EXHIBIT 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

For further information contact:

Kirk J. Meche

Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer

(985) 872-2100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013

GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.

REPORTS FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS

Houma, LA – Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) today reported net income of $2.8 million ($.19 diluted EPS) on revenue of $150.4 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2013, compared to net income of $6.8 million ($.47 diluted EPS) on revenue of $113.1 million for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

The company had a revenue backlog of $453.2 million and a labor backlog of approximately 3.5 million man-hours at March 31, 2013, compared to a revenue backlog of $537.0 million and a labor backlog of 4.4 million man-hours reported as of December 31, 2012, which included projects totaling $230 million and 2 million man-hours awarded in 2013 through March 13, 2013.

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

(in thousands)

 

     March 31,
2013
     December 31,
2012
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 12,254       $ 24,888   

Total current assets

     229,393         173,604   

Property, plant and equipment, at cost,net

     227,296         229,216   

Total assets

     457,364         403,495   

Total current liabilities

     134,482         92,274   

Debt

     10,000         0   

Shareholders’ equity

     274,970         273,500   

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

     457,364         403,495   

The management of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. will hold a conference call on Friday, April 26, 2013 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, 2013. The call is accessible by webcast (www.gulfisland.com) through CCBN and by dialing 1.888.596.2569. A digital rebroadcast of the call is available two hours after the call and ending May 2, 2013 by dialing 1.888.203.1112, replay passcode: 1457583.

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”, and “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 OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2013     2012  

Revenue

   $ 150,422      $ 113,083   

Cost of revenue

     143,718        100,415   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     6,704        12,668   

General and administrative expenses

     2,355        2,612   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     4,349        10,056   

Other income (expense):

    

Interest expense

     (64     (96

Interest income

     1        248   

Other

     —          63   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (63     215   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     4,286        10,271   

Income taxes

     1,499        3,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 2,787      $ 6,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per share data:

    

Basic earnings per share—common shareholders

   $ 0.19      $ 0.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share—common shareholders

   $ 0.19      $ 0.47   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average shares

     14,455        14,381   

Effect of dilutive securities: employee stock options

     6        27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted weighted-average shares

     14,461        14,408   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization included in expense above

   $ 6,126      $ 5,650   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash dividend declared per common share

   $ 0.10      $ 0.10