Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings

HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported net income of $4.5 million ($.31 diluted EPS) on revenue of $69.3 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared to net income of $6.2 million ($.43 diluted EPS) on revenue of $85.0 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

The company had a revenue backlog of $144.6 million and a labor backlog of approximately 1.5 million man-hours remaining to work, which consist of work remaining at March 31, 2010 and commitments received through April 21, 2010.


SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(in thousands)

                                                    March 31,  December 31,

                                                    2010       2009

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments   $ 13,200   $ 8,751

Total current assets                                  136,962    114,129

Property, plant and equipment, at cost,net            198,459    200,459

Total assets                                          347,537    333,430

Total current liabilities                             43,178     33,628

Debt                                                  0          0

Shareholders' equity                                  278,332    273,801

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity            347,537    333,430



The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss the Company's financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. The call is accessible by webcast (www.gulfisland.com) through CCBN and by dialing 1.888.211.4435. A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending May 6, 2010 by dialing 1.888.203.1112, replay passcode: 1200664.

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc., based in Houma, Louisiana, is a leading fabricator of offshore drilling and production platforms, hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms and other specialized structures used in the development and production of offshore oil and gas reserves. These structures include jackets and deck sections of fixed production platforms; hull and/or deck sections of floating production platforms (such as tension leg platforms ("TLPs")), "SPARs", "FPSOs", "MinDOCs", piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production, compressor and utility modules, offshore living quarters, towboats, liftboats, tanks and barges. The Company also provides offshore interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture and repair of pressure vessels, heavy lifts such as ship integration and TLP module integration, loading and offloading of jack-up drilling rigs, semi-submersible drilling rigs, TLPs , SPARs, or other similar cargo, onshore and offshore scaffolding, piping insulation services, and steel warehousing and sales.


GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

                                                         Three Months Ended

                                                         March 31,

                                                           2010        2009

Revenue                                                  $ 69,259    $ 84,999

Cost of revenue                                            61,821      73,240

Gross profit                                               7,438       11,759

General and administrative expenses                        2,097       2,224

Operating income                                           5,341       9,535

Other income (expense):

Interest expense                                           (17    )    (17    )

Interest income                                            970         20

Other                                                      746         -

                                                           1,699       3

Income before income taxes                                 7,040       9,538

Income taxes                                               2,535       3,338

Net income                                               $ 4,505     $ 6,200

Per share data:

Basic earnings per share - common shareholders           $ 0.31      $ 0.43

Diluted earnings per share - common shareholders         $ 0.31      $ 0.43

 Weighted-average shares                                   14,312      14,293

 Effect of dilutive securities: employee stock options     11          8

 Adjusted weighted-average shares                          14,323      14,301

Depreciation and amortization included in expense above  $ 4,811     $ 4,517

Cash dividend declared per common share                  $ 0.01      $ 0.10




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