Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter Earnings

HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported net income of $4.6 million ($.32 diluted EPS) on revenue of $70.8 million for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to net income of $874,000 ($.06 diluted EPS) on revenue of $86.2 million for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. Net income for the twelve months ended December 31 2009 was $20.8 million ($1.44 diluted EPS) on revenue of $311.5 million, compared to the net income of $29.0 million ($2.02 diluted EPS) on revenue of $420.5 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008.

The company had a revenue backlog of $136.8 million and a labor backlog of approximately 1.5 million man-hours remaining to work, which consist of work remaining at December 31, 2009 and commitments received through February 25, 2010.


SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(in thousands)

                                                   December 31,  December 31,

                                                   2009          2008

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments  $ 8,751       $ 13,839

Total current assets                               114,129       136,380

Property, plant and equipment, at cost,net         200,459       204,695

Total assets                                       333,430       349,270

Total current liabilities                          33,628        73,320

Debt                                               0             0

Shareholders' equity                               273,801       254,207

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity         333,430       349,270



The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference call on Friday, February 26, 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 December 31, 2009. The call is accessible by webcast (www.gulfisland.com) through CCBN and by dialing 1.888.811.5445. A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending March 5, 2010 by dialing 1.888.203.1112, replay passcode: 2174197.

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, brown water towboats, lift boats, tanks and barges. The Company also provides offshore interconnect pipe hook-up, inshore marine construction, manufacture and repair of pressure vessels, dry dock and marine repair services, 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  Twelve Months
                                                            Ended

                                        December 31,        December 31,

                                        2009      2008      2009      2008

Revenue                                 $ 70,766  $ 86,198  $         $
                                                            311,529   420,507

Cost of revenue                         62,616    83,465    272,064   368,211

Gross profit                            8,150     2,733     39,465    52,296

General and administrative              2,010     2,112     8,257     9,451
expenses

Operating income                        6,140     621       31,208    42,845

Other income (expense):

Interest expense                        (19)      (10)      (77)      (41)

Interest income                         962       26        1,063     213

Other                                   (59)      -         (55)      (97)

                                        884       16        931       75

Income before income taxes              7,024     637       32,139    42,920

Income taxes                            2,419     (237)     11,335    13,898

Net income                              $ 4,605   $ 874     $ 20,804  $ 29,022

Per share data (a):

Basic earnings (loss) per share -       $ 0.32    $ 0.06    $ 1.44    $ 2.03
common shareholders

Diluted earnings (loss) per share -     $ 0.32    $ 0.06    $ 1.44    $ 2.02
common shareholders

Weighted-average shares                 14,297    14,282    14,294    14,258

Effect of dilutive securities: employee 12        2         1         34
stock options

Adjusted weighted-average               14,309    14,284    14,295    14,292
shares

Depreciation and amortization included  $ 4,748   $ 4,444   $ 18,512  $ 17,489
in expense above

Cash dividend declared per common       $ 0.01    $ 0.10    $ 0.13    $ 0.40
share

(a) - Basic earnings per share for the twelve-month periods ended December 31,
2009 and 2008 have been reduced by $0.02 and $0.01 per share, respectively, as
a result of adopting standards contained in ASC 260-10-45-61A effective
January 1, 2009.

Diluted earnings per share for the twelve-month periods ended December 31,
2009 and 2008 have both been reduced by $0.01 per share as the result of the
same standards.




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