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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
 
PRESSRELEASE
www.HelixESG.com
 
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.  ·  3505 W. Sam Houston Parkway E., Suite 400  ·  Houston, TX 77043  · 281-618-0400  ·  fax: 281-618-0505
 
 
 
For Immediate Release     13-012
       
Date:  July 22, 2013 Contact: Terrence Jamerson  
    Director, Finance & Investor Relations  
 
 
Helix Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results
 
 
HOUSTON, TX – Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) reported net income of $27.2 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013 compared to net income of $44.6 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, for the same period in 2012, and $1.6 million, or $0.02 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2013. The net income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $28.8 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, compared with net income of $110.4 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2012.
 
 
Owen Kratz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix, stated, “With the sale of the Caesar and Express now behind us along with the pending sale of the Ingleside Spoolbase, we have completed our transition to a company focused on well intervention and robotics, two businesses with exciting growth prospects. Financially, we are pleased to have closed the chapter on the high yield notes with its payoff yesterday and our new credit facility provides us with a lower cost of capital.”
 
 
 

 
 
* * * * *
 
Summary of Results
 
(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages, unaudited)
 
     
Quarter Ended
   
Six Months Ended
 
     
6/30/2013
   
6/30/2012
   
3/31/2013
   
6/30/2013
   
6/30/2012
 
 
Revenues
  $ 232,178     $ 197,461     $ 197,429     $ 429,607     $ 427,303  
                                           
 
Gross Profit (Loss)
                                       
 
Operating
  $ 67,497     $ 49,970     $ 54,167     $ 120,064     $ 122,453  
        29 %     25 %     27 %     28 %     29 %
 
Contracting Services and ARO Impairments (1)
    -       (21,532 )     (1,600 )     -       (21,532 )
 
Total
  $ 67,497     $ 28,438     $ 52,567     $ 120,064     $ 100,921  
                                           
 
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to
Common Shareholders
                                       
 
Income (Loss) from continuing operations (2)
  $ 27,240     $ 2,425     $ 557     $ 27,797     $ 19,299  
 
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations
    (29 )     42,216       1,058       1,029       91,069  
 
Total
  $ 27,211     $ 44,641     $ 1,615     $ 28,826     $ 110,368  
                                           
 
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
                                       
 
Income (Loss) from continuing operations **
  $ 0.26     $ 0.02     $ 0.01     $ 0.26     $ 0.18  
 
Income (Loss) from discontinued operations
  $ -     $ 0.40     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.87  
 
Total
  $ 0.26     $ 0.42     $ 0.02     $ 0.27     $ 1.05  
                                           
 
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations **
  $ 74,533     $ 48,920     $ 42,031     $ 116,564     $ 123,018  
 
Adjusted EBITDAX from discontinued operations
    -       102,606       31,754       31,754       237,149  
 
Adjusted EBITDAX (3)
  $ 74,533     $ 151,526     $ 73,785     $ 148,318     $ 360,167  
                                           
**
First quarter 2013 includes $14.1 million loss in connection with the settlement of our commodity hedge contracts
         
  associated with our former oil and gas business, which were not included in the sale of ERT.          
                                           
Note: Footnotes appear at end of press release.
                                       
 
 
 

 
 
Segment Information, Operational and Financial Highlights
(in thousands, unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
6/30/2013
   
6/30/2012
   
3/31/2013
 
Continuing Operations:
                 
Revenues:
                 
Contracting Services
  $ 225,356     $ 209,557     $ 198,054  
Production Facilities
    24,174       19,963       20,393  
Intercompany Eliminations
    (17,352 )     (32,059 )     (21,018 )
Total
  $ 232,178     $ 197,461     $ 197,429  
                         
Income (Loss) from Operations:
                       
Contracting Services
  $ 48,685     $ 33,813     $ 39,304  
Production Facilities
    14,643       9,882       11,185  
Loss on sale of asset
    (1,085 )     -       -  
Contracting Services Impairments (1)
    -       (14,590 )     -  
Corporate/Other
    (14,207 )     (22,334 )     (33,531 )
Intercompany Eliminations
    (839 )     98       (1,720 )
Total
  $ 47,197     $ 6,869     $ 15,238  
Equity in Earnings of Equity Investments
  $ 683     $ 5,748     $ 610  
                         
Discontinued Operations (Oil and Gas):
                       
Revenues
  $ -     $ 149,933     $ 48,847  
Income (Loss) from Operations
  $ (45 )   $ 71,618     $ 4,360  
                         
Note: Footnotes appear at end of press release.
                       
 
 
Contracting Services
 
o  
Well Intervention revenues decreased 7% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013, primarily representing a slight decrease in vessel utilization. On a combined basis, vessel utilization decreased to 93% in the second quarter of 2013 from 100% in the first quarter of 2013. The three vessels in the North Sea (including the newly introduced Skandi Constructor) achieved 95% utilization in the second quarter compared to 100% for the two vessels, the Seawell and the Well Enhancer, in the first quarter of 2013. The decrease in this combined utilization rate reflects some downtime for maintenance on the Seawell and the Skandi Constructor being quayside while undergoing some modifications to ready her for deployment as a well intervention vessel. The Q4000 achieved 86% utilization in the Gulf of Mexico in the second quarter of 2013, ending its consecutive streak of three quarters with full utilization; however the primary reason for the decrease in utilization was a required and scheduled inspection of the vessel by the U.S. Coast Guard.
 
o  
Robotics revenues increased 38% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013, primarily reflecting a significant increase in vessel utilization as the seasonal decline in work over the winter months gave way to more normal activity levels. Chartered vessel utilization in the second quarter of 2013 was 98% compared to 69% in the first quarter of 2013.
 
 
 

 
 
o  
Subsea Construction revenues increased 37% in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013, representing increased work scopes on both of the final two projects performed by the Express. We have completed the previously announced sale of our pipelay vessels, with the sale of the Caesar occurring in June 2013 and the sale of the Express just recently occurring on July 17, 2013.
 
 
Other Expenses
 
o  
Selling, general and administrative expenses were 8.3% of revenue in the second quarter of 2013, 11.8% of revenue in the first quarter of 2013, and 10.9% in the second quarter of 2012. The decreased percentage of selling, general and administrative expenses in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2013 is primarily attributable to lower headcount as well as severance costs incurred in the first quarter of 2013.
 
o  
Net interest expense and other decreased to $11.3 million in the second quarter of 2013 from $14.1 million in the first quarter of 2013. Net interest expense increased to $11.3 million in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $10.3 million in the first quarter of 2013. The amount increased despite a substantial reduction in our outstanding indebtedness, including the repayment of both the Term Loan and Revolver debt ($150.4 million) during the quarter, because we no longer allocate any interest to our discontinued former oil and gas business. In the first quarter of 2013, $2.7 million of net interest expense was allocated to our former oil and gas business prior to its sale in February 2013.
 
 
Financial Condition and Liquidity
 
o  
Consolidated net debt at June 30, 2013 decreased to $35 million from $72 million at March 31, 2013. Our total liquidity at June 30, 2013 was approximately $1.1 billion, consisting of cash on hand of $514 million and revolver availability of $579 million. Net debt to book capitalization at June 30, 2013 was 2%. (Net debt to book capitalization is a non-GAAP measure. See reconciliation attached hereto.)
 
o  
In June 2013, we entered into a new $900 million Credit Agreement to replace the then existing credit facility, which we fully repaid using cash on hand, including the proceeds from the sale of the Caesar. The new Credit Facility consists of a $300 Term Loan and $600 million Revolving Credit Facility. The Credit Facility will mature on July 19, 2018. We had no amounts outstanding under the facility at June 30, 2013. In July 2013, we borrowed the $300 million under the Term Loan component of the facility, at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 2.75%, to fund the redemption of the remaining $275 million of our 9.5% Senior Unsecured Notes (as discussed in next paragraph).
 
o  
On July 22, 2013, we redeemed the remaining Senior Unsecured Notes outstanding. In the transaction we paid $282 million, including the $275 million principal amount, $6.5 million in premium and $0.5 million of accrued interest. In the third quarter of 2013, we will record a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $8.6 million associated with the early redemption of this debt.
 
o  
We incurred capital expenditures (including capitalized interest) totaling $59 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared to $80 million (including $17 million in oil and gas related capital expenditures) in the first quarter of 2013 and $76 million in the second quarter of 2012. The capital expenditures for the second quarter included $22 million related to the H534 conversion.
 
 
 

 
 
Footnotes to “Summary of Results”:
 
(1)  
Second quarter 2012 asset impairment charge of $14.1 million related to the sale of the Intrepid; $6.9 million ARO increase related to or non-domestic oil and gas property located in the North Sea.
 
(2)  
Second quarter 2012 asset impairment charge of $14.1 million related to the sale of the Intrepid; $6.9 million ARO increase related to or non-domestic oil and gas property located in the North Sea.
 
(3)  
Non-GAAP measure. See reconciliation attached hereto.
 
 
Footnotes to “Segment Information, Operational and Financial Highlights”:
 
(1)  
Second quarter 2012 asset impairment charge of $14.1 million related to the sale of the Intrepid.
 
 
* * * * *
Conference Call Information
 
Further details are provided in the presentation for Helix’s quarterly conference call to review its second quarter 2013 results (see the “Investor Relations” page of Helix’s website, www.HelixESG.com). The call, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, will be audio webcast live from the “Investor Relations” page of Helix’s website. Investors and other interested parties wishing to listen to the conference via telephone may join the call by dialing 800-728-2056 for persons in the United States and +1-212-231-2900 for international participants. The passcode is "Tripodo". A replay of the conference will be available under "Investor Relations" by selecting the "Audio Archives" link from the same page beginning approximately two hours after the completion of the conference call.
 
Helix Energy Solutions Group, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an international offshore energy company that provides key life of field services to the energy market. For more information about Helix, please visit our website at www.HelixESG.com.
 
 
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
Management evaluates Company performance and financial condition using certain non-GAAP metrics, primarily Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations and Adjusted EBITDAX, net debt and net debt to book capitalization. We calculate Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as earnings before net interest expense and other, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDAX is Adjusted EBITDA plus the earnings of our former oil and gas business before net interest expense and other, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and exploration expenses. Net debt is calculated as the sum of financial debt less cash and equivalents on hand. Net debt to book capitalization is calculated by dividing net debt by the sum of net debt, convertible preferred stock and shareholders’ equity. These non-GAAP measures are useful to investors and other internal and external users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance because they are widely used by investors in our industry to measure a company’s operating performance without regard to items which can vary substantially from company to company, and help investors meaningfully compare our results from period to period. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAX should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, but instead is supplemental to, income from operations, net income or other income data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative to our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Users of this financial information should consider the types of events and transactions which are excluded.
 
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, any statements regarding our strategy, any statements regarding future utilization, any projections of financial items; future operations expenditures; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statement concerning developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors including but not limited to the performance of contracts by suppliers, customers and partners; actions by governmental and regulatory authorities; operating hazards and delays; our ultimate ability to realize current backlog; employee management issues; complexities of global political and economic developments; geologic risks; volatility of oil and gas prices and other risks described from time to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements except as required by the securities laws.
 
 
 

 
 
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
 
                           
Comparative Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
                           
     
Three Months Ended Jun. 30,
   
Six Months Ended Jun. 30,
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
      (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
                           
Revenues
    $ 232,178     $ 197,461     $ 429,607     $ 427,303  
Cost of sales
      164,681       169,023       309,543       326,382  
Gross profit
      67,497       28,438       120,064       100,921  
Loss on settlement commodity derivative contracts
    -       -       (14,113 )     -  
Loss on sale of assets
    (1,085 )     -       (1,085 )     -  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    (19,215 )     (21,569 )     (42,431 )     (43,984 )
Income from operations
    47,197       6,869       62,435       56,937  
Equity in earnings of investments
    683       5,748       1,293       6,155  
Other income - oil and gas
    1,282       -       4,100       -  
Net interest expense and other
    (12,556 )     (13,356 )     (29,445 )     (44,890 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
    36,606       (739 )     38,383       18,202  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    8,577       (3,953 )     9,020       (2,675 )
Income from continuing operations
    28,029       3,214       29,363       20,877  
Discontinued operations, net of tax
    (29 )     42,216       1,029       91,069  
Net income, including noncontrolling interests
    28,000       45,430       30,392       111,946  
Less net income applicable to noncontrolling interests
    (789 )     (789 )     (1,566 )     (1,578 )
Net income applicable to Helix
  $ 27,211     $ 44,641     $ 28,826     $ 110,368  
                                   
Weighted Avg. Common Shares Outstanding:
                               
Basic
      105,046       104,563       105,039       104,547  
Diluted
      105,133       105,042       105,141       105,012  
                                   
Basic earnings per share of common stock:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.26     $ 0.02     $ 0.26     $ 0.18  
Discontinued operations
    -       0.40       0.01       0.87  
Net income per share of common stock
  $ 0.26     $ 0.42     $ 0.27     $ 1.05  
                                   
Diluted earnings per share of common stock:
                               
Continuing operations
  $ 0.26     $ 0.02     $ 0.26     $ 0.18  
Discontinued operations
    -       0.40       0.01       0.87  
Net income per share of common stock
  $ 0.26     $ 0.42     $ 0.27     $ 1.05  
 
 
 

 
 
Comparative Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
                           
ASSETS
           
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
       
(in thousands)
 
Jun. 30, 2013
   
Dec. 31, 2012
 
(in thousands)
 
Jun. 30, 2013
   
Dec. 31, 2012
 
   
(unaudited)
           
(unaudited)
       
Current Assets:
           
Current Liabilities:
           
        Cash and equivalents (1)
  $ 513,527     $ 437,100  
        Accounts payable
  $ 91,836     $ 92,398  
        Accounts receivable
    197,014       186,073  
        Accrued liabilities
    100,091       161,514  
        Other current assets
    63,579       96,934  
        Income tax payable
    -       -  
        C-A of discontinued operations
    -       84,000  
        Current mat of L-T debt (1)
    5,247       16,607  
                 
        C-L of discontinued operations
    -       182,527  
Total Current Assets
    774,120       804,107  
Total Current Liabilities
    197,174       453,046  
                                   
                                   
                                   
Property & Equipment
    1,426,367       1,485,875  
Long-term debt (1)
    543,341       1,002,621  
Equity investments
    162,839       167,599  
Deferred income taxes
    288,596       359,237  
Goodwill
    61,750       62,935  
Other long-term liabilities
    19,838       5,025  
Other assets, net
    49,673       49,837  
N-C liabilities of discontinued operations
    -       147,237  
N-C assets of discontinued operations
    -       816,227  
Shareholders' equity (1)
    1,425,800       1,419,414  
Total Assets
  $ 2,474,749     $ 3,386,580  
Total Liabilities & Equity
  $ 2,474,749     $ 3,386,580  
                                   
(1)
Net debt to book capitalization - 2% at June 30, 2013. Calculated as total debt less cash and equivalents ($35,061)
         
  divided by sum of total net debt, convertible preferred stock and shareholders' equity ($1,460,861).                
 
 
 

 
 
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
 
Reconciliation of Non GAAP Measures
 
Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013
 
                               
Earnings Release:                    
                               
Reconciliation From Net Income from Continuing Operations to Adjusted EBITDAX:
                   
                               
                     
Six Months
 
      2Q13       2Q12       1Q13       2013       2012  
   
(in thousands)
 
                                         
Net income from continuing operations
  $ 28,029     $ 3,214     $ 1,334     $ 29,363     $ 20,877  
Adjustments:
                                       
Income tax provision (benefit)
    8,577       (3,953 )     443       9,020       (2,675 )
Net interest expense and other
    12,556       13,356       16,889       29,445       44,890  
Depreciation and amortization
    25,312       22,739       24,380       49,692       47,388  
Asset impairment charges
    -       14,590       -       -       14,590  
EBITDA
    74,474       49,946       43,046       117,520       125,070  
Adjustments:
                                       
Noncontrolling interest
    (1,026 )     (1,026 )     (1,015 )     (2,041 )     (2,052 )
Loss on commodity derivative contracts
    -       -       -       -       -  
Loss on sale of assets
    1,085       -       -       1,085       -  
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations
    74,533       48,920       42,031       116,564       123,018  
                                         
Adjusted EBITDAX from discontinued operations
    -       102,606       31,754       31,754       237,149  
Adjusted EBITDAX
  $ 74,533     $ 151,526     $ 73,785     $ 148,318     $ 360,167  
                                         
                                         
                                         
We calculate adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as earnings before net interest expense and other, taxes and depreciation
 
and amortization. Adjusted EBITDAX is adjusted EBITDA plus the earnings of our former oil and gas business before net interest
 
expense and other, taxes, depreciation and amortization and exploration expenses. These non-GAAP measures are useful to investors
 
and other internal and external users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance because they are widely used
 
by investors in our industry to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items which can vary substantially
 
from company to company and help investors meaningfully compare our results from period to period. Adjusted EBITDA and EBITDAX
 
should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, but instead is supplemental to, income from operations, net income
 
or other income data prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not
 
as an alternative to our reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Users of this financial information should consider
 
the types of events and transactions which are excluded.