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8-K - HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC FORM 8-K DATED 4-19-16 - HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP INChlx04192016-8k.htm
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EXHIBIT 99.1
 
 
PRESSRELEASE
www.HelixESG.com 

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.  ·  3505 W. Sam Houston Parkway N., Suite 400  ·  Houston, TX 77043  · 281-618-0400  ·  fax: 281-618-0505
 
For Immediate Release
 
 
 16-008
 
 
 
 
Date: April 19, 2016
Contact:
Erik Staffeldt
 
 
 
Vice President - Finance & Accounting
 
 
 
Helix Reports First Quarter 2016 Results
 
 
HOUSTON, TX - Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (NYSE: HLX) reported Adjusted EBITDA1 of $1.0 million for the first quarter of 2016 compared to $34.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 and $51.4 million for the first quarter of 2015.
 
Helix reported a net loss of $27.8 million, or $(0.26) per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2016 compared to net income of $19.6 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the same period in 2015 and a net loss of $403.92 million, or $(3.83) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2015.
 
Owen Kratz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Helix, stated, “We expected the first quarter to be the low quarter in 2016 due to continuing weak industry conditions combined with typical seasonal factors. Going forward, we expect to see improved financial performance for the remaining quarters due to the commencement of the Q5000 contract and the normal seasonal pick up in well intervention activity in the North Sea.”



 
 
 
 
 
1 EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. See reconciliation below.
2 Fourth quarter 2015 results were impacted by $503.1 million of non-cash pre-tax charges as follows:
Impairment charges of $256.2 million associated with our Production Facilities assets
Impairment charge of $205.2 million associated with the Helix 534
Impairment charge of $6.3 million associated with other Well Intervention assets
Goodwill impairment charge of $16.4 million associated with Well Intervention business in the U.K.
Unrealized losses of $19.0 million associated with ineffectiveness of our foreign currency derivative contracts
The above items resulted in an after-tax impact of $398.5 million, or $(3.77) per diluted share.






* * * * *
 
Summary of Results
 
($ in thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
3/31/2016
 
3/31/2015
 
12/31/2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues
$
91,039

 
$
189,641

 
$
157,683

 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Profit (Loss):
 
 
 
 
 
Operating
$
(16,930
)
 
$
34,947

 
$
20,112

 
-19
 %
 
18
%
 
13
%
Asset Impairments

 

 
(345,010
)
Total
$
(16,930
)
 
$
34,947

 
$
(324,898
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill Impairment
$

 
$

 
$
(16,399
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-cash Losses on Equity Investments
$

 
$

 
$
(122,765
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
$
(27,823
)
 
$
19,642

 
$
(403,867
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
$
(0.26
)
 
$
0.19

 
$
(3.83
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA 1
$
1,022

 
$
51,364

 
$
34,186


1 EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. See reconciliation below.





Segment Information, Operational and Financial Highlights
 
($ in thousands, unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
3/31/2016
 
3/31/2015
 
12/31/2015
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Well Intervention
$
46,056

 
$
104,051

 
$
88,680

Robotics
31,994

 
80,171

 
62,444

Production Facilities
18,482

 
18,385

 
18,137

Intercompany Eliminations
(5,493
)
 
(12,966
)
 
(11,578
)
Total
$
91,039

 
$
189,641

 
$
157,683

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) from Operations:
 

 
 

 
 

Well Intervention
$
(16,688
)
 
$
14,794

 
$
8,433

Robotics
(12,750
)
 
9,457

 
(257
)
Production Facilities
7,183

 
4,578

 
6,626

Non-cash Impairment Charges

 

 
(361,409
)
Corporate / Other
(8,669
)
 
(6,607
)
 
(9,285
)
Intercompany Eliminations
168

 
106

 
158

Total
$
(30,756
)
 
$
22,328

 
$
(355,734
)





Business Segment Results
 
Ÿ  
Well Intervention revenues decreased 48% in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to revenues in the fourth quarter of 2015. Overall Well Intervention vessel utilization in the first quarter of 2016 decreased to 23% from 47% in the fourth quarter of 2015. The Q4000 utilization was 100% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to 98% in the fourth quarter of 2015. The Q5000 was idle in the first quarter of 2016 compared to utilization of 78% in the fourth quarter of 2015 after entering service in late October. In the North Sea, the Well Enhancer utilization decreased to 13% in the first quarter from 67% in the fourth quarter. The Skandi Constructor and Seawell were idle the entire quarter and both vessels remain warm stacked. The two intervention riser systems currently in the rental market completed their contracts during the first quarter of 2016. Utilization of these systems for the quarter decreased to 60% compared to 100% in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Ÿ  
Robotics revenues decreased 49% in the first quarter of 2016 compared to the fourth quarter of 2015. Chartered vessel utilization decreased to 52% in the first quarter of 2016 from 58% in the fourth quarter of 2015 and ROV asset utilization decreased to 39% in the first quarter of 2016 from 48% in the fourth quarter of 2015. The decrease in revenue and gross profit was due to lower asset utilization, driven by the seasonal slow-down in the North Sea and the generally weak industry conditions.


Other Expenses
 
Ÿ  
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $13.8 million, 15.2% of revenue, in the first quarter of 2016 compared to $14.5 million, 9.2% of revenue, in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Ÿ  
Net interest expense increased to $10.7 million in the first quarter of 2016 from $8.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. We recorded a $2.5 million charge to interest expense to accelerate a pro-rata portion of the deferred financing costs associated with the reduction of revolver capacity.
Ÿ  
Other income was a benefit of $1.9 million in the first quarter of 2016 compared to an expense of $18.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. The income in the quarter was driven by the settlement and revaluations associated with our foreign currency derivative contracts. The expense in the fourth quarter of 2015 primarily reflects unrealized losses associated with ineffectiveness of our foreign currency derivative contracts.


Financial Condition and Liquidity
 
Ÿ  
Our total liquidity at March 31, 2016 was approximately $635 million, consisting of $488 million in cash and cash equivalents and $147 million in available capacity under our revolver. Consolidated net debt at March 31, 2016 was $244 million. Consolidated gross funded debt decreased to $757 million in the first quarter of 2016 compared to $776 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. Net debt to book capitalization at March 31, 2016 was 16%. (Net debt to book capitalization is a non-GAAP measure. See reconciliation below.)
Ÿ  
We incurred capital expenditures (including capitalized interest) totaling $21 million in the first quarter of 2016 compared to $42 million in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $58 million in the first quarter of 2015.





* * * * *
 
Conference Call Information
 
Further details are provided in the presentation for Helix’s quarterly conference call to review its first quarter 2016 results (see the “Investor Relations” page of Helix’s website, www.HelixESG.com). The call, scheduled for 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 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 800-763-5654 for persons in the United States and 1-212-231-2922 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.
 
About Helix
 
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas, is an international offshore energy services company that provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry, with a focus on well intervention and robotics operations. 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 EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, net debt and net debt to book capitalization. We define EBITDA as earnings before income taxes, net interest expense, net other income or expense, and depreciation and amortization expense. We separately disclose our non-cash asset impairment charges, which, if not material, would be reflected as a component of our depreciation and amortization expense. Because these impairment charges are material to our 2015 results of operations, we have reported them as a separate line item. Non-cash goodwill impairment and non-cash losses on equity investments are also added back if applicable. To arrive at our measure of Adjusted EBITDA, we exclude the gain or loss on disposition of assets. In addition, we include realized losses from the cash settlements of our ineffective foreign currency derivative contracts, which are excluded from EBITDA as a component of net other income or expense. Net debt is calculated as total long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents. Net debt to book capitalization is calculated by dividing net debt by the sum of net debt 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 that can vary substantially from company to company, and help investors meaningfully compare our results from period to period. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, but instead are 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 that are excluded from these measures.
 
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 visibility and future utilization; any projections of financial items; future operations expenditures; any statements regarding the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements 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.

Social Media
 
From time to time we provide information about Helix on Twitter (@Helix_ESG) and LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com/company/helix-energy-solutions-group).





HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.
Comparative Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
 
Three Months Ended Mar. 31,
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
(unaudited)
Net revenues
 
$
91,039

 
$
189,641

Cost of sales
 
107,969

 
154,694

Gross profit (loss)
 
(16,930
)
 
34,947

Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
(13,826
)
 
(12,619
)
Income (loss) from operations
 
(30,756
)
 
22,328

Equity in earnings (losses) of investments
 
(123
)
 
21

Net interest expense
 
(10,684
)
 
(4,070
)
Other income (expense), net
 
1,880

 
(1,156
)
Other income - oil and gas
 
2,572

 
2,926

Income (loss) before income taxes
 
(37,111
)
 
20,049

Income tax provision (benefit)
 
(9,288
)
 
407

Net income (loss)
 
$
(27,823
)
 
$
19,642

 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share of common stock:
 
 

 
 

Basic
 
$
(0.26
)
 
$
0.19

Diluted
 
$
(0.26
)
 
$
0.19

 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 

 
 

Basic
 
105,908

 
105,290

Diluted
 
105,908

 
105,290






Comparative Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands)
 
Mar. 31, 2016
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
(in thousands)
 
Mar. 31, 2016
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Current Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Current Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents (1)
 
$
488,184

 
$
494,192

 
Accounts payable
 
$
41,369

 
$
65,370

Accounts receivable, net
 
64,441

 
96,752

 
Accrued liabilities
 
67,265

 
71,641

Current deferred tax assets
 
53,027

 
53,573

 
Income tax payable
 
369

 
2,261

Other current assets
 
41,594

 
39,518

 
Current maturities of long-term debt (1)
 
71,786

 
71,640

Total Current Assets
 
647,246

 
684,035

 
Total Current Liabilities
 
180,789

 
210,912

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property & equipment, net
 
1,586,871

 
1,603,009

 
Long-term debt (1)
 
659,948

 
677,695

Equity investments
 

 
26,200

 
Deferred tax liabilities
 
174,064

 
180,974

Goodwill
 
45,107

 
45,107

 
Other non-current liabilities
 
49,845

 
51,415

Other assets, net
 
35,163

 
41,608

 
Shareholders' equity (1)
 
1,249,741

 
1,278,963

Total Assets
 
$
2,314,387

 
$
2,399,959

 
Total Liabilities & Equity
 
$
2,314,387

 
$
2,399,959


(1)
Net debt to book capitalization - 16% at March 31, 2016. Calculated as net debt (total long-term debt less cash and cash equivalents - $243,550) divided by the sum of net debt and shareholders' equity ($1,493,291).






Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
 
Earnings Release:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation from Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
3/31/2016
 
3/31/2015
 
12/31/2015
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Net income (loss)
 
 
$
(27,823
)
 
$
19,642

 
$
(403,867
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Income tax provision (benefit)
 
 
(9,288
)
 
407

 
(102,305
)
Net interest expense
 
 
10,684

 
4,070

 
8,896

Other (income) expense, net
 
 
(1,880
)
 
1,156

 
18,113

Depreciation and amortization
 
 
31,565

 
26,089

 
34,068

Asset impairments
 
 

 

 
345,010

Goodwill impairment
 
 

 

 
16,399

Non-cash losses on equity investments
 

 

 
122,765

EBITDA
 
 
3,258

 
51,364

 
39,079

Adjustments:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Gain on disposition of assets, net
 

 

 
(92
)
Realized losses from cash settlements of ineffective foreign currency exchange contracts
 
(2,236
)
 

 
(4,801
)
Adjusted EBITDA
 
 
$
1,022

 
$
51,364

 
$
34,186


We define EBITDA as earnings before income taxes, net interest expense, net other income or expense, and depreciation and amortization expense. We separately disclose our non-cash asset impairment charges, which, if not material, would be reflected as a component of our depreciation and amortization expense. Because these impairment charges are material to our 2015 results of operations, we have reported them as a separate line item. Non-cash goodwill impairment and non-cash losses on equity investments are also added back if applicable. To arrive at our measure of Adjusted EBITDA, we exclude the gain or loss on disposition of assets. In addition, we include realized losses from the cash settlements of our ineffective foreign currency exchange contracts, which are excluded from EBITDA as a component of net other income or expense. 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 that can vary substantially from company to company, and help investors meaningfully compare our results from period to period. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, but instead are 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 that are excluded from these measures.






Reconciliation of Significant Charges
 
Earnings Release:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Significant Charges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
 
 
12/31/2015
 
 
 
 
(in thousands,
except per share data)
Impairments and other non-cash charges:
 
 
Production Facilities asset impairments
 
$
256,198

Helix 534 impairment
 
205,238

Other Well Intervention asset impairments
 
6,339

Goodwill impairment
 
16,399

Unrealized losses associated with ineffectiveness of our foreign currency derivative contracts
 
18,957

Tax benefit associated with the above
 
(104,624
)
Impairments and other charges, net
 
$
398,507

 
 
 
Diluted shares
 
105,574

Net after income tax effect per share
 
$
3.77