Exhibit 99.1 Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Reports First Quarter Earnings HOUMA, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2007--Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported net income of $4.4 million ($.31 diluted EPS) on revenue of $109.4 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2007, compared to net income of $1.9 million ($.14 diluted EPS) on revenue of $57.0 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006. The company had a revenue backlog of $393.7 million and a labor backlog of approximately 3.7 million man-hours remaining to work, which consist of work remaining at March 31, 2007 and commitments received since March 31, 2007. SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION (in thousands) March 31, December 31, 2007 2006 ----------- ------------ Cash and short-term investments $15,214 $10,302 Total current assets 109,737 94,765 Property, plant and equipment, at cost, net 155,883 155,440 Total assets 266,633 251,448 Total current liabilities 52,372 40,214 Debt 0 0 Shareholders' equity 204,489 200,756 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity 266,633 251,448 The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference call tomorrow April 27, 2007 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, 2007. The call is accessible by webcast (www.gulfisland.com) through CCBN and by dialing 1.800.811.8830. A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending May 4, 2007 by dialing 1.888.203.1112, replay passcode: 9410246. 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", piles, wellhead protectors, subsea templates and various production, compressor and utility modules, offshore living quarters, 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, TLP's , 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, 2007 2006 --------- -------- Revenue $109,373 $56,978 Cost of revenue 100,863 52,964 --------- -------- Gross profit 8,510 4,014 General and administrative expenses 2,307 2,162 --------- -------- Operating income 6,203 1,852 Other income (expense): Interest expense (11) (177) Interest income 119 125 Other (4) 983 --------- -------- 104 931 --------- -------- Income before income taxes 6,307 2,783 Income taxes 1,892 904 --------- -------- Net income $4,415 $1,879 ========= ======== Per share data: Basic earnings per share: $0.31 $0.14 ========= ======== Diluted income per share: $0.31 $0.14 ========= ======== Weighted-average shares 14,127 13,365 Effect of dilutive securities: employee stock options 131 153 --------- -------- Adjusted weighted-average shares 14,258 13,518 ========= ======== Depreciation and amortization included in expense above $3,426 $2,869 ========= ======== Cash dividend declared per common share $0.100 $0.075 ========= ======== CONTACT: Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. Kerry J. Chauvin, 985-872-2100 Chief Executive Officer or Joseph "Duke" Gallagher, 985-872-2100 Chief Financial Officer