,058

 

 

 

 

Short-term investments consist primarily of Certificates of Deposit (“CDs”) purchased through the CDARS (Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service) program to provide Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation backing of the CDs.

 

In addition to the assets listed in the table, other short-term financial assets and liabilities of the Company consist of accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities.  These financial assets and liabilities generally approximate fair market value based on their short-term nature.  The carrying value of the Company’s long-term debt approximates fair value based on comparison with current prevailing market rates for loans of similar risks and maturities.

 

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Note 5—Accounts Receivable

 

The following is a summary of the Company’s accounts receivable at the dates shown:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $200 for September 30, 2010 and for December 31, 2009

 

$

126,006

 

$

82,254

 

Retention

 

19,216

 

25,907

 

 

 

145,222

 

108,161

 

Due from affiliates

 

 

 

Other accounts receivable

 

3,759

 

331

 

 

 

$

148,981

 

$

108,492

 

 

Amounts “due from affiliates” primarily relate to receivables from related parties (see Note 7, “Equity Method Investments” and Note 14, “Related Party Transactions”) for the performance of construction contracts.  Contract revenues earned from related parties were approximately $79 and $3,764 for the three months, and $1,367 and $15,083 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Note 6—Costs and Estimated Earnings on Uncompleted Contracts

 

Costs and estimated earnings on uncompleted contracts consist of the following at:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs incurred on uncompleted contracts

 

$

1,950,166

 

$

2,036,251

 

Provision for estimated loss on uncompleted contracts

 

445

 

332

 

Gross profit recognized

 

191,027

 

201,254

 

 

 

2,141,638

 

2,237,837

 

Less: billings to date

 

(2,240,650

)

(2,340,494

)

 

 

$

(99,012

)

$

(102,657

)

 

This net amount is included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet under the following captions:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings

 

$

23,299

 

$

11,378

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings

 

(122,311

)

(114,035

)

 

 

$

(99,012

)

$

(102,657

)

 

Note 7—Equity Method Investments

 

WesPac Energy LLC

 

On July 1, 2010, the Company acquired a 50% membership interest in WesPac Energy LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“WesPac”). Pursuant to the terms of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated July 1, 2010, by and among the Company, WesPac and Kealine Holdings, LLC (“Kealine”), a Nevada limited liability company and the sole limited liability company member of WesPac prior to the closing, we acquired 50% of the issued and outstanding limited liability company membership interests of WesPac for total cash consideration of $18,065. Kealine will hold the remaining 50% membership interest in WesPac.  We have no future obligation to make any additional investments into WesPac. All key investment, management and operating decisions of WesPac will require unanimous approval from a management committee equally represented by Kealine and us.

 

Founded in 1998 and based in Irvine, California, WesPac develops pipeline and terminal projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico, by building, expanding or enhancing infrastructure in the areas of pipeline transportation and storage efficiency enhancement. To date, WesPac has successfully developed, financed and brought to completion several such projects.  The Company believes the ownership interest in WesPac will broaden our exposure to a variety of pipeline, terminal and energy-related infrastructure opportunities across North America.

 

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The following is a summary of the financial position and results as of and for the periods ended:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

 

 

 

 

Wespac Energy, LLC

 

 

 

Balance sheet data

 

 

 

Assets

 

$

37,176

 

Liabilities

 

1,220

 

Net assets

 

$

35,956

 

Company’s equity investment in venture

 

$

17,979

 

 

 

 

Three months
ended

September 30,
2010

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings data:

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

 

$

 

Expenses

 

$

174

 

$

174

 

Net income

 

$

(174

)

$

(174

)

Company’s equity in earnings

 

$

(87

)

$

(87

)

 

Otay Mesa Power Partners

 

During 2007, the Company established a joint venture, Otay Mesa Power Partners (“OMPP”), for the sole purpose of constructing a power plant near San Diego, California. The Company has a 40% interest in the venture and accounts for its investment in OMPP using the equity method. ARB acts as one of OMPP’s primary subcontractors. At September 30, 2010, ARB had total project contracts with OMPP amounting to $49,019, which are essentially complete.  The Company recognized $83 in related party revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and $13,158 in the nine months ended September 30, 2009. These revenues are included in the contract revenues earned from related parties as stated in Note 5, “Accounts Receivable”. The following is a summary of the financial position and results as of and for the periods ended:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMPP—Joint Venture

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet data

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

$

200

 

$

9,176

 

Liabilities

 

183

 

1,493

 

Net assets

 

$

17

 

$

7,683

 

Company’s equity investment in venture

 

$

10

 

$

4,610

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

308

 

$

19,229

 

$

308

 

$

97,615

 

Gross profit

 

$

45

 

$

2,439

 

$

45

 

$

17,997

 

Earnings before taxes

 

$

45

 

$

2,439

 

$

45

 

$

18,002

 

Company’s equity in earnings

 

$

27

 

$

1,500

 

$

27

 

$

6,585

 

 

OMPP distributed $7,711 to its equity holders during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, of which the Company’s share, as calculated under the joint venture agreement, was $4,627.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, OMPP distributed $8,500, of which the Company’s share was $3,400. The OMPP agreement states that distributions made prior to the completion of the contract are considered advances on account of each partner’s share as determined at the completion of the underlying contract. The joint venture will be closed out at the end of the warranty period in December 2010.

 

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All Day Electric

 

The Company purchased a 49% interest in All Day Electric (“All Day”) in December 2008 for $500 and accounts for this investment under the equity method. All Day engages in electrical construction activities mainly in Northern California.  The Company performed services for All Day and recognized $1,281 in related party revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and $1,020 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.  The following is a summary of the financial position and results as of and for the periods ended:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Day Electric

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet data

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

$

6,879

 

$

5,661

 

Liabilities

 

6,101

 

4,615

 

Net assets

 

$

778

 

$

1,046

 

Company’s equity investment in venture

 

$

381

 

$

513

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

 

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

10,388

 

$

4,107

 

$

17,294

 

$

7.377

 

Gross profit

 

$

559

 

$

164

 

$

698

 

$

755

 

Net income

 

$

165

 

$

(122

)

$

(269

)

$

(420

)

Company’s equity in earnings

 

$

81

 

$

(60

)

$

(132

)

$

(206

)

 

St.—Bernard Levee Partners

 

The Company purchased a 30% interest in St.—Bernard Levee Partners (“Bernard”) in the fourth quarter 2009 for $300 and accounts for this investment under the equity method. Bernard engages in construction activities in Louisiana. Bernard distributed $15,990 to its equity holders during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, of which the Company’s share, as calculated under the joint venture agreement, was $3,924.  The following is a summary of the financial position and results as of and for the periods ended:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

St. — Bernard Levee Partners

 

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet data

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

$

20,803

 

$

3,149

 

Liabilities

 

16,797

 

1,966

 

Net assets

 

$

4,006

 

$

1,183

 

Company’s equity investment in venture

 

$

904

 

$

378

 

 

 

 

Three months
ended
September 30,
2010

 

Nine months
ended
September 30,
2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings data:

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

51,603

 

$

159,625

 

Gross profit

 

$

6,389

 

$

18,806

 

Earnings before taxes

 

$

6,389

 

$

18,806

 

Company’s equity in earnings

 

$

1,445

 

$

4,450

 

 

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Note 8 — Business Combinations

 

The December 18, 2009 acquisition of JCG was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price based on the fair value of the acquired assets, less liabilities assumed, as of December 18, 2009, amounted to $133,190.

 

As part of the acquisition, the Company has agreed to issue $10,000 in common stock to the sellers, contingent upon JCG meeting a specific operating performance target for the year 2010.  As discussed in Note 13 — “Other Liabilities”, the estimated fair value of this contingency was $8,190 and $9,154 at December 31, 2009 and September 30, 2010, respectively.

 

As further evaluations were completed and information was received from third parties subsequent to the acquisition date, the Company made revisions to the preliminary estimates of the fair value of the acquired assets and liabilities.  During the quarter, the revisions resulted in an increase in casualty and health insurance liabilities assumed and adjustments to deferred tax liabilities related to the fair value of assets acquired.  These changes in the valuation of liabilities increased the amount of goodwill recorded by $2,000.  The Company expects to complete its final determination of the estimated fair value of the acquisition prior to the end of 2010.

 

Supplemental Unaudited Pro Forma Information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009

 

The following pro forma information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 presents the results of operations as if the JCG acquisition had occurred at the beginning of 2009. The supplemental pro forma information has been adjusted to include:

 

·                                          the pro forma impact of amortization of intangible assets and depreciation of property, plant and equipment, based on the purchase price allocation;

 

·                                          the pro forma impact of interest expense on the $53,500 subordinated promissory note; and

 

·                                          the pro forma tax effect of both the income before income taxes for JCG and the JCG pro forma adjustments, calculated using the statutory corporate tax rate of 39.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

 

The pro forma results are presented for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of or intended to represent the results that would have been achieved had the transaction been completed on January 1, 2009.  The pro forma results do not reflect any operating efficiencies and associated cost savings that the Company may have achieve with respect to the combined companies.

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30, 2009

 

Nine months ended
September 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

207,718

 

$

635,228

 

Income from continuing operations, before provision for income taxes

 

$

19,004

 

$

48,981

 

Income from continuing operations

 

$

11,829

 

$

30,153

 

Net income

 

$

11,050

 

$

29,353

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic — (1)

 

39,473

 

38,695

 

Diluted — (1)

 

42,233

 

41,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic — income from continuing operations

 

$

0.30

 

$

0.78

 

Basic — net income

 

$

0.28

 

$

0.76

 

Diluted — income from continuing operations

 

$

0.28

 

$

0.73

 

Diluted — net income

 

$

0.26

 

$

0.71

 

 


(1)                                  The adjustment to weighted average shares outstanding reflects the conversion of the Preferred Stock issued as part of the acquisition consideration (see Note 17 — “Stockholders’ Equity” ), as if such shares were converted into 8,185 shares of common stock, at a conversion rate of 100 common shares per share.  On April 12, 2010, the Preferred Stock was converted into common stock.

 

The adjustment to weighted average shares outstanding excludes the potential impact of the Earnout Shares that may be issued contingent upon meeting a certain financial target at the end of 2010.  Pro forma basic shares outstanding included a total of 8,185 shares, less 1,190 Escrow Shares, totaling 6,995 shares of common stock.  Shares included in pro forma diluted shares outstanding include the 8,185 shares of common stock.

 

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Note 9—Intangible Assets

 

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, intangible assets totaled $28,404 and $32,695, respectively, net of amortization.  The following table summarizes the intangible asset categories, average amortization periods, which are generally on a straight-line basis, and the fair value, as follows:

 

 

 

Amortization

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

Period

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Tradename

 

5 to 10 years

 

 

 

$

14,538

 

$

15,785

 

Non-compete agreements

 

5 years

 

 

 

$

4,585

 

$

5,403

 

Customer relationships

 

5 to 10 years

 

 

 

$

6,245

 

$

6,793

 

Backlog

 

0.75 to 2.25 years

 

 

 

$

3,036

 

$

4,714

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

28,404

 

$

32,695

 

 

Amortization expense on intangible assets was $1,413 and $10 for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $4,291 and $28, respectively. Estimated future amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:

 

For the Years Ending
December 31,

 

Estimated
Intangible
Amortization
Expense

 

2010 (remaining three months)

 

$

1,387

 

2011

 

5,544

 

2012

 

3,873

 

2013

 

3,455

 

2014

 

3,360

 

Thereafter

 

10,785

 

 

 

$

28,404

 

 

Note 10—Discontinued Operations

 

During December 2009, the Company discontinued all operations in Ecuador, and a plan was put in place to sell the stock ownership of the Ecuador company.  Consequently, the results of operations and cash flows for these operations are reflected as discontinued operations for all periods presented.  Previously, the Ecuador operations were included in the Company’s Construction Services segment.

 

In February 2010, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale of the Ecuador business.  The Company agreed to pay $1,000 of remaining liabilities of the business, and the buyer agreed to acquire the business for $700, which was comprised of $400 in Primoris common stock owned by the buyer and an interest free $300 note payable, due on February 19, 2011.  The buyer also agreed to provide an indemnification to the Company for any remaining liabilities. The sale was completed in March 2010.  The $400 in Primoris common stock was cancelled when received by the Company during the second quarter 2010.  The sale of the Ecuador business had no material impact to the Company.

 

At September 30, 2010, the balance sheet reflects a net liability of $733 for potential remaining liabilities under this agreement.

 

Note 11—Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

 

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, accounts payable includes retentions of approximately $13,378 and $12,616, respectively, due to subcontractors, which have been retained pending contract completion and customer acceptance of jobs.

 

The following is a summary of accrued expenses and other current liabilities at:

 

 

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payroll and related employee benefits

 

$

22,842

 

$

18,321

 

Insurance, including self-insurance reserves

 

10,413

 

11,245

 

Provision for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts

 

445

 

332

 

Sales and other taxes

 

1,711

 

640

 

Accrued leases and rents

 

240

 

262

 

Other

 

3,554

 

4,192

 

 

 

$

39,205

 

$

34,992

 

 

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Note 12—Credit Arrangements

 

Credit Agreements.   On October 28, 2009, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with The PrivateBank and Trust Company (the “Lender”) for a revolving line of credit in the total aggregate amount of $35,000.  The Agreement was amended on September 30, 2010 to extend the maturity dates of the two revolving loans provided under the Agreement.  The maturity dates, as amended, are as follows:

 

·                  a revolving loan in the amount of $20,000 (the “Revolving Loan A”), with a maturity date of October 26, 2013; and

·                  a revolving loan in the amount of $15,000 (the “Revolving Loan B”), with a maturity date of October 26, 2011.

 

Under the Agreement, the Lender agreed to issue letters of credit of up to $15,000 under Revolving Loan A.  At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, total commercial letters of credit outstanding under Revolving Loan A totaled $4,339 and $850, respectively.  There were no other borrowings under these two lines during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, leaving available borrowing capacity under Revolving Loan A at $15,661 and $15,000 under Revolving Loan B.

 

The principal amount of each of Revolving Loan A and Revolving Loan B will bear interest at either: (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin as specified in the Agreement, or (ii) the prime rate announced by the Lender plus an applicable margin as specified in the Agreement. The principal amount of any loan bearing interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin may not be prepaid at any time without being subject to certain penalties. There is no prepayment penalty for any loan bearing interest at the prime rate announced by the Lender plus an applicable margin.

 

All loans made by the Lender under the Agreement are secured by our assets, including, among others, our cash, inventory, goods, equipment (excluding equipment subject to certain permitted liens) and accounts receivable. Certain of our subsidiaries have executed joint and several guaranties in favor of the Lender for all amounts under the Agreement.  The Agreement and the line of credit facilities contain various restrictive covenants, including, among others, restrictions on investments, capital expenditures, minimum tangible net worth and debt service coverage requirements.  The Company was in compliance with its restrictive covenants as of September 30, 2010.

 

In January 2008, the Company entered into a credit facility (as amended) for purposes of issuing commercial letters of credit in Canada, for an amount of up to $10,000 in Canadian dollars. The credit facility with a Canadian bank is for a term of 5 years, and provides for an annual fee of 1% for any issued and outstanding commercial letters of credit. Letters of credit can be denominated in either Canadian or U.S. dollars. At September 30, 2010, total commercial letters of credit outstanding under this credit facility totaled $4,953 in Canadian dollars and $5,543 in Canadian dollars at December 31, 2009.  As of September 30, 2010, the available borrowing capacity under this credit facility was $5,047 in Canadian dollars.

 

At the time of the JCG acquisition on December 18, 2009, the Company assumed outstanding letters of credit of $5,600 under an amended credit agreement that expired on February 28, 2010. Upon termination of the credit agreement, the Company made a cash deposit as replacement for the letters of credit.

 

Equipment Loans.  On June 25, 2010, we entered into a loan for the financing of existing equipment for the total aggregate amount of $10,000 and paid a loan commitment fee of 0.5%.  This loan is secured by certain construction and automotive equipment and is payable in equal monthly installments over a five year period. The principal amount of the loan bears interest at 4.12% per annum and may be prepaid after one year, subject to certain prepayment penalties, and after three years without penalty.

 

Under a master loan agreement dated August 2009, we executed an equipment note on June 25, 2010 for an aggregate amount of $10,000.  This note is secured by certain existing construction and automotive equipment and is payable in equal monthly installments over a seven year period. The principal amount of this note bears interest at 4.71% per annum.

 

Subordinated Promissory Note.   In connection with the acquisition of JCG, the Company executed an unsecured Promissory Note on December 18, 2009 in favor of the sellers of JCG with an initial principal amount of $53,500. The Promissory Note is due and payable on December 15, 2014 and bears interest at differing rates until maturity.  For the first 9 months of the term of the note, the Promissory Note bore interest at an annual rate equal to 5%.  For months 10 through 18, the Promissory Note will bear interest at an annual rate of 7%.  For months 19 until the maturity date, the Promissory Note will bear interest at an annual rate of 8%.  Payments of principal and interest will be made on an amortizing basis over 60 months.  The Promissory Note is subordinated to amounts owed to our commercial banks for lines of credit and to our bonding agencies.

 

The Promissory Note may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, and partial prepayment is required in the event the Company completes certain equity financing, receives warrant exercise proceeds or obtains proceeds under certain new indebtedness. As long as more than $10,000 is outstanding under the Promissory Note, we have agreed to not take certain actions without the prior written consent of the Promissory Note holders, including, among others, purchase, acquire, redeem or retire any shares of our common stock. At September 30, 2010, a total of $43,116 was outstanding on the Promissory Note.  The Company made prepayments of the Promissory Note in the amounts of $2,328 in April 2010, $757 in July 2010 and $13,182 in October 2010, using proceeds from the exercise of warrants for the issuance of common stock.

 

Note 13 — Contingent Earnout Liabilities

 

Contingent earnout liabilities consist of following amounts resulting from our acquisitions of JCG and Cravens in the fourth quarter of 2009.

 

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As part of the December 2009 JCG acquisition agreement, the Company agreed to issue $10,000 in common stock to the sellers, contingent upon JCG meeting a specific operating performance target for the year 2010.  The number of shares are calculated by dividing $10,000 by the average closing price of our common stock, as reported on NASDAQ, for the 20 business days prior to December 31, 2010.  Upon meeting the contingency target, the shares of common stock are to be issued at the time the Company’s audited financial statements are available, but in no event later than April 15, 2011.  At December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was $8,190.  The estimated fair value at September 30, 2010 was $9,154. The $964 change in the fair value was a non-cash charge to “other expense” in the consolidated statement of income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.

 

In October 2009, the Company acquired the assets of Cravens Partners, Ltd., a Texas-based provider of civil and utility infrastructure construction services.  The Cravens acquisition included potential consideration for an additional $2,000 in common stock and $500 in cash to the sellers, contingent upon meeting specific operating performance targets for the years 2009, 2010 and 2011.  At December 31, 2009, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was $1,839 of which $750 was current at December 31, 2009.  Upon meeting the 2009 performance target, the Company paid $150 and issued 74.9 shares of common stock in March 2010 with a value of $600.  There was no change to the remaining estimated fair value of $1,089 at September 30, 2010 for the earnout consideration compared to the balance at December 31, 2009.

 

Note 14—Related Party Transactions

 

Primoris has entered into various transactions with Stockdale Investment Group, Inc. (“SIGI”).  Brian Pratt, one of our largest stockholders and our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, also holds a majority interest in SIGI and is the chairman and a director of SIGI.  John M. Perisich, our Senior Vice President and General Counsel, is secretary of SIGI.

 

Primoris leases properties located in Bakersfield, Pittsburg and San Dimas, California and in Pasadena, Texas from SIGI.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company paid $668 and $613, respectively, in lease payments to SIGI for the use of these properties.

 

Primoris leases a property from Roger Newnham, one of our stockholders and a manager at our subsidiary Born Heaters Canada. The property is located in Calgary, Canada. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, Primoris paid $188 and $256, respectively, in lease payments to Mr. Newnham for the use of this property. The term of the lease is through December 31, 2014.

 

The Company owns several non-consolidated investments and has recognized revenues on work performed for those joint ventures.  The Company recognized $83 and $13,158 in related party revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, on the OMPP joint venture.  The Company also recognized $1,281 and $1,020 in related party revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, from the All Day joint venture.  See Note 7— “Equity Method Investments”.

 

Note 15—Income Taxes

 

The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was 42.7% and 39.2% respectively. The rate differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% due primarily to federal and state return to provision adjustments, state income taxes and the “Domestic Production Activity Deduction”.

 

To determine its quarterly provision for income taxes, the Company uses an estimated annual effective tax rate, which is based on expected annual income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available in the various jurisdictions to which the Company is subject. Certain significant or unusual items are separately recognized in the quarter in which they occur and can be a source of variability in the effective tax rate from quarter to quarter.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions, if any, as an income tax expense.

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

The tax years 2007 through 2009 remain open to examination by the United States Internal Revenue Service.  The tax years 2006 through 2009 remain open to examination by the other major taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject.

 

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Note 16—Dividends and Earnings Per Share

 

The Company has declared cash dividends on three occasions during 2010, as follows:

 

·                  On March 4, 2010, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.025 per common share, payable to stockholders of record as of March 31, 2010 and to holders of shares of the Company’s Series A Non-Voting Contingent Convertible Preferred stock (“Preferred Stock”) issued in connection with the December 18, 2009 acquisition of JCG.  The dividend, totaling $1,103, was paid on April 15, 2010.

·                  On May 11, 2010, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.025 per common share, payable to stockholders of record as of June 30, 2010.  On April 12, 2010, the Preferred Stock was converted to common stock and was therefore included as common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2010.  The dividend, totaling $1,107 was paid on July 15, 2010.

·                  On August 6, 2010, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.025 per common share, payable to stockholders of record as of September 30, 2010.  The dividend, totaling $1,173, was paid on October 15, 2010.

 

The table below presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:

 

 

 

Three months
ended September 30,

 

Nine months
ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

7,577

 

$

7,947

 

$

21,362

 

$

22,167

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares for computation of basic earnings per share

 

44,887

 

32,477

 

40,499

 

31,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive effect of warrants and units

 

641

 

1,571

 

1,136

 

650

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive effect of contingently issuable shares (1) (2)

 

 

 

793

 

779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dilutive effect of conversion of Preferred Stock (3)

 

 

 

3,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares for computation of diluted earnings per share

 

45,528

 

34,048

 

45,486

 

33,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.24

 

$

0.53

 

$

0.70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

0.17

 

$

0.23

 

$

0.47

 

$

0.67

 

 


(1)          Represents the effect of 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issued when certain financial targets were met in 2008 and 2009 under the merger agreement between Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. (the Company’s former name) and Primoris Corporation, a privately held Nevada corporation (“Former Primoris”).

 

(2)          Includes the effect of 74.9 shares of common stock that were issued as part of the acquisition of Cravens.  The shares were issued in March 2010 upon meeting a defined performance target in 2009.

 

(3)          Represents the effect of 8,185 shares of common stock that were approved for issuance at a special meeting of the stockholders held on April 12, 2010.  The stockholders approved the issuance of shares of common stock to the holders of 81.8 shares of Preferred Stock and approved the conversion of the Preferred Stock to 8,185 shares of common stock.

 

Note 17—Stockholders’ Equity

 

Preferred stock The Company is authorized to issue 1,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock.  As part of the consideration for the acquisition of JCG, the Company issued 81.8 shares of Preferred Stock to JCG’s former members.  On April 12, 2010, at a special meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders approved the conversion of the 81.8 shares of Preferred Stock into 8,185 shares of common stock.  There are no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding at September 30, 2010.

 

Warrants At September 30, 2010, there were 807 warrants outstanding to purchase the Company’s common stock.  Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $5.00 per share and was exercisable at any time on or prior to October 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT (“Warrant”), unless earlier redeemed by the Company.  From July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010, a total of 2,742 warrants were exercised, with an additional 773 warrants exercised on October 1, 2010, resulting in cash proceeds paid to the Company of $17,576.  The remaining 34 warrants expired unexercised on October 2, 2010.

 

On September 7, 2010, the Company adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan with a broker to facilitate the repurchase of Warrants.  From September 7, 2010 through the plan termination date of September 28, 2010, the broker completed the repurchase of 246 Warrants in accordance with the plan for $277.

 

Unit Purchase Options At September 30, 2010, the Company had 450 Unit Purchase Options (“UPO”) outstanding.  Each UPO entitled the holder to purchase one unit, comprised of one share of common stock and one Warrant, at a price of $8.80 per unit.  The Warrants underlying the UPO’s also expired on October 2, 2010.  As a result, the UPO’s, which will expire on October 2, 2011, now entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $8.80 per share.

 

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Note 18—Commitments and Contingencies

 

Leases The Company leases certain property and equipment under non-cancellable operating leases which expire at various dates through 2019. The leases require the Company to pay all taxes, insurance, maintenance and utilities and are classified as operating leases in accordance with ASC Topic 840-”Leases”.  The leases related to property are with entities related through common ownership by stockholders, officers, and directors of the Company.

 

Total lease expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 amounted to $2,475 and $7,411, respectively, including amounts paid to related parties of $281 and $856, respectively.  Total lease expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 amounted to $1,481 and $4,775, including amounts paid to related parties of $303 and $868, respectively.

 

Letters of credit At September 30, 2010, the Company had letters of credit outstanding of $9,292 and at December 31, 2009, the Company had letters of credit outstanding of $11,989.  The outstanding amounts include the U.S. dollar equivalent for letters of credit issued in Canadian dollars.

 

Litigation— The Company is subject to claims and legal proceedings arising out of its business. Management believes that the Company has meritorious defenses to such claims. Although management is unable to ascertain the ultimate outcome of such matters, after review and consultation with counsel and taking into consideration relevant insurance coverage and related deductibles, management believes that the outcome of these matters will not have a materially adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company.

 

Bonding— At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had bid and completion bonds issued and outstanding totaling approximately $902,373 and $773,762, respectively.

 

Note 19—Reportable Operating Segments

 

Prior to January 1, 2010, the Company reported two operating segments:  the Construction Services segment and the Engineering segment. As a result of the acquisition of JCG and changes in our management structure, the Company changed the reportable operating segments on January 1, 2010, by separating the former Construction Services segment into two separate segments. The prior year information for the Construction Services segment has been reclassified into the new segments. The three new segments are East Construction Services, West Construction Services and Engineering.

 

The East Construction Services segment incorporates the JCG construction business, located primarily in the southeastern United States.  The segment also includes the businesses located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States that were formerly included in the Construction Services segment, including Cardinal Contractors, Inc., Cardinal Mechanical, L.P. and Cravens.

 

The West Construction Services segment includes the construction services performed in the western United States, primarily in the state of California.  Entities included in West Construction Services are ARB, ARB Structures, Inc. and Stellaris, LLC.

 

The Engineering segment remains unchanged and includes the results of Onquest, Inc. and Born Heaters Canada, ULC.

 

In the following tables, all intersegment revenues and gross profit, which were immaterial, have been eliminated.

 

Segment Revenues

 

Revenue by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Segment

 

Revenue

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

Revenue

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Construction Services

 

$

126,876

 

55.0

%

$

13,830

 

13.0

%

West Construction Services

 

86,594

 

37.6

%

80,933

 

75.9

%

Engineering

 

16,887

 

7.4

%

11,848

 

11.1

%

Total

 

$

230,357

 

100.0

%

$

106,611

 

100.0

%

 

Revenue by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

For the Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Segment

 

Revenue

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

Revenue

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Construction Services

 

$

351,583

 

57.8

%

$

42,028

 

12.0

%

West Construction Services

 

216,302

 

35.5

%

263,765

 

75.4

%

Engineering

 

40,641

 

6.7

%

43,978

 

12.6

%

Total

 

$

608,526

 

100.0

%

$

349,771

 

100.0

%

 

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Segment Gross Profit

 

Gross profit by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Segment

 

Gross
Profit

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

Gross
Profit

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Construction Services

 

$

12,889

 

10.1

%

$

1,383

 

10.0

%

West Construction Services

 

12,689

 

14.7

%

17,449

 

21.6

%

Engineering

 

2,302

 

13.6

%

1,322

 

11.2

%

Total

 

$

27,880

 

12.1

%

$

20,154

 

18.9

%

 

Gross profit by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

For the Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Segment

 

Gross
Profit

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

Gross
Profit

 

% of
Segment
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Construction Services

 

$

36,103

 

10.3

%

$

4,441

 

10.6

%

West Construction Services

 

35,081

 

16.2

%

46,663

 

17.7

%

Engineering

 

7,805

 

19.2

%

4,299

 

9.8

%

Total

 

$

78,989

 

13.0

%

$

55,403

 

15.8

%

 

Segment Goodwill

 

The following presents the amount of goodwill recorded by segment at September 30, 2010 and at December 31, 2009.

 

Segment

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Construction Services

 

$

59,272

 

$

57,237

 

West Construction Services

 

 

 

Engineering

 

2,441

 

2,441

 

Total

 

$

61,713

 

$

59,678

 

 

Geographic Region — Revenues and Total Assets

 

Revenue and total assets by geographic area for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Total Assets

 

Country:

 

Revenue

 

% of
Revenue

 

Revenue

 

% of
Revenue

 

September 30,
2010

 

December 31,
2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

 

593,727

 

97.6

%

$

 

332,952

 

95.2

%

$

 

524,563

 

$

 

465,025

 

Non-United States

 

14,799

 

2.4

 

16,819

 

4.8

 

8,905

 

11,002

 

Total

 

$

 

608,526

 

100.0

%

$

 

349,771

 

100.0

%

$

 

533,468

 

$

 

476,027

 

 

All non-United States revenue has been generated in the Engineering Segment.  The table above reflects non-United States revenues generated through our Canadian subsidiary, Born Heaters Canada, ULC.

 

Note 20 — Subsequent Event

 

On November 8, 2010, the Company signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Rockford Corporation (“Rockford”).  Based in Hillsboro (Portland), Oregon, Rockford specializes in large diameter natural gas and liquid pipeline projects and related facilities construction.  Closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary conditions, is expected to occur on or before November 12, 2010, with the effective date of the acquisition retroactive to October 1, 2010.  The sellers include several private equity firms and two senior members of management.

 

Total consideration is approximately $82,600, $64,200 of which will be paid at closing consisting of: $35,000 in cash; $12,500 of the Company’s common stock, the number of shares will be calculated using the average closing stock price for the 20 trading days prior to closing; and three-year $16,700 promissory notes with escalating interest of 5% to 8% with certain prepayment and conversion features. The definitive agreement also contains incentive provisions that could provide additional consideration of cash and Company common stock totaling $18,400 based on Rockford attaining specified financial goals for the three years ending December 31, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

 

The incentive provisions contained in the definitive agreement take into account the impact of a current large Rockford project, as well as results of future work by Rockford’s core operations.  These incentives could provide additional merger consideration of cash and Company common stock totaling $18,400 based on Rockford attaining the following EBITDA measures, as defined in the definitive agreement:

 

·      EBITDA of $9,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2010 would result in the issuance of $4,600 of Company common stock to the sellers.

 

·      EBITDA of $34,000 for the five quarters ending December 31, 2011 would result in additional consideration of $4,600 to the sellers, divided equally between Company common stock and cash.  Should EBITDA for this period meet or exceed $38,000, the sellers would receive additional consideration of $2,300, also divided equally between Company common stock and cash.

 

·      EBITDA of $14,000 for 2012 would result in a cash payment to the sellers of $6,900.

 

For its fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, Rockford generated revenues of approximately $166,000 and an operating profit of approximately $24,000. At September 30, 2010, Rockford’s balance sheet included stockholders’ equity of $39,000, working capital of $16,600, and cash and equivalents of approximately $26,800. After closing, additional financial information will be provided in subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as soon as practicable.

 

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PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010 (“Third Quarter 2010 Report”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements include information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, financing plans, competitive position, industry environment, potential growth opportunities, the effects of regulation and the economy, generally. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends, “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “will,” “would” or similar expressions.

 

Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in detail in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this Third Quarter 2010 Report. You should read this Third Quarter 2010 Report, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and our other filings with the SEC completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.

 

Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and notes thereto included in Part 1, Item 1 of this Third Quarter 2010 Report.

 

Introduction

 

Primoris Services Corporation is a holding company with various subsidiaries that cumulatively form a diversified construction company providing a wide range of construction and product engineering services.  These services include fabrication, maintenance, replacement and other services to major public utilities, petrochemical companies, energy companies, municipalities and other customers.  Our activities are performed primarily in the Southeast and Southwest United States, primarily in Louisiana and California, with strategic presences in Florida, Texas and Canada.

 

We install, replace, repair and rehabilitate natural gas, refined product, water and wastewater pipeline systems, and also construct mechanical facilities and other structures, including power plants, petrochemical facilities, refineries and parking structures. In addition, we provide maintenance services, including inspection, overhaul and emergency repair services, to cogeneration plants, refineries and similar mechanical facilities.

 

Through our acquisition of James Construction Group, LLC (“JCG”) in December 2009, we provide services in heavy civil construction projects, including highway and bridge construction, concrete paving, levee construction, airport runway and taxiway construction and marine facility construction. JCG’s infrastructure and maintenance division provides large earthwork and site development, landfill construction, site remediation and mining support services. JCG’s industrial division, with a client base comprised primarily of private industrial companies, provides all phases of civil and structural construction, mechanical equipment erection, process pipe installation and boiler, furnace and heater installation and repair.

 

Through our subsidiary Onquest, Inc. (“Onquest”), we provide product engineering and design services for fired heaters and furnaces primarily used in refinery applications. Through our subsidiary Cardinal Contractors, Inc., we construct water and wastewater facilities primarily in Florida.

 

On July 1, 2010, we acquired a 50% membership interest in WesPac Energy LLC (“WesPac”), which develops pipeline and terminal projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  The investment is being accounted for under the equity method and is recorded as an investment in non-consolidated entities on our balance sheet.

 

We make our press releases, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K and all other required filings with the SEC available, free of charge through our Internet Web site, as reasonably practical after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Our principal executive offices are located at 26000 Commercentre Drive, Lake Forest, California 92630, and our telephone number is (949) 598-9242. Our Web site address is www.prim.com. The information on our Internet Web site is neither part of nor incorporated by reference into this Third Quarter 2010 Report.

 

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We provide services in three segments: the East Construction Services segment, the West Construction Services segment and the Engineering segment.

 

In prior periods, the Company reported two operating segments:  the Construction Services segment and the Engineering segment. As a result of the acquisition of JCG and changes in the management structure, the Company changed the reportable operating segments on January 1, 2010, by separating the former Construction Services segment into two separate segments. The prior year information for the Construction Services segment has been reclassified into the two new segments. The three segments are outlined as follows:

 

The East Construction Services segment incorporates the JCG construction services business, located primarily in the southern United States, specializing in highway, industrial and environmental projects.  The East Construction Services segment also consists of the businesses located in the Gulf Coast region of the United States that were formerly a part of the Construction Services segment, including Cardinal Contractors, Inc., Cardinal Mechanical, L.P. and Cravens Services, Inc.  The East Construction Services segment provides a range of services that include:

 

·                  Heavy civil construction projects including highway and bridge construction, paving, levee construction, airport runway and taxiway construction and marine facility construction;

·                  Providing large earthwork and site development, site remediation and mining support services;

·                  General construction and construction management of facilities and plants dedicated to water treatment, water reclamation and wastewater treatment and related systems; and

·                  Providing installation and maintenance of infrastructure projects.

 

The West Construction Services segment includes construction services performed in the western United States, primarily in the states of California and Nevada.  The entities that are included in West Construction Services include ARB, ARB Structures, Inc., and Stellaris, LLC. The West Construction Services segment provides a range of services that include:

 

·                  Providing installation of underground pipeline, cable and conduits for entities primarily in the petroleum, petrochemical and gas industries and projects with water/wastewater distribution requirements;

·                  Providing installation and maintenance of industrial facilities for entities in the power, petroleum and petrochemical industries;

·                  Providing installation of complex commercial and industrial cast-in-place structures; and

·                  Providing other earthwork, site development and remediation work.

 

The Engineering segment includes the results of Onquest and Born Heaters Canada, ULC (“Born Heaters”).  The Engineering segment provides services that include:

 

·                  Designing, supplying and installing high-performance furnaces, heaters, burner management systems and related combustion and process technologies for clients in the oil refining, petrochemical and power generation industries; and

·                  Furnishing turn-key project management with technical expertise and the ability to deliver custom product engineering solutions worldwide.

 

The following table provides the historical revenues for the previously reported quarters for 2009 into the three new operating segments.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

June 30,

 

September
30,

 

December
31,

 

Total

 

Segment:

 

2009

 

2009

 

2009

 

2009

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

East Construction Services

 

$

14,739

 

$

13,459

 

$

13,830

 

$

26,987

 

$

69,015

 

West Construction Services

 

90,044

 

92,788

 

80,933

 

76,456

 

340,221

 

Engineering

 

18,767

 

13,363

 

11,848

 

13,796

 

57,774

 

 

 

$

123,550

 

$

119,610

 

$

106,611

 

$

117,239

 

$

467,010

 

 

Material trends and uncertainties

 

We generate our revenue from both large and small construction and product engineering projects. The award of these contracts is dependent on a number of factors, many of which are not within our control. Business in the construction industry is cyclical. We depend in part on spending by companies in the energy and oil and gas industries, as well as on municipal water and wastewater customers. Over the past few years, we have benefited from demand for more efficient and more environmentally friendly energy and power facilities and from the strength of the oil and gas industry.

 

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Current economic conditions in the United States have affected our business during the past year, especially in our Industrial business in California and our water and wastewater business in Florida.  While we currently have adequate backlog and projects to bid, we are uncertain as to how the current economy will impact our clients.  Factors outside of our control may affect the number and size of contracts awarded to us in any particular period.  It is possible that the current uncertainty for our business will continue as the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“ARRA”) of 2009 wanes and Federal highway funding legislation continues to be nearly non-existent.

 

Seasonality and cyclicality

 

Our operating results can be subject to seasonal and cyclical variations. Weather, particularly rain, can impact our ability to perform construction work. Our clients’ budget cycles also may have an impact on the timing of project awards. Accordingly, our financial condition and operating results may vary from quarter-to-quarter.  Absent the awarding of a large project, the combination of weather and budget cycles suggest that revenues tend to be lowest in the first quarter of the year.

 

Results of operations

 

Revenues, gross profit, operating income and net income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands,
except per
share
amounts)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands,
except per
share
amounts)

 

% of
Revenue

 

Revenues

 

$

230,357

 

100.0

%

$

106,611

 

100.0

%

Gross profit

 

27,880

 

12.1

%

20,154

 

18.9

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

14,580

 

6.3

%

7,266

 

6.8

%

Operating income

 

13,300

 

5.8

%

12,888

 

12.1

%

Other income (expense)

 

(81

)

0.0

%

961

 

0.9

%

Income before income taxes

 

13,219

 

5.8

%

13,849

 

13.0

%

Income tax provision

 

(5,642

)

(2.5

)%

(5,123

)

(4.8

)%

Net income from continuing operations

 

$

7,577

 

3.3

%

$

8,726

 

8.2

%

 

Revenues, gross profit, operating income and net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands,
except per
share
amounts)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands,
except per
share
amounts)

 

% of
Revenue

 

Revenues

 

$

608,526

 

100.0

%

$

349,771

 

100.0

%

Gross profit

 

78,989

 

13.0

%

55,403

 

15.8

%

Selling, general and administrative expense

 

43,849

 

7.2

%

22,825

 

6.5

%

Operating income

 

35,140

 

5.8

%

32,578

 

9.3

%

Other income (expense)

 

4

 

%

4,466

 

1.3

%

Income before income taxes

 

35,144

 

5.8

%

37,044

 

10.6

%

Income tax provision

 

(13,782

)

(2.3

)%

(14,077

)

(4.0

)%

Net income from continuing operations

 

$

21,362

 

3.5

%

$

22,967

 

6.6

%

 

Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were $230.4 million, an increase of $123.7 million or 116.1%, compared to the same period in 2009.   The increase in revenues was due primarily to the acquisition of JCG and Cravens in the fourth quarter 2009, which contributed $120.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010.  Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $608.5 million, an increase of $258.8 million, or 74.0%, compared to the same period in 2009.  The acquired businesses contributed $329.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Excluding the impact of the acquired businesses, revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased by $3.6 million, and declined by $70.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period a year ago.  The decreased revenues were across most business lines, but especially in oil and gas pipeline, parking structures and industrial projects in the West Construction segment.  This reflects the impact of a significant decrease of projects that were awarded in 2009.

 

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Gross profit increased by $7.7 million, or 38.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and increased by $23.6 million, or 42.6%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009.  This was due primarily to a $12.3 million and $34.3 million profit contribution from our recent acquisitions in the East Construction Services segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

 

Gross profit as a percent of revenues decreased to 12.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 13.0% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, compared to 18.9% and 15.8% in the same periods of 2009, respectively. The margins were primarily impacted by the typically lower margin percentages on JCG’s heavy civil projects and the lower utilization of equipment and manpower in the West Construction segment.

 

Geographic areas financial information

 

Revenue by geographic area for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was as follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Country:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States

 

$

593,458

 

97.5

%

$

332,952

 

95.2

%

Non—United States

 

15,068

 

2.5

%

16,519

 

4.8

%

Total revenues

 

$

608,526

 

100.0

%

$

349,771

 

100.0

%

 

All non-United States revenue has been generated in the Engineering Segment.  The table above reflects non-United States revenues generated through our Canadian subsidiary, Born Heaters Canada, ULC.

 

Segment results

 

The following discusses the significant factors contributing to the results of our operating segments.

 

East Construction Services Segment

 

Revenue and gross profit for the East Construction Services segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

East Construction Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

126,876

 

 

 

$

13,830

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

12,889

 

10.2

%

1,383

 

10.0

%

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

East Construction Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

351,583

 

 

 

$

42,028

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

36,103

 

10.3

%

4,441

 

10.6

%

 

Revenue for the East Construction Services segment increased by $113.0 million and $309.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009.  This increase was due to the addition of $120.2 million and $329.1 million in revenues attributable to the acquisition of JCG and Cravens in the fourth quarter 2009.  This was partially offset by $7.2 million and $19.5 million decrease in revenue for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010, primarily as a result of reduced revenues on Florida water and wastewater projects.

 

Gross profit for the East Construction Services segment increased by $11.5 million and $31.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, primarily as a result of the $12.2 million and $33.0 million gross margin contribution from the JCG acquisition compared to those of the water and wastewater projects in the same periods in 2009, respectively.  Included in the gross profit amount is intangible amortization expense related to the JCG acquisition of $0.5 million for the three months and $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

 

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Gross profit as a percent of revenues increased to 10.2% during the three months ended September 30, 2010 from 10.0% in the prior year quarter, reflecting the increased margin percentages realized on JCG projects.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, gross profit as a percent of revenues decreased to 10.3% compared to 10.6% in the same period in the prior year due to the typically lower margin percentages on JGC’s projects.

 

West Construction Services Segment

 

Revenue and gross profit for the West Construction Services segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

West Construction Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

86,594

 

 

 

$

80,933

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

12,689

 

14.7

%

17,449

 

21.6

%

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

West Construction Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

216,302

 

 

 

$

263,765

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

35,081

 

16.2

%

46,664

 

17.7

%

 

Revenue for the West Construction Services segment increased by $5.7 million, or 7.0%, and decreased by $47.5 million, or 18.0%, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same periods in 2009. The increase in the quarter ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009, was due to an increase in California underground water and sewer project work of $10.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in activity in the horizontal directional drilling projects and parking structure business.  The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009, was primarily due to a decline in project revenues from oil and gas pipelines of $20.8 million, power plant projects of $12.3 million and parking structure projects of $14.7 million.

 

Gross profit for the West Construction Services decreased by $4.8 million, or 27.3%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 primarily as a result of a decline in gross profit of $2.0 million related to oil and gas pipeline projects and a decline of gross profit of $1.7 million in power plant projects, because of high profit margins in the same period of 2009.  Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased by $11.6 million, or 24.8%, compared to the same period in 2009.  Lower business volume accounts for $7.7 million of the gross profit decrease. The balance of the decrease was due to lower equipment and manpower utilization, primarily in the first quarter of 2010.

 

Gross profit as a percent of revenues decreased to 14.7% during the three months ended September 30, 2010 from 21.6% in the prior year quarter, reflecting high margins in the third quarter of 2009 primarily as a result of the completion of several higher margin projects in the previous year.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, gross profit as a percent of revenues decreased to 16.2% compared to 17.7% in the same period in the prior year primarily due to the completion of several higher margin projects in the third quarter 2009.

 

Engineering Segment

 

Revenue and gross profit for the Engineering segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

16,887

 

 

 

$

11,848

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

2,302

 

13.6

%

1,322

 

11.2

%

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

(Thousands)

 

% of
Revenue

 

Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

$

40,641

 

 

 

$

43,978

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

7,805

 

19.2

%

4,299

 

9.8

%

 

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Revenue for the Engineering segment increased by $5.0 million, or 42.5%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009, due to several new projects begun in the first six months of 2010. Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased by $3.3 million, or 7.6%, compared to the same period in 2009.  This decrease was due to slower activity in the first and second quarters of 2010, compared to the same periods in 2009.

 

Gross profit for the Engineering segment for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased to $2.3 million from $1.3 million for the same period in 2009, an increase of $1.0 million.  Gross margin as a percent of revenues was 13.6% compared to 11.2% for the same period in 2009.  The increase was due primarily to the contribution from several higher than historical margin projects for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased $3.5 million over the same period in 2009, with gross profit as a percent of revenues increasing to 19.2% from 9.8% in the prior year.   A significant portion of the increase was due to improvements in the final costs of several complex projects completed in 2010 compared to the estimated costs for these projects identified in the prior year.  These improvements resulted in a favorable impact to gross profit of $1.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.  Excluding the impact of these projects, gross profit for the current nine month period was $5.9 million, a net decrease of $0.3 million compared to the same period in the prior year.  Excluding the impact of the reversal, gross profit as a percentage of revenues was 14.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 14.0% for the same period in 2009.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased $7.3 million, or 100.7%, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. Of the increased amount, approximately $5.7 million was added by the acquisitions of JCG and Cravens, including $0.9 million for amortization of intangible assets. The balance of the increase of $1.6 million was due primarily to recording $0.1 million gain on the sale of equipment during the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to $1.7 million recorded during the same period in 2009.

 

SG&A increased by $21.0 million, or 92.1%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.  A total of $16.4 million of the increase was due to the acquisitions of JGC and Cravens during the fourth quarter of 2009, including $2.6 million for amortization of intangible assets.  The remaining increase of $4.6 million was primarily due to lower overhead recovery allocation of $2.0 million as a result of reduced Engineering and non-JCG East Construction Segment activities, decreased gain on the sale of equipment of $1.9 million, and increased professional fees incurred as a result of the acquisitions of JCG of $1.0 million.

 

SG&A as a percentage of revenue decreased to 6.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2010, from 6.8% for the same period in 2009 and increased to 7.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 6.5% for the same period in the prior year.  Excluding the impact of amortization of intangible assets for the 2009 acquisitions, SG&A as a percentage of revenues was 5.9% and 6.8% for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2010, respectively.

 

Other income and expense

 

Non-operating income and expense items for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

Income from non-consolidated investments

 

$

1,366

 

$

1,439

 

Foreign exchange gain (loss)

 

80

 

(170

)

Other income (expense)

 

(333

)

 

Interest income

 

151

 

90

 

Interest (expense)

 

(1,345

)

(398

)

Total other income

 

$

(81

)

$

961

 

 

 

 

Nine Months
Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

 

 

 

Income from non-consolidated investments

 

$

4,090

 

$

5,342

 

Foreign exchange gain

 

266

 

33

 

Other expense

 

(964

)

 

Interest income

 

484

 

554

 

Interest expense

 

(3,872

)

(1,463

)

Total other income

 

$

4

 

$

4,466

 

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2010, income from non-consolidated joint ventures was $1.4 million which was primarily due to income from the St.-Bernard Levee Partners joint venture, a construction project near New Orleans, Louisiana.  Income from non-consolidated joint ventures for the same period in 2009 amounted to $1.4 million, which consisted of income of $1.5 million from the Otay Mesa Power Partners (“OMPP”) joint venture, a power plant construction project near San Diego, California and a loss of $0.1 million from All Day Electric, an electrical construction company in Northern California.

 

Income from non-consolidated joint ventures for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 of $4.1 million included $4.4 million from the St.-Bernard Levee Partners joint venture, a loss of $0.1 million for All Day Electric, and $0.1 million loss from Wespac Energy, a developer of pipeline and terminal projects in which the Company acquired a 50% interest in July 2010.  Income for the same period in 2009 was $5.3 million, which included $6.5 million from the OMPP joint venture, reduced by a loss of $0.2 million from All Day Electric and the $1.0 million reserve recorded for a foreign operation which was sold in the fourth quarter of 2009.

 

Foreign exchange gains for both the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and for the same period in 2009 reflect currency exchange fluctuations of the United States dollar compared to the Canadian dollar. Our contracts in Calgary, Canada are sold based on United States dollars, but a portion of the work is paid for with Canadian dollars, which can create a currency exchange difference.

 

Other expense reflects the change in the estimated fair value of the contingent earnout liabilities resulting from the acquisitions of JCG and Cravens in the fourth quarter 2009, which amounted to an expense of $0.3 million for the three months and $1.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, interest expense was $1.3 million and $3.9 million, respectively, compared to $0.4 million and $1.5 million for the same periods in 2009.  The increase over both the prior periods was due primarily to interest payments due on the subordinated debt related to the JCG acquisition.

 

Provision for income taxes

 

Our provision for income tax increased $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to $5.6 million, and decreased $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to $13.8 million, compared to the same periods in 2009.  The tax rate applied in the three months ended September 30, 2010 was 42.7% as compared to 37.0% for the same period in 2009, and 39.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 38.0% for the same period in 2009.  A change in tax rates used depends on a combination of factors, including our estimated full year results and assumptions of our mix of revenues and profits in the various tax jurisdictions throughout the USA and Canada. Additionally, for the three months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded a one time tax charge of $0.8 million.  This charge consists of truing up the tax returns filed for the year ended December 31, 2009 and calculating the look back interest payable on completed lump-sum projects with a sales price in excess of $1 million, and duration of more than two years.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Liquidity represents our ability to pay our liabilities when they become due, fund business operations and meet our contractual obligations.  Our primary sources of liquidity are our cash balances at the beginning of each period and our net cash flow.  In addition to cash flow from operations, we have availability under our lines of credit to augment liquidity needs.  In order to maintain sufficient liquidity, we evaluate our working capital requirements on a regular basis.  We may elect to raise additional capital by issuing common stock, convertible notes, term debt or increasing our credit facility as necessary to fund our operations or to fund the acquisition of new businesses.

 

At September 30, 2010, our balance sheet included net cash and investments of $107.6 million, consisting of net cash of $81.6 million, and $26.0 million in short-term investments.  We currently have the following credit facilities:

 

·                  a $20 million credit facility which expires on October 28, 2013, under which we can issue letters of credit for up to $15 million.  At September 30, 2010, we have issued letters of credit of $4.3 million on this facility, resulting in $15.7 million in available borrowing capacity;

·                  a credit facility of $15 million, with the full borrowing amount available at September 30, 2010, which expires on October 27, 2011; and

·                  a $10 million (Canadian dollars) facility for commercial letters of credit in Canada with an expiration date of December 31, 2012. At September 30, 2010, $5.0 million of letters of credit (Canadian dollars) were outstanding, with $5.0 million available under this credit facility for additional letters of credit.

 

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Cash Flows

 

Cash flows during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are summarized as follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Change in cash:

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

10,121

 

$

22,326

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(29,480

)

5,193

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

11,823

 

(18,190

)

Net cash used by discontinued operations

 

(874

)

(2,920

)

Net change in cash

 

$

(8,410

)

$

6,409

 

 

Operating activities

 

The source of our cash flow from operating activities and the use of a portion of that cash in our operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Income

 

$

35,140

 

$

32,578

 

Depreciation

 

12,575

 

5,918

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

4,291

 

28

 

Gain on sale of property and equipment

 

(1,352

)

(3,183

)

Net deferred tax

 

(1,598

)

(591

)

Changes in assets and liabilities

 

(30,511

)

(871

)

Non-consolidated entity distributions

 

8,480

 

3,400

 

Foreign exchange gain

 

266

 

33

 

Other income (expense)

 

(964

)

 

Change in contingent earnout liabilities

 

964

 

 

Interest income

 

484

 

554

 

Interest expense

 

(3,872

)

(1,463

)

Provision for income taxes

 

(13,782

)

(14,077

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

$

10,121

 

$

22,326

 

 

Cash flow provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased by $12.2 million compared to the same period in 2009 due primarily to the increased use of cash related to changes in assets and liabilities of $29.5 million. This was partially offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization of intangible assets of $10.9 million as a result of the contribution of the JCG acquisition and interest expense of $2.4 million.

 

The changes in assets and liabilities decreased operating cash flow by $30.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010, primarily as a result of the acquisition of JCG.  The JCG acquisition increased accounts receivable by $35.4 million, offset by a $9.1 million increase in accounts payable, for a net increase of working capital of $26.3 million.

 

The components of the $30.5 million change in assets and liabilities, including the impact of the JCG acquisition, are included in the consolidated statements of cash flow. The following summarizes the significant changes:

 

·                  a $40.5 million increase in accounts receivable. At September 30, 2010, accounts receivable represented 27.9% of total assets.  We continue to have an excellent collection history for our receivables and have certain lien rights that can provide additional security for collection;

·                  a $14.2 million increase in accounts payable (including $9.1 million increase due to the JCG acquisition);

·                  costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings increased by $11.9 million;

·                  billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings increased by $8.3 million;

·                  inventory, prepaid expenses and other current assets increased by $4.7 million;

·                  other long-term liabilities increased by $4.0 million;

·                  accrued expenses and other current liabilities increased by $2.4 million; and

·                    a $2.3 million increase in customer retention deposits.

 

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Investing activities

 

During the nine month ended September 30, 2010, we purchased property and equipment for $17.8 million in cash, compared to $8.0 million during the same period in 2009. These purchases were principally for construction equipment, including the purchase of an equipment yard for $7.3 million in the Los Angeles area.  We believe the ownership of equipment is generally preferable to renting equipment on a project by project basis, as ownership helps to ensure the equipment is available for our workloads when needed. In addition, ownership has historically resulted in lower overall equipment costs.

 

As part of our cash management program, we sold $4.1 million in short term investments during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Our short term investments consist primarily of CDs purchased through the CDARS (Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service) program to provide FDIC backing of the CDs.

 

In July 2010, we acquired a 50% interest in Wespac Energy, LLC for $18.1 million, which develops pipeline and terminal projects in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  The investment is being accounted for under the equity method and is included on the balance sheet as investment in non-consolidated entities at September 30, 2010.

 

Financing activities

 

Financing activities provided $11.8 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Significant transactions using cash flows from financing activities included:

 

·                    Proceeds from $20.0 million in long term debt for equipment financing.  We secured these borrowings with existing equipment.

 

·                  Cash distributions of $2.0 million were paid to the former members of JCG in January 2010. We provided this distribution to the former members of JCG, principally to allow them to pay their personal income tax liability stemming from the JCG profits prior to the December 2009 acquisition. This final distribution to the former members of JCG was made in accordance with the terms of the acquisition agreement.

 

·                  $10.1 million in repayment of long-term debt and capital leases during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

·                    $10.4 million in payment of the subordinated note related to the JCG acquisition.

 

·                  $3.2 million was paid as dividends to our stockholders during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, representing an annualized dividend rate of $0.10 per share of common stock (or $0.075 per share of common stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2010).

 

·                  $17.8 million was received upon the conversion of warrants to common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

 

Capital requirements

 

We believe that we will be able to support our ongoing working capital needs for the next twelve months using cash on hand, short term investments, operating cash flows and the availability under our existing credit facilities.

 

Common stock

 

On July 31, 2008, the Company completed the merger (“Merger”) of Rhapsody Acquisition Corp. (the Company’s former name) and Primoris Corporation, a privately held Nevada corporation (“Former Primoris”).  The July 2008 merger agreement provided that the Former Primoris stockholders would receive up to an additional 5.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock, contingent upon the combined company attaining certain financial targets in 2008 and 2009. The Company achieved the specified financial milestones for both 2009 and 2008.  As a result, 2.5 million shares of common stock were issued to Former Primoris stockholders in March 2009 and 2.5 million shares of common stock were issued to Former Primoris stockholders in March 2010.

 

As part of the consideration for the acquisition of JCG, the Company issued 81,852.78 shares of Preferred Stock to JCG’s former members.  On April 12, 2010, at a special meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders approved the conversion of the 81,852.78 shares of Preferred Stock into an aggregate of 8.18 million shares of common stock.

 

At September 30, 2010, there were 806,870 warrants outstanding to purchase the Company’s common stock.  Each warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $5.00 per share and was exercisable at any time on or prior to October 2, 2010 at 5:00 PM EDT (“Warrant”), unless earlier redeemed by the Company.  From July 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010, a total of 2,742,154 warrants were exercised, with an additional 773,126 warrants exercised on October 1, 2010, resulting in cash proceeds paid to the Company of $17,576,400.  The remaining 33,744 warrants expired unexercised on October 2, 2010.

 

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On September 7, 2010, the Company adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan with a broker to facilitate the repurchase of Warrants.  From September 7, 2010 through the plan termination date of September 28, 2010, the broker completed the repurchase of 245,846 Warrants in accordance with the plan for $277,000.

 

At September 30, 2010, the Company had 450,000 Unit Purchase Options (“UPO”) outstanding.  Each UPO entitled the holder to purchase one unit, comprised of one share of common stock and one Warrant, at a price of $8.80 per unit.  The Warrants underlying the UPO’s also expired on October 2, 2010.  As a result, the UPO’s, which will expire on October 2, 2011, now entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $8.80 per share.

 

Credit agreements

 

On October 28, 2009, we entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Agreement”) with The PrivateBank and Trust Company (the “Lender”) for a revolving line of credit in the total aggregate amount of $35.0 million.  The Agreement was amended on September 30, 2010 to extend the maturity dates of the two revolving loans provided under the Agreement.  The maturity dates, as amended, are as follows:

 

·                  a revolving loan in the amount of $20.0 million (the “Revolving Loan A”), with a maturity date of October 26, 2013; and

·                  a revolving loan in the amount of $15.0 million (the “Revolving Loan B”), with a maturity date of October 26, 2011.

 

The Lender has agreed to issue for our account letters of credit of up to $15.0 million under Revolving Loan A.  At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, total commercial letters of credit outstanding under Revolving Loan A totaled $4.3 million and $0.85 million, respectively.  There were no other borrowings under these two lines during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, leaving available borrowing capacity under Revolving Loan A at $15.7 million and $15.0 million under Revolving Loan B.  The letters of credit may from time to time cover the risk of insurance deductible programs and can be drawn upon by the insurance company if we fail to pay the deductible of certain insurance policies in case of a claim.

 

The principal amount of each of Revolving Loan A and Revolving Loan B will bear interest at either: (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin as specified in the Agreement, or (ii) the prime rate announced by the Lender plus an applicable margin as specified in the Agreement. The principal amount of any loan bearing interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin may not be prepaid at any time without being subject to certain penalties. There is no prepayment penalty for any loan bearing interest at the prime rate announced by the Lender plus an applicable margin.

 

All loans made by the Lender under the Agreement are secured by our assets, including, among others, our cash, inventory, goods, equipment (excluding equipment subject to certain permitted liens) and accounts receivable. Certain of our subsidiaries have executed joint and several guaranties in favor of the Lender for all amounts under the Agreement.  The Agreement and the line of credit facilities contain various restrictive covenants, including, among others, restrictions on investments, capital expenditures, minimum tangible net worth and debt service coverage requirements.  The Company was in compliance with its restrictive covenants as of September 30, 2010.

 

In January 2008, the Company entered into a credit facility (as amended) for purposes of issuing commercial letters of credit in Canada, for an amount of up to $10.0 million in Canadian dollars. The credit facility with a Canadian bank is for a term of 5 years, and provides for an annual fee of 1% for any issued and outstanding commercial letters of credit. Letters of credit can be denominated in either Canadian or U.S. dollars. At September 30, 2010, total commercial letters of credit outstanding under this credit facility totaled $5.0 million in Canadian dollars and $5.5 million in Canadian dollars at December 31, 2009.  As of September 30, 2010, the available borrowing capacity under this credit facility was $5.0 million in Canadian dollars.

 

Born Heaters Canada, one of our subsidiaries, has entered into contracts for the delivery of engineered equipment, which require letters of credit. These letters of credit may be drawn upon by the client in instances where Born Heaters Canada fails to provide the contracted services or equipment. Most of these letters of credit are for Canadian exports, of which 90% is guaranteed by the Economic Development Bank of Canada against “unfair” calling.

 

At the time of the JCG acquisition on December 18, 2009, the Company assumed outstanding letters of credit of $5.6 million under an amended credit agreement that expired on February 28, 2010. Upon termination of the credit agreement, the Company made a cash deposit as replacement for the letters of credit, and is recorded as a prepaid asset on the Company’s balance sheet.

 

Related party transactions

 

We have entered into various transactions with Stockdale Investment Group, Inc. (“SIGI”). Brian Pratt, one of our largest stockholders and our Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, holds a majority interest in SIGI and is the chairman and a director of SIGI. In addition, John M. Perisich, our Senior Vice President and General Counsel, is secretary of SIGI.

 

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We lease properties located in Bakersfield, Pittsburg and San Dimas, California, and in Pasadena, Texas for SIGI.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we paid $0.67 million and $0.61 million, respectively, in lease payments to SIGI for the use of these properties. These leases with SIGI were entered into on similar terms that we believe would have been negotiated with an independent third party.  Also, SIGI occupies certain space in our corporate offices and pays a pro rata portion of facility costs based on square footage occupied.

 

We lease a property from Roger Newnham, a manager at our subsidiary, Born Heaters Canada. The property is located in Calgary, Canada.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, we paid $0.19 million and $0.26 million, respectively, in lease payments to Mr. Newnham for the use of this property. The three-year lease for the Calgary property began in October 2005 and has been renewed and extended until December 31, 2014.

 

We own several non-consolidated investments and we recognized revenues on work performed for those joint ventures.  ARB recognized $0.08 million and $13.2 million in project revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, on the OMPP joint venture. ARB also recognized $1.3 million and $1.0 million in project revenues during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively on the All Day joint venture.

 

Contractual obligations

 

At September 30, 2010, we had $54.7 million of outstanding debt and capital lease obligations, and $43.1 million of subordinated debt.

 

A summary of contractual obligations at September 30, 2010 were as follows:

 

Payments due by period

 

Total

 

1 Year

 

2-3 Years

 

4-5 Years

 

After
5 Years

 

 

 

(Thousands)

 

Debt and capital lease obligations

 

$

54,660

 

$

12,047

 

$

24,462

 

$

15,334

 

$

2,817

 

Interest on debt and capital lease obligations

 

6,531

 

2,500

 

3,177

 

731

 

123

 

Subordinated debt

 

43,116

 

23,952

 

19,164

 

 

 

Interest on subordinated debt

 

3,201

 

1,886

 

1,315

 

 

 

Equipment operating leases

 

5,565

 

3,928

 

1,637

 

 

 

Real property leases

 

11,123

 

1,900

 

2,506

 

1,916

 

4,801

 

Real property leases—related parties

 

7,254

 

1,138

 

2,372

 

1,985

 

1,758

 

 

 

$

131,450

 

$

47,351

 

$

54,633

 

$

19,966

 

$

9,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stand-by letters of credit

 

$

9,292

 

$

2,147

 

$

3,383

 

$

3,762

 

$

 

 

The interest amount above represents interest payments for our fixed rate debt assuming that principal payments are made as originally scheduled.

 

Off balance sheet transactions

 

The following represent transactions, obligations or relationships that could be considered material off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

·                  Letters of credit issued under our lines of credit. At September 30, 2010, we had letters of credit outstanding of $9.3 million.

 

·                  Equipment operating leases with a balance of $5.6 million at September 30, 2010.

 

·                  In the ordinary course of our business, we may be required by our customers to post surety bid or completion bonds in connection with services that we provide. At September 30, 2010 we had $902.4 million in outstanding bonds.

 

Backlog

 

In the industries in which we operate, backlog can be considered an indicator of potential future performance because it represents a portion of the future revenue stream. Different companies in our industry define backlog differently. We consider backlog as the anticipated revenue from the uncompleted portions of existing contracts. We calculate backlog differently for different types of contracts. For our fixed price and fixed unit price contracts, we include the full remaining portion of the contract in our calculation. We do not include time-and-equipment, time-and-materials and cost-plus contracts in the calculation of backlog, as their ultimate revenue amount is difficult to determine.

 

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Any contract, including fixed price contracts, may be terminated by our customers on relatively short notice. In the event of a project cancellation, we may be reimbursed for certain costs, but typically, we have no contractual right to the total revenues reflected in backlog. Projects may remain in backlog for extended periods of time, especially with the longer-term nature of the JCG heavy civil highway projects.

 

At September 30, 2010, our total backlog was $967.5 million representing an increase of $172.1 million, or 21.6%, from our total backlog of $795.4 million at December 31, 2009. We expect that approximately $187.3 million, or 19.4%, of the total backlog at September 30, 2010, will be recognized as revenue during the remainder of 2010, with $107.2 million expected for the East Construction segment, $67.6 million for the West Construction segment and $12.5 million for the Engineering segment.

 

Backlog by operating segment at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:

 

 

 

September 30, 2010

 

As Adjusted (1)
December 31, 2009

 

As Reported
December 31, 2009

 

 

 

Amount

 

Percentage

 

Amount

 

Percentage

 

Amount

 

Percentage

 

 

 

(Thousands, except % amounts)

 

Segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East Construction Services

 

$

649,355

 

67.1

%

$

572,545

 

74.8

%

$

572,545

 

72.0

%

West Construction Services

 

271,149

 

28.0

%

136,722

 

17.9

%

166,822

 

21.0

%

Engineering

 

47,026

 

4.9

%

56,012

 

7.3

%

56,012

 

7.0

%

 

 

$

967,530

 

100.0

%

$

765,279

 

100.0

%

$

795,379

 

100.0

%

 


(1)                      In July 2009, we announced demobilization of a construction project at Chevron Corp’s Richmond Refinery located on Contra Costa, California.  The project was performed under a contract from Praxair, Inc. At December 31, 2009, approximately $40 million was included in the backlog amount shown for West Construction Services segment.

 

In April 2010, the California Court of Appeals ruled that there were deficiencies in the Environment Impact Report for the project, and at the same time, Praxair, Inc. provided us with a notice of termination for the project.  In accordance with the terms of our contract, the project converted from a fixed price contract to a reimbursed cost plus margin contract.  Due to the termination, we adjusted our cost estimates for the contract and reduced the contingent amounts normally associated with fixed price contracts, which resulted in a reduction of approximately $30 million in our backlog amount at December 31, 2009, as set forth in the table above.  In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recognized revenues of $10.1 million related to this project and at September 30, 2010 have a remaining backlog amount of $0.01 million for this project.

 

In accordance with the terms of the contract, Praxair, Inc. has engaged a firm to perform an audit of the costs related to the project.  We do not anticipate that the results of the audit will have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

Our backlog at any point in time may not accurately represent the revenue that we expect to realize during any period. Additionally, our backlog at the end of the period may not be indicative of the revenue we expect to earn over the course of the following twelve months.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

In the ordinary course of business, we are exposed to risks related to market conditions. These risks primarily include fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. We may seek to manage these risks through the use of financial derivative instruments. These instruments may include foreign currency exchange contracts and interest rate swaps.

 

We do not execute transactions or use financial derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. We enter into transactions with counter parties that are generally financial institutions in a matter to limit significant exposure with any one party.

 

The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, long-term debt and accounts payable and accrued liabilities shown in the consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 due to the generally short maturities of these items. At September 30, 2010, we invested primarily in short-term dollar denominated bank deposits. We expect to hold our investments to maturity.

 

At September 30, 2010, all of our long-term debt was under fixed interest rates.

 

At September 30, 2010, we had no derivative financial instrument for the purpose of hedging future currency exchange rates in Canadian dollars. We intend to continue to hedge foreign currency risks in those situations where we believe such transactions are prudent.

 

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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of September 30, 2010, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer (“CEO”) and chief financial officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures”, as such term is defined under Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e).

 

Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, at September 30, 2010, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.  The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their stated objectives.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

During the last fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2010, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we are subject to claims and legal proceedings arising out of our business. Our management believes that we have meritorious defenses to such claims. Although we are unable to ascertain the ultimate outcome of such matters, after review and consultation with counsel and taking into consideration relevant insurance coverage and related deductibles, our management believes that the outcome of these matters will not have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this Report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in the section entitled “ Risk Factors “ in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, which to our knowledge have not materially changed. Those risks, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results, are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

On September 7, 2010, we adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan with CJS Securities, Inc. to facilitate the repurchase of up to $2.0 million of our common stock purchase warrants (“Warrants”).  Each Warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $5.00 per share and was exercisable at any time on or prior to October 2, 2010, unless earlier redeemed.

 

The following lists the purchases made:

 

 

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

(d)

 

Period

 

Total Number
of Warrants
Purchased

 

Average Price
Paid per Warrant

 

Total Number of
Warrants
Purchased as Part
of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs

 

Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans
or Programs

 

July 1, 2010 through July 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

$

 

August 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010

 

 

 

 

$

 

September 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010

 

245,846

 

$

1.13

 

245,846

 

$

 

 

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Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4.  (Removed and Reserved).

 

Item 5.  Other Information.

 

None.

 

Item 6.  Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

 

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (*)

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (*)

32.1

 

Section 1350 Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer (*)

32.2

 

Section 1350 Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer (*)

 


(*)                                 Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 

PRIMORIS SERVICES CORPORATION

 

 

Date:  November 9, 2010

/s/ PETER J. MOERBEEK

 

Peter J. Moerbeek
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBITS ATTACHED TO THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer

32.1

 

Section 1350 Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer

32.2

 

Section 1350 Certification by the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer

 

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