CB&I Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results
Posted on July 27, 2010 at 16:01 PM EDT

CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today reported net income of $47.3 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2010. Revenue for the quarter was $916 million, up from $869 million in the first quarter of 2010.

New awards totaled $916 million for the quarter, including a new gas processing plant in California, an olefins technology license in China, a gas storage tank project in Abu Dhabi and a concept development award for an LNG liquefaction project in Russia. As of June 30, CB&I’s total backlog was $6.8 billion and cash and cash equivalents totaled $300 million.

During the quarter, CB&I repurchased approximately 2.2 million shares of common stock for $40.7 million. CB&I also recently completed a 4-year, $1.1 billion, committed and unsecured revolving credit facility. The amended credit facility provides liquidity for working capital, mergers and acquisitions, as well as letters of credit in support of project awards.

“It was a very good quarter with solid earnings and strong operating results across all sectors,” said Philip K. Asherman, President and CEO. “Based on the quality of our backlog and our continuing confidence in the global markets we serve, we are raising our 2010 full year earnings guidance to $1.75 to $1.90 per share.”

Earnings Conference Call

CB&I will host a webcast on July 27 at 4:00 p.m. CDT (5:00 p.m. EDT) to discuss financial and operating results, and answer questions from investors. The webcast is available at www.CBI.comInvestor Relations/Investor Highlights.

About CB&I

CB&I designs, engineers and constructs some of the world’s largest energy infrastructure projects, providing a full spectrum of EPC solutions and proven process technologies. Drawing upon more than a century of experience and the expertise of approximately 16,000 employees worldwide, CB&I safely and reliably executes more than 600 projects a year through its three business sectors: CB&I Lummus builds upstream and downstream oil & gas projects, LNG liquefaction and regasification terminals, and a wide range of other energy related projects; CB&I Steel Plate Structures designs, fabricates and constructs storage tanks and containment vessels and their associated systems for the oil & gas, water & wastewater, mining and nuclear industries; Lummus Technology capitalizes on more than 1,500 patents and patent applications to provide process technologies, catalysts and specialty equipment for petrochemical facilities, oil refineries and gas processing plants. For more information, visit www.CBI.com. If you would like to be added to CB&I’s news release email distribution list, visit www.cbi.com/news.

Forward-Looking Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding CB&I and represents our expectations and beliefs concerning future events. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. When considering any statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or use or contain words, terms, phrases, or expressions such as “achieve”, “forecast”, “plan”, “propose”, “strategy”, “envision”, “hope”, “will”, “continue”, “potential”, “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “project”, “estimate”, “predict”, “intend”, “should”, “could”, “may”, “might”, or similar forward-looking statements, we refer you to the cautionary statements concerning risk factors and “Forward-Looking Statements” described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2009, and any updates to those risk factors or “Forward-Looking Statements” included in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, which cautionary statements are incorporated herein by reference.

CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
Three MonthsSix Months
Ended June 30,Ended June 30,
2010200920102009
Revenue $ 916,044 $ 1,212,157 $ 1,785,368 $ 2,508,089
Cost of revenue 795,742 1,079,286 1,542,785 2,231,061
Gross profit 120,302 132,871 242,583 277,028
% of Revenue13.1%11.0%13.6%11.0%
Selling and administrative expenses 46,342 51,255 97,590 110,486
% of Revenue5.1%4.2%5.5%4.4%
Intangibles amortization 5,812 5,866 11,760 11,473
Other operating expense, net 779 5,434 852 11,336
Equity earnings (3,533 ) (11,998 ) (7,042 ) (18,924 )
Income from operations 70,902 82,314 139,423 162,657
% of Revenue7.7%6.8%7.8%6.5%
Interest expense (3,079 ) (5,557 ) (6,799 ) (11,103 )
Interest income 1,055 344 2,291 792
Income before taxes 68,878 77,101 134,915 152,346
Income tax expense (19,994 ) (32,061 ) (41,126 ) (57,241 )
Net income 48,884 45,040 93,789 95,105

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

(1,557 ) (1,616 ) (4,271 ) (2,869 )
Net income attributable to CB&I $ 47,327 $ 43,424 $ 89,518 $ 92,236
Net income attributable to CB&I per share:
Basic $ 0.48 $ 0.46 $ 0.91 $ 0.97
Diluted $ 0.47 $ 0.45 $ 0.89 $ 0.96
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 98,951 95,108 98,840 94,939
Diluted 100,641 96,211 100,796 95,682

CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(in thousands)
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,June 30,June 30,June 30,
2010200920102009
% of% of% of% of
NEW AWARDS*TotalTotalTotalTotal
CB&I Steel Plate Structures $ 286,651 31% $ 209,054 49% $ 474,081 32% $ 530,329 51%
CB&I Lummus 546,027 60% 152,779 35% 819,737 56% 381,936 37%
Lummus Technology 83,117 9% 67,071 16% 182,217 12% 127,455 12%
Total $ 915,795 $ 428,904 $ 1,476,035 $ 1,039,720
% of% of% of% of
REVENUETotalTotalTotalTotal
CB&I Steel Plate Structures $ 360,261 39% $ 457,766 38% $ 695,169 39% $ 878,005 35%
CB&I Lummus 505,847 55% 671,214 55% 971,949 54% 1,466,647 58%
Lummus Technology 49,936 6% 83,177 7% 118,250 7% 163,437 7%
Total $ 916,044 $ 1,212,157 $ 1,785,368 $ 2,508,089
% of% of% of% of
INCOME FROM OPERATIONSRevenueRevenueRevenueRevenue
CB&I Steel Plate Structures $ 32,545 9.0% $ 42,340 9.2% $ 64,638 9.3% $ 70,765 8.1%
CB&I Lummus 25,264 5.0% 22,122 3.3% 44,552 4.6% 56,544 3.9%
Lummus Technology 13,093 26.2% 17,852 21.5% 30,233 25.6% 35,348 21.6%
Total $ 70,902 7.7% $ 82,314 6.8% $ 139,423 7.8% $ 162,657 6.5%
* New awards represents the value of new project commitments received by the Company during a given period.

CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
June 30,December 31,
20102009
ASSETS
Current assets $ 1,044,922 $ 1,195,578
Equity investments 124,699 132,258
Property and equipment, net 290,976 316,112
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 1,115,015 1,179,600
Other non-current assets 191,919 193,219
Total assets $ 2,767,531 $ 3,016,767
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Notes payable $ 679 $ 709
Current maturity of long-term debt 40,000 40,000
Other current liabilities 1,377,887 1,639,166
Long-term debt 80,000 80,000
Other non-current liabilities 341,585 359,602
Shareholders' equity 927,380 897,290
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 2,767,531 $ 3,016,767
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands)
Six Months
Ended June 30,
20102009
CASH FLOWS
Cash flows from operating activities $ 40,823 $ 50,078
Cash flows from investing activities (5,723 ) (29,066 )
Cash flows from financing activities (40,362 ) 4,130
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (20,282 ) 2,623
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (25,544 ) 27,765
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year 326,000 88,221
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $ 300,456 $ 115,986
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
Decrease in receivables, net $ 75,273 $ 77,237
Change in contracts in progress, net (56,664 ) (145,876 )
Decrease (increase) in non-current contract retentions 3,921 (1,321 )
Decrease in accounts payable (104,594 ) (45,821 )
Change in contract capital $ (82,064 ) $ (115,781 )
Depreciation and amortization expense $ 38,323 $ 39,056
Capital expenditures $ 9,250 $ 31,197
Backlog * $ 6,777,751 $ 4,179,709
* Backlog includes the value of new award commitments until work is performed and revenue is recognized or until cancellation.
Backlog may also fluctuate with currency movements.

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