PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., April 8, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mistras Group, Inc. (NYSE:MG), a leading "one source" global provider of technology-enabled asset protection solutions, today reported financial results for its third quarter and first nine months of fiscal year 2014, which ended February 28, 2014. During its third quarter, the Company's revenues increased 13.5% over prior year, reaching $151.7 million. Net income for the third quarter was $1.2 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared with net income of $2.8 million or $0.09 per diluted share in the prior year period. Excluding acquisition-related items, net income in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 was $1.8 million or $0.06 per diluted share, compared with $1.9 million or $0.06 per diluted share in the prior year's third quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $12.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2014 compared with $12.5 million in the prior year period. During the first nine months of fiscal year 2014, the Company's revenues grew 15.5% over prior year, reaching $444.3 million. Net income for the first nine months was $16.1 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared with $16.2 million or $0.56 per diluted share in the prior year period. Excluding acquisition-related items, net income for the first nine months of fiscal year 2014 was $15.0 million or $0.51 per diluted share, compared with $15.7 million or $0.54 per diluted share in the prior year. Adjusted EBITDA was $51.1 million for the first nine months of fiscal year 2014 compared with $51.8 million in the prior year period. The Company's operations and profitability were adversely impacted by several factors during the third quarter of fiscal year 2014, including shut-downs of numerous customer work sites caused primarily by bad weather, start-up costs related to two important contracts, other one-time costs and weak international results. We believe that the combined impact of these factors reduced Adjusted EBITDA by approximately $3 million and net income by approximately $1.8 million, or $0.06 per diluted share. Financial Highlights: Revenues Gross Profit Operating Cash Flow Sotirios Vahaviolos, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, "Our third quarter results and organic revenue growth for Services were strong, considering the magnitude of the adverse weather conditions and the start-up costs we incurred to fully staff-up for our recent contract win in Alaska and to prepare for a new contract that we just signed with a major integrated energy company with significant operations in the Canadian oil sands region. The impact of these factors was not fully expected in the Company's previous earnings guidance. International results were likewise weaker than expected, due primarily to the timing of customer start-up for recent contract wins." "We remain bullish about the continued health and growth prospects of the North American oil & gas and chemical industries for the next several years, driven both by consumer demand for energy and our customers' needs to improve safety and comply with stringent environmental regulations. Our recent contract wins continue to demonstrate the market's receptivity toward our employees and our company's value based service offerings." Dr. Vahaviolos added, "Customer feedback indicates that the new Canadian contract win could become one of our largest contracts. Because of the tremendous importance of this new opportunity, we anticipate that our investments made thus far in Canada will intensify during the fourth quarter, in order to ensure that we are poised to begin realizing this opportunity in a meaningful way during our coming fiscal year 2015 and beyond. The Company is therefore reducing its earnings guidance for the remainder of fiscal year 2014 due primarily to the impacts of this additional investment, combined with the third quarter profit shortfall." Outlook and Guidance for Fiscal 2014 The Company is adjusting its previously issued guidance for fiscal 2014 revenues and Adjusted EBITDA. Previously the Company expected revenue to be in the range of from $590 million to $615 million, and Adjusted EBITDA to be in the range of $77 million to $83 million. The Company now expects that its revenue will be in the range of $600 million to $615 million, and Adjusted EBITDA will be in a range of from $70 million to $74 million. Conference Call In connection with this release, Mistras will hold a conference call on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern). The call will be broadcast over the Web and can be accessed on Mistras' Website, www.mistrasgroup.com. Individuals in the U.S. wishing to participate in the conference call by phone may call 1-800-706-7745 and use confirmation code 75137255 when prompted. The International dial-in number is 1-617-614-3472. About Mistras Group, Inc. Mistras offers one of the broadest "one source" services and technology-enabled asset protection solution portfolios in the industry used to evaluate the structural integrity of energy, industrial and public infrastructure. Mission critical services and solutions are delivered globally and provide customers with the ability to extend the useful life of their assets, improve productivity and profitability, comply with government safety and environmental regulations and enhance risk management operational decisions. Mistras uniquely combines its industry leading products and technologies - 24/7 on-line monitoring of critical assets; mechanical integrity ("MI") and non-destructive testing ("NDT") services; destructive testing services; and its proprietary world class data warehousing and analysis software - to provide comprehensive and competitive products, systems and services solutions from a single source provider. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.mistrasgroup.com. Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements Certain statements made in this press release are "forward-looking statements" about Mistras' financial results and estimates, products and services, business model, strategy, growth opportunities, profitability and competitive position, and other matters. These forward-looking statements generally use words such as "future," "possible," "potential," "targeted," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "predict," "project," "will," "may," "should," "could," "would" and other similar words and phrases. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times at, or by which, such performance or results will be achieved, if at all. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in these statements. A list, description and discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2013, as updated by our reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and Mistras undertakes no obligation to update such statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Use of Non-GAAP Measures The term "Adjusted EBITDA" used in this release is a financial measurement not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. ("US GAAP"). A Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to a financial measurement under US GAAP is set forth in a table attached to this press release. In addition, the Company has also included in the attached tables non-GAAP measurements "EBITDA", "Segment and Total Company Income from Operations before Acquisition-Related Expense (Benefit), net", "Net Income Excluding Acquisition-related Items" and "Diluted EPS Excluding Acquisition-related Items," reconciling these measurements to financial measurements under US GAAP. The Company believes that investors and other users of the financial statements benefit from the presentation of these non-GAAP measurements because they provide additional metrics to compare the Company's operating performance on a consistent basis and measure underlying trends and results of the Company's business.Mistras Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share and per share data) (unaudited) February 28, 2014 May 31, 2013 ASSETS Current Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 9,950 $ 7,802 Accounts receivable, net 126,304 108,554 Inventories 12,516 12,504 Deferred income taxes 3,029 2,621 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 14,637 8,156 Total current assets 166,436 139,637 Property, plant and equipment, net 74,428 68,419 Intangible assets, net 52,180 51,992 Goodwill 132,321 115,270 Other assets 1,352 1,342 Total assets $ 426,717 $ 376,660 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current Liabilities Accounts payable $ 11,078 $ 8,490 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 48,212 47,839 Current portion of long-term debt 7,542 7,418 Current portion of capital lease obligations 7,147 6,766 Income taxes payable 1,485 1,703 Total current liabilities 75,464 72,216 Long-term debt, net of current portion 73,883 52,849 Obligations under capital leases, net of current portion 13,036 10,923 Deferred income taxes 13,862 11,614 Other long-term liabilities 19,152 18,778 Total liabilities 195,397 166,380 Commitments and contingencies Equity Preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized -- -- Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized 284 282 Additional paid-in capital 199,254 195,241 Retained earnings 35,081 18,982 Accumulated other comprehensive loss (3,573) (4,452) Total Mistras Group, Inc. stockholders' equity 231,046 210,053 Noncontrolling interests 274 227 Total equity 231,320 210,280 Total liabilities and equity $ 426,717 $ 376,660 Mistras Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands, except per share data) Three months ended February 28, Nine months ended February 28, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Revenues: Services $ 142,967 $ 124,510 $ 414,448 $ 351,466 Products and systems 8,760 9,151 29,872 33,311 Total revenues 151,727 133,661 444,320 384,777 Cost of revenues: Cost of services 104,196 91,209 291,680 248,769 Cost of products and systems sold 3,702 3,527 12,965 13,022 Depreciation related to services 4,257 4,465 12,333 12,565 Depreciation related to products and systems 272 254 788 593 Total cost of revenues 112,427 99,455 317,766 274,949 Gross profit 39,300 34,206 126,554 109,828 Selling, general and administrative expenses 31,794 27,209 90,342 74,063 Research and engineering 757 754 2,186 1,801 Depreciation and amortization 2,771 2,473 7,729 6,535 Acquisition-related expense, net 978 (1,212) (1,530) (1,006) Income from operations 3,000 4,982 27,827 28,435 Interest expense 792 882 2,309 2,458 Income before provision for income taxes 2,208 4,100 25,518 25,977 Provision for income taxes 984 1,349 9,375 9,749 Net income 1,224 2,751 16,143 16,228 Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes (23) -- (44) (33) Net income attributable to Mistras Group, Inc. $ 1,201 $ 2,751 $ 16,099 $ 16,195 Earnings per common share Basic $ 0.04 $ 0.10 $ 0.57 $ 0.58 Diluted $ 0.04 $ 0.09 $ 0.55 $ 0.56 Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic 28,396 28,175 28,338 28,121 Diluted 29,374 29,101 29,249 29,078 Mistras Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Unaudited Operating Data by Segment (in thousands) Three months ended February 28, Nine months ended February 28, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Revenues Services $ 109,122 $ 90,537 $ 313,794 $ 278,147 International 38,064 37,516 119,032 88,722 Products and Systems 7,610 7,645 22,799 25,618 Corporate and eliminations (3,069) (2,037) (11,305) (7,710) $ 151,727 $ 133,661 $ 444,320 $ 384,777 Three months ended February 28, Nine months ended February 28, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Gross profit Services $ 26,216 $ 20,496 $ 83,881 $ 72,128 International 10,086 9,851 33,499 24,231 Products and Systems 3,674 3,790 9,776 13,010 Corporate and eliminations (676) 69 (602) 459 $ 39,300 $ 34,206 $ 126,554 $ 109,828 Mistras Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Unaudited Reconciliation of Segment and Total Company Income (Loss) from Operations before Acquisition-Related Expense (Benefit), net (non-GAAP) to Segment and Total Company Income (Loss) from Operations (GAAP) (in thousands) Three months ended February 28, Nine months ended February 28, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Services: Income from operations before acquisition-related expense, net (non-GAAP) $ 7,759 $ 6,755 $ 33,161 $ 29,752 Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net 307 462 463 1,155 Income from operations (GAAP) 7,452 6,293 32,698 28,597 International: Income from operations before acquisition-related expense, net (non-GAAP) $ 189 $ 855 $ 5,526 $ 3,907 Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net 105 269 (3,666) 450 Income from operations (GAAP) 84 586 9,192 3,457 Products and Systems: Income from operations before acquisition-related expense, net (non-GAAP) $ 87 $ 576 $ 112 $ 4,054 Acquisition-related (benefit), net -- (1,123) (1,035) (2,427) Income from operations (GAAP) 87 1,699 1,147 6,481 Corporate and Eliminations: Income from operations before acquisition-related (benefit), net (non-GAAP) $ (4,057) $ (4,416) $ (12,502) $ (10,284) Acquisition-related expense, net 566 (820) 2,708 (184) (Loss) from operations (GAAP) (4,623) (3,596) (15,210) (10,100) Total Company Income from operations before acquisition-related expense, net (non-GAAP) $ 3,978 $ 3,770 $ 26,297 $ 27,429 Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net 978 (1,212) (1,530) (1,006) Income from operations (GAAP) 3,000 4,982 27,827 28,435 Mistras Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Unaudited Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands) Three months ended February 28, Nine months ended February 28, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net Income $ 1,224 $ 2,751 $ 16,143 $ 16,228 Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of taxes (23) -- (44) (33) Net income attributable to Mistras Group, Inc. $ 1,201 $ 2,751 $ 16,099 $ 16,195 Interest expense 792 882 2,309 2,458 Provision for income taxes 984 1,349 9,375 9,749 Depreciation and amortization 7,300 7,192 20,850 19,693 EBITDA $ 10,277 $ 12,174 $ 48,633 $ 48,095 Share-based compensation expense 1,266 1,544 4,013 4,749 Acquisition-related expense, net 978 (1,212) (1,530) (1,006) Adjusted EBITDA $ 12,521 $ 12,506 $ 51,116 $ 51,838 Mistras Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Unaudited Reconciliation of Net Income (GAAP) and Diluted Earnings Per Share (GAAP) to Net Income Excluding Acquisition-related Items (non-GAAP) and Diluted EPS Excluding Acquisition-related Items (non-GAAP) (in thousands except per share data) Three months ended February 28, Nine months ended February 28, 2014 2013 2014 2013 Net income (GAAP) $ 1,224 $ 2,751 $ 16,143 $ 16,228 Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net of tax 597 (812) (1,158) (525) Net Income Excluding Acquisition-related Items (non-GAAP) $ 1,821 $ 1,939 $ 14,985 $ 15,703 Diluted earnings per common share (GAAP) $ 0.04 $ 0.09 $ 0.55 $ 0.56 Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net 0.02 (0.03) (0.04) (0.02) Diluted EPS Excluding Acquisition-related Items (non-GAAP) $ 0.06 $ 0.06 $ 0.51 $ 0.54 Note: Acquisition-related expense (benefit), net of tax, includes income tax (benefit)/expense of $(381) thousand and $400 thousand for the three months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively and $372 thousand and $481 thousand for the nine months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The aforementioned tax expense are reflective of non-deductible and non-taxable tax differences related to acquisitions of common stock. CONTACT: Media Contact:
Nestor S. Makarigakis,
Group Director of Marketing Communications
marcom@mistrasgroup.com
1(609)716-4000
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