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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 

ý

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002

 

OR

 

o

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  

 

Commission File Number 333-64687

 


 

GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

13-3634726

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

2122 York Road, Oak Brook, Illinois

 

60523

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (630) 574-3000

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý  No o

 

As of August 8, 2002, there were outstanding 1,556,982 shares of Class A Common Stock, 3,363,900 shares of Class B Common Stock and 44,857 shares of Preferred Stock.

 

 



 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period ended June 30, 2002

 

INDEX

 

Part I

Financial Information

 

 

 

Item 1

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Item 2

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

 

 

 

Item 3

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

 

 

Part II

Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1

Legal Proceedings

 

 

 

 

Item 5

Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 6

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

Signature

 

Exhibit Index

 

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Part I - Financial Information

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

June 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

 2,161

 

$

 2,590

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

44,771

 

30,407

 

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

14,963

 

23,215

 

Inventories

 

13,898

 

14,291

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

20,111

 

18,486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current assets

 

95,904

 

88,989

 

Property and equipment, net

 

145,007

 

141,313

 

Goodwill, net of amortization of $1,455

 

29,405

 

29,405

 

Inventories

 

9,434

 

9,229

 

Investments in joint ventures

 

6,413

 

6,331

 

Other assets

 

6,197

 

6,956

 

Total assets

 

$

292,360

 

$

282,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

36,169

 

$

30,913

 

Accrued expenses

 

20,130

 

28,497

 

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

2,897

 

4,873

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

12,000

 

11,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

71,196

 

75,283

 

Long-term debt

 

180,749

 

173,728

 

Deferred income taxes

 

45,939

 

45,593

 

Other

 

7,946

 

7,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

305,830

 

302,521

 

Minority interests

 

4,375

 

5,696

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

Stockholders' deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 250,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

45,000 issued; 44,857 outstanding in 2002 and 2001

 

1

 

1

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

5,000,000 issued; 4,920,882 outstanding in 2002 and 2001

 

50

 

50

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

50,457

 

50,457

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(68,307

)

(75,787

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

244

 

(407

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 143 preferred shares and 79,118 common shares in 2002 and 2001

 

(222

)

(222

)

Note receivable from stockholder

 

(68

)

(86

)

Total stockholders' deficit

 

(17,845

)

(25,994

)

Total  liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

$

292,360

 

$

282,223

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

84,415

 

$

78,301

 

$

163,388

 

$

150,861

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

69,619

 

63,925

 

134,376

 

122,408

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross profit

 

14,796

 

14,376

 

29,012

 

28,453

 

General and administrative expenses

 

6,606

 

6,564

 

13,326

 

12,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

8,190

 

7,812

 

15,686

 

16,428

 

Interest expense, net

 

(5,299

)

(5,286

)

(10,594

)

(9,715

)

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

403

 

307

 

82

 

117

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

3,294

 

2,833

 

5,174

 

6,830

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

2,342

 

(1,224

)

985

 

(3,019

)

Minority interests

 

208

 

(480

)

1,321

 

(1,118

)

Net income

 

$

5,844

 

$

1,129

 

$

7,480

 

$

2,693

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

7,480

 

$

2,693

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,912

 

6,993

 

Earnings of joint ventures

 

(82

)

(117

)

Minority interests

 

(1,321

)

1,118

 

Deferred income taxes

 

318

 

(72

)

Gain on dispositions of property and equipment

 

(406

)

(292

)

Other, net

 

809

 

557

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(14,364

)

(3,044

)

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

8,252

 

3,417

 

Inventories

 

188

 

(2,431

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(1,616

)

(1,695

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(2,441

)

(15,053

)

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

(1,976

)

(1,769

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

2,753

 

(9,695

)

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(11,755

)

(3,798

)

Dispositions of property and equipment

 

555

 

606

 

Purchase of NASDI stock, net of cash acquired of $5,000

 

 

(30,800

)

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(11,200

)

(33,992

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(5,000

)

(4,175

)

Borrowings of revolving loans, net of repayments

 

13,000

 

11,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of 11 1/4% subordinated notes

 

 

39,700

 

Financing fees

 

 

(2,500

)

Repayment on note receivable from stockholder

 

18

 

15

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

8,018

 

44,040

 

Net change in cash and equivalents

 

(429

)

353

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,590

 

1,137

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,161

 

$

1,490

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

9,751

 

$

8,512

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

$

3,980

 

$

2,848

 

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

1.              Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. for interim financial information.  Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all the information in the notes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of and for the dates presented.  The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes herein should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) and the notes thereto, included in the Company’s Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001.

 

The condensed consolidated results of operations for the interim periods presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

 

2.              Allocation of equipment cost

 

The Company can have significant fluctuations in dredging equipment utilization throughout the year.  Accordingly, for interim reporting, the Company defers or accrues fixed equipment costs and amortizes the expenses in proportion to revenues recognized over the year to better match revenues and expenses.

 

3.              Comprehensive income

 

Total comprehensive income is comprised of net income and net unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges.  Total comprehensive income for the three months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 was $5,681 and $1,272, respectively.  Total comprehensive income for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 was $8,131 and $2,235, respectively.

 

4.              Risk management activities

 

The Company uses derivative instruments to manage commodity price and foreign currency exchange risks.  Such instruments are not used for trading purposes.   As of June 30, 2002, the Company is party to various swap arrangements to hedge the price of a portion of its diesel fuel purchase requirements for work in its backlog to be performed through March 2003.  As of June 30, 2002, there were 5.8 million gallons remaining on these contracts.  Under these agreements, the Company will pay fixed prices ranging from $0.55 to $0.71 per gallon.  At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, the fair value on these contracts was estimated to be a gain (loss) of $399 and $(670), respectively, based on quoted market prices.   The fair value at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 is recorded in other current assets and accrued liabilities, respectively. Ineffectiveness related to these fuel hedge arrangements was determined to be immaterial.  The remaining gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income at June 30, 2002 will be reclassified into earnings over the next nine months, corresponding to the period during which the hedged fuel is expected to be utilized.

 

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The carrying values of other financial instruments included in current assets and current liabilities approximate fair values due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.  The carrying value of long-term bank debt is a reasonable estimate of its fair value as interest rates are variable, based on the prevailing market rates.  At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, the Company had long-term subordinated notes outstanding with a recorded book value of $154,749 and $154,728, respectively.   The fair value of these notes was $162,750 and $158,294 at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively, based on quoted market prices.  The Company is contingently liable under letters of credit and other financial guarantees.  It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of these financial instruments; however, the Company does not expect any material losses to result from these financial instruments since performance is not likely to be required.

 

5.              Acquisition of North American Site Developers, Inc.

 

In April 2001, the Company purchased 80% of the capital stock of North American Site Developers, Inc. (“NASDI”), a demolition service provider located in the Boston, Massachusetts area.  The acquisition was accounted for by the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the results of operations of NASDI are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of income from the date of the acquisition.

 

The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2002 include the results of NASDI.   The following pro forma combined results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2001 have been prepared assuming the acquisition had occurred as of the beginning of the period.  The pro forma amounts include adjustments to reflect increased interest on debt incurred to finance the acquisition and exclude goodwill amortization. The pro forma operating results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that may occur in the future or that would have occurred had this acquisition been consummated at the beginning of the period presented.

 

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

Actual
2002

 

Pro forma
2001

 

Contract revenues

 

$

163,388

 

$

159,567

 

Operating income

 

15,686

 

19,320

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

5,174

 

8,499

 

Net income

 

7,480

 

3,489

 

 

6.              Accounts receivable

 

Accounts receivable at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Completed contracts

 

$

18,844

 

$

11,776

 

Contracts in progress

 

21,879

 

16,774

 

Retainage

 

4,958

 

3,228

 

 

 

45,681

 

31,778

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

(910

)

(1,371

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

44,771

 

$

30,407

 

 

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7.              Contracts in progress

 

The components of contracts in progress at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Costs and earnings in excess of billings:

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and earnings for contracts in progress

 

$

120,904

 

$

156,539

 

Amounts billed

 

(108,005

)

(136,401

)

Costs and earnings in excess of billings for contracts in progress

 

12,899

 

20,138

 

Costs and earnings in excess of billings for completed contracts

 

2,064

 

3,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

14,963

 

$

23,215

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid contract costs (included in prepaid expenses and other current assets)

 

$

4,490

 

$

5,390

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Billings in excess of costs and earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

Amounts billed

 

$

(32,741

)

$

(77,860

)

Costs and earnings for contracts in progress

 

29,844

 

72,987

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(2,897

)

$

(4,873

)

 

8.              Accrued expenses

 

Accrued expenses at June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 are as follows:

 

 

 

June 30,
2002

 

December 31,
2001

 

Interest

 

$

6,883

 

$

6,721

 

Insurance

 

4,954

 

5,386

 

Payroll and employee benefits

 

4,689

 

6,273

 

U.S. income and other taxes

 

1,398

 

6,492

 

Equipment leases

 

1,052

 

1,313

 

Other

 

1,154

 

2,312

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

20,130

 

$

28,497

 

 

9.              Income taxes

 

In 1992, an underwater utility tunnel in the City of Chicago failed adjacent to a construction site completed by Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company ("GLDD"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  The failure resulted in a flooding of the tunnel and building basements serviced by the tunnel.  Numerous suits were filed against GLDD for claims of flood damage to building basements and losses due to business interruption.  During 1997, all outstanding claims were settled related to the flood litigation and settlement payments totaling $11,000 were made by the Company.  Based on a favorable judgment by the U.S. District Court, the Company recorded a receivable for reimbursement by its insurer of the settlement amounts paid.  As part of the recapitalization in 1998, the right to receive any insurance reimbursement for these amounts was assigned to the

 

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Company’s former owner for book purposes.  In 2001, the favorable decision was overturned but then appealed.  On April 15, 2002, the decision was upheld and finalized by the Supreme Court of the United States confirming that amounts paid by the Company will not be recovered from the insurer.  As a result, the Company’s tax provision for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 reflects a benefit to tax expense of $3,740 related to these settlement payments.  Due to the impact of this significant deduction, the Company’s effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was a benefit of 14.1%, compared to an expense rate of 48.4% for same period of 2001.

 

10.       Segment information

 

The Company and its subsidiaries operate in two reportable segments: dredging and demolition.  Prior to the acquisition of NASDI in April 2001, the Company’s only reportable segment was dredging.  The Company’s financial reporting systems present various data for management to run the business, including profit and loss statements prepared according to the segments presented.   Segment information for the periods presented is as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Dredging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

72,047

 

$

69,630

 

$

142,350

 

$

142,190

 

Operating income

 

6,383

 

6,893

 

12,470

 

15,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demolition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

12,368

 

$

8,671

 

$

21,038

 

$

8,671

 

Operating income

 

1,807

 

919

 

3,216

 

919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

84,415

 

$

78,301

 

$

163,388

 

$

150,861

 

Operating income

 

8,190

 

7,812

 

15,686

 

16,428

 

 

11.       Commitments and contingencies

 

At June 30, 2002, the Company is contingently liable, in the normal course of business, for $11,422 in letters of credit related primarily to contract performance guarantees.

 

Amboy Aggregates, a joint venture in which the Company has a 50% equity interest, has a mortgage loan with a bank, which contains certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on the amount of distributions to its joint venture partners.  The Company has guaranteed 50% of the outstanding mortgage principal and accrued interest, which totaled $1,541 at June 30, 2002.

 

As is customary with negotiated contracts with the federal government, the government has the right to audit the books and records of the Company to ensure compliance with such contracts and applicable federal laws.  The government has the ability to seek a price adjustment based on the results of such audit.  Any such audits have not had and are not expected to have a material impact on the financial position or operations of the Company.

 

In the normal course of business, the Company is a defendant in various legal proceedings.  Resolution of these claims is not expected to have a material impact on the financial position or operations of the Company.

 

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12.       Effects of recently issued accounting pronouncements

 

The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141, “Business Combinations” as of January 1, 2002.   This statement requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method.

 

The Company has also adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” as of January 1, 2002.  This statement requires that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be assessed annually for impairment with the initial assessment to be completed within the first six months following adoption of the standard.   The required initial impairment evaluation was performed in the first quarter of 2002 resulting in no impairment in the value of the Company’s goodwill.   The Company’s goodwill relates solely to its acquisition of NASDI, which took place in the second quarter of 2001. Through June 30, 2001, the Company had recorded goodwill amortization totaling $421.

 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") also issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which addresses the recognition and remeasurement of obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets.   SFAS No. 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002.  The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this statement, but does not anticipate that adoption will have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which supersedes previous guidance and provides additional clarification as to when and how to measure a loss upon impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 144 effective January 1, 2002, and its initial evaluation resulted in no impairment in the value of the Company’s long-lived assets.

 

13.  Subsequent event

 

On July 31, 2002, Hidrovia S.A. ("Hidrovia"), an Argentine corporation, filed a complaint against the Company alleging that the Company tortuously interfered with Hidrovia's contractual rights relating to the dredging and maintenance of certain navigable waterways in Argentina.  The complaint seeks injunctive relief and damages of an unspecified amount.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend the case.

 

14.       Supplemental condensed consolidating financial information

 

Included in the Company’s long-term debt is $155,000 of 11¼% senior subordinated notes which will mature on August 15, 2008.  The payment obligations of the Company under the senior subordinated notes are guaranteed by the Company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and NASDI (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).  Such guarantees are full, unconditional and joint and several.  Separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors are not presented because the Company’s management has determined that they would not be material to investors.  The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on a combined basis, the balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows for the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries and for the Company (“GLD Corporation”).

 

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GREAT LAKES DREDGE & DOCK CORPORATION AND SUNSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at June 30, 2002

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

2,079

 

$

82

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,161

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

39,013

 

5,758

 

 

 

44,771

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

15,689

 

13,423

 

6,000

 

(35,112

)

 

Current portion of net investment in direct financing leases

 

 

882

 

508

 

(1,390

)

 

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

12,476

 

2,487

 

 

 

14,963

 

Inventories

 

9,106

 

4,792

 

 

 

13,898

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

20,434

 

(1,451

)

1,128

 

 

20,111

 

Total current assets

 

98,797

 

25,973

 

7,636

 

(36,502

)

95,904

 

Property and equipment, net

 

91,849

 

14,307

 

38,851

 

 

145,007

 

Goodwill, net of amortization of $1,455

 

29,405

 

 

 

 

29,405

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

12,734

 

 

137,714

 

(150,448

)

 

Notes receivable from affiliates

 

11,043

 

 

18,000

 

(29,043

)

 

Inventories

 

9,434

 

 

 

 

9,434

 

Investments in joint ventures

 

6,413

 

 

 

 

6,413

 

Other assets

 

3,390

 

 

2,807

 

 

6,197

 

 

 

$

263,065

 

$

40,280

 

$

205,008

 

$

(215,993

)

$

292,360

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

32,335

 

$

3,834

 

$

 

$

 

$

36,169

 

Payables to affiliates

 

15,531

 

19,581

 

 

(35,112

)

 

Accrued expenses

 

10,905

 

1,884

 

7,341

 

 

20,130

 

Current portion of obligations under capital leases

 

 

1,390

 

 

(1,390

)

 

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

2,897

 

 

 

 

2,897

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

12,000

 

 

12,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

61,668

 

26,689

 

19,341

 

(36,502

)

71,196

 

Long-term debt

 

3,000

 

 

177,749

 

 

180,749

 

Notes payable to affiliates

 

18,000

 

 

11,043

 

(29,043

)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

33,378

 

176

 

12,385

 

 

45,939

 

Other

 

5,112

 

499

 

2,335

 

 

7,946

 

Total liabilities

 

121,158

 

27,364

 

222,853

 

(65,545

)

305,830

 

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

4,375

 

4,375

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

141,907

 

12,916

 

(17,845

)

(154,823

)

(17,845

)

 

 

$

263,065

 

$

40,280

 

$

205,008

 

$

(215,993

)

$

292,360

 

 

10



 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2001

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

2,515

 

$

75

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,590

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

27,629

 

2,778

 

 

 

30,407

 

Receivables from affiliates

 

5,051

 

6,613

 

6,000

 

(17,664

)

 

Current portion of net investment in direct financing leases

 

 

1,946

 

1,661

 

(3,607

)

 

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

21,120

 

2,095

 

 

 

23,215

 

Inventories

 

9,691

 

4,600

 

 

 

14,291

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

16,878

 

778

 

830

 

 

18,486

 

Total current assets

 

82,884

 

18,885

 

8,491

 

(21,271

)

88,989

 

Property and equipment, net

 

85,942

 

15,118

 

40,253

 

 

141,313

 

Goodwill, net of amortization of $1,455

 

29,405

 

 

 

 

29,405

 

Net investment in direct financing leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

18,932

 

 

121,345

 

(140,277

)

 

Notes receivable from affiliate

 

12,796

 

 

21,000

 

(33,796

)

 

Inventories

 

9,229

 

 

 

 

9,229

 

Investments in joint ventures

 

6,331

 

 

 

 

6,331

 

Other assets

 

3,651

 

 

3,305

 

 

6,956

 

 

 

$

249,170

 

$

34,003

 

$

194,394

 

$

(195,344

)

$

282,223

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

26,294

 

$

4,619

 

$

 

$

 

$

30,913

 

Payables to affiliates

 

14,966

 

2,698

 

 

(17,664

)

 

Accrued expenses

 

13,887

 

3,951

 

10,659

 

 

28,497

 

Current portion of obligations under capital leases

 

 

3,607

 

 

(3,607

)

 

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

4,873

 

 

 

 

4,873

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

60,020

 

14,875

 

21,659

 

(21,271

)

75,283

 

Long-term debt

 

3,000

 

 

170,728

 

 

173,728

 

Note payable to affiliate

 

21,000

 

 

12,796

 

(33,796

)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

32,549

 

172

 

12,872

 

 

45,593

 

Foreign income taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

5,090

 

494

 

2,333

 

 

7,917

 

Total liabilities

 

121,659

 

15,541

 

220,388

 

(55,067

)

302,521

 

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

5,696

 

5,696

 

Stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

127,511

 

18,462

 

(25,994

)

(145,973

)

(25,994

)

 

 

$

249,170

 

$

34,003

 

$

194,394

 

$

(195,344

)

$

282,223

 

 

11



 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2002

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

74,767

 

$

16,656

 

$

 

$

(7,008

)

$

84,415

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(60,580

)

(15,457

)

(590

)

7,008

 

(69,619

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

14,187

 

1,199

 

(590

)

 

14,796

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(4,843

)

(1,671

)

(92

)

 

(6,606

)

Operating income (loss)

 

9,344

 

(472

)

(682

)

 

8,190

 

Interest expense, net

 

(597

)

(197

)

(4,505

)

 

(5,299

)

Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries

 

(604

)

 

9,196

 

(8,592

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

403

 

 

 

 

403

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests

 

8,546

 

(669

)

4,009

 

(8,592

)

3,294

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

662

 

(155

)

1,835

 

 

2,342

 

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

208

 

208

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

9,208

 

$

(824

)

$

5,844

 

$

(8,384

)

$

5,844

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2001

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

61,232

 

$

17,416

 

$

 

$

(347

)

$

78,301

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(48,838

)

(14,825

)

(609

)

347

 

(63,925

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

12,394

 

2,591

 

(609

)

 

14,376

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(5,564

)

(930

)

(70

)

 

(6,564

)

Operating income (loss)

 

6,830

 

1,661

 

(679

)

 

7,812

 

Interest expense, net

 

(627

)

(180

)

(4,479

)

 

(5,286

)

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

986

 

 

4,337

 

(5,323

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

307

 

 

 

 

307

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests

 

7,496

 

1,481

 

(821

)

(5,323

)

2,833

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(2,982

)

(192

)

1,950

 

 

(1,224

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

(480

)

(480

)

Net income

 

$

4,514

 

$

1,289

 

$

1,129

 

$

(5,803

)

$

1,129

 

 

12



 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2002

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

 143,411

 

$

 32,116

 

$

 —

 

$

 (12,139

)

$

 163,388

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(111,619

)

(33,962

)

(934

)

12,139

 

(134,376

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

31,792

 

(1,846

)

(934

)

 

29,012

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(10,181

)

(3,053

)

(92

)

 

(13,326

)

Operating income (loss)

 

21,611

 

(4,899

)

(1,026

)

 

15,686

 

Interest expense, net

 

(1,281

)

(318

)

(8,995

)

 

(10,594

)

Equity in (loss) earnings of subsidiaries

 

(4,143

)

 

14,314

 

(10,171

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

82

 

 

 

 

82

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests

 

16,269

 

(5,217

)

4,293

 

(10,171

)

5,174

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(1,873

)

(329

)

3,187

 

 

985

 

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

1,321

 

1,321

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

 14,396

 

$

 (5,546

)

$

 7,480

 

$

 (8,850

)

$

 7,480

 

 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2001

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

$

 128,641

 

$

 30,867

 

$

 —

 

$

 (8,647

)

$

 150,861

 

Costs of contract revenues

 

(105,827

)

(24,177

)

(1,051

)

8,647

 

(122,408

)

Gross profit (loss)

 

22,814

 

6,690

 

(1,051

)

 

28,453

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(9,981

)

(1,974

)

(70

)

 

(12,025

)

Operating income (loss)

 

12,833

 

4,716

 

(1,121

)

 

16,428

 

Interest expense, net

 

(471

)

(383

)

(8,861

)

 

(9,715

)

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

 

3,007

 

 

9,012

 

(12,019

)

 

Equity in earnings of joint venture

 

117

 

 

 

 

117

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests

 

15,486

 

4,333

 

(970

)

(12,019

)

6,830

 

Income tax (expense) benefit

 

(6,305

)

(377

)

3,663

 

 

(3,019

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

(1,118

)

(1,118

)

Net income

 

$

 9,181

 

$

 3,956

 

$

 2,693

 

$

 (13,137

)

$

 2,693

 

 

13



 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2002

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

14,396

 

$

(5,546

)

$

7,480

 

$

(8,850

)

$

7,480

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

5,528

 

1,059

 

1,325

 

 

7,912

 

Loss (earnings) of subsidiaries and joint ventures

 

4,143

 

 

(14,396

)

10,171

 

(82

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

(1,321

)

(1,321

)

Deferred income taxes

 

801

 

4

 

(487

)

 

318

 

Gain on dispositions of property and equipment

 

(406

)

 

 

 

(406

)

Other, net

 

304

 

5

 

500

 

 

809

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

(11,384

)

(2,980

)

 

 

(14,364

)

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

8,644

 

(392

)

 

 

8,252

 

Inventories

 

380

 

(192

)

 

 

188

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(3,723

)

2,229

 

(122

)

 

(1,616

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

3,322

 

(2,852

)

(2,911

)

 

(2,441

)

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

(1,976

)

 

 

 

(1,976

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

20,029

 

(8,665

)

(8,611

)

 

2,753

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(11,507

)

(248

)

 

 

(11,755

)

Dispositions of property and equipment

 

555

 

 

 

 

555

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(10,952

)

(248

)

 

 

(11,200

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

 

 

(5,000

)

 

(5,000

)

Borrowings of revolving loans, net of repayments

 

 

 

13,000

 

 

13,000

 

Principal receipts (payments) on capital leases

 

 

(1,153

)

1,153

 

 

 

Net change in accounts with affiliates

 

(9,513

)

10,073

 

(560

)

 

 

Financing fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayment on note receivable from stockholder

 

 

 

18

 

 

18

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

(9,513

)

8,920

 

8,611

 

 

8,018

 

Net change in cash and equivalents

 

(436

)

7

 

 

 

(429

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

2,515

 

75

 

 

 

2,590

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

2,079

 

$

82

 

$

 

$

 

$

2,161

 

 

14



 

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2001

 

 

 

Guarantor
Subsidiaries

 

Other
Subsidiaries

 

GLD
Corporation

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated
Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,181

 

$

3,956

 

$

2,693

 

$

(13,137

)

$

2,693

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,635

 

940

 

1,418

 

 

6,993

 

Earnings of subsidiaries and joint venture

 

(2,955

)

 

(9,181

)

12,019

 

(117

)

Minority interests

 

 

 

 

1,118

 

1,118

 

Deferred income taxes

 

504

 

(100

)

(476

)

 

(72

)

Gain on dispositions of property and equipment

 

(292

)

 

 

 

(292

)

Other, net

 

1,601

 

126

 

(1,170

)

 

557

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

6,658

 

(9,702

)

 

 

(3,044

)

Contract revenues in excess of billings

 

2,304

 

1,113

 

 

 

3,417

 

Inventories

 

(1,569

)

(862

)

 

 

(2,431

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(3,428

)

1,323

 

410

 

 

(1,695

)

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

(15,010

)

676

 

(719

)

 

(15,053

)

Billings in excess of contract revenues

 

(2,157

)

388

 

 

 

(1,769

)

Net cash flows from operating activities

 

(528

)

(2,142

)

(7,025

)

 

(9,695

)

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

(2,753

)

(1,045

)

 

 

(3,798

)

Proceeds from dispositions of property and equipment

 

502

 

 

104

 

 

606

 

Purchase of NASDI stock, net of cash acquired of $5,000

 

 

 

(30,800

)

 

(30,800

)

Principal payments (receipts) on direct financing leases

 

 

820

 

(820

)

 

 

Payments (receipts) on note with affiliate

 

 

344

 

(344

)

 

 

Net cash flows from investing activities

 

(2,251

)

119

 

(31,860

)

 

(33,992

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repayments of long-term debt

 

(175

)

 

(4,000

)

 

(4,175

)

Borrowings of revolving loans, net of repayments

 

 

 

11,000

 

 

11,000

 

Proceeds from issuance of 11 1/4% subordinated notes

 

 

 

39,700

 

 

39,700

 

Financing fees

 

 

 

(2,500

)

 

(2,500

)

Principal receipts (payments) on capital leases

 

 

(1,714

)

1,714

 

 

 

Net change in accounts with affiliates

 

4,637

 

2,407

 

(7,044

)

 

 

Repayment on note receivable from stockholder

 

 

 

15

 

 

15

 

Dividends

 

1,600

 

(2,000

)

 

400

 

 

Contributions from partners

 

(1,200

)

1,600

 

 

(400

)

 

Net cash flows from financing activities

 

4,862

 

293

 

38,885

 

 

44,040

 

Net change in cash and equivalents

 

2,083

 

(1,730

)

 

 

353

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

(654

)

1,791

 

 

 

1,137

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

1,429

 

$

61

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,490

 

 

15



 

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

 

Certain information in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, may constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Certain forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or “hopeful,” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.  Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those described in the Risk Factors section of Item 1 of the Company’s Form S-4 Registration Statement (Registration No. 333-60300), which could cause actual results to be materially different than those in the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  The Company assumes no obligation to update such information.

 

General

 

The Company is the largest provider of dredging services in the United States.  Dredging generally involves the enhancement or preservation of the navigability of waterways or the protection of shorelines through the removal or replenishment of soil, sand or rock.  The U.S. dredging market consists of three primary types of work:  Capital, Maintenance and Beach Nourishment, in which the Company experienced a combined U.S. market share of the projects on which it bids (“bid market”) of 39% in 2001.  In addition, the Company has continued its role as the only U.S. dredging contractor with significant international operations, which averaged 14% of its contract revenues over the last three years.

 

In April 2001, the Company purchased 80% of the capital stock of North American Site Developers, Inc. (“NASDI”), a demolition service provider located in the Boston, Massachusetts area.  The purchase consideration for the acquisition included (1) $35.0 million in cash payable to the stockholders of NASDI, and (2) two junior subordinated promissory notes totaling $3.0 million from NASDI payable to the NASDI management stockholders.  The Company issued $40.0 million of its senior subordinated notes to fund the cash portion of the acquisition price and pay related fees and expenses.   The NASDI management stockholders retained a 20% non-voting interest in NASDI.

 

The Company’s equity in earnings (loss) of joint ventures relates to the Company’s 50% ownership interest in Amboy Aggregates (“Amboy”) and 20% ownership interest in Riovia S.A. (“Riovia”), which are accounted for using the equity method.  The Company conducts certain hopper dredging activities, primarily maintenance and beach nourishment projects, through the operations of NATCO Limited Partnership (“NATCO”) and North American Trailing Company (“North American”).  Minority interests reflects Ballast Nedam Group N.V.’s respective 25% and 20% interest in NATCO and North American, as well as NASDI management stockholders’ 20% interest in NASDI.

 

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Results of Operations

 

   The following table sets forth the components of net income and EBITDA as a percentage of contract revenues for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contract revenues

 

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

Costs of contract revenues

 

(82.5

)

(81.6

)

(82.2

)

(81.1

)

Gross profit

 

17.5

 

18.4

 

17.8

 

18.9

 

General and administrative expenses

 

(7.8

)

(8.4

)

(8.1

)

(8.0

)

Operating income

 

9.7

 

10.0

 

9.7

 

10.9

 

Interest expense, net

 

(6.3

)

(6.8

)

(6.5

)

(6.5

)

Equity in earnings of joint ventures

 

0.5

 

0.4

 

 

0.1

 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

3.9

 

3.6

 

3.2

 

4.5

 

Income tax expense

 

2.8

 

(1.6

)

0.6

 

(2.0

)

Minority interests

 

0.2

 

(0.6

)

0.8

 

(0.7

)

Net income

 

6.9

%

1.4

%

4.6

%

1.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

14.5

%

14.8

%

14.4

%

15.5

%

 

“EBITDA,” as provided herein, represents earnings from continuing operations before net interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization expense and excludes equity earnings of joint ventures and minority interests.  EBITDA is not intended to represent cash flows from operations as defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.  The Company’s EBITDA is included as it is a basis upon which the Company assesses its financial performance, and certain covenants in the Company’s borrowing arrangements are tied to similar measures.  EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from continuing operations, or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as measures of the Company’s profitability or liquidity.  EBITDA as defined herein may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

 

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The following table sets forth, by segment and dredging type of work, the Company’s contract revenues for the three and six months ended and backlog as of the periods indicated:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

Revenues (in thousands)

 

2002

 

2001

 

2002

 

2001

 

Dredging:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital - U.S.

 

$

18,632

 

$

26,569

 

$

45,046

 

$

56,227

 

Capital - foreign

 

17,421

 

7,405

 

27,935

 

18,847

 

Beach

 

24,203

 

22,095

 

50,777

 

46,190

 

Maintenance

 

11,791

 

13,561

 

18,592

 

20,926

 

Demolition

 

12,368

 

8,671

 

21,038

 

8,671

 

 

 

$

84,415

 

$

78,301

 

$

163,388

 

$

150,861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

Backlog (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

2002

 

2001

 

Dredging:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital - U.S.

 

 

 

 

 

$

144,915

 

$

55,452

 

Capital - foreign

 

 

 

 

 

79,392

 

49,125

 

Beach

 

 

 

 

 

25,671

 

17,318

 

Maintenance

 

 

 

 

 

16,671

 

21,470

 

Demolition

 

 

 

 

 

28,427

 

37,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

295,076

 

$

180,535

 

 

Second quarter 2002 revenues were $84.4 million, an increase of $6.1 million or 7.8%, over second quarter 2001 revenues of $78.3 million.  Revenues for the first half of 2002 were $163.4 million, an increase of $12.5 million or 8.3% over the revenues for the first half of 2001 of $150.9 million.  The increase in second quarter and year to date revenues reflects increased foreign dredging revenue and demolition services revenue.  Gross profit margins declined slightly in the 2002 periods, due to the increased foreign dredging revenue which is typically at lower margins and the negative affect of adverse weather and operating conditions experienced on certain of the Company’s domestic east coast dredging projects in the first quarter.

 

Capital projects include large port deepenings and other infrastructure projects.   Domestic capital dredging revenue declined $7.9 million and $11.2 million during the second quarter and first half of 2002, respectively, as compared to the same periods of 2001, due primarily to a shift to beach nourishment revenues during the 2002 period.  However, the Company added a significant amount of capital backlog in the first half of 2002, and continues to expect the domestic capital market to remain strong throughout 2002 as Deep Port projects, authorized by the 1986 Water Resource Development Act and subsequent bills, continue to be scheduled and let for bid by the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”).  In 1997, the Corps announced new Deep Port work and in subsequent years has expanded existing projects with a combined revenue value in excess of $2.0 billion, to be completed through 2005.   Since this time, 30 projects with a total revenue value of $952 million, have been let for bid and awarded through the second quarter of 2002.  The Company was the low bidder on fourteen of these projects, with a value of $437 million, representing 45.9% of the total let for bid and awarded.   In May 2002, the Corps announced that it will be reevaluating the justification for certain of the Deep Port projects which have not yet commenced. Although substantial work remains on Deep Port projects that are currently

 

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underway, this recent announcement could affect the program in future years if certain projects are postponed or suspended.

 

During the second quarter of 2002, the Company performed on two Kill Van Kull, New York Deep Port projects, which contributed combined revenues for the quarter of $6.0 million.  In addition, the quarter also included work or mobilization on three other deepening projects:  Jacksonville Harbor, Florida; St. Lucie Inlet, Florida; and Wilmington Harbor, North Carolina. These projects all commenced in the second quarter of 2002 and added revenues of $6.7 million, collectively, to the quarter.  Additionally, work continued on two foreign capital projects in Bahrain and Ghana, which contributed $14.6 million in total revenue to the quarter.

 

Beach nourishment projects include rebuilding of shoreline areas which have been damaged by storm activity or ongoing erosion.  Second quarter and year to date 2002 revenues from beach nourishment projects increased $2.1 million and $4.6 million, respectively, as the volume of beach work let for bid has increased throughout 2001 and 2002 to date.  As mentioned previously,  during the first quarter of 2002, certain beach projects were affected by adverse weather and project operating conditions, contributing to the lower margins for the first half of 2002.  There are inherent risks in the performance of beach nourishment work, including the need to work offshore exposed to sea conditions and the environmental restrictions related to sea turtles.  These risks can cause project delays and additional costs to the contractor, as the Company experienced in the first quarter of 2002.   During the second quarter, beach nourishment projects were completed in Pine Knoll Shores, North Carolina; Anna Marie Beach, Florida; and Anastasia State Park, Florida, contributing $11.1 million to the quarter’s revenues.  Additionally, significant continuing projects in St. Johns County, Florida; Sea Bright, New Jersey; Jupiter Beach, Florida; and Brevard County, Florida added to $12.3 million to 2002 second quarter revenues.

 

Maintenance projects include routine dredging of ports, rivers and channels to remove the regular build up of sediment.   Maintenance revenues in the second quarter and first six months of 2002 declined slightly from levels for the same periods of 2001, but were consistent with typical maintenance dredging volume.   Second quarter 2002 revenues from maintenance projects included $4.8 million from three separate projects in the New York City vicinity, as well as $9.5 million from four river maintenance projects.

 

NASDI’s demolition revenue for the second quarter and first six months of 2002 totaled $12.4 million and $21.0 million, respectively, and compares to $8.7 million earned by NASDI from mid-April 2001, the date of acquisition by the Company, through the second quarter of 2001.  NASDI’s second quarter 2002 revenues included $3.9 million from the Saltonstall interior office building demolition in Boston and $1.1 million from a new asbestos removal and demolition project at Delta Terminal A in the Boston Airport, with the remaining revenue being generated by numerous other projects.  Demolition activity started slowly in the first quarter but picked up in March and continued at a strong pace throughout the second quarter and is expected to continue to do so through the remainder of this year.

 

Second quarter and year to date 2002 revenues of the Company’s NATCO hopper dredging subsidiary declined $6.4 million and $7.1 million, respectively, over the same periods of 2001, primarily due to adverse weather and operating conditions encountered on certain beach nourishment projects on which NATCO was employed, necessitating downtime of the dredges.  This also negatively impacted NATCO’s gross profit margins, which were zero for first half of 2002, compared to $7.7 million for the first half of 2001.

 

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General and administrative expenses were comparable in the second quarter of 2002 and 2001.  However, general and administrative expenses for the first half of 2002 totaled $13.3 million, which is slightly higher than $12.0 million for the same 2001 period, due to the inclusion of NASDI’s general and administrative costs for the full 2002 period.

 

Net interest expense was comparable in the second quarter of 2002 and 2001; however, it was approximately $0.8 million higher for the first half of 2002, as a result of interest expense on the additional $40.0 million subordinated debt issuance used to fund the NASDI acquisition, partially offset by a decline in the interest rates on the Company’s variable rate bank debt.  Minority interests reflects a gain to the Company in the second quarter and first half of 2002, primarily due to the allocation of NATCO’s loss to its minority partner.

 

For the second quarter and first half of 2002, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $2.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, compared to income tax expense of $1.2 million and $3.0 million for the same periods of 2001.  Income taxes in 2002 were impacted by a tax deduction resulting from the final determination of non-recoverability of an insurance claim related to litigation settled in 1998.  Settlement payments related to the litigation were advanced prior to 1998; however, no tax deduction could be claimed until all appeals were exhausted.

 

Net income was $5.8 million for the second quarter of 2002, compared to $1.1 million for the second quarter of 2001.  For the first half of 2002, net income totaled $7.5 million compared to $2.7 million for the same period of 2001.  The improvement in 2002 second quarter and year to date net income was primarily a result of the income tax benefit discussed above.   EBITDA (as defined on page 17) was $12.2 million and $23.6 million for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to $11.6 million and $23.4 million for the same periods of 2001.   EBITDA improved as a result of the increase in revenues, but included lower margin foreign revenue and on a year-to-date basis was negatively affected by adverse weather and operating conditions on certain of the Company’s east coast dredging projects during the first quarter.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

The Company’s primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations and borrowings under the revolving line of credit with the Company’s senior lenders.  The Company’s primary uses of cash are funding working capital, capital expenditures and debt service.

 

The Company’s net cash generated by operating activities for six months ended June 30, 2002 totaled $2.8 million compared to net cash used in operating activities of $9.7 million in the comparable period of 2001.  The increased use of operating cash flows in the 2001 period reflects a build-up of working capital to an unusually high level, due to working capital investment in certain projects such as the 2001 Wilmington, North Carolina Deep Port project and the Ghana project.  While working capital has decreased in the 2002 period, it has still remained at a higher level due to certain project requirements.

 

The Company’s net cash flows used in investing activities were $11.2 million compared to $34.0 million for the first half of 2002 and 2001, respectively.   In the 2001 period, the Company used cash of $30.8 million to fund the acquisition of NASDI.  The remaining use of cash relates to equipment acquisitions, which increased by $8.0 million in the 2002 period.  Despite the disproportionately high amount of capital spending on equipment in the first half of 2002, the Company expects to meet its 2002 annual capital spending budget of $17 million, which is higher

 

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than in recent years due to an increase in dry dockings necessary to meet certification requirements on certain hopper vessels.

 

The Company’s net cash flows from financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2002 totaled $8.0 million compared to $44.0 million in the same period of 2001.  While the Company’s  revolver borrowings were at similar levels in the respective periods, the 2001 period reflects approximately $37.0 net proceeds from the subordinated notes issued to fund the NASDI acquisition in April 2001.

 

Management believes cash flows from operations and available credit will be sufficient to finance operations, planned capital expenditures and debt service requirements for the foreseeable future. The Company’s ability to fund its working capital needs, planned capital expenditures, scheduled debt payments and to comply with all of the financial covenants under its debt agreements, depends on its future operating performance and cash flows, which in turn, are subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control.

 

Backlog

 

The Company’s contract backlog represents management’s current estimate of the revenues which will be realized under the portion of the contracts remaining to be performed. Such estimates are subject to fluctuations based upon the amount of material actually dredged, as well as factors affecting the time required to complete the job. In addition, because substantially all of the Company’s dredging backlog relates to government contracts, the Company’s backlog can be canceled at any time without penalty.  However, the Company will recover actual committed costs and profit on work performed up to the date of cancellation.  Consequently, backlog is not necessarily indicative of future revenues. The Company’s backlog includes only those projects for which the customer has provided an executed contract.

 

As of June 30, 2002, the Company had dredging backlog of $266.6 million, which compares to dredging backlog of $143.4 million at June 30, 2001 and $210.5 million at March 31, 2002.  During the second quarter, domestic projects valued at $139.0 million were let for bid, bringing the year to date bid market to approximately $390.0 million, well in excess of the comparable six-month market in 2001 of $254.0 million.  The Company was successful bidder on $47.0 million, or 34%, of the domestic work let for bid in the second quarter and has won approximately $169.0 million, or 44%, of the year-to-date market.  The Kill Van Kull (KVK), New York Deep Port project, which was bid in the first quarter at a value in excess of $40.0 million, is still pending award as the original low bidder did not have a permitted disposal site as required in the project specifications and has since been disqualified.  Therefore, the second lowest bidder has now been allowed a prescribed time-frame in which to provide a permitted disposal site for the dredged material.  The Company was the third bidder on this project and does have a fully permitted disposal site.  In the second quarter of 2002, the Company was awarded the $90.0 million Wilmington, North Carolina Deep Port project, which was solicited as a request-for-proposal and was pending award at the end of the first quarter.   Excluding the KVK project, additional work valued at $35.0 million was pending at June 30, 2002 and the Company has subsequently been awarded $27.0 million of these pending projects.

 

Backlog at June 30, 2002 continues to be concentrated in the capital market, both domestic and foreign.  Domestic capital dredging projects make up $144.9 million or 49.1% of the total June 30, 2002 backlog.  This includes primarily work remaining on three Deep Port projects: 1) the

 

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new Wilmington, North Carolina project awarded in the second quarter of 2002, 2) a deepening project in Jacksonville, Florida won in the first quarter, also on a request-for-proposal basis, and 3) work remaining on the phase of the Kill Van Kull, New York project which was won in 2001.   Foreign capital project backlog, which comprises $79.4 million or 26.9% of the June 30, 2002 backlog, relates primarily to the long-term projects in Ghana and Bahrain.  Beach backlog at June 30, 2002 was $25.7 million, which has improved from the beach backlog level at June 30, 2001.  Three beach projects were bid during the quarter with a total value of $38.9 million.  The Company was low bidder on two of the projects, one of which was not awarded until July, for a total value of $26.5 million.  The beach bid market picked up somewhat in the second quarter, bringing the year to date market to $47.0 million, and schedules provided by the Corps and local jurisdictions indicate that the 2002 beach nourishment bid market should be in excess of $100 million.  Maintenance backlog at June 30, 2002 of $16.7 million declined slightly from the same period of 2001, but improved significantly from the March 31, 2002 level of $2.2 million, as Midwest precipitation during the second quarter was at average levels, necessitating the bidding of over 20 projects during the quarter.

 

The demolition backlog level at June 30, 2002 was $28.4 million, which compares to $37.2 million at June 30, 2001 and $26.7 million at March 31, 2002.   NASDI increased revenues in the second quarter and added $14.1 million to backlog to maintain the backlog level, which should be sufficient to provide a good source of revenue and earnings for the remainder of the year.

 

Effects of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141, “Business Combinations” as of January 1, 2002.   This statement requires the purchase method of accounting for business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and eliminates the pooling-of-interests method.

 

The Company has also adopted SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” as of January 1, 2002.  This statement requires that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be assessed annually for impairment with the initial assessment to be completed within the first six months following adoption of the standard.  The required initial impairment evaluation was performed in the first quarter of 2002 resulting in no impairment in the value of the Company’s goodwill.  The Company’s goodwill relates solely to its acquisition of NASDI, which took place in the second quarter of 2001.  Through June 30, 2001, the Company had recorded goodwill amortization totaling $0.4 million.

 

In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") also issued SFAS No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” which addresses the recognition and remeasurement of obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets.   SFAS No. 143 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2002.  The Company is currently assessing the impact of adopting this statement, but does not anticipate that adoption will have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

 

In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which supersedes previous guidance and provides additional clarification as to when and how to measure a loss upon impairment or disposal of long-lived assets.  The Company adopted SFAS No. 144 effective January 1, 2002, and its initial evaluation resulted in no impairment in the value of the Company’s long-lived assets.

 

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

The market risk of the Company’s financial instruments as of June 30, 2002 has not significantly changed since December 31, 2001.  The market risk profile of the Company on December 31, 2001 is disclosed in the Company’s 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Part II

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

 

On July 31, 2002, Hidrovia S.A. ("Hidrovia"), an Argentine corporation, filed a complaint against the Company alleging that the Company tortuously interfered with Hidrovia's contractual rights relating to the dredging and maintenance of certain navigable waterways in Argentina.  The complaint seeks injunctive relief and damages of an unspecified amount.  The Company believes it has meritorious defenses and intends to vigorously defend the case.

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

NATCO, the hopper dredging subsidiary in which the Company owns a 75% equity interest, is currently in default of its intercompany lease and loan agreements.  Therefore, the Company is exploring several options, one of which may result in a dissolution of NATCO.  If NATCO is dissolved, the Company intends to complete the contracts entered into by NATCO, and would intend to continue in the hopper dredging business.  Management does not anticipate that any actions taken with respect to NATCO will have a material adverse impact to its consolidated financial statements.  NATCO is not a Subsidiary Guarantor under the senior subordinated notes.

 

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

 

(a)                                  Exhibits

 

99.1                           Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

99.2                           Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

(b)                                 Reports on Form 8-K

 

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the second quarter of 2002.

 

 

SIGNATURE
 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

 

 

 

 

Date:

 August 9, 2002

 

By:

/s/ Deborah A. Wensel

 

 

Deborah A. Wensel

 

Senior Vice President

 

and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and

 

Duly Authorized Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Number

 

Document Description

 

 

 

2.01

 

Plan and Agreement of Merger dated as of August 19, 1998 between the Company and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Acquisition, Inc. (1)

2.02

 

Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Great Lakes/North American Site Developers, Inc. and North American Site Developers, Inc. and the Stockholders of North American Site Developers, Inc. (2)

3.01

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. (1)

3.02

 

Bylaws of the Company. (1)

4.01

 

Indenture dated as of August 19, 1998 among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Bank of New York, as Trustee. (1)

4.02

 

Form of 11 ¼% Senior Subordinated Note due 2008 (included in Exhibit 4.01). (1)

4.03

 

First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 15, 2000 among Great Lakes Caribbean Dredging, Inc., the Company, the other Subsidiary Guarantors and the Bank of New York, as Trustee. (3)

4.04

 

Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 24, 2001 among the Company, North American Site Developers, Inc., the other subsidiary Company and the Bank of New York, as Trustee. (4)

99.1

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (5)

99.2

 

Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (5)

 


(1)

 

Incorporated by reference to Form S-4 Registration Statement of the Company (File No.333-64687) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 29, 1998.

 

 

 

(2)

 

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2001.

 

 

 

(3)

 

Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2000 filed with the Commission on March 21, 2001.

 

 

 

(4)

 

Incorporated by reference to From S-4 Registration Statement of the Company (File No. 333-60300) filed with the Commission on May 4, 2001.

 

 

 

(5)

 

Filed herewith.

 

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